Name of truck: The Mighty Greek

Location: 818 SW Forest Ave., behind High Desert Music Hall

Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday; closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Owner: Irini “Carlene” Karimalis-Kitchin and Ava Karimalis-Kitchin

Opened: May 2020

Type of food: Greek

About the cart: The Mighty Greek is a family-run food cart, launched at the urging of Irini’s daughter, Ava. Irini found the truck — formerly a pretzel cart in Sisters — on Craigslist and bought it without telling her husband. After attending some pop up events in 2020, the duo fully launched the cart in May 2022, taking up residence outside High Desert Music Hall.

Your first order should be: Irini recommends the traditional Greek gyro. It’s plenty filling with the pita, she said. But she encourages people “with a heartier appetite” to try the mighty gyro — bigger portions all around.

Fun fact: Irini is also the owner of Central Oregon Adult Foster Care in Redmond. But she feels like her life is coming full circle with the food truck. Her father was a Greek immigrant who was murdered when she was young. He had his own restaurant in California. “I’m happy that I can offer this to the community,” she said. “But it’s a bittersweet thing.”