This dining experience began like so many: with a picture of a delicious-looking plate in the work group chat. Others replied with “yum” and fire emojis, but my immediate response was “where?” After learning it was from Elite Eatery, I knew for certain where my next meal out was going to be.
Elite Eatery is a food truck in the parking lot of a Marathon gas station on South Cedar Street. The menu is a collection of soul-food favorites, from fried catfish and dirty rice to smothered pork chops and candied yams. The service is as friendly as can be, and by the time I got home, my food was still piping hot and smelled incredible.
I’m glad I placed my pickup order beforehand; otherwise, I would have stood out in the cold for a while trying to decide. The wings dings in my co-worker’s picture looked too good to pass up, so that was locked in (thankfully the smothered turkey wasn’t available or I might have been led astray), but the selection of sides was tough to whittle down. I rarely indulge in mac and cheese and was in a treat-yourself-mood, so I picked that as well as the collared greens with smoked turkey, having recently been disappointed by some greens from another establishment. I will need to go back for the fried cabbage and dirty rice, though…