Baloney Maroney's
Located at Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios, 1347 E. 11th St.
Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2pm
The personal economics of summer 2025 are their own category of money stress. We’re over here balancing electric bills, groceries, Thunder tickets, roof repairs from apocalyptic wind, road trips, concert tickets, go-bag supplies for whatever national conflagration comes next—you name it, we’ve gotta budget for it.
So when a food truck called Baloney Maroney’s opened yesterday on 11th Street serving $5 bologna sandwiches, we ran over there like an eight-year-old to a swimming pool.
Bologna, baloney—however you prefer to spell it, it’s a classic part of Okie cuisine. Smoky and (sorry for the horrible word) toothsome, bologna is a staple on local BBQ menus, as well as a food that instantly conjures childhood summer adventures. A fiver at Baloney Maroney’s gets you a sandwich that’s reminiscent of, and an upgrade to, the ones your mom made you before she sent you off for the day on your bike. There are so many great food trucks out there, but it’s really welcome to have a fun option for a short-on-cash day (or year).
This isn’t the chonky bologna slab you’ll find at Albert G’s. It’s a pile of thinly sliced meat served on lightly toasted white bread, with exuberantly fresh lettuce, tomato, and mayo, packed in a little paper sleeve that feels like the ‘80s. You get packs of French’s yellow mustard in your to-go bag, highly recommended to add a bright pop to the mellowness of the bologna, which could use a little more char to really hit its potential.
Available sides are a serviceable tabbouleh (a nice nod to Tulsa’s Lebanese food heritage) and a sadly bland macaroni salad. The real star of the show is the fat, crunchy mini dill pickle that comes with every sandwich, for which you would probably pay five dollars all by itself at another spot in town.
Other menu items are adorably vintage: Orange Crush and RC Cola, potato chips, scorpion pepper onion dip, moon pies, and two salads (one of which involves pickled okra). A bag of five sandwiches with pickles will set you and your crew back just $20. The lunch special gets you a sandwich, a side, a pickle, and a soda for $8.50, which is exactly what we had left after servicing our AC this week.
And the truck itself? Classic. Homey. A little kitsch. It’s a sweet addition to the Buck Atom’s lot and, for Route 66 tourists and locals alike, a cute, quick stop for a cheap summer lunchtime bite.
