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Taqueria Mariposa-- Update post #109 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter glumpy
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glumpy
breeze
Great times--what a day for it! Raiders I think my wife took your California culinary experiences as a challenge and she was happy to oblige! I also enjoyed kicking around ideas for the new space with cos. and Worm your girls are gorgeous! Glad y'all could come by on the day we returned to our original spot--and based on the explosion of traffic after y'all left it seems like the town was glad we were back in place too--we were really cooking until 10:00 pm. Tomorrow we'll try to clean up the construction debris and just enjoy the day; Monday it's time again to pursue the new digs! 
IC FBGCav
Footballguy
Next time me and Chem X go golfing we will enjoy your food!Great times--what a day for it! Raiders I think my wife took your California culinary experiences as a challenge and she was happy to oblige! I also enjoyed kicking around ideas for the new space with cos. and Worm your girls are gorgeous! Glad y'all could come by on the day we returned to our original spot--and based on the explosion of traffic after y'all left it seems like the town was glad we were back in place too--we were really cooking until 10:00 pm. Tomorrow we'll try to clean up the construction debris and just enjoy the day; Monday it's time again to pursue the new digs!
glumpy
breeze
ooof. Hope you didn't miss us--generator failed and we had to pull out at dusk. On the good side one of our last customers was a friend I used to work with and offered use of his 7200 until we reconnect with Duke Power at the new digs. So we'll be back on schedule Monday
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
It was so good, we had to stop by on the way to the airport!!!
Thanks again glumpy and family. Cute kid ya got there!
The empanadas and the baleada are stupid good.
Burma seurte
Thanks again glumpy and family. Cute kid ya got there!
The empanadas and the baleada are stupid good.
Burma seurte
glumpy
breeze
Wow, it's been over a year. Am I ever out of touch--pretty much buried in operations, setting up from 8:00am, open 10:30-9:00+ pm, and home towards midnight.
It's been a good year--we're still kickin'!
Business is steady especially lunches, with a regular family crowd in the evenings. We draw from a couple neighboring towns including Chapel Hill--where they're loaded with food trucks and less restricted than Hillsborough. On the downside--we've been given three months' notice since they are developing the site we are on. Could take longer but pretty inevitable. Might not be such a bad thing--and it's a move we've anticipated. We are actually registered for one site in town--though there are still final details to work out. We are also negotiating with the Home Depot across the street, and if that works out it would keep us in the same market and traffic flow. In either case it would be in town and we'd be limited to 8 hour days--so we're looking at changing schedules to 6:00am-2
m and offering a tamales & burrito breakfast. We think that would be a welcome change!
We've also looked at two existing restaurants--been 'invited' to buy in--but neither panned out. Eventually we think that's what we want but it's really nice to be able to get established first and build the market before committing--and it sure takes at least some of the pressure off.
Sorry so short and sweet but it's setup time and tomorrow we're rolling again! I'll try not to be such a stranger for so long this time!
It's been a good year--we're still kickin'!
Business is steady especially lunches, with a regular family crowd in the evenings. We draw from a couple neighboring towns including Chapel Hill--where they're loaded with food trucks and less restricted than Hillsborough. On the downside--we've been given three months' notice since they are developing the site we are on. Could take longer but pretty inevitable. Might not be such a bad thing--and it's a move we've anticipated. We are actually registered for one site in town--though there are still final details to work out. We are also negotiating with the Home Depot across the street, and if that works out it would keep us in the same market and traffic flow. In either case it would be in town and we'd be limited to 8 hour days--so we're looking at changing schedules to 6:00am-2
m and offering a tamales & burrito breakfast. We think that would be a welcome change!We've also looked at two existing restaurants--been 'invited' to buy in--but neither panned out. Eventually we think that's what we want but it's really nice to be able to get established first and build the market before committing--and it sure takes at least some of the pressure off.
Sorry so short and sweet but it's setup time and tomorrow we're rolling again! I'll try not to be such a stranger for so long this time!
glumpy
breeze
Sooooo much going on.....
First and foremost--business is good! Lunches are pretty much nonstop for a couple hours, dinner not so many but orders are larger and more family sized takeouts. We've got a lot of really regular traffic with a few new folks every day. One guest came through a couple weeks ago he said for the third time--it's on a bucket list for his annual trip from California!
It's all pretty intense really, still working an 8:00am to midnight clock--but it becomes a rhythm, working bite sized pieces to account for stocking and cleaning between a pretty regular service schedule. We got a surprise break today--roadwork going on in our space. Knew it was coming but not when, and only found out as I rolled up with the trailer. That'll knock out another day, maybe two.
More innabit--coupla fires to put out!
First and foremost--business is good! Lunches are pretty much nonstop for a couple hours, dinner not so many but orders are larger and more family sized takeouts. We've got a lot of really regular traffic with a few new folks every day. One guest came through a couple weeks ago he said for the third time--it's on a bucket list for his annual trip from California!
It's all pretty intense really, still working an 8:00am to midnight clock--but it becomes a rhythm, working bite sized pieces to account for stocking and cleaning between a pretty regular service schedule. We got a surprise break today--roadwork going on in our space. Knew it was coming but not when, and only found out as I rolled up with the trailer. That'll knock out another day, maybe two.
More innabit--coupla fires to put out!
msommer
Footballguy
great to see an update and happy it is a positive one!Sooooo much going on.....
First and foremost--business is good! Lunches are pretty much nonstop for a couple hours, dinner not so many but orders are larger and more family sized takeouts. We've got a lot of really regular traffic with a few new folks every day. One guest came through a couple weeks ago he said for the third time--it's on a bucket list for his annual trip from California!
It's all pretty intense really, still working an 8:00am to midnight clock--but it becomes a rhythm, working bite sized pieces to account for stocking and cleaning between a pretty regular service schedule. We got a surprise break today--roadwork going on in our space. Knew it was coming but not when, and only found out as I rolled up with the trailer. That'll knock out another day, maybe two.
More innabit--coupla fires to put out!
glumpy
breeze
Wow, mixed feelings right now--really stressed. The site is looking good but it'll be another day or two before we can get back and it'll still be temporary. I've spent the day trying to work up bank financing for the site we want to purchase and nothing doing--despite our history nobody wants to touch it. Really bouncing off walls here. Any investors in the house?!!
Polish Hammer
made of glass
Have you thought of a Kickstarter or GoFundMe or something? A restauranteur in my area wanted to close his B&M and do a food truck and paid for most of it that way. Maybe it can work the other way?
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Great reviews on yelp. Congrats on the success. 
glumpy
breeze
I hadn't thought of them but will look them up. We tried Self Start locally but they wanted to see more on the books. Then our home bank didn't like our books either so withdrew the equity loan offer. We are doing better with the food truck even than when I was working full time but "If it ain't in writing it ain't happening".
Until now we were looking at either staying put as long as possible (weeks? months?) or moving into another parking slot downtown--but the perfect and permanent home has become available for purchase.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
keep slugging glumpy! i'll hit you up for sure the next time i'm in NC
glumpy
breeze
Wow! Stumbled onto this: a food truck on google: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0551792,-79.0796771,114m/data=!3m1!1e3
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glumpy
breeze
Well--we're still kickin'! We've moved but not so far...
I just looked at the last post and discovered that the link to Google maps actually updates--so it shows us open for business in the same spot, but when you zoom out from street view in this update you see that the Sheetz just to the north is dangerously close to completion. Well--they are now a couple months open...and did not want us next door. We got an invitation from the Advance Auto across the street in the Hampton Pointe complex--and are now parked in their lot right next to the central round-about! Nicely landscaped, clean, good parking and presentation--and the businesses complement each other so it's a win-win for both. We had ample time to advertise so it's been a pretty smooth transition!
Maybe more soon--food service is great for making friends, but can be pretty much all-consuming with long hours.
I just looked at the last post and discovered that the link to Google maps actually updates--so it shows us open for business in the same spot, but when you zoom out from street view in this update you see that the Sheetz just to the north is dangerously close to completion. Well--they are now a couple months open...and did not want us next door. We got an invitation from the Advance Auto across the street in the Hampton Pointe complex--and are now parked in their lot right next to the central round-about! Nicely landscaped, clean, good parking and presentation--and the businesses complement each other so it's a win-win for both. We had ample time to advertise so it's been a pretty smooth transition!
Maybe more soon--food service is great for making friends, but can be pretty much all-consuming with long hours.
msommer
Footballguy
Well--we're still kickin'! We've moved but not so far...
I just looked at the last post and discovered that the link to Google maps actually updates--so it shows us open for business in the same spot, but when you zoom out from street view in this update you see that the Sheetz just to the north is dangerously close to completion. Well--they are now a couple months open...and did not want us next door. We got an invitation from the Advance Auto across the street in the Hampton Pointe complex--and are now parked in their lot right next to the central round-about! Nicely landscaped, clean, good parking and presentation--and the businesses complement each other so it's a win-win for both. We had ample time to advertise so it's been a pretty smooth transition!
Maybe more soon--food service is great for making friends, but can be pretty much all-consuming with long hours.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Great food
dal_boys_phan
Footballguy
for the next trip through the area
