Fat Kid Food Co.

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Fat Kid Food Co.
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State Oregon
CountryUnited States

Fat Kid Food Co. is a food truck based in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Description

The food truck is based in Southern Oregon. [1] [2] It is primarily in Ashland but has traveled across the West Coast. [3]

Fat Kid Food Co. serves Pacific Rim-style street food. [4] The menu changes often; options have included the Krabby Patty, which has a soft-shell crab over a burger patty with eel sauce and kewpie, and the PBWTF, which has peanut butter, chipotle raspberry jam, and tempura-fried jalapeños. [5]

History

Chaz McKenna is the owner. [6] In 2020, the business provided thousands of meals for wildfire evacuees in Oregon. [7]

The business has been a vendor at the Oregon Leaf Bowl, which is a cannabis event. [8] It has also served food at Halloweird, a cannabis event organized by Leaf Magazine. [9]

The business competed on the eighteenth season of the Food Network series The Great Food Truck Race. [1] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Southern Oregon team competes on TV's 'The Great Food Truck Race'". Rogue Valley Times. 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  2. Omonira, Seyi (2021-11-05). "Focus On Your Inner Fat Kid". Leaf Nation. Archived from the original on 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  3. Sirna, Natalie (2025-07-29). "Southern Oregon food truck will compete on the Food Network for $50k". KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  4. "'The Great Food Truck Race' Season 18: Meet the New Teams". Food Network. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  5. "Fat Kid Food Co. competing for $50k on Food Network's Great Food Truck Race". KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  6. Turnquist, Kristi (2025-07-31). "Oregon contestants on 'The Great Food Truck Race' will compete for $50,000 prize". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  7. "Travel Oregon Supports Communities Rebuilding After Devastating Fires". KATU. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  8. "Rehashed: 2024 Oregon Leaf Bowl". Leaf Nation. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  9. "Halloweird: Eat, Drink, and Be Scary". Leaf Nation. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  10. "Oregon food truck appearing on Food Network competition". KOIN.com. 2025-07-15. Archived from the original on 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-08-08.