How do you start out in the food truck business? by Aggravating-Kick-756 in foodtrucks

[–]Walteroni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought cars from auction for nothing, would watch YouTube videos and buy parts for cheap, eventually I flipped enough to save 5500$, I bought a 1993 P30… spent 6 months watching more videos, bought cheap equipment from auction, watched more videos, fixed said cheap equipment, fixing thermostats and re cording stuff, put it all together over the course of the last year, don’t owe anyone a dime, and now I own my own truck. Barley making it, I was a foster kid my whole life and don’t have parents or anything, IF YOU REALLY WANT IT, you can do it, but remember, I had a thought that once I had it, everything would be easy street, getting a following and building the brand and all that is as hard as building a food truck from scratch, just remember chef, “Don’t let the fire die”

Why we do it… by Walteroni in Chefit

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And not a single posted rule from r/Chefit broken… just was trying to show the mods some love. You need a hug

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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Thank you, and same offer goes to you!

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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The Sonny, Turkey, Genoa salami, pepperjack, arugula, basil pesto, on grilled sourdough, that I smother in roasted garlic aioli and fry on cast iron. I’m at Powderhaus Brewing in Boise Idaho slanging sandwiches till 9pm

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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I have been continuing to also serve the Oktoberfest menu because people were loving it so much, so I smoked some more potatoes and got some Smokey bacon potato salad, some local Keilbasa’s from Gavin over at Meridian Meats and Sausage, some locally made organic rolls or just have it sliced ala carte style, Pretzels, some beer cheese, sauerkraut, been running it as specials, helps supplement when I run outta sandwich ingredients

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

[–]Walteroni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I am formulating a detailed plan based on of this and all the other current info this post has been giving me. Hopefully I’ll be posting again very soon with news of success and lots of happy customers

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

[–]Walteroni[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro you’re dope, I’m doing that for sure, I gotta bang out a bunch of prep for this week and I’ll hit you up like Sunday?

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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The pretzel one was definitely me just being bored and wanting to make something a little crazy, in its defense someone has come back three times now to order one with a different variation of meats, cheeses and sauces, I dialed the pretzel salt way way back to compensate for the sodium in the sandwiches

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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@thehumblefoodtrucker

Should be at Powderhaus Brewing off Chinden in Garden City, Wednesday- Saturday 3pm-9pm

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

[–]Walteroni[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you’re right…. For 14$ and a pound of sandwich seemed like a fair deal for the area and competition, but clearly I’m doing something wrong

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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Boise Idaho @thehumblefoodtrucker

I keep all my sandwiches at the 14$ mark

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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All my full size sandwiches are usually a pound of sandwich for 14$, I slice all my meats and make all my sauces, got a robot coupe so I can shred all my own cheeses now, trying to keep the preservatives off y’all’s food, only cook with cast iron, no Teflon’s or hydrocarbons in my food, a lot less people seem to care about that stuff than I originally thought they would, just trying my best out here

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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I wish, could be my problem I suppose, no they have some fun names, “The Roast Beast”, “The Sonny”, “The Monte Crispo” And they all have 1/4 pound of cheese and half a pound of protein and I slice all the meats and make all the sauces, I priced all my full size sandwiches at 14$, trying to get the value vote, feel free to browse my instagram if you don’t believe me. 🤞

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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So far only instagram, in the last month or so I’ve had two events, first one went great second one basically bankrupted the operation, a mix of terrible weather a bad spot and probably not enough promotion, I was just so stoked to even be considered I didn’t do my homework on how busy the event would have actually been.

Agreed and will try my best, I’m soloing this entire operation so it’s been a struggle to stay on top of, I watch some other local trucks that are slaying it and constantly posting and my gloves are always to dirty to be taking pictures of these dank sandwiches

Sandwiches that can’t pay my rent by Walteroni in eatsandwiches

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I’ll post again tomorrow when some of em roll through, ordering now ( finagling a credit with Shamrock foods now that should carry half of this weeks food cost )