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A Dallas food truck famous its for gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches is expanding into a permanent space: Called Ruthie’s Cafe, it’ll be an offshoot of Ruthie’s Fueled For Good, the massively popular food truck that’s been rolling in Dallas since 2011.

Ruthie’s, a food truck, is expanding to a brick and mortar location in South Dallas. The sandwich shop is also giving its employees a second chance and rebuilding lives.

“When Ashlee Hunt Kleinert first decided to launch a food truck company, the concept started out as a fun side project—something to complement her already-established event planning business. ‘Food trucks were just hitting the Dallas scene, and Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe offered such a unique way to engage with customers,’ says Kleinert, ‘so I ultimately closed the events side and went 100% in on the food truck in 2011.’ Fast-forward eight years…”