Yes, New York City is the center of the world. But we’ve heard rumors of a food-friendly civilization blooming just across the Hudson. Here to chronicle the edible goings-on in commuter-friendly Jersey City and Hoboken is Adam Robb. The Life Vicarious and Eat Me Daily blogger just launched Chilltown Lunch, a Midtown Lunch for our neighbors to the west. Find his first New Jersey dispatch—food trucks!—below.

Food trucks are well covered in the annals of NYC food journalism: It’s been done. But just a PATH ride away from midtown’s panoply of waffle, dumpling and cupcake trucks, a new fleet of mobile vendors is cropping up. After the jump, TONY breaks down the best and newest of the bunch, in Jersey City and Hoboken.

Just over a year ago, the only meal on wheels to be had in downtown Jersey City was from the Lucinda Truck, which caught the eye of Food & Wine for its guacamole, vegetarian burritos and quesadillas ($5). A victim of the waffling economy, the vehicle disappeared until last spring, when new owners brought it back with lower prices, an expanded menu and plans for the future: This week, Lucinda introduces an adjacent European coffee cart and crêperie. See location and schedule here.

Since Lucinda came, went and came again, the competition has gotten steeper. Louisana Spice Truck from chef Jessie Dardar rolled into Exchange Place station in late August. Dardar worked under Michel Troisgros in Paris, but his mobile kitchen has a Creole twang, with an ever-changing menu of gumbo, jambalaya and more. His desserts in particular stand out: This week an experimental pineapple tiramisu joins a lineup of staple sweets like red velvet cake and custardy chocolate bread pudding with crème anglaise ($4). Dardar created the latter treat to show up Manhattan’s now-defunct Dessert Truck (looks like he won). Click here for the location and schedule and his Twitter stream for updates.

Louisiana isn’t the only cart “inspired” by a competitor. The Krave Truck—which also debuted this past August—takes its inspiration from L.A.’s Kogi BBQ, stuffing the likes of sesame chicken, spicy pork and short ribs into tacos ($2.50), and “kimchidillas” ($6). A new item called “kimchili” is Krave’s bid to keep busy during the winter months. Get the coordinates on this mobile monster on its blog.

Last but not least, the latest street-food contender in these parts is the Taco Truck, which splits its time among Hoboken, Exchange Place and Grove Street stations (visit the Twitter stream for exact daily locations). TTT ups its game with a pimped ride: a bright-orange, eco-conscious vehicle outfitted with video-screen menus. Former Rosa Mexicano culinary director Roberto Santibanez developed the dishes, which consists of tamales, tortas, soups and salads (the authenticity trump card: cult favorite Mexican Coke, $2.50). Seemingly anticipating commuters’ germaphobic concerns, TTT has a Costco-sized hand sanitizer set up on the counter, right next to the Jarritos and hot sauce. Show us a dumpling truck with that kind of forethought.—Adam Robb