I am not a breakfast person. I was doing intermittent fasting before it was a thing, and I will often not eat a single calorie until about 11 a.m. or noon. Even then, anything even slightly greasy or fatty, like an eggy sandwich or a donut, will send my insides spiraling, ruining what could have been an otherwise productive day.
I considered this when my husband and I made an impromptu 10 a.m. visit to the Mr. Colombino food truck in Lawrenceville. Located in a former Circle K parking lot at the intersection of Butler and 39th streets, the food truck serves arepas, empanadas, and Colombian coffee drinks in a drive-thru set-up outfitted with covered picnic tables. A speaker blasted Euro club music as we scanned the menu, which also features chocolate specialty drinks, tea, and smoothies.
The location comes from Colombino Coffee, a Pittsburgh-based business specializing in direct-trade beans grown by Colombian farmers. Colombino also runs brick-and-mortar coffee shops in Bethel Park and on the North Side…