05/11/2020
Happy Monday! As we gear up to get the truck back out on the road, after taking a heavy hit to a packed schedule prior to the stay-at-home orders, we wanted to reintroduce our owner, and the story behind The Happy Pita 🥙😁
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While attending University of Rhode Island for a Business Administration degree, owner Steve Bernstein found his love for falafel, Mediterranean cuisine, and the importance of health conscious eating. Growing up in the Philly suburbs, health-minded food options were not readily available. Combining his love of business and food, Steve decided to put a dream into action by bringing his local and surrounding communities The Happy Pita food truck.
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From humble beginnings setting up at local parks and farmer’s markets, now approaching it’s sixth year in operation, The Happy Pita serves many of the area’s largest businesses, community events, and private catering needs from the city of Philadelphia to the suburbs of Chester, Bucks, and Montgomery counties.
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Along the journey, we had a successful run with opening our first Happy Pita brick and mortar location in Malvern, PA. After 18 months in the restaurant, we learned that the overwhelming demand for mobile food service was where our focus needed to shift in order to contribute to wider accessibility of healthy food options. We closed the restaurant and invested in a little sister for The Happy Pita family, adopting a food cart in addition to the food truck. Every ending is a door to a new beginning. The Happy Pita cart was born April 2019.
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With two food service vehicles ready to roll, we are loving life on the road!
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We hope everyone is staying safe, healthy, and happy. We are preparing the truck and team to serve some of our local neighborhoods this week. We look forward to getting back to serving you pitas and smiles as the state allows for reopening. Thank you for your support thus far and we can’t wait to see you back out there! ❤️🥙
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