Chef-owner Elliot Harris has served hungry sushi lovers from the window of Chop Shop STL food truck for four years. St. Louisans can grab their last big fat sushi roll during Chop Shop’s final service tomorrow, Dec. 10, when the truck pulls up to Wells Fargo at Beaumont and Pine streets.
“It was a tough decision, but it’s time to close this chapter,” Harris said. “The last four years have been the most rewarding, and it’s a great sense of accomplishment to do well.” Harris said he has “a couple of irons in the fire” and plans to stay in the culinary field.
The truck will not side idle long, though. Harris said things fell into place this summer when he rented his truck to the Budweiser Bud & Burgers competition in July. The winner of that battle, St. Louis native Angie Saville, used his truck during the competition and left a knife behind. The forgotten blade led to a friendship between her and Harris, and Saville purchased the truck with her competition winnings. She will rewrap and rename the mobile eatery Angie Burger, to roll out in spring of 2016.
The small menu will focus on burgers, including Saville’s award-winning entry The Angie Burger. Ground beef is mixed with Budweiser, bacon, cheese and seasonings, then grilled and topped with glazed bacon, caramelized onions and two kinds of cheese. Other burgers and sides are in the works.
-photo by Laura Miller
This article appears in December 2015.