Top of the Town 2011

Thank you, Civic Center Eats, for rescuing us this summer from lunch doldrums and $20 sit-down affairs. It’s like a gourmet food truck convention in Civic Center Park—complete with outdoor cafe tables and live music—that gives us reason to escape our cubicles and soak up some sunshine while gorging ourselves on cheap food. We’re addicted to Gastro Cart’s lamb gyros and dream about Pinche Tacos’ Cotija-stuffed eats, but the Biscuit Bus—in particular the $3 buttermilk-fried chicken biscuit—is our go-to, wallet-saving fave. Tuesdays and Thursdays through September 29, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Civic Center Park, Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street, www.civiccenterconservancy.org