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^i know, i know
taco print cafe racer maybe?
I'd come over and help you develop a menu, literally for free, if you were down. live the life live the dream.
Personally, I'd come to this conclusion after all of the taco truck stuff; I love Mexican food, I am a drunk myself and can wholeheartedly appreciate the concept and would frequent it if it weren't me doing it, but I wouldn't want to deal with drunk after drunk, which is sadly where the real money and success factor of a food truck comes in on a regular basis. American drunks (surprisingly) are better mannered than the ones in my parts, but I wouldn't want to deal with me, after I've gone on a bender...
If you were completely serious about doing it though, I'd suggest taking a trip to Tokyo; around the office neighborhoods, there are tons of food trucks doing great business on the regular, selling lunches to people for pretty cheap, about 500yen~800yen. It's a supremely developed food industry niche over there. Japanese foods, Indian curry, Korean food, Doner kebab, etc, etc. Segmented foam trays; rice, soup (or curry), small salad, a side dish, bread or naan or some other side dish, they have a little variety of stuff, which I think is nice. It's something that with some skill, could translate well to an American business I think, given the right location.
Short of going on a trip, if you're ever near a Japanese bookstore, pick up issues of Tokyo Walker magazine, they're like 60-80% food coverage and it's a weekly, so back issues are worthless. They often feature food truck bento sets, as well as restaurant served set lunches which feature novel combos.