Rickshaw Dumplings has launched their latest venture – a dumpling truck. They’ve set up a Twitter account to keep customers abreast of the location each day, and they’re selling 6 dumplings for $6, along with their watermelonade, and sides like chili sesame noodle salad. They started out yesterday on 51st and Lex, and today they’ve set up at Wall St. and William. Thanks, Eater, for getting the first take on this one.

I got the tip from Kenny Lao, co-founder of Rickshaw Dumplings, who spoke at NYU on Tuesday. His vision is to bring quality food to the masses at a fast-food pace. He was looking to expand business in the city – they currently have a location in the Flatiron District and here at NYU on 8th St. – but due to insane rent prices, the best option was to go mobile.

The trend towards restaurants and cafes moving to the streets is by no means new. We all see the Mud Truck at Astor Place every day, and the Wafels & Dinges truck, moved just outside of Palladium and Trader Joe’s last year. But these projects definitely mark a step away from the more common ice cream and taco trucks we all know.

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