A Different Way to Dine: Food Trucks in Franklin, Tennessee
It’s decided: Grabbing a bite to eat from a local food truck is just a little more fun! Search no further than Franklin, Tennessee to find some amazing mobile restaurants. Whether you’re looking for a sweet treat, a mid-morning pick-me-up, exotic cuisine, or classic barbeque, food trucks are a great way to enjoy your culinary favorites while out and about. You can find all those flavors and more at community and private events around the city—and on wheels, no less! Follow along to learn more about the excellent food rolling around Franklin and Williamson County this season:
Tiny Little Donuts
Tiny Little Donuts was established in 2017 by owners Mark and Tammy Mogul. Operating out of a distinct silver airstream, the mobile bakery sells exactly what its name suggests: tiny little donuts, served hot and fresh. Flavors include simply plain, classic cinnamon sugar, timeless glaze, fresh lemon glaze, old school powdered sugar, specialty dark chocolate glaze, alongside a revolving flavor of the month. You can get a “generous half-dozen,” which includes 8 small donuts for $5 or a “generous dozen,” which includes 15-16 for $9. If you’re hosting an event or party, you can get 100 tiny little donuts for only $45. Boxes are customizable by flavor.
In the first year of business, Tiny Little Donuts sold over a million of these beloved treats. Today, there are five locations across Tennessee and Indiana. In Franklin, the airstream is situated less than a mile from historic downtown, in the parking lot of French’s Boots and Shoes. Their other Franklin location, in the Kroger parking lot off of I-65, is temporarily closed. In May of 2024, they opened a 3rd Williamson County location in the parking lot of Church of the City, Spring Hill. Catering and event options are also available. While serving up amazing donuts, the overarching mission of Tiny Little Donuts is to shine light in the communities where they are present. In order to further this mission, they offer donations, sponsorships, and partnerships upon request.
Airstream Location: 328 5th Avenue N, Franklin, TN 37064
Mojo’s Tacos
One of the most popular catering experiences in and around Nashville, Mojo’s Taco Truck, is the mobile extension of Mojo’s Tacos, a restaurant that also offers dine in, take out, and catering. The menu is constantly being innovated; however, the tacos are always made with fresh meats and produce, handmade corn and flour tortillas, and sauces made from scratch daily. Alongside the signature tacos, Mojo’s also serves classic starters such as chips and salsa, guacamole, queso, and quesadillas. Kid’s menu items come with an added bonus—all-natural paleta popsicles. The taco truck is known to make appearances around the community, from large events to neighborhood parties. The truck offers the same menu as the restaurant, including Mojo’s signature “puffy” taco, wrapped in a fried flour tortilla.
The restaurant began as a food truck in 2017, and 1 year later opened its location in the Factory at Franklin. Mojo’s is co-owned by Dave Story, Bill Butler, Travis Anderson, and Jason Smith. The restaurant’s beloved namesake, Mojo the Bull, is a gentle giant that lives just a few miles away, where he enjoys his life on the farm watching over his herd. You can make inquiries about Mojo’s taco truck here, or visit one of their 3 brick-and-mortar locations in Franklin, Nolensville, and Tollgate. Wherever you choose to enjoy tacos, Mojo’s goal is to meet you with the same love and hospitality that Mojo himself enjoys each and every day.
Restaurant Location (Franklin): 230 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN 37064
Califarmia
Bringing a taste of the West Coast to Tennessee, Califarmia food truck uses fresh ingredients from Tennessee farms to create their signature, California-style cuisine. Dubbed Latin, Asian, American Fusion, the menu includes a Califarmia Chile lime chicken burrito, a teriyaki bowl, a bang bang bowl, and chips and guac made in-house, among other great eats. The food truck is located at The Franklin Farmers Market every Saturday May-October 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and November-April 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. At the farmers market, Califarmia offers a wonderful brunch menu that includes a breakfast burrito, jalapeño cheddar grits, Hopewell Hash, and a Poblano burger. Drink options include coffee, water, and their signature strawberry basil lemonade.
Alongside The Franklin Farmers Market, the truck is also known to make appearances at Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin, Nashville’s weekly Downtown Street Eats, and pop-up events in the area. Califarmia also offers private and corporate event catering, with prices starting at $21 per person. Menus and offerings are customizable depending on client needs. Due to their experience in the food truck industry, the company prides itself on flexibility and service, along with its healthy, locally-sourced, and great tasting food.
Smokey Dawggs
Smokey Dawggs Hot Dog Co is locally owned and serves 100% beef, gourmet hotdogs alongside specialty recipes and Columbian inspired cuisine. The food truck is family-owned and operated by Jim and Stella Hendel, whose kids and nieces are known to pitch in to work the kitchen and the window from time to time. Alongside regular grilled hotdogs, the truck also serves bratwurst and sausage. Specialty items include the Whiskey Dawgg, a standard hotdog soaked in Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Whiskey, a Vegan Dawgg, Bison bratwurst, and Alligator sausage. All “Dawggs” are diamond cut and have a variety of toppings to choose from.
Signature recipes, such as Pete’s Dawgg or the Tennessee Tim, are $14.50 without toppings and $16.50 with. Extra menu items include chips, potato bites, a giant pickle, and fried yuca. In 2025, Smokey Dawggs moved locations and are now in the parking lot of the Waggy Tails Pet Center on Columbia Avenue. They’re open Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. They also offer catering and event services. To get a quote, they ask that you email them directly at info@smokeydawggs.com with information about the event in question.
Truck Location: 1902 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN 37064
Hogwood
Franklin’s Hogwood BBQ serves artisan smoked meats and signature sides, available for dine-in, takeout, catering, or on wheels! Meats include pulled pork, beef brisket, carved turkey, St. Louis ribs, and sausage. “It’s in the Fire” is scrawled on the side of Hogwood’s food truck, sharing their core belief: the soul of barbecue extends beyond a time and place. It exists in the flame-fueled smokers that have been around for generations, slow-cooking recipes at just the right temperature, with emphasis on quality over quickness. Hogwood’s truck, however, supplies both convenience and quality, bringing a taste of premium, slow-cooked barbeque to your backyard. You can request the truck for your next event through their website.
Alongside their meats—served a la sandwich, sample platter, or bowl—Hogwood has a selection of quintessentially Southern sides such as pour over mac-n-cheese, hatch Chile cheese grits, coleslaw, and rosemary potato salad. In true barbeque fashion, they also have Nana’s Banana Pudding or Papa C’s Pies, a Ghiradelli chocolate fudge pie sourced locally. Beyond their Franklin restaurant location, Hogwood’s mobile service areas include Brentwood, Cool Springs, and Nashville. The food is very well reviewed, with some customers claiming it to be among the best barbeque they’ve ever had.
Restaurant Location: 600a Frazier Dr #100, Franklin, TN 37067
Yayo’s OMG
Yayo’s OMG (Original Mexican Cuisine) has 2 trucks that travel around Franklin, Brentwood, and Nashville. A truck is present at the Franklin Farmers Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Yayo’s OMG first began as a Nashville food truck pioneer in 2011, spear-headed by Chef Yayo Jimenez, who wanted to rethink traditional Mexican cuisine by giving classic flavors a contemporary twist. Since its origin, Yayo’s OMG’s cuisine has gained national and local recognition. In fact, it was featured on the Food Network’s show “Eat St.”
Alongside their famous specialty tacos, menu items include a M&M (Mexican Melt) quesadilla, a gourmet toztada, chips and salsa, and classic OMG tacos. Yayo’s OMG’s showstopping ingredients include Mahi Mahi, Chihuahua cheese (Mexican smoked cheese), Azada skirt steak, chorizo, and much more. When able, they get their ingredients locally through partnership with local farms: Bear Creek Farms, Flying S Farms, and Delvin Farms. This all aides in Yayo’s OMG’s mission of elevated culinary excellence in the area. Alongside their regular event schedule, Yayo’s OMG takes booking requests for events and catering.
Tchoupitoulas Street Snoballs
Mike Broussard, the owner of Tchoupitoulas Street Snoballs, wanted to bring a taste of his New Orleans home to downtown Franklin. The name originates from the first snoball stand to grace the streets of NOLA in the 1930s, which is still around. Broussard frequented the stand when he lived there, before moving with his family shortly after Hurricane Katrina. As a caveat, Tchoupitoulas wants you to know that snoballs, the popular summer treat, are not to be confused with their close relative, the sno-cone. Snoballs are a delicacy made from expertly shaved ice, so the consistency is less icy and more like fine snow in the winter. Another contrast, the syrup that goes on top of a snoball is made from pure cane sugar and extracts, as opposed to more artificial flavoring.
Tchoupitoulas has over 30 flavored syrups to choose from, from fruity and sour to classically sweet. You can also opt for a cream base, such as Amaretto cream or Cafe Au Lait. Popular toppings include caramel, condensed milk, chocolate syrup, and whipped cream. Prices range from $2.50 (Kids Cup) to $5 (Large). For event inquiries and pricing, you can fill out their online form. Regularly, Tchoupitoulas’ stand is located on 5th Avenue North in Downtown Franklin and open seasonally from 2-6 p.m. on weekdays and 12-6 p.m. on weekends.
Stand Location: 307 5th Avenue N, Franklin, TN 37064
Ellie’s Old Fashioned Donuts
Mobile bakery Ellie’s Old Fashioned Doughnuts is at The Franklin Farmers Market every Saturday year-round from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. They serve freshly made, old-fashioned cake doughnuts in a variety of weekly flavors alongside hot cider and Ellie’s organic coffee. Flavors range from tried-and-true classics like glazed doughnuts and cinnamon-sugar, to specialty flavors such as blueberry pancake or pumpkin. They also sell “Sweet Babies,” or mini doughnuts, at festivals and fundraisers in Franklin and other areas of Middle Tennessee.
Owned by baker Danny Tassone, Ellie’s promises high-quality, no-compromise ingredients so their customers can enjoy delicious doughnuts without highly-processed components. This is made possible through Tassone’s upbringing in Upstate New York, where his family had decades of experience in the high-quality food business. If you’re enchanted by the stand at the farmers market and other community events, you can request Ellie’s Old Fashioned Doughnuts for your private party, corporate event, or wedding by sending an email to ElliesDoughnuts@gmail.com. Catering can include in-person service; however, the donuts can also be delivered or picked-up upon request.
Coffee Trucks
Franklin is also home to some wonderful coffee trucks and trailers, if you want to stop by for a quick pick-me-up.
Hank’s Coffee Station has a seasonal “Pitstop at Patina” mobile cafe. Through their program “Hank’s on the Road,” you can also book their vintage-inspired coffee trailer for an event or gathering. Hank’s is owned by a young family of four, and named after their beloved dog, Hank James.
Mobile Location: 4149 Old Hillsboro Road, Franklin TN 37064
Cafe Location: 1411 West Main Street, Franklin TN 37064
Southerner’s Coffee Shop, which originated right here in Franklin, is a convenient, drive-thru and walk-up coffee shop with four locations in the area. They serve organic, hand-crafted espresso and are committed to sustainability and freshness.
Locations: 100 Mission Court, Franklin, TN 37064, 209 S Royal Oaks, Franklin, TN 37067, 1902 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064, 1228 Liberty Pike, Franklin, TN 37067
North Arrow Coffee Co is a veteran-owned coffee company and Christian ministry with a mobile cafe open in downtown Franklin or for event booking. North Arrow also has wholesale coffees and teas available for purchase.
Location: 406 Church Street, Franklin, TN 37064
Pictured: Main Street Festival in Historic Downtown Franklin
Spend Time in Franklin, Tennessee
If you find yourself spending spring and summer in Franklin and Williamson County, take advantage of the plethora of amazing events, from farmers markets to festivals. While attending, keep your eyes peeled for these food truck favorites! However, if you’re more inclined to enjoy your meal surrounded by walls and booths, you are welcome check out wonderful dining options in Downtown Franklin, Tennessee.
Whatever your dinner plans may be, you can learn more about the communities of Williamson County and the family friendly activities that make it such a wonderful place to explore, whether you’ve lived here your whole life or are simply stopping by for the day!
