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United States of food trucks: 51 deliciously quirky treats

Chris Brown, Jim Sergent, Sharyn Flanagan and Lindsay Deutsch

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Food trucks: Portable, cheap and innovative. Here, Tara Henry eats a slice of Stone Oven Pizza at The Yard, a new food truck park in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas.

Move over, Maine lobster and Kentucky fried chicken. Quirky takes on regional delicacies are rolling into town — literally.

Yes, we're talking food trucks.

Hungry adventurers have gotten their gourmet fix at trucks for years in such cities as New York, Austin and Portland, Ore.. But the fun, cheap and mobile twist that food trucks offer is also attainable across the USA.

USA TODAY Network scoped (and salivated over) a food truck and selected dish from each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Check out the cool, highly rated and inexpensive grub. Prices, when available, have been noted.

Warning: You may never feel compelled to sit in a restaurant again.

Note: There are a plethora of highly rated, remarkable food trucks in the USA. This is simply a selection of one per state. Feel free to write about your can't-miss truck in the comments section.

SOUTHEAST

Maryland: Crab cone ($10) from Gypsy Queen Cafe (Baltimore; 4 stars on Yelp).

Mississippi: Southern burger with fried green tomato and comeback dressing ($9) from LurneyD's Grille (Jackson; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Louisiana: Aieee! Spicy andouille taco ($7 for 2) from Taceaux Loceaux (New Orleans; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Georgia: Collard green quesadilla ($6) from The Blaxican (Atlanta; 4 stars on Yelp).

South Carolina: Low-n-slow roast pulled bork banh mi ($8) from Auto-Banh (Charleston; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Washington, D.C.: Vegan red velvet cupcake ($2) from Woodland's Vegan Bistro... To Go (5 stars on Yelp).

Alabama: Crispy catfish steamed bun with spicy Selma slaw ($4) from Shindigs Catering Truck (Birmingham; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Florida: Grilled bleu and bacon sandwich ($7) from Ms. Cheezious (Miami; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Delaware: Going HAM, egg and cheese hoagie ($4.25) from I Don't Give a Fork (Newark; 4.5 on Yelp).

Virginia: Fig and pig pizza ($8) from Pizza Tonight (Richmond; 4.5 on Yelp).

Kentucky: Fried chicken gyro ($8) from POLLO - a gourmet chicken joint (Louisville; 3.5 stars on Yelp).

West Virginia: Three-meat combo ($12.50) from Woodburn Shanks Pit BBQ (Morgantown; 5 stars on Yelp).

Tennessee: Fiddlers biscuits - Shredded smoked chicken, sour cream sage biscuits, wild flower honey, green onions ($6) from Smoke Et Al (Nashville; 4 stars on Yelp).

North Carolina: The Sourtherner - Porchetta sandwich with apple horseradish slaw ($7-$8) from Porchetta (Raleigh; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

NORTHEAST

Maine: Ol' Blue Eyes - Lavender pastry cream, lemon curd and Nilla crumble ($6) from Urban Sugar (Portland; 5 stars on Yelp).

New Hampshire: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon - Indian spiced lamb burger, paneer cheese, jalapeno-mango chutney, cilantro-lime mayo, pistachios ($12) from The Kitchen (Portsmouth; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Vermont: Swiss and roasted ham grilled cheese ($6.75) from Say Cheese! (Manchester).

New York: Fried chicken ($6) from Cravings (New York City; 3.5 stars on Yelp).

Connecticut: Cowboy baked potato - BBQ chicken, baked beans, cheese and bacon ($8) from The Spud Stud (Stratford; 3.5 stars on Yelp).

Pennsylvania: "Wit" mac - Mac mixed with Philly Cheesesteak, fried onions, ketchup and potato chip crunch ($8) from Mac Mart (Philadelphia; 4 stars on Yelp).

Massachusetts: Java crunch ice cream sandwich from Frozen Hoagies (Boston; 4 stars on Yelp).

Rhode Island: The Ron Swanson burger - grilled onions, fried egg, extra bacon ($8) from Rocket Fine Street Food (Providence; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

New Jersey: Sloppy Joe spudwich ($5) from 1 Potato Two (Tuckerton).

MIDWEST

Nebraska: The Mexico City burger from the For the Love of Food Truck (Bellevue; 5 stars on Yelp).

Missouri: Gooey butter squares ($3) from 2 Girls 4 Wheels (St. Louis; 2.5 stars on Yelp).

Illinois: Assorted meatloaf cups, like the Loaf-A-Roma, topped with angel hair pasta and marinara sauce ($9.95) from Meatloaf-A-Go-Go (Chicago; 3 stars on Yelp).

Montana: Buffalo-style taco (2 for $7) from Tumbleweeds Gourmet (Bozeman; 5 stars on Yelp).

Ohio: Cheese coney 5-way ($8) from The Chili Hut (Cincinnati; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Minnesota: Fish and chips ($11) from The Anchor Fish & Chips Food Truck (Minneapolis; 4 stars on Yelp).

Michigan: Fiesta bowl ($8) from Delectabowl (Berkley; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Iowa: Kalua pig sliders ($6) from The Spot (Des Moines; 5 stars on Yelp).

Indiana: Pork meatball banh mi and green chili mac and cheese from Scratchtruck (Indianapolis; 4.5 on Yelp).

Wyoming: Pulled-pork sandwich ($6) from Bear Bait Grill (Laramie; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

South Dakota: Chicago-style hot dogs ($2.55) from Boxcar Beef & Dogs (Sioux Falls; 5 stars on Yelp).

North Dakota: Waffle breakfast sandwich from BLD Grill (Bismarck; No Yelp rating).

Wisconsin: Fried curds with Sriracha aioli from Curd Girl (Madison; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Colorado: Gyros ($8) from Wikipita (Denver; 5 stars on Yelp).

WEST

Washington: BIG Kahuna- Japanese 5-spice SPAM with pineapple in croissant dough dusted with powdered sugar ($7) from BeanFish (Seattle; 4 stars on Yelp).

Oregon: Smoked salmon lefse ($7.50) from Viking Soul Food (Portland; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

California: Taco sampler over truffle popcorn ($11) from Vizzi Truck (Los Angeles; 4 stars on Yelp).

Alaska: Reindeer sausage surf 'n turf ($6) from Urban Bamboo (Anchorage; 4 stars on Yelp).

Utah: Sasquatch sandwich from Rolling Mountain Bistro (Salt Lake City; 3.5 stars on Facebook).

Idaho: Alligator Pear taco ($7) from The Funky Taco (Boise; 3.5 stars on Yelp).

Nevada: Raspberry cabernet ice cream ($5) from Winey Munkies (Reno; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Hawaii: Taro burger from Nana's Snack Shack (Kapaa; 5 stars on Yelp).

Arizona: Bear dog - peanut butter, smoked gouda, bacon, BBQ sauce and Cracker Jacks ($8.50) from Short Leash (Phoenix; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

SOUTHWEST

Kansas: Eclair bouchee from Deco Street Eats (Kansas City; 4 stars on Yelp).

Texas: Mother Clucker doughnut - Fried chicken strip with honey butter ($4.75) from Gourdough's (Austin; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Oklahoma: Choose-your-own meat and bun sliders ($6) from Ciao Wagon (Oklahoma City; 5 stars on Yelp).

New Mexico: Korean BBQ tacos from Street Food Institute (Albuquerque; 4.5 stars on Yelp).

Arkansas: Shredded pork shoulder on steam bun from The Southern Gourmasian (Little Rock; 4 stars on Yelp).

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