HELLO KITTY CAFE TRUCK ROLLS BACK INTO TOWN
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will roll back through ABQ
Traveling pop-up shop will offer food and limitededition merchandise Saturday.
It’s nearly spring, which means the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Albuquerque.
The traveling pop-up shop will be available from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday at Albuquerque Uptown, 2200 Louisiana NE, in the courtyard near California Pizza Kitchen.
Fans of Hello Kitty can look forward to edible goodies and limited-edition merchandise, including:
■ Hello Kitty Cafe Rainbow Thermos, in 18- and 32-ounce sizes.
■ Hello Kitty Cafe cookie plush.
■ Hand-decorated cookie sets.
■ Sprinkle mugs.
■ Madeleine cookie sets.
■ Hello Kitty Cafe canvas totes.
■ Enamel pin sets (in two styles).
Other items include: sprinkle T-shirts, bow-shaped water bottles, giant Hello Kitty Cafe chef cookies and a cafe lunch box.
Organizers said the truck accepts only credit/debit card payments.
Following Albuquerque, the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will continue its 2021 West Coast tour with a stop in Laredo, Texas, on March 27.
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck made its debut in October 2014 as part of Sanrio’s first food-related venture, and the cafe on wheels has delighted thousands of fans from all over the U.S. This is the fourth straight year it has made a stop in Albuquerque.
Staff will be wearing masks and gloves inside the truck. There will also be social distancing markers and the area will be wiped down every 30 minutes. Guests will be encouraged to wear a mask as well as maintain a distance of six feet from others.