07/07/2025
As the Dallas Arts District grew and Klyde Warren Park was built, food trucks began to boom. Miley Holmes and Caroline Perini launched Dallas’s first gourmet burger food truck, Easy Slider, in 2011. Holmes and Perini were both in their early 30s. They met in the mid-2000s, working at the House of Blues, and began discussing the idea of opening their own spot. “I think when we first started talking about opening a bar but had no money, no resources, and about that time, food trucks were really popping off in Dallas,” Holmes says.
Almost fifteen years later, with three food trucks and extensive experience under their belt, the pair has opened the East Side location, which includes a restaurant space that seats 25 people, a large wraparound commercial kitchen, Easy Slider’s offices, and a commissary for the three food trucks. It’s the first time that all aspects of their operations are under one roof.
One of their original sliders, the Sweet and Lowdown with Angus beef, goat cheese, strawberry jam and bacon, is still one of the bestsellers. They encourage customers to mix and match sliders to get different flavor profiles. There are seasonal additions, but the core set of sliders has been on the menu since Easy Sliders’ inception.
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It took two events before Easy Slider owners Miley Holmes and Caroline Perini quit their full-time jobs. “Hundreds of people are already in line. It’s loud on the truck. We’re still getting our sea legs,” Perini says. “Someone
