A food truck along the Bangor waterfront was allegedly broken into sometime overnight Monday or early Tuesday morning, but the only thing stolen were chips.
The co-owner of Dreamer Food, Anik Derphilibossian, said she discovered the damage, including broken glass and a destroyed cooler, when she stopped by around 6 a.m. Tuesday on the way to the gym.
Despite the damage, the thief only took chips, Derphilibossian said. The chips the truck sells are all imported and not typical brands or flavors you find around Bangor, she said.
Nothing appeared to be missing from the outdoor cooler, she said, but all the toum and other items in it had to be thrown away for safety reasons.
Bangor police are investigating the break-in, Sgt. Jason McAmbley said. He said he’s not aware of other break-ins to food trucks along the waterfront this summer.
Derphilibossian said community support has been overwhelming, with the food truck receiving a lot of calls, messages and comments, including people offering to donate money or time to help make repairs.
“It’s shocking,” she said. “We are just a tiny business who just started as a pop up. Now we randomly bought a food truck. We’ve only been doing this for three months and that amount of people are willing to help us and it’s so overwhelming. It makes you feel good.”
It’s a busy week for the food truck, Derphilibossian said. In addition to its regular offerings of shawarma, hummus and kafta, the truck has started making its version of Dubai chocolate bars that have gone viral on TikKok. The bars are available through pre-orders.
Dreamer Food closed Tuesday to make necessary repairs and is back to serving food on Wednesday.
“We couldn’t leave our fans without our toum or chocolate bars,” Derphilibossian said.
