DC food trucks endure contrasting shutdown experiences Leeland Morris of Washington D.C. food truck Red Hook Lobster Pound is anxious for the government shutdown to end after attracting only a fraction of his usual customers on Tuesday. But, one mile away, Christopher Lee of Cirque Cuisine said it was business as usual. Published: Oct. 2, 2013 at 5:48 PM By Diana Blass -- Medill News Service WASHINGTON -- The government shutdown isn't only impacting federal employees, but small businesses too. Food trucks dependent upon the cravings of many federal workers are already struggling. Red Hook Lobster Pound parked its wheels in Southwest D.C. on Tuesday and attracted only 30 customers, compared to 200 on average days. But Cirque Cuisine located near Union Station, a mile away from Red Hook Lobster Pound, said business wasn't that bad as it continued to attract a diverse mix of customers. © 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.