The hubby and I went to the Go Texan Food Truck Challenge that took place at the South 1st Food Court. The 5 food trucks (Bananarchy, Blue Dog Pizza, Bufalo Bob's Chalupa Wagon, Lard Have Mercy, and Nettie's Place) battled it out to determine who could create the most delicious and original recipe using Texas ingredients. Fun, eh?
The judges got to taste all the entries before the public. Being the curious one that I am, I asked Bufalo Bob, the event's MC, who the judges were. Apparently, most of them were food bloggers. Hopefully I can be sitting where they were sometime in the future :). A girl can hope, right?
The judges' final verdict...drum roll please...the chicken and sausage gumbo by Nettie's Place!
So a little info about the different trucks:
- Bananarchy- Build your own frozen banana stand. The bananas are dipped (chocolate, pb, vanilla, or vegan chocolate) and topped (nuts, oreos, toffee, coconut, cookie, coffee bean, and much more) as you wish. God bless them! After all the savory foods, a sugar fix was def in order!
- Blue Dog Pizza- Serves gourmet stone-baked pizza. I tried the frito pie pizza, which was def unique and a favorite at our table.
- Bufalo Bob's Chalupa Wagon- Specializes in range fed all natural Bison (you know how much I love me some bison!!), chicken, and vegetarian chalupas. Gluten free options were also available! I had the Cordoba which had hummus, flax seed, bison, onion, spinach, tomato, and parmesan cheese. Nom Nom Nom! The hummus was the star. I learned later that it was made using Texas beer. No wonder I liked it ;).
- Lard Have Mercy- I actually didn't try any food from this one. As you might've guessed from the name, their menu centers around bacon and pork flavors. Tim tried the Wilbur's Balls - homemade chili balls dipped in cornbread batter, deep fried, and served with a jalapeño cheese sauce. He was surprised that they weren't as heavy as they sounded.
- Nettie's Place- Serves cajun comfort food. The Atchafalaya Poboy was out of this world! It had fried catfish served on french bread and topped with tomato, lettuce, and tartar sauce. At first I didn't think I would like it bc I don't like foods drenched in sauce. But this one was def a winner in my book. The tartar sauce was actually quite light and refreshing, and the catfish was so meaty! Yum!
Alex @ therunwithin says
I would love to go to a food truck festival. what a fun event. seriously!