Columbus food truck forced to close after high winds topple tree onto owner’s vehicle
Chicago is known as the Windy City, but after last Friday, Columbus might be coming for that title.
With hurricane-level wind speeds battering the Buckeye State on March 13—with wind exceeding 70 mph in some instances—a handful of local restaurants learned the hard way that Mother Nature is still undefeated.
One local food truck, Los Pachucos Tacos, was unable to open Friday due to wind-related issues.
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According to Martha Flores Salinas, whose operates the truck alongside her parents, her mother and father were driving their personal vehicle into work Friday when their car was struck by a fallen tree.
Thankfully they were unharmed, but according to Flores Salinas, they were forced to close the truck for the day, and were rattled by the experience.
“The windshield cracked and the buttons on the interior of the vehicle popped out from the force. Also the car is scratched up and dented,” she said of her parents vehicle, noting the pair was still able to find humor in the situation. “My mom of course was spooked out, but she now chuckles thinking ‘Out of all the things that could’ve happened that day.’”
They weren’t the only ones affected by the wind either. According to Missing Jimmy’s owner Robert DelliQuadri, an approximately 35 foot tree fell eastward, away from the Dublin bar and into the road, shutting down S Street “for hours,” although Missing Jimmy’s has remained open.
Had it fallen the other way (DelliQuadri said the trees’ branches were touching the roof) it likely would have damaged the eatery.
DelliQuadri added that his other concept, Meatball Mafia, which is located inside of Hilliard’s Center Street Market, lost power for almost 24 hours, which cost the business a full day of operating, and almost even more.
“Michael’s Meats saved the day by sending a refrigerated truck. We all had to scramble to load our food into it. Would have cost us thousands on top of the the thousands in lost sales,” he said.
Additionally, Aardvark Wine & Spirits lost the top half of its sign, which was blown down in the gusts, although it was able to remain open.
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