PHOTOS: Cuesta students share food truck first impressions

Lia Pagel, Social Media Editor

September 26, 2024

Sales and marketing major Shayla Lockett enjoys a coffee from the Cali Cup coffee cart on campus. She stated that she comes to campus about twice a week. They sell a variety of hot and iced coffee drinks ranging in price from $3-$6. There are also specialty options like blue matcha, citron tea and brown sugar tea. She utilizes the food trucks and coffee cart on campus about once a week. She spends about $3-$15 a week on food on campus. The most she had ever spent on one meal was $15. Photo by Lia Pagel

A group of students wait in line to order from one of four food trucks on campus weekly. Leslie’s Taqueria serves Mexican cuisine and ranges from prices between $3 and $14 at this establishment. Students seem to have responded well to the introduction of the food trucks. Food trucks are a recent development on campus and are available for students Monday-Thursday with a coffee cart being available Monday-Friday. These food trucks have limited hours between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Photo by Lia Pagel

Graphic design major Samantha Leon Herrera (left) utilizes food trucks on campus about twice a week. She wishes there were more options on campus and would like to see the taco truck come to campus more often than once a week. Photo by Lia Pagel

General education majors Elizabeth Eacme (left) and Lily Jordan (right) enjoy their food from Leslie’s Taqueria under a shady tree out in the Quad. Eacmen said that she utilizes the food trucks on campus twice when she has time and spends on average $20 a week. Jordan said that she buys food from the various trucks about three times a week and spends on average $30 a week on food and beverages. Photo by Lia Pagel

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About the Contributor

Lia Pagel, Social Media Editor

Lia Pagel is the social media editor for The Cuestonian. She is majoring in multimedia journalism in the hopes of working in social media in the motorsports world. She loves creating short form videos for The Cuestonian Instagram and is very excited to continue her role at The Cuestonian.