Roll’n Up Chingon Food Truck Debuts in Denver

Mathew Atencio and his wife, Donelle, both grew up in Denver, and recently launched one of the newest food trucks to hit the Mile High city streets.

Matthew was raised near Sloan’s Lake, where his mother opened a restaurant called Mile High Mexican Grill. “I worked there for eleven years as the head chef,” he says. “Things kind of started falling during COVID, and we had to close. …[Donelle and I] figured we’d start our own thing based on the restaurant business and experience.

“We’ve been together for seven years and just had our third anniversary,” says Donelle, who also helped out at the restaurant sometimes. “When we met, we brought all of our kids together. We have four kids; we’re a blended family. So opening up this business kind of helped us to be there when the kids need…