- July 5, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Elkton is a small town with a lot of food options. The latest is Meatloaf Burgers Plus, a new food truck on Highway 38. Michael and Julie Grigsby opened their new business at the end of May, just in time to serve some of the firefighters responding to the Mehl Creek fire a week or so later.
Michael, a Marine Corps veteran, says that after 30 years of working as a welder fabricator, he and Julie were looking for a change. They spent time as camp counselors at Tenmile Lake and lived in Bend for a while delivering newspapers, but kept coming back to the idea of owning their own business.
Michael credits Community LendingWorks of Lane County, and Easter Seals’ veteran services for helping their dream take shape. “I’m very appreciative of both organizations,” he said.
Their goal was to take a familiar meal—burger and fries—and give it a unique twist. The solution was to come up with their own seasoning blend to mix…
