Go ‘ham’ while you jam: Wild West Music Fest announces 14 food vendors

By David Iversen, Reporter
Mar 17, 2025

The City of Maricopa today released the food vendors for the Wild West Music Fest.

Yeah, Leann Rimes and Sean Kingston are cool — not to mention Twista — but we’re pretty excited for this lineup, too.

Here they are in no particular order:

Mo-B’s Detroit Coney

Maricopa

This is the Detroit real deal. Mo-B’s hits their Coney dogs with Michigan-made chili, onions and mustard with a side of Better Made chips and Faygo. If you know, you know.

Philly Up

Phoenix
This metro food truck is a festival staple in the Valley and around Pinal County. They serve up Philly cheesesteak, gyros and steak-n-cheese sammies.

Ochos Rios Jerk Spot

Lori Heights, Phoenix
This Phoenix-based cafe serves up Jamaican dishes, like jerk chicken, oxtail and plantains.

Native Nom Noms

Maricopa
This mom-and-son duo offers frybread tacos and desserts from their Maricopa-based food truck.

San Francisco Chocolate Factory

Phoenix
Fudge, chocolate dipped strawberries and caramel apples. Need we say more?

Big Papa Concessions (Food & Soda)

Maricopa
Hot dogs, nachos and Italian sausage. It’s true-blue festival food.

Helen’s Kitchen

Maricopa
This scratch kitchen is a Maricopa staple. Their rotating menu is always a hit.

Ava’s Kettle Corn

Chandler
These giant bags of popcorn go incredibly fast. Kettle corn, caramel corn, and mac & cheese cheddar popcorn are a few of their offerings.

Creamyleta Ice Cream Bar

Maricopa
They bill themselves as “Maricopa’s Favorite Ice Cream Truck.” Who are we to argue?

El Chavo Shaved Ice & Mocktails [Facebook]

El Chavo Lemonade

Phoenix
Isaias Anaya is the figurehead of this shaved ice, mocktail and lemonade stand with an animated logo.

Culinary Mafia Food Truck run by Roots Chef Chris Spear [Facebook]

Roots Eatery

Maricopa

Everyone knows this ‘Copa staple. Chef Chris Spear takes one of the city’s premiere restaurants and puts it in a food truck. How can you go wrong?

KOOLTWISTS

Tucson
What is a fair without twist cones? We don’t know and don’t want to find out.

Also included:
Frio’s Gourmet Pops
T&Z Goodies/Lemonade.

David Iversen, Reporter

A seasoned investigative journalist, David has worked across broadcast, print, podcasts and documentaries. His podcast, The Line, won a DuPont Award in 2021. A Columbia Journalism School graduate, David arrived in Maricopa in 2021.