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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cWhen you get down to it, there\u2019s actually a lot [that goes] into operating a food truck. In order to keep the customers coming and [keep] them happy, you have to stay open,\u201d explains Womack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While she had worked in restaurants, Womack had not owned or operated one before opening The Sammich Shack. In the end, she said, it is a seven-day-a-week job. The food truck uses homemade sides and sauces, and Womack said a lot of thought goes into where she wants to set up each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou really don\u2019t see the backside of it unless you get in it. It\u2019s a lot of prep time, so even when I\u2019m not open, I\u2019m actually still doing things to get ready for the next day or to get ready for the following week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sammich Shack offers patty melts, Reubens, and paninis, among other sandwiches. Womack\u2019s favorite menu item is the sloppy joe grilled cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of the sandwiches you may see somewhere else, but the sloppy joe grilled cheese… that\u2019s mine,\u201d Womack said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although the food truck has been open less than a year, it became popular fast \u2014 something Womack said she did not expect. Womack didn\u2019t advertise the truck on their first day, hoping to get into the swing of things slowly, but after their first post on Facebook, the community showed up in force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe very next day, we sold out,\u201d Womack said, \u201cWe had so many people standing and waiting for us to open, and that came throughout the entire day. It was very overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Womack said that thanks to two close friends, her husband, and her customers, The Sammich Shack has been successful. Her friends pushed her to get started, her husband helped set everything up, and the community made the food truck successful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have to thank my customers. I do know that without them, I wouldn\u2019t be where I\u2019m at now.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting a food truck was more than just a whim for Womack and her family. The hard work she has put in to start her business will hopefully pay off for a long time, as she said she wants to be doing just as well, if not better, in one year and all the years following. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI plan on doing this till I can no longer do it. I\u2019m 47 years old now, and I hope to be able to do this until after retirement.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n We are not guaranteed tomorrow, as Womack said, and it is important to enjoy the life you have. While the work has, at times, been overwhelming, she said it has all been out of joy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve absolutely enjoyed every minute of every day we\u2019ve done this truck. I\u2019ve enjoyed working with the public. I can\u2019t complain one bit about any of it,\u201d said Womack. GN <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TULLAHOMA IS home to many great places to eat, and not all of them can be found in the same place every day. Tullahoma food trucks sell everything from burgers and tacos to barbecue and waffles. This past year, a new specialty sandwich truck joined the roster. The Sammich Shack opened in May 2023 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":21399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/2-1024x683.png\")
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