A former brick-and-mortar restaurateur is attempting to launch a ghost kitchen business — in 100 square feet of space in an old convenience store.
Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.with paraphernalia on display below racks of cigarettes and vape products, runs along the north wall of the convenience store. Rick Boyd, co-owner of Burro Burro, prepares a bowl for take-out at his ghost kitchen inside a convenience store.Ghost, or “cloud” kitchens proliferated during the pandemic as restaurants shuttered, and they continue to grow in popularity along with consumers’ demand for online ordering and delivery.
Boyd brought with him a folder full of restaurant concepts he’d been mulling. With a lot of time on his hands in those early months of the pandemic, he wrote business plans for every single one. He sketched out what could go into an empty Subway sandwich shop or a former Starbucks.a startup offering kitchens, convenience stores and food trucks the opportunity to “add streams of revenue” with already-developed brand identities like Backwoods Burger Co.
The couple first considered opening a barbecue joint in College Station, but their $15,000 smoker was stolen from their driveway. They’re glad they stayed in San Antonio — they love the “vitality and diversity” in the city, Southtown in particular. “There’s just so much more going on here, and so much more that’s going to be going on here,” he said.
Boyd said some walk-in customers still try to order them. He doesn’t want to add tacos out of respect for the venerable Taco Haven restaurant a block away. He has added breakfast burritos, however.
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