I've said before that if I ever wanted to open a food truck, it would be 'Packed Lunch' - all premade/cold foods, tossed in a paper sack, just like we got as kids for taking to school. For one price, maybe $5, you pick one of each of the following:
- One premade sandwich. Pick from whatever sandwiches I'm offering today. But always PB&J as an option. They are all on plain white bread. No artisan fancy breads here.
- PB&J - creamy peanut butter and cheap grape jelly.
- Bologna & Cheese - that's plain American cheese slices and cheap meat-like product.
- Today's Sandwich - this is whatever I either found cheap makings for, had leftovers of, or just felt like making. Maybe it's a grilled cheese, maybe it's a tortilla wrap. After Thanksgiving, for example, it's likely to be turkey or ham for the next couple of weeks. Less of these available will be available each day - get 'em early.
- One Fruit Side - an apple, banana, applesauce, or fruit rollup.
- One bag of chips. I'll get the big mixed bag pack of Doritos, Cheetos, Lays, etc. One of each will be in the window, and when we run out, I grab the one in the window, and we're out of that.
- One dessert - a jello cup, pudding cup, or pack of cookies. Sometimes that'll be one cookie in a ziploc because I made cookies; sometimes it'll be Oreos from the store multi-pack. But only one cookie option at any given time.
- One drink box - milk, chocolate milk, apple juice, maybe a small bottled water as an option.
Everything's laid out in order - you hand me $5, I grab a paper bag and grab one thing in each column as you pick 'em. I hand you the bag - no waiting to be called. If something runs out, it's no longer available for the day.
After you pay, there's a table with mayo & mustard, napkins, and plastic knives for cutting your sandwich or apple if you need to. That should be all you need.
