{"id":213847,"date":"2026-04-29T10:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213847\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:27:10","slug":"get-a-taste-of-new-york-with-caribbean-flair-at-brooklyn-mikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213847\/","title":{"rendered":"Get A Taste Of New York With Caribbean Flair At Brooklyn Mike’s…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘THE REAL DEAL.’ Co-owners Mike and Rachel (pictured) of Brooklyn Mike’s Food Truck are ready to bring a piece of New York City and the Caribbean to hungry mouths of the Chippewa Valley. Sandwiches, wraps and smash burgers dominate the current menu, with locally sourced ingredients at the center of its operations.<\/p>\n

What was once a \u201csomeday\u201d dream became reality about a year ago, when Brooklyn Mike\u2019s Food Truck rolled through the Chippewa Valley.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Mike\u2019s existence \u2013\u00a0and grub \u2013\u00a0is thanks to co-owner Mike\u2019s mom, who shared her son\u2019s dream to bring their home cooking to the streets via food truck.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen (my mom) passed in 2024, it changed from a \u2018someday\u2019 idea into a mission to honor her memory,\u201d he shared. \u201cThe menu is a map of my life. I grew up in Brooklyn with a Caribbean family, so those flavors are in my DNA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to bring a real piece of NYC to the Chippewa Valley,\u201d he continued, \u201cnot just a version of it, but the real deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Handhelds are king at Brooklyn Mike\u2019s, where sandwiches, wraps and smash burgers dominate the menu.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the best introduction to those flavors, from Brooklyn Mike\u2019s, is The Chopped Cheese ($13). Ordered as a sandwich or wrap, The Chopped Cheese \u2013 \u201cthe ultimate Brooklyn staple,\u201d Mike said \u2013 is loaded with cooked onions, lettuce and tomato, with cheddar and American cheese melted over chopped ground beef.<\/p>\n

Caribbean influences shine in The Jerk Chicken ($14), a sandwich centered around bold, spicy jerk sauce-marinated chicken. Grilled pineapple and dressed slaw top things off, all between a toasted roll. That \u2018wich is a taste of home for Mike, who said it\u2019s the kind of thing he grew up eating.<\/p>\n

After just shy of a year on the road, the No. 1 seller \u2013 closely followed by The Jerk Chicken, Mike said \u2013 is The Flatbush Classic ($10): a smash burger topped with cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, fried onions and Brooklyn Mike\u2019s signature smoky bacon mayo.<\/p>\n

Handhelds are king at Brooklyn Mike\u2019s, where sandwiches, wraps and smash burgers dominate the menu.<\/p>\n

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Some of the food truck\u2019s protein has come from Sokup\u2019s Market of Chippewa Falls and JNE Meats in Lake Hallie, as the owners balance their desire to keep things local and their prices competitive, they said.<\/p>\n

As a family business, owner duo Mike and Rachel made sure to include a kids\u2019 menu too, featuring simple (and still flavor-packed) choices like chicken strip baskets, plain hamburgers (with the option to add cheese or bacon), grilled cheese and cheese quesadillas.<\/p>\n

Keep up with the biz on Facebook for timely updates on when \u2013 and where \u2013 the truck will pop up next. Currently, upcoming stops include a May 6 event at Markquart Motors (2191 S. Prairie View Rd., Eau Claire) and SLATE Boutique & Gifts (3834 Talmadge Rd., Eau Claire) on May 9.<\/p>\n

Follow Brooklyn Mike’s Food Truck<\/a> on Facebook to view the truck’s schedule, or reach out at brooklynmikesfoodtruck@gmail.com<\/a>. Skip the line by ordering ahead online and swinging by to pick up your order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘THE REAL DEAL.’ Co-owners Mike and Rachel (pictured) of Brooklyn Mike’s Food Truck are ready to bring a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-213847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}