Eating on the go

New food trailer offers big selection of breakfast and lunch items

menu — Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee offers coffee, smoothies and a variety of quick meals. Photo credit: Lauren Adriance

Menu — Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee offers coffee, smoothies and a variety of quick meals. Photo credit: Lauren Adriance

Recently rolling into Lynchburg, Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee is one of the newest food trailers in the local area offering a wide variety of coffee drinks and breakfast foods.

According to Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee’s Facebook page, Sept. 1 marked the first week of operation.

According to co-owner Diane Williams, the food trailer is a partnership between three parties, one of those partners being June Smith, the owner of Sweet Frog on Wards Road.

“We decided that it was a good idea,” Williams said. “These trailers seem to be quite profitable.”

Williams said she thinks the bagel and coffee trailer has been growing since the opening.

“We’ve been slowly building,” Williams said. “It keeps getting better and better every day and every week.”

Located at 3405 Candlers Mountain Road in the parking lot of River Ridge Mall, Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee is not in the busiest area of town, but people are becoming more familiar with it.

“A lot of people don’t know we’re there,” Williams said. “We’re kind of on the back side of the mall, and so people are slowly finding us.”

According to Williams, there are a variety of people that come to the food trailer, but she has noticed that a significant amount of the customers are employees at Liberty University Online, which is located in the River Ridge Mall.

Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee offers authentic bagels from New York, as well as 100 percent organic coffee that comes in bold, mild and day selections.

Williams said Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee is unique in the fact that it is the only food trailer in the area that offers more than just desserts and coffee drinks.

The menu has more than 70 items to choose from, including bagel sandwiches, a variety of spreads, such as cream cheese and homemade pesto, waffles with fresh fruit, lunch sandwiches and hot or iced specialty coffee drinks and smoothies.

“Mr. Goodies is ice cream, and the Monkey Joe’s on Forest Road is ice cream and coffee, and the one (trailer) on Timberlake is smoothies and coffee, so this is the only one that actually specializes in breakfast and lunch,” Williams said.

According to Managing Partner June Smith, Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee offers catering and delivery to office meetings with 24-hour notice.

While there are several other coffee trailers in the area, Williams said she believes Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee will stand out because it has a double drive-thru and walk-up window and also accepts Flames Cash.

Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee’s official app allows users to view the menu on the go, unlock coupon rewards for frequent visits, receive exclusive mobile coupons, and win prizes by using the food camera to email photos.

Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7 a.m.-7p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. The shop is closed on Sundays.

For more information about Datz “A” Bagel & Coffee Company, visit facebook.com/DatzABagelandCoffee.

BUNNER is a feature reporter.

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