Stephanie Koithan
Fratello’s To-Go is presently serving the lunch crowd however plans to increase its hours as enterprise grows.
Now, the favored eatery has been reincarnated as a meals truck — and its former head cook dinner is operating the present. Fratello’s To-Go all of a sudden appeared Sept. 7 on social media, asserting the idea’s return.
“Howdy Fratello pals! We’re again in enterprise! We’ve a brand new meals truck location!” the introductory publish learn. “We might like to carry all our fellow Fratello pals again! Can’t wait to see you right here!”
The meals truck’s menu will probably be acquainted to long-time followers of Fratello’s. It options cold and warm paninis served on selfmade bread and pizzas with dough that is comprised of scratch. Pastas, salads and customized calzones are additionally on provide, all priced at $12 or much less.
The truck advertises a each day $7.99 lunch particular, which features a half-sandwich of the client’s selection, a home or Caesar salad and chips, that are made contemporary to order.
Stephanie Koithan
The each day $7.99 lunch particular contains half a sandwich, a facet salad and freshly fried potato chips.
Proprietor Filiberto Torres informed the Present {that a} from-scratch strategy is important, particularly relating to the bread. His baking capability is a part of what initially bought him employed as Fratello’s head cook dinner 10 years in the past.
Although many native eating places outsource their bread, Torres goes to nice lengths to set himself aside. That features working a full day within the meals truck, and one other kitchen he declined to call, earlier than going residence and baking bread till late at evening to organize for the following day.
So when does he sleep?
“After I die,” Torres stated with a smile, including that he solely bought two hours of sleep nightly when he first opened the truck.
After Fratello’s unique house owners closed down the brick-and-mortar, Torres sought their permission to make use of the identify and proceed the legacy. The house owners, who had gotten too outdated to proceed with the enterprise, not solely gave him their blessing but additionally the eatery’s unique signal, which he proudly shows on the again of the truck.
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Proprietor Filiberto Torres poses in entrance of the signal from the unique Fratello’s, which he now shows on the again of his Broadway meals truck.
The Fratello’s To-Go meals truck is stationed at 2202 Broadway on the website of Broadway Information, which additionally hosts Mila Espresso and Aroy Ver Thai Chunk. The meals truck park is adjoining to the Brackenridge Park Golf Course.
For now, the truck is strictly going after the lunch crowd, serving 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday by Sunday. Nevertheless, Torres stated he desires to finally increase the hours to 11 a.m.-11 p.m. as enterprise grows.
