New food delivery service in Puyallup offers bulgogi burgers and chicken gumbo
A new food delivery service launched this week in Puyallup.
The Valley Boss delivery service started on Aug. 18 under Farm 12, a local restaurant that supports a nonprofit that focuses on mothers and babies. The nonprofit, Step by Step, aims to help families with parenting skills and job training, among other programs.
Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha are consuming food through delivery more often, Aaron Welch, the Valley Boss beverage director, told The News Tribune on Aug 19. With that in mind, a team of about four people soft-launched the project to provide familiar food in a new way, Welch said, though Valley Boss has a separate menu from Farm 12.
The Valley Boss menu includes in-house-cooked wings, wraps, sandwiches and loaded fries, according to the website.
The food is made 98% from scratch, Executive Chef Derian Newman told The News Tribune. He said his favorite dishes on the menu are the chicken gumbo and spicy chicken sandwich.
All menu items are sold separately. Sandwiches don’t include fries, for example. Customers have to add fries to their order if they want them, according to the website.
Prices on the menu range from $3 to $24, according to the website.
The delivery service is named for the late daffodil farmer and agricultural giant Neil Van Lierop, also known as the “valley boss,” Brock VanArsdall, Farm 12’s director of operations and finance, said.
“Today, it lives on as the name of our newest food venture, rooted in the same land and spirit,” the website states.
Van Lierop farmed the land that Farm 12 sits on. He sold the property to the nonprofit a decade ago.
Valley Boss aims to deliver food that travels well, Welch said. Menu items are prepped to remain hot and as enjoyable as if they were served in a restaurant, Newman said.
Customers can place orders through the Valley Boss website for pick up at Farm 12, at 3303 Eighth Ave. SE. Pick up is in building D, Welch said.
People can also order for delivery through Valley Boss, DoorDash and Toast Local, he said. The maximum range people can receive deliveries from Valley Boss is 15 miles. This can vary based on traffic flow, the time of day and delivery providers’ availability, Welch said.
Services are available every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the website. The Valley Boss menu items are not available for sit-down dining at Farm 12.
As the business continues to grow, the team will add more items to the menu. Their goal is to expand the menu with food that isn’t usually available for delivery in the area, Welch said.
“It’s going to make us different,” VanArsdall said.
