Pho King ingredients, from Eat Church. Photo Credit: Eat Church — Pho King ingredients, from Eat Church.
*Photo Credit:* *Eat Church*

I’m not gonna lie (and why would I in the presence of a church?!): For the longest time I did not know what Pho King was (some ingredients are pictured at right), but a lot of you do, and it seems to have a lot of big-time loyal fans. I’m happy to report: I have finally tried Pho King, it’s good, and I want it again.

Meet Eat Church, the little food truck on the campus of Industrial Arts Brewing that packs a powerful punch to your palate. Eat Church is quite possibly the eatery furthest from the center of Beacon, in true fringe style on the far end of the Route 52 strip, up a hill, and to the left of the new Industrial Arts taproom with the pinball game room.

This little truck serves roasted chicken, roasted pig, pad thai, pork belly, crunchy noodles, Korean fried chicken, red curry with coconut rice, and many more creations.

The Industrial Arts Brewery sign on Route 52 near John Deere. The Eat Church food truck is on the brewery’s campus.

If you’ve driven down Route 52 a zillion times and never seen Industrial Arts or Eat Church, well, that’s understandable. The sign for Industrial Arts isn’t quite as lit up as the neighboring John Deere sign. All you need to do is turn at the Industrial Arts sign, drive up the winding driveway, and beer and food await you.

The food truck is outside, and plenty of seating is inside Industrial Arts, either at the bar, or at long tables in the common area, or or within heated tents.

The mountain view is spectacular - unobstructed by anything. It’s just you and the mountain and the Pho King and the Torque Wrench, which The Valley Table has recently dubbed very hard to find. There is a case of it up on this hill. (You can also find it on Main Street at Beacon Craft Beer Shoppe next to Key Food.)

The view from the Eat Church food truck at Industrial Arts Brewery. Photo Credit: @jwhittz — The view from the Eat Church food truck at Industrial Arts Brewery.
Photo Credit: @jwhittz

While we have not yet been to Eat Church during the day, we did visit at night. Here is what you can expect to see in the dark at Eat Church. Just so ya know, Eat Church is a sponsor of A Little Beacon Blog’s Restaurant Guide. The winter months are the hardest for our restaurant friends, so we are giving them an extra boost with this much needed field-trip style profile. Plus, Eat Church just started delivering via Seamless!

Enjoy this series of mini videos that give you a feeling of Eat Church and Industrial Arts Brewing - at night!