DALLAS – A Dallas food truck owner with a recipe for great sandwiches and giving back now has an assist from the Dallas Mavericks.
On food truck road at Klyde Warren Park, Ruthie’s For Good is on the menu.
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“It’s really good. It’s way better than I was expecting ’cause I usually don’t like barbecue sauce, but it’s really good,” Jake Bridges said.
The sandwiches are grilled cheese on sourdough, patty melt, turkey, and brisket.
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“It’s the truth. It’s very good. Everybody in the Dallas area should tap them,” one person from New Jersey said.
Meals made with a different bottom line in mind.
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“I think it’s really, really special. I think everybody needs a second chance, and I think it’s wonderful,” Nichole Clark said.
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Ashlee Kleinert owns Ruthie’s, which is not just serving fresh food, but fresh starts.
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“When God created angels, he had to have her in mind,” Ruthie’s employee William Northcutt said.
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Northcutt was hired a little over a year ago.
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“I’ve actually been incarcerated numerous of times and life was throwing me, you know, it was hard for me especially trying to find employment with a background,” he said.
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Northcutt was referred to Ruthie’s by Unlocking Doors re-entry program.
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“It’s been amazing. It’s been a turnaround in my life. It’s given me purpose. It’s given me something to feel proud about,” he said.
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“We all need redemption, we all need chances, and sometimes it might be the first chance,” Kleinert said.
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Kleinert is willing to take a chance on people who others won’t.
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“We all need it. We all need these chances, and truly there but by the grace of God go I,” Kleinert added.
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The Dallas Mavericks are partnering with Ruthie’s in providing food to non-profits and community events. Serving kindness, which on Friday was free sandwiches to people who passed by.
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Like Robert Thornton and his family from New Orleans.
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“That’s what life’s about, reaching out to help somebody else. It’s not always about what you can put in your pocket, but what you can do for others,” Thornton said.
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Thornton hires people who need a break in his New Orleans construction company.
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“You don’t have to do this. You do it because there’s a need,” Thornton said. “You want people to know it’s better to give than receive.”
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This is not a normal food truck. Ruthies For Good is serving food that’s good to people, but also doing good for people who need a second chance.
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