Bannock Broz restaurant at Enoch scoring rave reviews

Jospeh Rucchin, the founder and owner of Bannock Broz, shows off one of his Philly cheesesteak sandwiches at the restaurant on Enoch Cree Nation on Jan. 19, 2025. (Miriam Valdes-Carletti/CTV News Edmonton)

An Indigenous twist on a popular type of sandwich has people from around the Edmonton area lining up for a taste.

Bannock Broz’s combination of steak, green peppers, onions and cheese has had customers drooling for more since starting up last year.

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One Sherwood Park family says driving out to the Enoch Community Centre to eat the Philly Cheesesteak from Bannock Broz is worth the drive from one side of Edmonton to another.

“I came out here and we’re addicted,” Jason Douglas told CTV News Edmonton on Sunday.

“We come back every weekend.”

The bannock is the star of the show.

“This is deadly,” Lisa Douglas said. “It’s light, it’s fluffy, it’s got the flavours, everything.”

Last spring, owner Joseph Rucchin was running Bannock Broz from a pop-up tent.then a food trailer.

As his business grew in popularity, Rucchin moved in November into a more permanent home at Enoch Cree Nation west of Edmonton.

“People are travelling from Hinton, Lethbridge, Athabasca, Sherwood Park,” Rucchin said.

“They’re out here every weekend, and we’re so thankful.”

Rucchin says social media has helped his business grow with videos garnering tens of thousands of views.

With a line at the order window every weekend, Rucchin wants to use this opportunity to pay it forward.

Customers can drop off new outdoor clothing that will be delivered to people living outside

Open 7 days a week from 12-5 p.m., Rucchin’s dream is to take Bannock Broz Canada-wide so everyone can get a taste of it.

With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Miriam Valdes-Carletti