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First legal food truck hits Detroit streets
And Crain’s Detroit was first with the story! This past Friday El Guapo Mexican Grill opened for business on the corner of Randolph and Monroe street in downtown Detroit. The corner is a prime location backing up to Greektown and just blocks from the financial district and Campus Martius Park.
While other food truck operators in downtown Detroit have set up shop without permits, Anthony Curis and Doug Runyon, co-owners of El Guapo, made dozens of trips to City Hall to find a path to legality.
Check out the full story here and my video with El Guapo’s co-owener Douglas Runyon below. Ladies and gents, this is definitely the start of something fantastic for food culture the city of Detroit.
Production by Josh Sidorowicz/Crain’s Detroit Business
