Sunday’s Best Express food truck. (DM Photo)
When you’re hungry, there isn’t much that can beat a good, old-fashioned, home cooked meal. And luckily for Oxford, the answer to your Southern cooking cravings might be parked just outside your home.
Sunday’s Best Express, a food truck owned and operated by Abbeville, Mississippi’s Woods family, serves up a menu that will make you feel right at home. From their kitchen to your parking lot, this family cannot wait to present you with the most delicious southern cuisine around. The family passion is cooking; for family, friends, catered events and even for about 300 people every Sunday at church.
Bridgett Woods, who runs the business with her husband Michael, said she loves cooking because it brings people together.
“I just love cooking, that’s where everybody comes, our house for dinner,” said Woods. “We just open up our house to let everyone come in and enjoy themselves. We just love people and we love cooking.”
The Woods family worked in the catering business for about seven years, and were often asked if they had their own restaurant. With the support of their family and friends, the family decided to turn their passion into a business. One Sunday the family came together, created a menu and a name, and Sunday’s Best Express was born.
“Everyone knows that on Sundays you get the best food, so we came up with Sunday’s Best Express, serving the best on wheels,” Woods said.
After operating in the concession trailer business for about a year now, the Woods have fallen in love with the upbeat and lively atmosphere of running a restaurant on wheels. The truck does its best to serve all of Oxford, operating on a busy schedule. Sunday’s Best Express spends Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays at the Winchester Factory, Thursdays at Campus Creek, and ends the week at The Hub on Saturdays.
“Now you can get Sunday’s best seven days a week,” Woods said.
The family chose Oxford as the home of their new food truck because they grew up in the area and love having the opportunity to serve the community. As parents themselves, the Woodses understand that not all students time or resources to cook their own meals or eat out at restaurants. Through Sunday’s Best Express, the Woodses want to make sure that Oxford students have the opportunity to enjoy a warm, home cooked meal.
“Sometimes students don’t have time to sit down because they have to study, so they can run up and get a meal then go back to their work,” Woods said.
Brimming with good old Southern hospitality, Sunday’s Best Express is especially ready to share their love and food with everyone who visits their mobile kitchen. Including everything from cheeseburgers to fried green tomatoes, the menu is full of hearty southern cuisine, with a range of flavors that could satisfy any pallet.
If you are not sure what to order, try the Sunday’s Best Burger, the Woods family favorite. Topped with two beef patties, cheese, bacon, mayo, mustard, lettuce, pickles, onions, and tomato, this burger will make you hungry for more.
The Woods family and friends of Sunday Best Express want the bright taste of home not only in every meal they serve, but also in every aspect of their business. Even the t-shirts that they wear are bright and merry in order to make any customer feel comfortable and at home.
“It’s a family business, it’s a fun business,” said Woods.
In the future, the Woodses plan to grow their business and eventually open up a restaurant. In the meantime, they plan to spread their name by participating in local events such as the Abbeville Autumn Festival and Double Decker Arts Festival in the spring.
If you are looking for a delectable dinner and a friendly face, look no further than Sunday’s Best Express. Parked just around the corner, Michael and Bridgett Woods, their daughter Micaela, son Dillion, and friend Justin Hurd are waiting with smiling faces, ready to share their passion for food, and serve up a delicious meal.
