Salt Lake City development website Building Salt Lake is reporting that Salt Lake City will get its first food truck park. To open at the former site of Granato’s Gourmet Market at 1391 S. 300 W., the park will be a partnership between Granato’s and Danny Cheeng, owner of a Ballpark neighborhood commissary kitchen known as ComCom Kitchen.
Cheng plans to call the food truck park Block Party 300 and open it year-round.
“This is going to be a year-round thing — we’re going to open the indoor seating,” Cheng told Building Salt Lake. “We can open throughout the winter, whereas most food truck parks shut down.”
Salt Lake City ordinances require food trucks to have an agreement with a professional kitchen, and to park at that kitchen overnight. Block Party 300 will benefit from the fact that Granato’s is a commissary, so food truck owners can partner with the location, prepare food and find parking in one place. Cheng is now hoping to bring in the customers.
“Instead of driving for a half-hour, setting up for a half-hour, breaking down for a half-hour and heading home for a half-hour, you could save two hours every day if you partner with ComCom Kitchen,” Cheng said.
Cheng is currently soliciting food vendors who are interested in locating at Block Party 300 for either the commissary or the food truck park.