Worried that the onset of cold weather means you’ll be without Lansing food truck favorite Trailer Park’d’s famed smoked meatloaf sandwich for months? Worry not.
Trailer Park’d owners Jesse Hahn and Benny Blanco Ackerman have a new, indoor location in the works.
Fork in the Road is set to open in November at 2012 West Saginaw. The 1,800-square foot location will feature the same dedication to locally-sourced artisan diner foods as Trailer Park’d.
“We want to keep the trailer going,” says Hahn. “It's kind of our calling card. We're going to do some special events this winter with the trailer, and as soon as the snow breaks in the spring we'll get it out there again.”
In the meantime, diners will enjoy lunch and dinner service in Lansing’s
Westside neighborhood. Fork in the Road will offer walk-up-and-order service at the counter and seating for 44 to 54.
“We really like this neighborhood,” says Hahn. “A lot of our clients come from the Westside and we really liked the building. It has a lot of character. Plus, we're close enough to Old Town that hopefully people who have come to the trailer there will come see us.”
According to Hahn, the restaurant will open with an additional four or five employees, and staff could expand again in the spring when the Trailer Park’d truck is again open for full service.
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