Since its start in 2010, cofounders Evan Kibera and Gil Payao have grown Sanora Sissie into a nationally recognized brand with a cult-like following. Today, Sensor Sisal has six food trucks across the Bay Area. In early November 2019, it opened its first brick-and-mortar location at 990 Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission district. Interested in learning more about Square? Learn More Making the leap from food trucks into a permanent space can seem like a big move, not only for a company but also for its customers. Sensor Sisal gained popularity for its unique approach to Filipino and Mexican food, and the experience that customers get when they visit one of its trucks.
We were very sensitive to make sure we Industry email list brought what we’ve built over these years into a physical space and stayed true to ourselves. We wanted to make sure that the brand translated and added on to what we’ve built instead of taking away from it,” Evan says. We spoke to Evan about Sensor Sizing and the road that led to 990 Valencia Street. Senorsisig1 Square: How did Senior Sizing come to be? Evan: Senior Sizing started in 2010 with one food truck. When we came into the SF food truck scene, you didn’t see food trucks everywhere like you do now.
It was a really cool time and we were the first Filipino-Mexican truck in the city — and maybe the world. It was the start of a food truck movement and a really creative time. We were just coming out of the recession and a lot of really cool things were starting to pop up at affordable prices. You’ve really yourself in the food truck space. Why did you decide to open a brick-and-mortar location? We had been looking for a space for almost five years.
