Food trucks
in Missouri.

Missouri's truck scene runs through Kansas City and St. Louis — two cities with two very different food cultures. Kansas City is barbecue country: burnt ends, ribs, the classic KC-style sweet sauce, and trucks that have been doing it for decades. St. Louis brings a more European base — Italian, German, and an outsized Vietnamese banh-mi presence in South City. The Lake of the Ozarks summer scene supports a seasonal truck circuit catering to vacation crowds. Columbia and Springfield support college and family-friendly scenes respectively. The state's regulations are reasonable and the barbecue trucks alone justify a road trip.