Today we’d like to introduce you to Julio Arevalo.
Julio, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
My family is from Guatemala, and I come from a family that has been in the restaurant, coffee business for years. After doing something that I love for years with a great company coffee company, I decided that I was ready to start my path as a business owner. After different plans and Ideas, I decided to start a food truck that included two things that I love, Texas Smoked Meats and Handcrafted coffees and other goodies. I have been very fortunate that people have loved the concept, the product and our service. We have been welcomed in many venues and invited to different events to feature our product.
We like to work with a sense of community and try to help others as we are in our path also. We have partnered up with other trucks, bars and venues to get everyone working and helping each other. We will be opening a small coffee nook inside of the KHOU building soon. We are currently working with Nomad to grow their business and make it easier for other trucks to use this amazing app to increase their business, we are also working at 2616 Blodgett st. Every morning with our Cloud kitchen concept. We are running seven different brands from inside the truck that only works with delivery platforms. The brands are (Sunny and Fines Breakfast Burritos, The Breakfast Champs, Julio’s tacos and more, Wake n Bake Burritos, The Houston Sandwich Shack, and Homerun Sliders). You can also catch us at night time in one of the three bars that we partner up with and do their food truck rotations: Nettbar, Eastend Backyard Bar, and coming soon Post Oak Ice House.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It has been hard, and it still is. The Food Truck business has many positive things about it, for example, we can travel anywhere to share our food and coffee and meet many people. The tough part is all the unknowns, the tons of permits that you have to get everywhere, all the little things that break when you drive this mobile kitchen. The upkeep and maintenance of these older trucks. Other things would be finding gigs to stay consistent. Covid-19 was especially tough because there were tons of adjusting and figuring things out in order not to lose the business and be safe for everyone.
Please tell us about Coffee-Q Food Truck.
We are a mobile coffee shop that serves delicious bites with smoked meats and other food creations. We are one of the few food trucks that cater to food and coffee and other items to please our customers (keto, pastries, ice cream, etc). I am proud that we are welcomed in so many places and that people love the different concept of coffee and bbq. We are different than any other trucks because we work all day pars. We do breakfast, lunch, dinners, caterings, and other concepts.
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
Going to check on my family’s coffee farms in Guatemala. Playing baseball with my dad, hanging out at my Papa Julio’s Cafes and restaurants (grandpa).
Pricing:
- Smoked Brisket taco combo (2 smoked breakfast tacos and a coffee specialty) for $12
- Spicy Elote $3.50
Contact Info:
- Address: 2616 Blodgett St (Monday – Friday 7am-2pm)
- Website: coffeeq.com
- Phone: 8328301923
- Email: info@coffeeq.com
- Instagram: @coffeeqtruck
- Facebook: @coffeeqtruck
- Twitter: @coffeeqtruck
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