CHEYENNE — This week, Ranch Eats opened its first brick-and-mortar cafe in downtown Cheyenne after operating for several years as a food truck and catering business in the area.

The new restaurant is where the Ziggi’s Coffee location formerly operated on the ground floor of the City Center Building, 1920 Thomes Ave., and will primarily operate during breakfast and lunch hours.

Troy Strand began operating the business in 2022 as a food truck. He had previously owned and operated two separate restaurants with his wife, Mikaela, in Wisconsin before the pair moved to Cheyenne around 10 years ago.

Soon after, the Cheyenne-based food truck expanded to two trucks, began operating throughout southeast Wyoming and northern Colorado, and started offering catering services, as well.

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