OUR STORY
It All Started Back In...
The Lime Truck started in 2010 as one yellow-and-green truck parked on a corner in Orange County, California. Sixteen years and two Food Network championships later, we're a six-truck fleet catering weddings, corporate events, and private parties from San Diego to Los Angeles — and we still cook every dish the way we did on day one: scratch-made, generously seasoned, and 100% free of seed oils.
Our founder, chef Daniel Shemtob, set out to prove that food trucks could deliver a real restaurant experience — elevated Cali-Mex cooking, served fast, with the kind of hospitality usually reserved for white tablecloths. That belief is still the operating system of the whole company. Read more about our catering experience, our wedding packages, or the plant-based menu we built for guests who eat differently.
THE TIMELINE
2010
THE LIME TRUCK IS BORN
The Lime Truck launched with a simple mission; to create the best possible dining experience for our guests, to introduce a surprisingly elevated food truck concept to an industry begging to be disrupted, and to have a ton of fun while doing it!
2011
WE WON! SEASON 2 OF THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE ON FOOD NETWORK
Our victory on Season 2 was what took us from being a local OC favorite to a celebrity-status food truck that couldn't park anywhere without attracting a massive crowd! Our fleet and our team started expanding.
2013-2016
THE AWARDS KEEP COMING... INCLUDING BEING NAMED TOP 5 FOOD TRUCKS IN AMERICA
As our fanbase and our service areas continued to expand beyond Orange County to Los Angeles, the accolades kept rolling in! For three years in a row, The Lime Truck was selected as one of the top 5 food trucks in America by Yahoo!
2020
THE LIME TRUCK TURNS 10!
When we started the food truck back in 2010, we never imagined we would still be serving up our signature elevated Cali-Mex cuisine a year later. So after being in business for a decade, The Lime Truck's mission evolved in a big way.
2021
WE WON! AGAIN!! THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE ALL STARS ON FOOD NETWORK
With all the challenges during the pandemic it felt damn good to win something. Being invited back to compete again in The Great Food Truck Race was a huge honor. Coming home with the title of All Star Champions really just solidified our place as the top food truck in America.
2022
AND THEN THERE WERE 6! THE FLEET KEEPS GROWING
After 16 years of spreading joy and a deep, undying love of tacos throughout our community, it was time to take our business to the next level. We decided to start working towards offering franchise opportunities!
2024
BACK TO OUR ROOTS & FOSTERING COMMUNITY
The Lime Truck officially starts offering exclusive franchise opportunities in select areas. We also launched the Food Truck Mogul Academy - an online community for learning everything there is to know about building a successful food truck empire!
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Zero Seed Oils, Always
We partnered with Zero Acre Farms to cook every dish in cultured oil — no canola, soybean, or vegetable oils. It costs more, but it tastes cleaner and feels better afterward.
Scratch-Made, Daily
Our salsas, marinades, slaws, and sauces are made fresh each morning in our commissary kitchen. No shortcuts, no shelf-stable shortcuts dressed up as 'house-made.'
Hospitality on Wheels
Catering should feel like a restaurant experience, not a cafeteria line. Our staff is trained to host — greeting guests, explaining the menu, and keeping the line moving fast.
Built for Big Days
From a 30-person backyard birthday to a 1,500-guest wedding, our 6-truck fleet, full-service buffet setups, and butler-passed appetizer service scale to whatever you need.
BY THE NUMBERS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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