Bake’n Bacon: a one-of-a-kind bacon inspired restaurant in Philadelphia

If you love bacon, there’s a spot in South Philadelphia that gives you a one-of-a-kind bacon experience.

Justin Coleman and Calvin Alexander are entrepreneurs from New Jersey who decided to get into the restaurant business after owning two food trucks.

“I woke up one morning and was like, I think we should open a restaurant,” said Coleman, owner of Bake’n Bacon. “Our goal was to get a third food truck, but instead we got the restaurant.”

The inspiration for the bacon-themed restaurant comes from Coleman’s late brother.

“My younger brother passed away in 2016, and he visited me in a dream and gave me the idea for Bake n’ Bacon,” said Coleman. “It was like my mission to figure out what bacon meant, how I could incorporate it.”

Coleman was able to honor his brother with menu items like hanging bacon, bacon burgers, and bacon mashed potatoes, However, they promise to have options for all types of diets.

“People think that because we’re called Bake’n Bacon, it’s exclusively bacon and that’s not true,” he said.

The video above is from the “Weekend Philler” team who went to their food truck in 2020.

Coleman and Alexander agree that opening a restaurant after having their food trucks was hard but worth it.

“The food truck is a bit easier, a bit easier,” said Coleman. “It’s still a lot of work for a food truck, but a restaurant is a whole different beast. It’s a juggernaut for sure. we we’re still navigating, how to maneuver everything.”

For more information on Bake’n Bacon, you can go to their website at bakenbacon.com .

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