The Wiener Shack & Grill was created out of an idea in November 2008 after Doug Murray found out that he was being laid off from a corporate job he had relied on for 11 years. Doug and his wife Jacqueline created a business plan that was executed 6 months later in April of 2009. It began with a hot dog stand, a small New York style cart shipped from Miami, FL. Jacqueline is the menu designer, food and recipe developer, and concept creator with 20 years of experience in the Industry. She is looking to pursue a career in food styling and the culinary arts.  Doug handles day to day logistics, truck & building maintenance, and more…

Doug and Jaquelines’ focus on customer service and consistency in quality were (and still are) the foundation of The Wiener Shack.

Street vending and local venues serving the public with at times in the past serving a day after a blizzard for a Chili-Cook Off at a First Friday.  Each year over the next 5 years, catering continued to grow and expand.  Going from 200 – 400 with the hot dog stand clients required larger parties with numbers of 1000 at times. . After scouting the country for the perfect truck, one was found in Miami, FL already built out and ready to serve. The truck is a Grumman/Olson Workhorse and was originally built in 2006 in Sturgis, MI, built as a chip delivery truck and being used in Louisiana. But instead of being shipped up like the hot dog stand, this was driven up from Miami 1300 miles. The next couple of years this addition had helped further expand the catering side of The Wiener Shack to serving 500+ in a couple hours time.

By this time, in 2016, more prep space was needed. So a building was purchased to meet the growing demands. The current licensed kitchen location on Mckinley serves as the catering solutions preparation hub that impress for Corporate parties, Social events like Employee Appreciation Days, Weddings, Tailgating, and more.