Streat Toast: Taking toasties to the streets

Posted on 3 September, 2019

If this week’s spring warmth is not enough to prise you out of your office for a break then brand new toastie-touting food truck Streat Toast certainly will.

Indeed, what could be more alluring than a vintage-style, pastel-painted Citroen H Van which has been customised into the hippest coffee and toastie bar this side of summer?

The brainchild of Hakan Demir, who has also run the successful Milk Crate and Courtyard by Milk Crate cafés and eateries in the city, Streat Toast intends to create the perfect lunch, and bring it directly to the people.

“People are busy, they don’t get a long break for lunch, they just want to come, grab a great coffee and get a bite to eat, then get back to it,” Hakan says.

And the first recipients of Streat Toast hospitality will be the people of Deakin.

Streat Toast will be operating weekdays from 6:30am on Geils Circuit, just near Kids Pantry.

It also means that the dutiful souls who work at John James Hospital and the surrounding medical precinct, as well as The Australian Mint and offices nearby, will be able to avail themselves of Hakan’s hospitality.

Of course, the term toastie evokes a humble heated cheese sandwich. But the Streat Toast menu takes toasties to a new level.

Using Three Mills bread (with gluten-free options) the menu provides a trip around the world. There’s the Milano—double smoked ham, mustard, provolone and tomato, the Aegean—avocado, whipped Persian feta and tomato, the Baltic—smoked wagyu, Dijon mustard, pickles, sauerkraut, provolone and Russian dressing.

Veggos will gravitate to the Mediterranean—grilled marinated vegetables, rocket pesto, bocconcini, and truffle mayo. There will also be a daily salad special.

And Hakan can’t help but bring a bit of his Turkish heritage to the table—with the Turco Brekky Burrito using grass-fed lamb mince, eggs sautéed with Turkish spices, tomato sauce, mayo and kashar cheese.

There’s also the Hucks Burger, using an original recipe kofte pattie, Jack cheese, mustard, gherkins, Turkish tomato relish, mayo, tomato and lettuce, served with a side of chips.

Prices range between $5 for toast with peanut butter, jam or vegemite, to $14.50 for the supersized Hucks, but average around $9.

Coffee is from Seven Miles using an own-blend which will be pumped out of the shiny new La Marzocco coffee machines.

While Hakan has been around long enough to know that Canberrans will queue for a superior coffee and toastie, he is aware that part of Streat Toast’s appeal will be its fast nature.

“We know people want to get served quickly and we will be working to ensure that happens with every order.”

“I have run cafes for long enough to see that people just don’t have time to sit down and order a big meal when they are working. In Turkey, the concept of toasties, although simple, is widespread. People do late night ‘toastie’ runs and socialise over a fresh hot toast on foot or take it to go on the run. This simple, yet super tasty concept appealed to me. ”

Hakan has fitted out two French vans and has plans to get the other one on the road in a few weeks.

The good news is that both vans will be available to hire for events and functions—with menus able to be devised and cooked to suit any requirements.

Look out for the distinctive pastel green as they pop up around the city—and discover how good a humble toastie can be.

the essentials

Streat Toast will be open weekdays from tomorrow (Wednesday 3 September) from 6.30am until the afternoon at Geils Crescent in Deakin—just near Kids Pantry. You can’t miss it. Keep an eye on their Instagram for more pop-up locations!

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