The Sirius Craving food truck stands out on the road with its neon aliens and astronauts battling over intergalactic fast food but in a recent Instagram post, the roaming Metro Vancouver eatery announced that it will be closing at the end of September.
The food truck took inspiration from nostalgic "hang out places" like bowling alleys and arcades of the 80s and 90s for both its exterior and its food. The menu consists of smash burgers and crazy fries with an emphasis on homemade details from bun to sauces.
The business has been around since 2020 but has experienced financial challenges such as inflation and rising interest rates that have become "tremendously strenuous" according to the post announcing its closure.
"The current market conditions continue to be increasingly difficult and in many ways insurmountable," writes co-owner Nicholas Quintillan.
Quintillan is a veteran of the food industry, with more than 25 years in the business, and he started the food truck with his wife.
"My wife and I financed this dream independently without outside investors, support, or other avenues of financial assistance. After three long years in the business, we feel it's time to move on to other opportunities as we can no longer independently finance this business," he explains.
Quintillan says the decision to take the food truck off the road is not made without "heavy hearts and profound gloom" but they are "lost without a solution to combat the daily battle" posed by the current market.
End of operations at Sirius Craving's commissary stall restaurant
Sirius Craving also has an outpost in White Rock as part of Coho Eatery which will have its last service on Aug. 27, however, Quintillan's other project Rad Za pizza--which also serves out of the Coho Eatery--appears to still be in operation.
Quintillan also teases that Sirius Craving may live on in another configuration in the future.
Until then, the food truck will be out and about in the Lower Mainland throughout September at the usual haunts as well as at a collection of major public events, according to the Instagram post. You can follow the trucks remaining stops here.
"Thank you again for your three years of support and continued patronage," concludes Quintillan. "It is beyond appreciated and we will continue to cherish our memories of this adventure for years to come."
With files from Brendan Kergin
