An OTR couple is branching out from their day jobs to start a new food truck in Cincinnati.
Bill Stone, an English teacher at Roger Bacon High School, and Terri Wilson, owner of her own accounting business, ThinkQuick, have been researching food trucks for months. The couple almost entered into a partnership with a food truck out of Milwaukee, but a after the owner wanted too much of the pie, Stone and Wilson decided to make their own pizza pie truck, Pizza Bomba.
“I want to make my own mistakes,” Stone says. “There is a lot of push when you work for someone else. This will give me some more control. We’re going to have fun.”
The couple will run the truck and eventually hire employees if business goes well. When it starts, Pizza Bomba will operate in the evenings and weekends. With only some experience in restaurants, Stone and Wilson are using their business and accounting backgrounds to have a sound business plan and turn a profit on the truck. They are searching OTR for a commissary, and the couple has even thought about talking to other food trucks about sharing a space.
Several food trucks have had problems with legislation that prohibits trucks from serving in certain places and at certain times. Once up and running, Wilson and Stone plan on approaching city council about changing the legislation and making the city friendlier for food trucks.
With an estimated launch of the first of the year, Stone and Wilson plan to use the cold, slower months to work out kinks and have everything running smoothly by Reds’ Opening Day. They have been trying out pizza recipes and types in their own home. Using neighbors and themselves as taste-testers, they have been working hard to create their own style of pizza. The result will likely be a little thicker than New York style, with all homemade dough and sauce. Ingredients will be locally sourced whenever possible. Menu items’ names may well reference local politicians and places.
The large slices will cost $3.75, no matter the toppings, and full 18”-19” pies will also be available. The truck, white with a graffiti motif logo, is being built in Texas and should be ready soon.
By Evan Wallis
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