New Details Released On Plans For Wrightstown Township Eatery

WRIGHTSTOWN, PA — One of the best fried chicken sandwiches in Lancaster County will soon be available in Wrightstown.

Two Bucks County businessmen are partnering to bring Skip’s famous fried chicken sandwiches and fries to Bucks County where they will be sold inside the former Wrightstown Country Store building at Route 413 and Penns Park Road.

Brothers Dan Cruz of Wycombe and Jeremy Cruz of Newtown have inked a deal with Skip and Marcus Stoltzfus to bring their popular chicken sandwiches in Bucks County. Skip and Marcus own and operate Skip’s Food Truck, which has built a large following at events throughout Lancaster.

Skip's Chicken Sandwich. (Courtesy of Skips Food Truck)

“I had a taste of his chicken sandwich and literally it was the best chicken sandwich I had eaten,” said Dan Cruz who met Skip last year at the New Holland Fair. “That chicken sandwich is so good. The first time I had it it was like I need more of this in my life.”

Always looking for the next best thing in business, Dan eventually persuaded Skip to join him on a venture to use his name and to sell his food in Wrightstown.

“We’re going to have breakfast sandwiches in the morning, which is your typical sausage, egg and cheese; bacon, egg and cheese; and pork roll, egg and cheese. And then one week a month we’ll be doing a scrapple sandwich," said Dan. "Those will all be served on a brioche bun. And the eggs and the meat for that will be sourced right from Rush Valley Farm on Penns Park. We’re purchasing all of our eggs and meats from them.

“We’re also partnering with Calm Waters Coffee in Newtown. We’re going to be offering their coffee to make it really local,” he said.

The lunch and dinner side of the takeout-only eatery will feature Skip's fried chicken sandwich served with cole slaw, pickles and a special sauce. Each chicken sandwich will be cooked to order using one of five different heats (spice levels) - no heat, low heat, medium, high and ghost heat.

The sandwich, said Dan, uses a chicken breast, which is fully tenderized.

“Skip took a year to develop the recipe trying different seasonings and different processes to perfect it. It’s got an awesome crunch to it and a great flavor throughout the whole thing,” said Dan. “It’s juicy inside and really tender. It’s just a winning recipe.”

The sandwich and the food truck have developed a large following in Lancaster, he said. “It’s been voted Lancaster’s best food truck and Lancaster’s best chicken sandwich. So we will be bringing Lancaster’s best chicken sandwich to Bucks County.”

The menu will also include chicken tenders, fries and loaded fries, oriental salad, a choice of dipping sauces, waffle fries (seasoned and fried) and choice of drinks.

The location is perfect, said Dan, who has entered into a lease agreement with building owner Tom Coates to use one side of the former country store for the takeout operation.

In early April, the Wrightstown Township Board of Supervisors granted Coates conditional use to redevelop the former country store property, which includes two commercial storefronts facing Route 413 and a tenant house in back.

The property has sat vacant since January 2020.

“Having a little food spot right there seemed like the perfect location," said Dan. "The Middletown Grange Fair is right there. Baseball games are happening just across the road. There’s the farmers market that happens on the weekend. The spot just seems like the perfect location for us to bring something back to the town and have a little spot for people to be able to stop for breakfast, lunch and dinner.”

The take out only eatery will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday. On Sunday, Skip’s will open later at 11 a.m.

The brothers are hoping to open their new eatery in early to mid-July. “We’d love to be open by the first weekend in July," said Dan.

Between now and then, interior renovations will transform the space into the new takeout eatery. “Right now the place is gutted,” he said.

The other half of the building will house an organic herbal supplement store.

The brothers grew up in Falls Township and both graduated from Pennsbury High School. Together they own several businesses including an accounting and bookkeeping business, a roofing and siding company, a finance company, a house flipping company and a root beer float and milk shake food truck.