Popular anime-themed eatery returning to Columbus

After a brief hiatus, a local anime-themed food truck is making its fateful comeback.

Chef Hiro, whose brick-and-mortar spot at 1297 Parsons Ave. closed in March, is returning with the “same welcoming feel as the previous food trucks and previous brick and mortar,” Owner Jeanclaude Ba said. The newest iteration of the truck will maintain the brand’s origins in the form of a truck decked out with anime artwork, acquired from Arizona-based anime food truck MoshiMoshi. 

Patrons can expect many of the same dishes that “used to have lines around the block and sell out within 4 hours,” Ba expressed, like guava tea, steak egg and cheese bagels, oxtail grilled cheese, and Senzu Beans, a dish named after the magic beans from the Dragon Ball series.

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For Ba, reopening the food truck feels like a return to form.

“It feels a lot less stressful. Like going back to something I know all too well,” he shared. “I know the ins and outs of the food truck way more than the brick and mortar, so I feel like it’s the smartest and best move for me and the brand.”

As has been tradition for him, Ba hopes to reopen this year on Juneteenth. He also has plans to reopen his brick and mortar next year, plus other franchise locations in Gahanna, OH, and Stonecrest, GA.

“I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the community and customers. I feel like that connection was so genuine and exclusive with everyone we encountered,” he said. “It got to the point where customers and the neighborhood became family to the brand.”

The food truck will be open at 1263 Parsons Ave. Hours will, hopefully, be the same as they were for his brick and mortar, Ba said: Monday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 12 – 6 p.m.

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