Street Food Icons — Season 1, Episode 10: Mama Jo is NYC's Official Grandmother of Breakfast

Episode synopsis

Mama Jo has been serving breakfast staples like bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches and omelets and traditional Greek pastries, such as spanakopita and baklava, from her food truck in Midtown Manhattan for over 35 years. She claims to be NYC’s oldest street food vendor and isn’t planning on retiring her legendary food cart any time soon. Mama Jo’s breakfast menu is longer than some dine-in restaurants’ menus, and it’s all done without sacrificing quality. She gets her ingredients fresh every morning in Astoria, Queens, serves food with a smile, and genuinely cares about her customers, really earning the name Mama Jo.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Famous Roasted Nut Carts of New York City
• E2The King of Falafel
• E3The Jerk Chicken Queen of the Bronx
• E4The Iconic $1 Pizza Slice of NYC
• E5The Legendary Dosa Man of NYC
• E6The Lechón King of the South Bronx
• E7The Food Truck That is Serving an Embassy
• E8The $1 Tamale Queen of New York
• E9Chemist Turned Street Food King of Peru
• E11$2 Burgers in Harlem
• E12Filipino Style BBQ for $1 in the Heart of LA