Food trucks and vendors for NFL draft at Hart Plaza, Corner Ballpark in Detroit

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press

As hundreds of thousands of people pack downtown for the 2024 NFL draft and all its excitement, they'll also get a fine taste of Detroit — literally.

Inside the draft experience footprint at Hart Plaza, a free event for spectators is the "Taste of Detroit." The event coincides with other happenings at the Corner Ballpark in Corktown. Both locations feature an eclectic mix of the many flavors from Detroit and beyond served by restaurants and food trucks.

Selections include many Detroit mainstays such as the staple Boogaloo sandwich from Chef Greg's Soul-N-The-Wall and highly regarded vegetarian fare from the Kitchen by Cooking With Que. There are halal options and global cuisine from Waka by Baobab Fare, a food truck offering East African street food and confections from Good Cakes and Bakes.

April Anderson's Good Cakes and Bakes will offer her specialty baked goods at the Taste of Detroit event at Hart Plaza.
April Anderson's Good Cakes and Bakes will offer her specialty baked goods at the Taste of Detroit event at Hart Plaza.

Known not only for its social media presence and two food truck locations, Detroit 75 Kitchen will be at Hart Plaza with its shawarma sandwiches, smoked chicken wings, and garlic cilantro fries out of their impressive 24-foot food truck.

3rd Street Detroit sandwich from Detroit 75 Kitchen.
3rd Street Detroit sandwich from Detroit 75 Kitchen.

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Some restaurants participating, such as Genevieve Vang's Bangkok 96 Street Food, and its Thai specialties are also working to help others. A portion of Vang's proceeds will go to local nonprofits, FlatOut Detroit Tennis Academy and the Michigan Hmong Women's Association.

Crab and shrimp rolls are on the menu from Bangkok 96 Street Food served at the Taste of Detroit.
Crab and shrimp rolls are on the menu from Bangkok 96 Street Food served at the Taste of Detroit.

From Yemeni coffee to tacos to desserts and even helpings from Eminem's Mom's Spaghetti eatery, choices are plentiful.

Below is a roundup of vendors planned.

Hart Plaza food vendors during NFL draft

  • Bangkok 96 Street Food

  • Brome Modern Eatery

  • Chef Greg's Soul-N-The-Wall

  • Chita's Nefertiti Bar & Grill

  • Detroit 75 Kitchen

  • Detroit Water Ice

  • El Parian Taco

  • For the Love of Cheesecake

  • Fried Chicken and Caviar

  • Fusion Flare Kitchen and Cocktails

  • Good Cakes and Bakes

  • Golden Fleece

  • Good Vibes Lounge

  • Haraz Coffee House

  • Juicy Oistre

  • Kuzzo's Chicken and Waffle

  • La Marsa Cuisine

  • Lockerroom Sports Bar

  • Louisiana Creole Gumbo

  • Lush Yummies Pie Co.

  • M Cantina

  • Mom's Spaghetti

  • Shibam Coffee

  • Smokey G's Smokehouse

  • The Kitchen by Cooking With Que

  • Waka by Baobab Fare

Food trucks at the Corner Ballpark

  • Curt Got Crabs

  • Da Bomb Taco Truck

  • Wing Snob

  • Sista Roles Street Eats

  • The Twisted Mitten from Saffron De Twah

Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Taste of Detroit: Food trucks, vendors at Hart Plaza, Corner Ballpark

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