Tag: Brick & Mortar

“What makes it authentic, No. 1, is Amoroso rolls we bring in from home, Philly,” said Coia, who is expanding with a food truck to serve the Brandon area. “We have all the authentic cheeses that are offered — white American, provolone, mozzarella and Cheese Whiz. We don’t do Swiss. We don’t do Pepper jack.”

The city of Oak Park Heights has banned most food trucks from operating in the city. Some exceptions exist for private catering events and limited nonprofit sales events.

Alexandrian Meghan Baroody, owner of Meggrolls, is trying to raise $25,000 to take her food truck business to the next level.

They range in price from $3 to $7 and are filled with ground beef, shredded chicken, Mexican chorizo and potatoes, pulled pork and mojo (a marinade of garlic, lemon and olive oil), crab meat and peppers, mixed vegetables with curry and ginger, ham and cheese, three cheese, and lobster, plus two sweet varieties, guava and cheese, and apples with cinnamon.

"What I'd like to see ... is like a food truck court, or a food truck festival, out at the end of MacMillan Wharf."

Across Cincinnati, 2015 was the year of the food truck, and it looks 2016 will be the year many of those food truck owners open brick-and-mortar restaurants.

Twenty’s will offer breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday along with weekend brunch. In addition to the regular menu, popular food truck items will make appearances as specials of the day.

By Joko Magalong  |  ABS-CBN MANILA -- One of the food truck pioneers in the Philippines has made the leap and opened its first brick...

"The goal was always to go to a storefront—that was one of the goals of the truck," he said. "I had worked in a lot of kitchens and managed a few kitchens before, but I didn't know how to run a business."

Omaha's food truck community is growing. There are now more than 50 registered food trucks in Douglas County. Just down the street from Chicago Dawg House, Peanut Butter Johnny's food truck just opened three weeks ago.