For six years, The Big Cheezy operated out of a food truck, serving mac and cheese sandwiches filled with everything from bacon and brisket to roast beef and crawfish.
The Big Cheezy, a food truck that specializes in souped-up grilled cheese sandwiches, plans to open its first permanent Baton Rouge restaurant next month just outside the North Gates of
Jim Haavisto clearly is not claustrophobic.
He spends five hours each weekday in a space that measures 30-by-26 inches, preparing and selling gourmet hot dogs to drive-up customers. And he loves his job. My No. 1 thing is I m a people person, and I think that s a big part of the success, Haavisto said about his business, J.D. s Gourmet Hot Dogs. I hear people s stories, the good, sad and bad. I m like a bartender.
J.D. s is housed in a red, 4-by-8-foot trailer that s parked in a lot in front of Ferraro s Family Restaurant at Raff Road and Southway Street SW in Canton. It s not uncommon to see three or four cars lined up at the drive-thru window around lunchtime.