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On National Food Truck Day on Friday, June 25, Soul Truckin’ Good can be found at Outrun Brewing Company in Stone Mountain.

“For us, this year has definitely skyrocketed,” Johnson said. What did change was the food truck’s customer base - with offices shut down and festivals canceled, Johnson said his saving grace was breweries and neighborhoods. “The gift for us is that we’ve always been mobile, so we didn’t have to change our business model when the pandemic hit.” “It’s a gift and a curse,” Johnson said of COVID-19. “We’ve honestly grown organically and we’ve cooked for some of the biggest names you can think of,” Johnson said, “Sherwin Williams, Pepsi, Black Voters Matter, CDC.”īut like almost every other business in the north Gwinnett area, Soul Truckin’ Good was affected by the pandemic. “I like my food, so that kind of gave me the foundation.”įrom that foundation, and those initial humble beginnings, Johnson has made his own homemade barbecue sauce and, using spices from Nancy’s Candy and Spice shop in Lawrenceville, created his own proprietary blend used to season and flavor his meats. “I just like to say I’m a fat guy that likes to cook,” Johnson quipped. In December 2015, with an investment from Johnson’s friend, rapper Mims of “This is Why I’m Hot” fame, the Johnsons started Soul Truckin’ Good, a Dacula-based mobile food business that specializes in grilled and smoked meats and seafood.

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Photo courtesy of Carl Johnsonįrom those beginnings, Johnson and his wife, Jei, began working on plans for something larger than a 10-by-10 tent, fully enclosed except for windows and doors and on wheels and ready to travel. Carl and Jei Johnson own Soul Truckin’ Good, a food truck that specializes in grilled and smoked meats.

“We started from the most humble beginnings,” Johnson remembered. Soul Truckin’ GoodĬarl Johnson started out grilling meats under a 10-by-10 tent using a $15 tabletop grill from Walmart with two tables set up for his customers. In continuing the celebration of our community, the North Gwinnett Voice is taking advantage of National Food Truck Day on June 25 to highlight two local food trucks and the owners who are making food fast and friendly on the go. The North Gwinnett Voice loves to celebrate our local community, from nonprofits making a difference to businesses helping the area grow and prosper to the myriad events that make our community a great place to live and play.