Civic Center Eats

So glad to have had the time to check this place out. So many great options and we loved that it didn’t have crazy lines (some trucks did have long lines — just not crazy). There were a lot of places to sit and a lot of the tables had umbrellas. We were able to get great burgers and floats. Nice lunch place for when your big party can’t decide on what to eat.

I visited Civic Center EATS over Memorial Day Weekend 2015… so it’s very possible some of my thoughts about the experience are slightly skewed due to a busy time for the event! Additionally, there is potential for me being a better indoor diner over a food truck gal. ;0) Because of this, Civic Center EATS still deserves a high rating as it does offer a wide variety of food and beverage at a well-​executed event in the park!
Just a couple things to note before heading to Civic Center EATS on a Tuesday or Thursday…
1) Bring extra time with you. Be prepared to wait in line. The lines are long at every truck you have your heart set on. Food trucks are only so equipped for this many people too. You will wait to order your food and wait for your food.
2) I hope you’re not embarrassed sporting an umbrella on a sunny day. Whether you’re in line, waiting for your order to be made, or enjoying your meal — you will find there is little to no shade at this event.
3) BBQ, Crepes, More BBQ and Tacos. Civic Center EATS does have a nice variety, but more so variety within similar cuisine. Where is the naan or tapas or mac & cheese? Beats me.
4) Bring your wallet with you too. I was quite shocked at the prices I saw for a simple sandwich or individual taco. And that was on paper! I was more shocked to see what you got for the prices advertised.
5) Consider your standing game on point if you want to enjoy the event. There is minimal seating in the park amidst the food trucks. Of course you can venture into the park itself, but be aware of the campers that Denver knows all too well.
Overall, it really is a great experience in the heart of Downtown Denver. I will give it to the Crêpe place for the best truck! I loved their take on a fire truck. So cute! Although, the crepes didn’t include that much filling and were slightly falling apart, the truck itself made up for this! They also offer seating on the top level but on a sunny day, the metal from the fire truck may or may not bring the sun’s attention to you… We also had three tacos from one of the taco places… but each taco was like $ 7, they were small and lacking cheese, and it took 18 minutes for three tacos. That averages six minutes a taco!
Everyone should try this once — but come with a bit more patience than I did! :)

I love a a good food truck. And when a bunch of them are gathered in beautiful downtown Denver on a sunny afternoon you just can’t be beat. I was tempted by so many places but ended up at Dude Bro Taco and had some great tacos.

This was our our first stop in Denver. I mean we picked up our car at the airport and drove straight here. I’m glad we did. My biggest problem was deciding what I wanted. There was so many things that sounded delicious. Finally I decided on Dude WTF (With The Food). After grabbing the food we had a seat at one of the many tables in between the trucks. After thoroughly enjoying my sandwich and fries I stopped at an ice cream truck to get some fresh mint chocolate chip ice cream. My favorite and perfect for this nice and sunny summer day. If I lived in Denver I’m sure I would be back to try the many other tuck options here.

Such a cute place. I was starving when I arrived in Denver and immediately came here. Lots of food trucks to choose from — I did a circle and a half around all of them just trying to make a decision. I can see myself eating here a lot if I worked in the neighborhood. A good amount of seating but some tables don’t have umbrellas. If you go past the entrance, some folks were sitting by the steps of the park. There was a good amount of people but I only saw one truck with really long lines (empanada)
Clean area with very pretty views of the state buildings and grass/​flowers.

Love it. Variety, sun, tasty food. Hard to beat. I took 400 friends from my conference and they LOVED it.

Woot, Woot! I love the eats on Tuesday and Thursday in Downtown Denver. Wonderful place to spend time eating lunch and chating with friends.

One of those «Colorado experiences» always a wide variety of food in different trucks you can go from Ukrainian food to fusion Japanese, but come early if you’re not a fan of the sun 1030 or so you should have your good pickings by 11 everyone and their mother have come down for lunch

Food trucks galore! This place is great if you want variety and options. It does take time to walk around and decide what you want to eat, but it’s well worth it. I went with my co-​workers and decided to share items with one of my co-​workers so that we can try multiple things. She ordered a lobster roll and I got a mushroom crêpe. The lobster roll was so delicious and fresh. They added some lemon juice to it to really make the flavor stand out. The mushroom crêpe was also very good and had a great mix of cheeses. We ended with some Aiko popsicles (the avocado flavor). I can’t wait to go back and try some other trucks!
Note: Just fyi, be careful when you sit on the chairs in the middle area of the food trucks. My co-​workers saw one person fall as his chair completely collapsed.

Perfect lunch outing! Try to take visitors here… all of the best food trucks participate. My favorite is the Mythos Food truck. Their gyros are the best in town!

Food Trucks in Civic Center Park offer so many different things to eat, it’s almost too much to choose from! Some of my favorites have been Freddy’s arepas, O. T. Go salads & wraps, both the Sweet Cow & Coaches Scoop ice cream trucks, Keenwah’s wraps, and the Bean Machine for an iced coffee or tea.
Runs through Oct 9^th this year.

Another reason I love Denver and another reason I’m gonna miss living in Cap Hill!
I think it’s fantastic that something this awesome happens down in Civic Center Park every (summertime) Tuesday and Thursday. I try to make it here as often as I can because there’s so many places I still need to try! The selection of trucks varies slightly from day to day which keeps things interesting. This is a great event to stop at whether you are meeting up with friends, grabbing a quick lunch, or just curious about all the amazing food trucks in Denver!

What’s not to love? Such a variety of food!
Might be a bit pricy at time, but most are fresh, cheap, and delicious (Mythos, Arepas, Crockpot, ect.)!
Down there almost every Tuesday and Thursday. Awesome!

I love meeting my mom for lunch when our schedules allow, mainly because I get to see her (of course) but also because in the summer we get to check out all the food truck fare! It seems they’ve added more seating, there are umbrellas over on south steps using more shade than I remember from before. And it seems more vendors have joined the crowd. They’re there pretty much every Tuesday & Thursday during the summer, though some trucks are only Tuesdays, others only Thursdays. And while more trucks are accepting credit cards, it’s good to have cash just in case.
Today we went to the Rolling Italian. Pretty good eggplant sandwich & expected prices ($ 8 sandwich, $ 2 can of soda). I forgot my research from last night & well have to check out the Nola cuisine next time around… though the Hey pb&j sandwiches looked pretty great too… as did the menu for pretty much every truck we passed. It’s a great way to grab something out of the norm for lunch, and especially great for a small group that just can’t agree on a specific cuisine.

Where did summer go? I already miss my lunches in Civic Center park, surrounded by food trucks, music and other hungry downtowners. Every Tuesday and Thursday they were all there waiting for me, and as often as I could I’d go join them for a meal and an escape from the office to a little outdoor, summertime fun.
The food truck selection here cannot be beat. There were always more than a dozen food trucks, serving pizza, burgers, chili, biscuits, BBQs, tacos and wraps. You could choose from American, Chinese, Vietnamese, Greek, Mexican, Venezuelan and other cuisines. There was so much variety that the choice was often the hardest thing you’d do all day. After lunch you could get some ice cream, frozen yogurt or even sometimes a cupcake or mini-​pie. The variety available was fantastic.
Come early, or face a line — especially for the more popular vendors (Pinche Tacos… I’m looking at you.) No worries, though, since lines move fast and you could enjoy the wonderful people watching and take in a little live music while you wait. It’s lunch and entertainment, all rolled into one wonderful downtown Denver experience. I can’t wait until it returns next summer.

Yay! That’s what I have to say about this magical congregation. Lunchtime locals get a taste of all cultures in the numerous genres of food. Today, for my first Civic Center Eats Adventure, I had the distinct pleasure of tracking down a food truck I’ve had my eye on for a while — The Crock Spot.
Piling on all the goodies: turkey meatballs, spicy Yucatan sauce, veggies — I couldn’t more pleased. If anyone knows me, ‘toppings’ should be my middle name. Needless to say, I love everything about Civic Center Eats: the concept, the food trucks, locals coming together in one place to collectively enjoy one of the best and simple pleasures in life: Food.

Coworker #1: Hey, what do you want for lunch? I’m thinking of a burger.
Coworker #2: No, I’d rather have tacos.
Coworker #3: I’m kinda craving a pulled pork sandwich.
Coworker #4: Well, I’m trying to watch what I eat, so I need a salad.
Coworker #5: You know what I could really go for? A gyro.
Coworker #6: Ooh, that sounds good. But you know what sounds even better? Pizza!
Maybe at one time you’ve been a part of this conversation, or one like it. Wouldn’t it be great if there was one location you and your cube mates could go where everyone could get exactly what they wanted to eat for lunch? Well, you’re in luck because there is such a place. It’s all right there at Civic Center Eats and it’s conveniently located in downtown Denver’s Civic Center Park.
Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from sometime in June to sometime in September, loads of awesome food trucks drive in and park right on the promenade ready to serve up some tasty treats. You can’t get a better variety in one spot any place else, that’s for sure. And did I mention the desserts? Ice cream, pie, cupcakes, popsicles, the fun never ends. Seating is wherever you can find it: at a table (most have umbrellas), a park bench, or on the steps of the amphitheater. This year they’ve even kindly added some umbrellas around the amphitheater for extra shade. And here’s a little tip from me to you: bring a water bottle to save a couple of bucks on a drink.
If you haven’t yet ventured down to Civic Center Eats during your Tuesday or Thursday lunch break, what on Earth are you waiting for? You gotta do it!

FINALLY, managed to squeeze Hubs busy schedule, and convinced him to go with me for Lunch at Civic Center Eats on Tuesday September 13^th 2012. Managed to get a metered parking spot nearby to this vicinity. Time was about 11:20hrs ish.
From the Civic Center Eats website, during the Summer, they allocate Tuesdays and Thursdays Food Trucks Vendors for the LUNCH crowd. There are several food trucks available that day in which, I wish they could have more. At the premises, several eating areas are available, though I wish they could provide more. There is also a «portable» ATM machine in case you need it.
All in all, I like the idea, but so wish they could provide more FOOD TRUCKs variety and it would be nice to open this concept NOT ONLY during the Summer season, but throughout the year.
Tip: Do come early so you can eat the food you purchased and seat at the seating areas, since seating areas available can be limited.
@130/2012

I am officially jealous of Denver. A bunch of food trucks, tons of people and amazing food, with music, frisbee tossing, right in the middle of Downtown and in the middle of the day. I would have thought this was just a weekend special event but no it every Tuesday and Thursday during lunch for a few months during the summer. There were people from the near business buildings walking over for lunch. I wish I could do that. Food truck dreamland. So many different food truck.
You still have till the end of September, maybe I could use another trip to Denver. Free admission.

Civic Center Eats is the perfect way to spend a Tuesday or Thursday lunch in my opinion. There is a wide variety of trucks — the last time I was there I saw at least a dozen including The Biscuit Bus, Manna from Heaven, The Crock Spot, Pinche Tacos, Mikes2Kitchen, Mythos Gourmet Greek, Cream City Treats, and Route 40 Argentinian. And those are just the ones I can remember. Another bonus is that many of the trucks are accepting credit/​debit cards these days through fancy iPhone technology. And there is an ATM on site in case you need cash.
There is a ton of seating — at shaded tables or just in the grass around and eating outdoors on our beautiful summer days makes me happier all around.
There is also usually some sort of live entertainment. The last time I was there a band called Pearl for Breakfast was playing and they were awesome. It’s 3 guys with guitars playing cover songs and they played everything from Otis Redding to Death Cab to Biz Markie. Yes, they played «Just a Friend» and I loved every minute of it.
I think it’s great that you can go to one place and have so many options for lunch — it makes eating with a group a little easier. Plus most things are under $ 10 which is a great deal for lunch. I plan on making this a regular part of my week for as long as they are setting up shop.