FOOD PARKS
A food park community Market Creek brings flavor in the heart of the Avenues
STORY & PHOTOS BY MICHELLE WULFSON
Nestled in the Avenues at the center of town , just steps from Sam Houston University and City Hall , Market Creek Food Park has been revived as a new hangout destination with something for all walks of life to enjoy .
It was a year and a half ago that Buzzed Cup owner Elizabeth Florer first looked at the food park for her mobile food bus business The Buzzed Cup . At the time , it didn ’ t inspire much confidence in her . With just one truck located on the property , the food park wasn ’ t exactly a destination .
It wasn ’ t until the team behind Sipsy ’ s Coffee House opened in a small house on the property last spring that a true anchor was established for the area and began quickly drawing the attention of the community .
“ People didn ’ t really know about ( the food park ) until we opened . We would tell people we ’ re getting in food trucks and they got super excited ,” Sipsy ’ s Coffee House manager Dakota Jenkins said .
At the intersection of 15th Street and Avenue M , the park has seen tremendous growth and stands out as a bustling place to be since the addition of The Buzzed Cup and Tara ’ s Cajun Cooking and Catering that fall . Now , there ’ s talk of another food truck joining the growing community of entrepreneurs in the coming months as well .
The property comes to life each day as groups of college students and locals chat or study under the canopy of the property ’ s oak trees while Florer ’ s music fills the background .
“ Everyday I sit here and I look out at a beautiful place , I get to meet people , I ’ m enjoying the different groups that come to the park and I ’ m seeing more diversity coming to the park ,” Florer said .
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