May 03, 2025
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Burritoville debuts new food truck

By JOSH TOLENTINO

Irving Galvan, Valeria Hernandez and Marvin Galvan pose in front of the Burritoville food truck. Beginning next week, the food truck will make regular appearances at the former Pizza Hut lot, 1640 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore, and at the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. (Photo provided)

DeKALB – After 27 years of serving its Mexican food around DeKalb County, Burritoville has opened a food truck.

The food truck debuted Saturday at the Rockin’ for Reptiles event at the Midwest Museum of Natural History in Sycamore. Burritoville manager Irving Galvan said the truck was a hit and served hundreds of customers.

“A lot of community members are excited,” Galvan said. “The hype for the food truck is really starting to grow and a lot of people already know about the restaurant.”

Galvan said starting next week, the food truck will make daily stops at the former Pizza Hut lot, 1640 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore, and lots near the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. He said the food truck also will make an appearance during next week's Fourth of July festivities in DeKalb's Hopkins Park.

Galvan said the food truck will carry the same menu as the restaurant.

“It’s still going to be the same quality of food,” he said. “We’re going to have everyone’s favorites – burritos, tacos, quesadillas – everything. We even have kids meals, such as chicken fingers. …We want to be able to serve customers of all ages.

"The food truck is equipped with everything we need to properly cook our food. We're excited to get going around the community," he said.

Burritoville, located at 1026 W. Hillcrest Drive in DeKalb, has been locally owned by Irving’s father, Rodolfo Galvan, since it opened in 1991.

Irving Galvan said Burritoville spent nearly $50,000 to start the new food truck. The truck, which has been sitting in the restaurant's parking lot for more than a month awaiting approval from the city, is painted yellow and features illustrations of menu options around the truck.

“It’s an investment we thought about for a long time,” he said. “We know in the long run it will be a good outcome. We have a loyal community of customers who continue to come back for our food.

“The truck allows us to serve customers who might have trouble getting to the restaurant itself," he said. "We’ll be able to serve all over Sycamore and DeKalb now.”