06/20/2026
๐๐ WHY DOES FOOD TRUCK FOOD COST MORE THAN FAST FOOD? ๐๐
Great question!
Every morning we wake up and feed our food truck:
โฝ Gas
๐ฅ Propane
๐ข๏ธ Fryer oil
๐ฅฉ Beef
๐ฅ Bacon
๐ง Cheese
๐ฅค Drinks
๐ฆ Boxes and containers
๐ณ Credit card fees
๐งฝ Cleaning supplies
๐งพ Licenses and permits
๐ง Repairs when something decides to quit working at the worst possible time
And here's the kicker...
๐ Food costs don't stay the same.
Every time we turn around:
๐ฅฉ Beef goes up.
๐ฅ Bacon goes up.
๐ง Cheese goes up.
๐ข๏ธ Fryer oil goes up.
๐ฆ Packaging goes up.
The only thing that doesn't seem to go up is our desire to keep prices low for our customers. ๐
Trust us, we don't wake up in the morning and say, "You know what sounds fun? Charging more for burgers today."
We raise prices only when we absolutely have to because every extra dollar on the menu is usually because it cost us extra dollars to put that food in your hands.
We're not a billion-dollar corporation buying truckloads of ingredients at wholesale prices. We're a small, local food truck buying ingredients at today's prices and doing our best to keep serving food that's piled high and worth every bite.
Could we make our food cheaper?
Sure.
We could use lower-quality ingredients, cut portions, and stop loading everything up.
But then it wouldn't be Chubby Cow.
Around here, we believe if you're spending your hard-earned money with us, your burger should be BIG, your footlong should be LOADED, and your stomach should leave happier than it arrived.
Because at Chubby Cow, we don't do "just enough."
We do BIG FLAVOR. BIGGER APPETITE. ๐๐๐ญ
And for the folks wanting something simple... don't worry, we've got the Hater Specialโข waiting for you. ๐
โค๏ธ Thank you for supporting local businesses. Every burger, footlong, and cheesecake helps keep this little dream rolling down the road.