Handheld delights, made in San Diego
Eat Your Heart Out is a food truck and catering service in San Diego, CA. Since 2016 we have used the freshest, locally sourced ingredients for vegetarian and meat-centric menus — no utensils necessary.
Who we are
A truck built for good food and good company
Owner and operator Alex George founded Eat Your Heart Out in 2016. He attended Virginia Tech University and has been trucking for more than four years, bringing a family background in Lebanese cooking to the menu.
We park at two permanent North Park spots and take the truck to local and private events across San Diego. Read more about the team.
What we do
Food truck service and event catering
From a quick stop at a North Park beer lounge to a full party menu, here is where to start.
On the menu
GOOD and EVIL, side by side
Our menu splits into GOOD items that are vegetarian, health conscious and delicious, and EVIL items that are meat-centric and flavor focused. A vegetarian and a non-vegetarian taco of the day round things out.
Get started
Three ways to eat with us
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Pick your menu
Browse the GOOD and EVIL items, daily tacos and seasonal specials on the menu page.
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Choose a spot
Visit one of our two permanent North Park locations, or plan a private event with the truck.
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Book your event
Send a catering request with your date, location and guest count, and we will follow up to discuss the details.
Catering
Planning a party? Let the truck do the cooking.
We offer food truck and tent catering with customized menus, including BYO quesadilla and nacho bars. Fill out the catering request form and someone will be in touch shortly.
(858) 200-6798Contact
Get in touch
Details
- Phone(858) 200-6798
- Emaileatyourheartoutsd@eatyourheartoutsd.com
- Social@eaturheartoutsd on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
- Service areaSan Diego, CA
Permanent location hours
| Location | Hours |
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| Second Chance Beer Lounge 4045 30th St. San Diego, CA 92104 | Tuesday – Friday 5PM–10PM |
| Water Tower Indoor Soccer Facility 2720 Howard Ave, San Diego, CA 92104 | Tuesday & Wednesday 6PM–9PM |
Send a message
For catering requests, include your event date, start and end time, location and number of guests.
From our guests
What people say
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“The Kimchi Quesadilla was the first thing gone at our office party. Easy to eat standing up, which is exactly what we needed.”
Event guest, San Diego
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“We had both vegetarian and meat eaters in the group and everyone found something. The taco of the day was a nice surprise.”
Diner, North Park
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“Booking was straightforward — we sent the date, guest count and location, and the menu came back customized to our party.”
Party host, San Diego
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The menu is built around the idea that a crowd is never a single appetite. Some guests look for vegetables and plant-based plates, while others want something hearty and meat-forward, and both should leave satisfied. Rather than forcing a compromise, the offerings run side by side so people can choose freely without feeling like they are settling. Familiar flavors sit next to livelier, more adventurous bites, which gives cautious eaters a comfortable option and curious ones a reason to try something new. That balance is what makes the food work for mixed groups.
Tacos and quesadillas are the kind of food that travels well and eats easily, which matters when people are mingling rather than sitting at a table. A kimchi quesadilla, for instance, brings a little heat and tang to a familiar format, and it holds up in one hand while the other holds a drink. A rotating taco of the day adds a small element of surprise to the lineup, giving regulars something to look for and first-timers an easy way in. These are handheld, unfussy dishes designed for real parties.
Vegetarian cooking deserves more than a token side dish, and the approach here treats plant-based options as full menu citizens rather than afterthoughts. Dishes are built to stand on their own, with enough seasoning, texture, and substance that nobody feels like they are eating a substitute. That matters in a city where guests often arrive with a wide range of preferences and dietary habits. When the vegetarian choices are as appealing as the rest, the whole spread feels more generous, and hosts avoid the awkwardness of apologizing for a limited option.
Planning catering usually begins with a few simple details: the date, roughly how many people are coming, and where the event will be held. From there, the menu can be shaped around the occasion rather than pulled from a fixed script. A casual office lunch calls for a different rhythm than an evening celebration, and the food should reflect that difference. Keeping the conversation practical and straightforward makes the process feel less like a transaction and more like a shared plan, which is exactly how hosts tend to want it.
Food truck catering brings a certain informality that works in its favor. Guests can eat when they are hungry, go back for a second pass, and keep talking while they eat. There is no assigned seating chart and no waiting for a plated course, just a steady flow of people collecting food and drifting back into the party. For hosts, that flexibility eases the pressure of timing every course, and for guests it turns eating into part of the socializing rather than an interruption to it.
San Diego's outdoor-friendly climate and easygoing character make it a natural fit for this kind of service, whether the setting is a courtyard, a parking lot, a park, or a private space. The muted, unfussy approach carries through from the menu to the way an event is organized, favoring calm coordination over spectacle. What guests tend to remember is not elaborate presentation but the moment they found something they genuinely wanted to eat, and the ease of getting it without missing the party around them.