Most-read stories of the week: Food truck break-ins, no-show reservations, dead deer births fawn
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A string of break-ins at a Woodstock food truck, no-shows at Kitchener-Waterloo restaurants, and a man who helped birth an incident at a Kitchener Drive Centre round out the most-read stories of the week.
At this time of year, Todd Ellerby would typically be busy serving up fresh-cut fries and hot dogs from his food truck in the parking lot of Woodstock’s Home Hardware. This would be Ellerby’s 20th year in operation, but after two recent break-ins that caused thousands of dollars in damages, the doors of Todd’s Dogs remain closed.
“[I’m] still waiting for the insurance company to figure out what the damage is, [and] when they’re going to get it fixed. I hope it’s soon,” Ellerby said.
Ellerby said on April 26, just before he opened for the year, someone broke in through the back door, stole food and caused about $1,500 worth of damage.
He installed a few more security features and opened for business on May 6. Just days later, someone ripped the exhaust vent off the top of the truck, breaking in once again. This time, they stole and damaged much more.
There is growing frustration from restaurants in Kitchener-Waterloo when it comes to customers not showing up for their reservations. Now, some places are starting to charge guests a fee to save a seat.
Elixir Bistro in Kitchener's Belmont Village has seen reservation no-shows climb in recent months. Earlier this year, the restaurant implemented a deposit-based model for booking.
"Then I realized people were not reserving. And when we removed it, everybody started reserving," said Elixir's chef and owner Pirooz Jafari.
