A popular food truck that has spent nearly a decade in New Berlin will not return this summer, the owner says it is because of the strict city regulations. Alex Obradovich is getting ready for another season of cooking and selling from his food truck, Firewise BBQ. But his usual May opening will not include the city of New Berlin.
“We looked as much as we could, and we just couldn’t find anywhere that would work for us. A lot of the city is unusable for parking for a food truck,” Obradovich said.
Watch: Popular food truck says strict regulation forced it to leave New Berlin for Muskego
Popular food truck says strict regulation forced it to leave New Berlin for Muskego
In 2024, the New Berlin Common Council passed an ordinance requiring food trucks to be 150 feet from the property line of other restaurants or places that sell food. Streets are not counted in that distance. The council says it did it because it did not want to infringe on brick-and-mortar businesses.
“I have an issue with locating a food truck adjacent or right next to an existing business that is paying property taxes,” Ald. Ken Harenda said during the 2024 meeting…