From 1947 to 1994, The Mighty Midget kitchen stood at the Y-shaped intersection of Market and Loudoun Streets in Leesburg, standing sentry at the westbound entry point into downtown. The aptly named takeout spot was fashioned from the fuselage of a World War II vintage B-29 bomber and served burgers, dogs, and fries.
The structure was retired and sat in storage for several years before it found new life a few blocks away as part of the Hamburg Döner, a German street food and beer joint. I had more than a few brats from its tiny kitchen during the Döner's annual Oktoberfest. After the Döner closed in 2019, the kitchen itself stood dormant.
That's about to change. At this very moment, work crews are installing the newly-renovated Mighty Midget at its original location. The metal of the fuselage is gleaming, almost as if it's found a renewed purpose, a happy little kitchen. Avis Renshaw, owner of another Leesburg icon, Mom's Apple Pie (which shares a parking lot with the relocated Mighty Midget, will run what she calls, "the original food truck without wheels" when it reopens next year.
I'm very much looking forward to a mini-summit with Marls at the Midget. Worlds will be coming together, and my town will be all the better for it.
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your tribe 8.5-point dogs on the road against spidey tonight at 7
ReplyDeleteWe're going to need a photo of Rob in the mini to complement the Midget's Seafood pic from a few OBFTs ago.
ReplyDeleteCount me in for Marls at the Midget.
ReplyDeletei'll make sure to be behind the wheel of my mini when we take the pic. layers on layers.
ReplyDeleteand kenny, we can eat and then walk across the street to loudoun brewing company.
we need that little chair.
ReplyDeletealso, isn't a food truck without wheels a restaurant?