DINING FEATURE
BY KAREN CHANEY
TOP THREE MENU ITEMS SOLD FROM WAFFLE O’LICIOUS FOOD TRUCK
The O’Chicken wa e ($11) is a hot Belgian wa e topped with lean chicken tenders, powdered sugar and syrup. Housemade chipotle sauce is served on the side.
The O’ Strawberry chocolate wa e ($10) is a Belgian wa e topped with fresh strawberries, chocolate syrup and housemade whipped cream. It is served with housemade strawberry sauce. (Photos by Karen Chaney/Community Impact Newspaper)
O’Grilled cheese ($7) includes American cheese melted in a Belgian wa e and is served with housemade chipotle sauce. Syrup is optional.
Wa e O’licious Popularity of Richardson-based food truck fueled by unique cuisine I n 2021, engaged couple Nam Ngo and Ngoc Mai purchased the Wa e O’licious food truck business from Mai’s longtime friend Rick Rackley.
at The University of Texas at Dallas, corporate events, city festivals, neighborhood gatherings and more. Over time, the couple found they needed to be selective as to which events they attend. “A lot of events we did go to, they had a lot of food trucks but not a lot of attendees, so nobody was making money,” Mai said. They have also increased their mechanical savvy as they work through truck malfunctions, such as the generator falling o and the griddle tipping over en route to a job. In addition to driving the truck, Mai handles scheduling and is the chef. Ngo manages the adminis- trative side of the business and works all food truck events that his
schedule as a full-time pharmacist allows. After purchasing the business, they tweaked the existing recipes and wa e-making process. “The wa e wasn’t how we like it to be … [it] was a little bit soggy,” Mai said. “We like it to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, so we changed it to be that way.” They said being a wa e food truck allows them to present customers with a di erent option. “We see a lot of barbecue, taco and burger trucks but not many wa e trucks,” Mai said. “Many peo- ple have never seen a wa e food truck before, and a lot of people in Texas have never had chicken and wa es. They try it and love it.”
From left, Nam Ngo and Ngoc Mai own and operate the Wa e O’licious food truck.
Mai occasionally worked on the food truck when Rackley owned it and enjoyed the experience. Although Ngo did not work on the truck prior to buying it, he felt like this was a journey they were meant to take. “You don’t normally have an opportunity presented to you with a customer base already,” Ngo said. “I knew we could do it.” The food truck is based in Richardson and rolls out to approx- imately 20 jobs a month, which are comprised of weekly engagements
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