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These folks tried that, didn't work: https://sf.eater.com/platform/amp/2017/1/10/14231188/bento-closed-san-francisco https://sf.eater.com/platform/amp/2017/1/10

• prawn 9y ago
  That sounds a little different. They were offering three options and four out of six sides. I'm talking about 1-2 fixed options on any given night, and someone literally cooking in the back of a van while it drives a circuit. Discounts for pre-orders, or for people coordinating their block/building to order en masse, etc. One driver, one cook. Driver optionally runs deliveries to the doorstep if need be.
  • balabaster 9y ago
    Like an ice cream truck for hot food?
    • dagw 9y ago
      Don't most major cities in the US (and the world) have dozens of these?
      • prawn 9y ago
        Food trucks are generally quite static and not in the suburbs. They pick a spot and stay there for hours at a time. At least, the ones I've seen around the world.
    • prawn 9y ago
      Basically. Imagine an ice cream truck, but with some rice cookers and curries going in the back, playing Bollywood music, and driving a route in the suburbs. Plus an app estimating time until arrival, taking orders, etc. There was an Indian restaurant near my office that was almost always empty - good people and decent food, but they never did anything to try and stand out. They've disappeared now. Were I in their shoes, I would've been trying something like this on the side for sure.