Small Bites

Little Vittles

Burger Menu at Q BBQ & Tequila

Q BBQ's Kevin and Janet Meeker, along with partner/pitmaster Tom Stewart, have introduced a menu of burgers both fat and skinny at their Old City barbecue destination (207 Chestnut St., 215-625-8605, qoldcity.com). Griddled "quick burgers" (pictured) priced at $4.10 (single) to $6.20 (double bacon cheese), come with your choice of toppings and a paper bag of crispy shoestring fries. A long list of "gourmet burgers" ($7.30-$8.75) arrive stuffed with jalapeño cheese, infused with coffee or crowned with a piglet's worth of pulled pork, sausage, bacon, cheddar and slaw ($14). A Sonora Mexican hot dog ($4.50) comes wrapped in bacon, its buttery roll stuffed with beans, guac, onions, tomatoes and salsa verde and crowned with a squiggle of mayo. And of course, "you can't have a burger and fries without a shake," according to Kevin — especially when the 21-plus crowd can juice theirs up with bourbon, Kahlua, ROOT, Bailey's or flavored vodka. (More photos and the full menu on Meal Ticket.)

—Felicia D'Ambrosio

The gourmet vegan marshmallows in Sweet and Sara's Marshmallow Variety Sampler are worth a hearty toast. Each $2.99 package contains about one-and-a-half dozen marshmallows in four different varieties to tempt the palate — vanilla, toasted coconut, cinnamon pecan and strawberry. Nuke 'em for 10 seconds for perfect vegan s'mores, or drop a couple into a rich mug of hot chocolate for a frozen-tundra-thawing treat. Available at Spring Garden Market (400 Spring Garden St., 215-928-1288) or at sweetandsara.com.

—James Saul

Mural Arts Program's Lunch Truck Project

No, street-food devotee, you are not trippin' — many of your favorite pit stops now boast vibrant graphic vinyl wraps. They're the handiwork of the Lunch Truck Project, a collaboration between muralist Shira Walinsky, the Mural Arts Program (MAP) and students in the ArtWorks! program at West Philly High. Walinsky pitched the idea to MAP executive director Jane Golden, who went for it immediately. "We are working in new and exciting ways with projects that include light, sounds and sculptural elements," says Golden. "Lunch trucks appealed to our notion that the contemporary definition of muralism can be broad." There are four tricked-out trucks right now — check out the Dia de Los Muertos skull on Honest Tom's taco truck (33rd and Arch), the Korean banchan on Koja (38th and Walnut) or the new looks of Candy Truck (Broad and Spring Garden) and Rami's (40th and Locust). (More on Meal Ticket.)

—Drew Lazor