Any thoughts on a food truck?

saluki2007

Did not know that @pgprescott Thank you for the info. I only got to meet him once when I bought my small from him.  Went expecting to just grab the egg and run but ended up spending about and hour and half talking to him in his garage about numerous things.  Was a very nice guy and loved to cook.  

ToTheMax

Not everyone is an entrepreneur who wants to start their own business. While it worked for you, are you sure your daughters would want to? (given their age, it may be hard to tell)


<--- realized he's a wantrepeneur. It takes a lot to successfully run a business, while I like the idea, and long story short - I came to the realization that it's WAY too much work, and it's not for me.

KiterTodd

Be nice to test it out, do it for fun, and see how it works out.
Not to see if you sell a lot of sandwiches and people like it, but if the profit you get is worth the time you put into it.

I don't know how you'd test something like this out, though, unless there is a weekend food cart option somewhere.   

There are some great Mexican food carts around here.  My favorite started out as a husband/wife thing in a hot dog cart parked on the street in front of the Motor Vehicles Office.  They sold a lot more tacos/burritos than dogs/burgers and he eventually grew into a truck.  Now he has 2-3 trucks and a restaurant.  BUT, the guy works his ass off and I still don't think he's sitting pretty.  He also benefits from a lot of really low-wage labor (likely off the books and without documents... it's a cash business).

So, the guys around me that do best, seem to grow from a truck into a restaurant.  Then the restaurant becomes ground operations for the truck.

Good luck and whatever you decide, keep us posted!

Hub

Generally speaking, food trucks are a tough way to make a living.  However, there are exceptions.  Just for the fun of it, do an online search for "El Churry food truck Puerto Rico."  It's a simple truck with sandwiches to die for.  The truck is only open five days a week and only during evening hours.  Each night there is a very, very long line.  I went there a few years ago and stood in line for over a half hour, but it was worth it.  No way those two guys aren't making money.