Ever took a drive around San Diego and spot a pack of food trucks parked around each other? Well if you’re wondering what’s going on, it’s a food truck meet that happens weekly in various locations around the city. The meet features four to ten trucks a night out of 70 trucks that are constantly cruising around town. Most of these trucks provide homemade recipes sold exclusively and cannot be purchased elsewhere.
Cruising around town to your local food truck meet you’ll notice a black truck with an image of a big burger on the side, well that’s Chubby’s! Chicho Casillas. The owner of Chubby’s has traveled around the states from Texas to Florida, and even Chicago. Casillas has tried plenty of different types of food and eventually put together his own truck featuring his very own creations based off of his favorite flavors. The dishes are based off of a mixture of popular American food with a Hispanic addition specially made from recipes that have been passed down through his family for the past 75 years.
Casillas, a San Diego native, was born in Mexico but spent most of his life local, and in the food and restaurant business for the past ten years. The food truck idea came up when he saw food trucks popping up around San Diego and decided to give it a shot. Now Chubby’s have been in business for the past two years, serving San Diego up with his delicious creations.
“I didn’t want to do a Mexican food truck because there is pretty much one on every corner in San Diego,” Casillas said. Casillas ended up sticking with the traditional Mexican flavors but gave them a new twist with classic American favorites.
All recipes and food are all made in the truck. “There’s a local baker that we go to, that bakes the bread fresh daily,” as stated by Casillas. One burger called the Surfing Chubby is one of the popular burgers featured. It’s made of Chubby’s Bacon, mozzarella cheese melted on grill shrimp, provolone, and cheddar cheese. There are plenty of other options such as nachos, burritos, angus burgers, sandwiches, sliders, wraps, and desserts all made in the truck including plenty of different types of special made foods by Chubby’s. Very soon there will be a second Chubby’s truck coming out so you’ll be able to check out a truck in a few food truck meet spots such as, UTC mall, University City, Eastlake, Mission Valley Westfield mall, La Mesa, and much more.
American food with a Hispanic mix is what Chubby’s is all about. If you’re looking to go out for dinner, drop by a food truck meet and check out Chubby’s. Chubby’s is constantly driving around town, serving up various events from corporate lunches to special caterings. If you’re looking for a good meal this truck will fill all of your Chubby chaser needs.
