Popular CT restaurant closing at end of month. Fans need not worry, it will have a food truck

The Connecticut restaurant is closing its doors, but fans need not worry as its owner is hitting the road with a trailer that can travel across the state.

After nearly six years of business in Hamden, Spuds Your Way will be closing up the storefront at the end of the month.

The business located at 3500 Whitney Ave. will be closing on May 31, according to a Facebook post that first shared the news by Spuds Your Way owner Jared Cohen.

Cohen, a 37-year-old, life-long Hamden resident, said he has been on the food-truck scene for 12 years after getting his start at a truck at a gas station in the New Haven area.

“This is about working smarter and not harder,” Cohen said in an interview. “I think that taking the step back will project us to a better path whether its other vehicles, or other locations or reopening the same location…This is not a goodbye by any means.”

The business will remain operating from the company’s trailer throughout the state and is available for bookings by corporate office buildings or weddings, private parties and graduation parties, he said. The eatery catchphrase is a “meal in a peel.”

Spuds Your Way in Hamden is closing its storefront but will remain active on the food-truck and catering scene. (Contributed)
Spuds Your Way in Hamden is closing its storefront but will remain active on the food-truck and catering scene. (Contributed)

“Thank you for helping us succeed at this storefront location for just shy of six years. Who knows what the future holds, maybe we open a new location or maybe we reopen in the same location but as of May 31st our storefront will be closing. To all of our regulars and new customers, thank you for your support over the years,” Cohen wrote on Facebook.

Sharing such news on social media is increasingly the practice of restaurants and some other businesses in the state. Restaurants across Connecticut have closed or changed hands in the past year, with experts citing food costs, inflation, difficulty keeping staff, retirements, and changing dining habits of state residents.

The Spuds Your Way menu includes daily specials, a variety of baked potatoes, quesadillas, subs, wraps, burgers, hot dogs and salads.

The Facebook post received dozens of messages of support.

“Sorry to see this but best of luck with the truck and maybe reopening somewhere, have enjoyed your food many times,” one comment said.

“My heart is breaking to hear that May 31st is the last day for the storefront. I’ll definitely make sure to clear my schedule to come visit one last time,” another said.

“My favorite spot that I go to at least once a week,” another said.

Spuds Your Way (Contributed)
Spuds Your Way (Contributed)

One of the factors of this change is the ability to retain employees, Cohen said. He said he has lost a lot of staff over the years.

“We specialize in baked potatoes, meats and veggies and in the storefront we had a few more meat choices and fresh cut fries,” Cohen said. “At the storefront, we had daily specials and half-pound burgers were a big hit.”

“Spuds Your Way isn’t going anywhere,” he reiterated. “We are going to be in the public more and if anyone needs us – please reach out and I promise you will not be disappointed.”


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