Old Molbak's site to become space for food truck events

WOODINVILLE, Wash. - The parking lot of the old Molbak's garden center in Woodinville will soon be used to host weekly food truck events.

The Washington State Food Truck Association will begin hosting a "Food Truck Fridays" event at 13625 NE 175th St. on August 9.

The plan is for the vacant space to be used by local mobile restaurants with a rotating variety of cuisine types. So far, nine different food trucks have signed up through October 11.

Molbak's Garden + Home closed in January 2024 after 67 years in business. The Woodinville garden center sold plants, gifts and outdoor furniture while also hosting workshops and maintaining an on-site café.

Back in April, the plan was to open a transformational community hub at the old Molbak's site, titled "Green Phoenix Collaborative" (GPC). The endeavor looked to bring pop-up stores, seasonal farmer's markets, a community garden to the now-empty retail space.

However, for that plan to come into fruition, Green Phoenix Collaborative hoped to raise $2.5 million by May 9, 2024, through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. However, it only raised a little over $106,000.

While the future of GPC is currently unknown, the Washington State Food Truck Association will manage the future Food Truck Fridays, which run from 4:30-7:30 p.m.

If there is enough community interest, other days/times of the week could be added to the food truck schedule. You can find the full Food Truck Fridays schedule on the WA Food Truck Association's website.