Espresso fans who frequented the previous PJ’s Espresso on Metairie Street could be relieved that one other native espresso roaster and café operator will take its place.

French Truck Espresso has introduced plans to open a brand new café at 800 Metairie Street, marking the family-owned specialty espresso firm’s 14th location throughout Louisiana and Tennessee since its founding in 2012.

An early March opening is deliberate for the Metairie Street location, which is able to function the complete lineup of French Truck drinks, house-made pastries from govt chef Jeremy Fogg, and breakfast sandwiches and wraps. This can be French Truck Espresso’s second café in Metairie with the opposite situated inside Complete Meals at 3420 Veterans Memorial Blvd.

“This can be a nice alternative to increase our presence in Jefferson Parish, and it’s part of the city the place we have been didn’t have any visibility,” stated CEO Bobby Winston. “It’s an awesome finish cap location on Metairie Street that felt like a chance we couldn’t move up.”
With the enlargement to Metairie Street, the steadily increasing model will now function 10 cafés within the larger New Orleans space. Along with its cafés, French Truck Espresso could be present in eating places and on-line. In summer season 2025, French Truck Espresso debuted its new pastry program with Fogg, who previously labored at Mae’s Bake Store and Emeril’s.

In Might 2025, French Truck Espresso opened a brand new location at 7638 Maple St., the previous website of Maple Road Patisserie. The Maple Road location had particular significance to the founder and former CEO of French Truck Espresso – Geoffrey Meeker – who began French Truck Espresso across the nook from the Maple Road location by brewing his personal roasted espresso within the laundry room of his New Orleans dwelling.
After greater than a decade of main the corporate’s progress, Meeker just lately stepped away as CEO and handed the torch to longtime enterprise companion Bobby Winston. Bobby is joined on the management workforce by his brother Sam Winston, who serves as the corporate’s president answerable for finishing up Bobby’s mission internally for the corporate.

“French Truck was based on the concept nice espresso can convey individuals collectively,” stated Bobby Winston. “We’re honored to proceed that legacy whereas rising our presence within the communities we love.”