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The Brown Owl food truck is returning! After closing in March of 2024, Brown Owl is reopening at Crux Fermentation Project. Owner Lisandro Ramon told the Source they’ll feature some of their classics like the chicken sando, burger and popcorn chicken along with kid options. They’ll also debut new items like chopped brisket, pulled chicken and pulled pork served with a choice of slider or loaded fries. There will also be house made dill pickles, bbq sauce and a grilled corn slaw.

Ramon says he started the Brown Owl in 2013. Last year he wanted a break and time to make repairs to the food truck. At Crux, Brown Owl is located between El Sancho and Blind Tiger Pizza.

Ramon says over the past year he’s kept busy as a co-founder of Metolius Cannabis where he developed multiple gummy lines of low dose CBD, CBG and CBN varieties. With the food truck in good shape, he was ready to find a new home and get back to serving good food. He expects to be open at Crux by June 14.

This article appears in Source Weekly June 12, 2025.

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Brown Owl is Back!

by Nic Moye, The Source - Bend, Oregon
June 11, 2025

<h1>Brown Owl is Back!</h1> <p class="byline">by Nic Moye, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />June 11, 2025</p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">T</span>he Brown Owl food truck is returning! After closing in March of 2024, Brown Owl is reopening at<a href="https://www.cruxfermentation.com/visit-us/tasting-room/food-carts/" target="_blank"> Crux Fermentation Project</a>. Owner Lisandro Ramon told the Source they'll feature some of their classics like the chicken sando, burger and popcorn chicken along with kid options. They'll also debut new items like chopped brisket, pulled chicken and pulled pork served with a choice of slider or loaded fries. There will also be house made dill pickles, bbq sauce and a grilled corn slaw. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lilb1-1-0f17e05ad9bf8562.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lilb1-1-0f17e05ad9bf8562.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-4950" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Brown Owl is between El Sancho &amp; Blind Tiger Pizza</figcaption></figure> <p> Ramon says he started the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBrownOwl" target="_blank"> Brown Owl</a> in 2013. Last year he wanted a break and time to make repairs to the food truck. At Crux, Brown Owl is located between El Sancho and Blind Tiger Pizza. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lilb1-2-c242dd10fd0adaa6.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lilb1-2-c242dd10fd0adaa6.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-4951" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">House made pickles and bbq sauce will be offered as choices.</figcaption></figure> <p> Ramon says over the past year he's kept busy as a co-founder of Metolius Cannabis where he developed multiple gummy lines of low dose CBD, CBG and CBN varieties. With the food truck in good shape, he was ready to find a new home and get back to serving good food. He expects to be open at Crux by June 14. </p> </p> <div> <span><b>Brown Owl</b></span> </div> <p> <span></p> <div> <span>Tentatively Opening June 14</span> </div> <p> </span><span></p> <div> <span>Sun.-Thu., Noon-9pm, Fri.-Sat., Noon-10pm</span> </div> <p> </span><span></p> <div> <span>At Crux Fermentation Project</span> </div> <p> </span><span></p> <div> <span>50 SW Division St., Bend</span> </div> <p> </span> </p> <div> <a href="http://facebook.com/TheBrownOwl" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://facebook.com/TheBrownOwl" target="_blank">facebook.com/TheBrownOwl</a> </div></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/brown-owl-is-back-23305271/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=4949&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/brown-owl-is-back-23305271/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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