Still, Mason had even bigger dreams. By early 2020, he had saved up about $9,000 for a food truck. But when Covid-19 began to spread, people started staying in their homes
With no crowds to drive a food truck to, Mason knew it would be difficult to find customers.
Mason decided to change his plan. Instead of a food truck, he would open a walk-up restaurant so that people could come to him. After ordering their hot dogs at a window, they could eat them at a table outside or bring them home.
Mason and his sister used their savings to rent a space. On opening day, 300 people came. “The line stretched into the next parking lot,” Mason remembers.