A dozen years ago, Bruce Smith had an aneurysm in a waffle restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Today, he owns and operates the Mountain Waffle Wagon.
“I saw the light,” the Signal Mountain resident said. “It was kind of like destiny.”
A former boat captain in south Florida, Smith enjoys cooking for a crowd. He met the owners of Southern Burger Co., who gave him the idea to open a food truck.
“I wanted to do something no one has done in Chattanooga,” he said. “As far as I know, I’m the first waffle sandwich truck in Tennessee.”
Working in a food truck is similar to cooking in a boat galley, he said.