The Great Food Truck Race (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Big Bites, Little Apple - full transcript
PREVIOUSLY ON
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"...
EIGHT TEAMS OF CHEFS
AND THEIR FOOD TRUCKS
HAVE TRAVELED OVER 1,000 MILES
HAVE TRAVELED OVER 1,000 MILES
FROM CALIFORNIA TO COLORADO.
- WHERE YOU AT, MUSHROOMS?
- GO, GO, GO!
SO FAR, THE FINE DINING
LIME TRUCK...
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT
TWO RISOTTOS AND TOFU.
HAS STEAMROLLED
THE COMPETITION.
MUSSELS,
RIGHT THERE, BABY.
BUT THEIR ARCHRIVAL
ROXY'S GRILLED CHEESE...
HE'S BLOCKING US OUT!
HEY, HEY!
SLIMEBALLS.
HAS FINALLY FIGURED OUT
HOW TO PUMP OUT
THEIR SANDWICHES FAST ENOUGH
TO GIVE THE BOYS IN PURPLE
PANTS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.
THE KOREAN KORILLA TRUCK...
ENJOY.
RUN BY THREE CRAFTY
NEW YORKERS...
THE GOAL IS
TO JUST KILL THE LINE.
HAS BENT BUT NOT BROKEN
EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK...
WE'LL TAKE THAT MEAT. WE WON'T
USE IT FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
BUT WE'LL USE IT
FOR THE COMPETITION.
SUPER CLEVER, MAN.
WHILE CLEVELAND'S
SCRAPPY HODGE PODGE TRUCK...
I'D LOVE TO SERVE YOU FOOD!
HAS DONE JUST ENOUGH
TO STAY SAFE
- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK...
- THE PICKUP WINDOW'S RIGHT HERE, BROTHER MAN.
AND THAT LEAVES
VEGAN SEABIRDS...
- RAYA, HOW MANY TICKETS DO WE HAVE LEFT TO COOK?
- ABOUT A MILLION.
WHO SOMEHOW NEED
TO PICK UP THE PACE...
EVERYONE'S JUST STANDING THERE
STARING AT US.
OR FIND THEMSELVES FLYING HOME.
PROBABLY THE HARDEST DAY
IN MY SEABIRDS CAREER.
NOW THE RACE COMES HERE
TO THE LITTLE APPLE,
MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
FIVE TRUCKS REMAIN BUT NOT
FOR LONG. WHO WILL GO HOME NEXT?
I'M TYLER FLORENCE, AND THIS
IS "THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE."
LET'S GET ROLLING.
FOOD TRUCK ROAD TRIP!
- I LOVE KANSAS.
- LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
THIS IS AWESOME. THIS IS
THE HEART OF AMERICA, MAN.
THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE HOME, YOU
KNOW, POSTING UP NEXT TO B. C.
BACK IN BOSTON, WE SELL
RIGHT NEXT TO BOSTON COLLEGE.
WE KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO TAKE DOWN THAT COLLEGE CROWD,
AND WE'RE GONNA DO IT RIGHT HERE
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
WE JUST NEED TO TONE DOWN THE
MENU A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH, WE DON'T NEED TO THROW ANY
FOIE IN THERE THIS TIME...
FOIE BASTED.
OR ANY DUCK PROSCIUTTO.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S A COLLEGE CROWD.
SO MUCH
FOR THE BIG CITY, HUH?
PRICING'S
GONNA BE HUGE HERE...
YEAH.
'CAUSE PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE THE MONEY
THAT THEY HAVE
IN DENVER.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT KANSAS.
IT'S MEAT AND POTATO.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
I WANT TO SELL AT LEAST 4 GRAND
WORTH OF FOOD.
WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
OUR MENU
AND KEEP IT AT PRICES
THAT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD.
THIS IS
A RIDICULOUS PLACE.
IT'S LIKE THE SMALLEST PLACE
I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH
ABOUT KANSAS.
BUT IT'S JUST A HUGE BEEF STATE,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE REALLY KIND OF NOT
COOKING TO THE LOCAL PALATE,
BUT, LIKE, BRINGING OUR FLAVORS
IN A WAY THAT WE KNOW IS REALLY
GONNA GO OVER WELL WITH THEM.
I DON'T SEE A FRAT GUY
COMING TO BUY
FROM THREE GUYS
IN LIME GREEN HEADBANDS.
WELL, THREE
GOOD‐LOOKING GUYS.
HOW MANY VEGANS
DO YOU THINK
ARE IN MANHATTAN, RAYA?
OH, GOSH,
I'M GONNA SAY ONE.
I'M THINKING FOR THIS TOWN,
STICK TO FLAVORS THAT THEY'RE
USED TO HERE LIKE BARBECUE SAUCE
AND MAYBE NOT STRESSING
THE WHOLE VEGAN SIDE.
I DON'T WANT TO SCARE
TOO MANY PEOPLE OFF.
- I THINK WE'LL KILL IT HERE...
- YEP.
BECAUSE KANSAS
IS A BARBECUE STATE.
ONCE THEY TRY KORILLA,
THEY'LL ALL BE HOOKED,
ALL FIVE PEOPLE.
YEAH!
WELCOME
TO MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
GUYS, YOU'VE TRAVELED
OVER 1,500 MILES,
AND YOU'VE KILLED IT
IN THREE VERY DIFFERENT CITIES.
BUT THAT'S
ALL IN THE PAST.
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO
EXPERIENCE HERE IN MANHATTAN
WILL TEST AND STRETCH
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
TEAMS, 2 MILES THAT WAY
IS THE HOME
OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
THIS IS
A COLLEGE TOWN.
THE RESIDENTS HERE
FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES‐‐
SOLID, HARDWORKING
MIDWESTERN FOLK
AND STUDENTS,
23,000 OF THEM TO BE EXACT.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE ALL GONNA HAVE
TO RETHINK YOUR STRATEGY,
YOUR PRICING,
AND YOUR MENU.
IT'S A COLLEGE TOWN,
AND ALL WE REALLY WANT TO DO
IS CREATE A SMALL MENU
THAT APPEALS TO EVERYBODY.
WE DON'T WANT
THESE WILD SANDWICHES
THAT TWO OR THREE PEOPLE
ARE GONNA EAT.
YOU BETTER
FIGURE IT OUT QUICK
BECAUSE AT THE END
OF THIS VERY SHORT WEEKEND
ONE TEAM WILL BE MAKING
THE LONG, LONELY DRIVE HOME,
AND DON'T LET IT
BE YOU.
WE'RE CLEVER.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU GUYS
ARE PRETTY CLEVER,
AND SO ARE YOUR HEADBANDS,
I GOT TO TELL YOU.
SO WHAT'S
YOUR STRATEGY HERE?
WE'RE GONNA DUMB IT DOWN
A LITTLE.
YOU'RE GONNA DUMB IT DOWN
A LITTLE.
THAT'S A GOOD THING TO SAY.
THAT'S GONNA PLAY OUT WELL, MAN.
I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE
DAN SAID THAT.
I'M JUST ABSOLUTELY APPALLED.
HE CHOSE THE WORST CITY
TO INSULT
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SMALL PLACE
THAT EVERYONE'S GONNA KNOW
ABOUT THIS.
NOW I SAY WE GET
RIGHT TO THE COOKING.
HOW ABOUT
A LITTLE TRUCK STOP?
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
IN STORE FOR YOU
THAT'S GONNA TEST YOUR SKILLS
AS FOOD TRUCK CHEFS.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE
GOLD FROM YOUR TINY KITCHENS
NO MATTER WHAT.
YOU GUYS, PART
OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
IS MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY
GO A LONG WAY.
THE AVERAGE STUDENT
HAS TO STRETCH EVERY DOLLAR,
SHAKE DOWN THE SOFA
FOR LOOSE CHANGE,
AND HOPE THAT GRANDMA
INCLUDES A 5 SPOT
IN THE CARE PACKAGE
SHE SENDS EVERY MONTH.
WELL, GUYS, HERE'S A LITTLE
PRESENT FROM UNCLE TYLER.
WHAT I HAVE HERE
ARE DEBIT CARDS
- WORTH $5.
- WHAT? OH.
THIS IS ALL
YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEND
FOR
THE COOKING CHALLENGE.
$5? WHEN YOU'RE HODGE PODGE,
YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING FROM $5.
THERE'S A GREAT LITTLE MARKET
AROUND THE CORNER
ABOUT TWO BLOCKS
THAT WAY.
YOU GUYS WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES
TO RUN OVER THERE,
SHOP, PLAN A DISH,
AND COOK.
ALL YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH
IS YOUR $5 CARD,
BUT WHAT YOU PURCHASE AND SERVE
IS COMPLETELY UP TO YOU.
THEN YOU'LL BE JUDGED BY
A KANSAS CITY FOOD CRITIC
WHO HAS NO QUALMS ABOUT GIVING
ANYONE HIS HONEST OPINION.
THE WINNER
WILL RECEIVE AN ADVANTAGE
THAT GUARANTEED WILL PUT YOU
IN A PRIME POSITION
TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT CITY.
YOU DO NOT WANT
TO BLOW THIS CHALLENGE.
I'VE MADE A LOT OF FOOD FOR $5.
MY BIG QUALM IS THE 30 MINUTES.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PULL IT
OFF IN 30 MINUTES,
BUT I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY
GET SOME SERIOUS FOOD
FOR UNDER 5 BUCKS.
GO!
GO, GO, GO!
YOU DON'T HAVE FISH
ANYWHERE, DO YOU?
IS THERE ANY WAY I COULD JUST
GET ONE PIECE OUT OF HERE?
TWO SLICES
OF CHEDDAR CHEESE, PLEASE.
- CAN YOU USE MARGARINE?
- NO.
YOU CANNOT USE MARGARINE?
HOW MANY TIMES
DO I HAVE TO SAY IT? NO.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL SIT AROUND
AND WAIT FOR YOU TO FIND BUTTER.
ORANGE. OKAY, ORANGE. AVOCADO.
I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE
THAT... BURGER.
THE... BURGER.
WE NEED
TO LOOK AT CHEESES.
RICOTTA,
$3.75 RIGHT HERE.
I THINK
WE SHOULD DO RICOTTA.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
...EGGS.
I THINK I'M GONNA NEED TWO EGGS,
NOT A MILLION.
85 CENTS, RIGHT HERE.
COME ON.
SO HOW MUCH IS THAT?
$2.07.
HERE'S EGGS RIGHT HERE.
EGGS, $2.19.
- WE'RE LOOKING TO JUST BUY A COUPLE PIECES OF BREAD.
- OKAY.
WE COULD DO THAT?
FOUR PIECES
OF SOURDOUGH, PLEASE.
- DO YOU GUYS HAVE SINGLE ROLLS?
- DO YOU HAVE PASTRAMI?
CILANTRO OR PARSLEY?
LET'S GO PARSLEY. 79 CENTS.
UH‐OH. UH‐OH. $5.26.
OH, NO..
TAKE ONE OFF OF THAT.
GO, GO, GO!
OH, YO, YO, YO.
$3.82, PLEASE.
WHOO!
CAN I GET
A PACK OF GUM?
$3.18.
SIGN IT UP THERE.
$3.18.
$4.66, NICE.
CAN YOU RING IT UP
WITHOUT THE LEMON?
- YES!
- $4.99.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
WE'RE MAKING
A RAW CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
ON A SWEET BARBECUE SAUCE GLAZE
WITH A CORN FRITTER.
CLASSIC FRENCH
EGG SANDWICH.
IT'S JUST SOME SOURDOUGH BREAD,
SOME REALLY
THINLY SHAVED PASTRAMI,
CHEDDAR CHEESE, A FRIED EGG,
AND A BéCHAMEL ON TOP.
IT'S REALLY SIMPLE,
BUT IT'S SUPER DELICIOUS.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT AMERICAN,
'CAUSE INSTEAD OF DOING HAM,
WE'RE GONNA DO PASTRAMI
AND CHEDDAR ON THIS ONE.
WE'RE MAKING
A KOREAN‐STYLE BURGER.
THIS IS GONNA BE
THE PATTY RIGHT HERE.
PUT A LITTLE BIT OF SALT,
PEPPER, OUR BULGOGI MARINADE,
A LITTLE BIT OF GARLIC POWDER,
HALF AN EGG,
AND IT SHOULD BE GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE
SOME FISH AND CHIPS RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE DOING SOME JULIENNE CHIPS,
SO REALLY THIN FRIES, FOR IT.
SAUTé SOME WOOD
FOR YOU.
HOMEMADE SMOKER.
PUT THE FISH IN THERE.
THE FISH IS FROZEN.
IT'LL TAKE ME ABOUT
FIVE TO TEN MINUTES,
AND ALSO IT'S GONNA HAVE
A NICE FLAVOR TO IT.
I GOT THE SAUTé PAN
HEATING UP.
THE DISH WE'RE MAKING
IS A RICOTTA PANCAKE
WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND KIND OF
LIKE A SWEET CHILI HONEY SAUCE.
I THINK IT'S REALLY
ENOUGH RIGHT THERE.
I'M JUST WORRIED
ABOUT THE TEXTURE OF THIS.
WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST
TO SERVE A DELICIOUS PRODUCT,
- BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
- TEN!
OH, NO! THIS BAG IS
SUCKING. I NEED A BETTER BAG.
NINE!
IS THAT ENOUGH?
TOO MUCH?
EIGHT!
LOVE IT.
WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD?
- SEVEN!
- I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD.
- SIX!
- I'M PUTTING THE SAUCE ON THE BUN.
CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE.FIVE!
I'M GONNA DRIZZLE IT.FOUR!
- THREE!
- PUT A LITTLE ON THE SIDE, TOO.
- TWO, ONE!
- AND...
THAT'S IT, GUYS.
WRAP IT UP.
THE COMPETITION'S OVER.
LET'S GO.
BRING YOUR DISHES OUT,
KORILLA, ROXY, LIME TRUCK.
GUYS, THIS IS
CHARLES FERRUZZA.
HE'S A HIGHLY RESPECTED
KANSAS CITY FOOD CRITIC
AND RADIO PERSONALITY
WHO IS KNOWN
FOR HIS SHARP CRITIQUES
AND HIS
NO‐NONSENSE STYLE.
IF HE DOESN'T LIKE YOUR DISH,
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT.
CHARLES IS GONNA TASTE
YOUR DISHES AND PICK A WINNER,
AND THAT TEAM WILL GET A REWARD
THAT WILL COME IN VERY HANDY
HERE IN MANHATTAN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET GOING.
JAMES FROM ROXY'S, COME ON UP.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
WE HAVE AN OPEN‐FACED
CROQUE MADAME.
INSTEAD OF USING
GRUYèRE AND HAM,
WE USED A LITTLE BIT
OF PASTRAMI AND SOME CHEDDAR
AND JUST TOPPED IT
WITH A CLASSIC BéCHAMEL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS TASTY.
I THINK THERE'S WAY TOO MANY
TANS AND BROWNS GOING ON HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I THINK
THE PASTRAMI REALLY WORKS.
THANK YOU, CHEF.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, JASON
FROM THE LIME TRUCK, COME ON UP.
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S LIKE
A MORNING‐AFTER PANCAKE.
IT'S A RICOTTA BASE,
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME
TART CHERRIES IN THERE AS WELL
AND A LITTLE BIT OF HONEY
AND SWEET CHILI SAUCE.
CHARLES, THE LIME TRUCK‐‐
THEY PROMISED THEY WERE GONNA
DUMB IT DOWN FOR KANSAS.
NO, THAT'S...
OH.
SO TELL ME
IF THEY SUCCEEDED.
SO BRUTAL.
I JUST WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE
ELSE. THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE.
I DON'T THINK DAN
REALLY UNDERSTANDS
THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.
THERE'S REALLY NO WAY
THIS GUY'S GONNA LIKE OUR DISH.
I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT DUMBING IT DOWN,
BUT YOU KNOW, I LIKE MY FOOD
TO LOOK PRETTY.
DISHES HAVE
TO LOOK BETTER
THAN I COULD HAVE MADE THEM
IN MY EASY‐BAKE OVEN.
SO, CHARLES,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
A LITTLE PASTY,
A LITTLE GLUEY,
A LITTLE TOO SWEET.
YEAH.
YEAH.
THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT
OF MY CHEF CAREER RIGHT HERE.
THIS GUEST JUDGE DUDE
JUST DOESN'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
HE'S NOT A CHEF.
HE JUST EATS FOR A LIVING.
THAT'S THE EASIEST JOB
IN THE WORLD.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, BRO.
I TOLD YOU THIS CAT
WAS GONNA BE TOUGH.
CHRIS FROM HODGE PODGE,
COME ON UP.
SO I DID A PLAY ON
FISH AND CHIPS‐‐
A LITTLE
TEMPURA‐FRIED TILAPIA
AND THEN LITTLE
HAND‐CUT SHOESTRING FRIES.
I LIKE THE SAUCES, REAL GOOD.
THE FISH IS NICE AND CRUNCHY.
DO YOU THINK FISH AND CHIPS
IS TOO EASY?
I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY
TAKE IT UP A COUPLE NOTCHES.
CHARLES, WE ONLY HAD $5
TO WORK WITH.
HOW IS FISH AND CHIPS TOO EASY
OR TOO SIMPLE?
I MEAN, COME ON.
YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THE GAME.
RAYA FROM THE SEABIRDS,
COME ON UP.
HI, GUYS.
SO WE MADE YOU
A KANSAS CUPCAKE.
WHAT MAKES IT KANSAS?
WE HAVE A SWEET AND SPICY
BARBECUE SAUCE ON THE BOTTOM
AND IT'S A RAW
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
AND A CORN FRITTER
ON THE TOP.
INTERESTING.
I'M NOT THAT CRAZY
ABOUT RAW FOOD,
BUT I'D EAT THIS.
YAY.
THANK YOU.
GOOD JOB, RAYA.
GOOD JOB.
ALL RIGHT, LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
EDDIE FROM KORILLA, COME ON UP.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, GUYS?
NOW LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THIS.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU
ISN'T JUST A BURGER.
IT'S THE KING KOREA BURGER.
KING KOREA ACTUALLY REFERS
TO THE KOREAN KING SEJONG,
WHO IN THE 14th CENTURY
MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST PERSON
TO HAVE ACTUALLY EATEN A BURGER.
IT SEEMS LIKE
THIS CRITIC
PROBABLY HASN'T TRIED
KOREAN CUISINE,
SO I DECIDED TO GIVE HIM
A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON
BEHIND OUR DISH.
I'M GETTING REALLY TIRED
OF GOURMET BURGERS, ACTUALLY.
BUT IT'S TASTY.
IT'S A NICE SPIN ON IT.
ALL RIGHT.
NICE JOB.
ALL RIGHT, CHARLES,
THERE IS A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
THERE'S A GIGANTIC PRIZE.
YOU TASTED ALL THE DISHES.
WHO WON THE $5 CHALLENGE?
THIS WAS REALLY HARD,
MUCH HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT
ALL OF THE TEAMS
CAME UP WITH SOME
REALLY CREATIVE IDEAS.
WE ARE JUST NOT
HAVING THE BEST DAY.
WE'RE 0‐FOR‐2 SO FAR
WITH DAN'S COMMENT
AND THEN JUST GETTING SHELLACKED
ON OUR DISH.
WE'RE NOT FEELING TOO OPTIMISTIC
RIGHT NOW.
THE WINNER, I THINK,
OF THE CHALLENGE IS...
COMING UP, ON
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"...
COMING UP, ON
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"...
WE'RE DEFINITELY
GONNA TAKE A HIT RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE SPENT ALL OF OUR MONEY.
FROM NOW ON EVERYTHING ON YOUR
MENU COSTS LESS THAN A BUCK.
WHAT?
ALL RIGHT, CHARLES,
THERE'S A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
WHO WON THE $5
TRUCK STOP CHALLENGE?
THE WINNER, I THINK,
OF THE CHALLENGE IS...
SEABIRDS.
REALLY? OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS REALLY
THE MOST CLEVER.
IT'S, I THINK, A REAL FRESH
APPROACH TO A DESSERT.
I THINK IN A COLLEGE TOWN
LIKE THIS IT'S GONNA BE BELOVED
BECAUSE IT'S
SORT OF AVANT.
IT'S AMAZING
TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE.
WE PUT OUT A GREAT DISH,
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT LEAP
FORWARD FOR VEGANISM.
ALL RIGHT, WAY TO GO, SEABIRDS.
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR PRIZE?
YES!
GET THIS.
THERE'S AN AREA NEAR THE SCHOOL.
IT'S FILLED WITH BARS,
RESTAURANTS, AND BOOKSTORES.
IT IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL
COLLEGE TOWN CENTER.
IT'S CALLED AGGIEVILLE,
AND THE FOLKS HERE
ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF IT.
BY CITY ORDINANCE,
ONLY ONE TRUCK CAN SET UP
IN AGGIEVILLE AT A TIME.
YOU AND ONLY YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO PARK IN AGGIEVILLE
AND SELL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
ALL WEEKEND.
YEAH.
NOW THE REST OF YOU CAN SELL
ANYWHERE ELSE IN MANHATTAN
EXCEPT FOR CAMPUS.
IT HAPPENS TO BE
COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND,
AND CAMPUS
IS OFF LIMITS.
SEABIRDS ABSOLUTELY
HAS A HUGE ADVANTAGE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PARK
WHERE EVERYONE GOES OUT,
WHERE EVERY‐‐
ALL THE RESTAURANTS ARE.
WE'RE GONNA BE ON THE OUTSKIRTS
LOOKING IN.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, FOR THE LAST
FEW WEEKS I'VE GIVEN YOU GUYS
LITTLE OR NOTHING
AS FAR AS SEED MONEY GOES,
AND YOU'RE BREAKING RECORDS
IN EVERY TOWN.
SO THIS WEEK, WE'RE GOING
THE OTHER DIRECTION.
HERE'S $400.
$400 SOUNDS AMAZING.
WE'RE GONNA BUY
SO MUCH JACKFRUIT,
SO MANY AVOCADOS,
SO MANY TORTILLAS.
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
GUYS, AS ALWAYS, THE TEAM THAT
MAKES THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY
WILL BE ELIMINATED.
AND LAST THING,
KEEP YOUR PHONES HANDY,
BECAUSE I'VE GOT ANOTHER
NASTY SPEED BUMP FOR YOU.
- SO ARE YOU GUYS READY TO GO?
- YES!
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S TAKE
A BIG BITE OF THE LITTLE APPLE
AND SHOW MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
A GOOD TIME.
LET'S GET ROLLING!
I'M LOOKING FOR
SOME CHEESE, SOME CHEDDAR,
MONTERREY JACK,
A BUNCH OF SOURDOUGH BREAD.
YOU GOT ALL THAT
DOWN THERE?
GREAT. WE'LL SEE YOU IN
PROBABLY ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
PART OF OUR STRATEGY IS TO CALL
THE MARKET AHEAD OF TIME
AND PUT OUR ORDER IN
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE RUNNING
AROUND LIKE CLOWNS
- TRYING TO SHOP AND FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
- STRAIGHT BACK.
WE GET EVERYTHING READY,
WE'LL BE OUT OF THAT DOOR FAST,
AND WE'LL BE ABLE
TO START SELLING.
GOOD. THIS LOOKS PERFECT.
THAT'S GOOD.
ENCHILADA SAUCE
IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO CHIMICHURRI.
I WANT TO DO SOME AWESOME FOOD.
I WANT TO DO A BIG BURGER,
OUR HODGE PODGE DOG.
LOOK AT THOSE BURGERS.
THOSE ARE BIG GUYS.
WE'RE BUYING CHEESE SAUCE,
SALSA,
EVERYTHING THAT
WE CAN POSSIBLY BUY
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
FOR COLLEGE KIDS.
OH, MY GOSH.
YAY.
WHOO‐HOO!
NOW LET'S GO
SELL SOME FOOD.
- HOW MUCH IS THIS?
- IT'S $3 A POUND.
IT'S OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE FINE.
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING
GOOD OLD COLLEGE FOOD,
WHAT THEY'RE KIND OF USED TO,
BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE GOURMET.
THE BURGER THAT
I'M LOOKING MOST FORWARD TO
IS OUR BREAKFAST BURGER.
IT'S GOT HASH BROWNS, BACON,
MAPLE SYRUP.
HERE, THIS IS 5 POUNDS.
I THINK KANSAS IS GONNA REACT
TO OUR FOOD PRETTY WELL.
AS SOON AS THEY GET
A BITE OF OUR BURGER,
WHATEVER COMMENTS WE SAID
IS ALL GONNA BE WASHED AWAY.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S SEE $385, $389.
$394.20, WE'RE GOOD.
I DON'T THINK
I'VE EVER HAD THIS MANY BAGS.
JUST KEEP ON
GOING STRAIGHT.
HERE WE ARE.
WE'RE AT YI'S.
HELLO.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A KOREAN MARKET
IN THE CITY OF MANHATTAN,
WHICH HAS A POPULATION
OF 52,000, WHICH IS CRAZY
AND EXTREMELY LUCKY.
OKAY, TOTAL
IS $259.75.
- GOOD LUCK.
- LOADING IT UP.
YEAH,
PEOPLE'S MARKET. WHOO.
STEPHANIE FOUND
THE PEOPLE'S CO‐OP MARKET.
THEY HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT WE WANT‐‐FRESH BAKED BREAD.
THEY HAVE LOCAL PRODUCE,
- KANSAS STATE SPINACH, WHICH IS AWESOME.
- THESE ARE GREAT.
WE HAVE TO, LIKE, HUSTLE
AND THEN ZIP ON OVER TO
AGGIEVILLE AND START PREPPING.
OKAY, BABY BIRD?
ALL RIGHT.
WOW, THIS IS SO CROWDED.
THIS IS AWESOME.
EVERYONE IS COMING
TO AGGIEVILLE.
THERE'S ALREADY A HUGE CROWD
WAITING FOR US.
THIS IS A SMALL TOWN.
OBVIOUSLY WORD TRAVELS FAST.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES,
LET'S DO THIS.
WE'RE EXCITED.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUSY ALL WEEKEND,
WE JUST KNOW IT.
I'M OPENING UP
THE JACKFRUIT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA SHRED IT TO MAKE
OUR LOVELY PULLED PORK.
OUR MENU IS A PULLED PORK
BARBECUE JACKFRUIT SANDWICH
ON LOCAL FRESH BAKED BREAD
WITH SPICY COLESLAW,
AND WE ALSO HAVE
A KANSAS STATE SPINACH DIP.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
OUR BEER‐BATTERED AVOCADO TACOS.
THIS IS AWESOME.
OKAY, READY
FOR OUR FIRST CUSTOMER!
COME ON DOWN.
NOW THAT
WE CAN'T BE IN AGGIEVILLE,
I'M THINKING THAT
WE SHOULD PARK WITH HODGE
AS CLOSE
AS WE POSSIBLY CAN GET.
THE TWO TRUCKS TOGETHER WILL
DEFINITELY BE SO ADVANTAGEOUS.
YEAH, I SAW A MAP, AND THERE'S
A PARK THAT'S NOT AGGIEVILLE...
AWESOME.
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S
A GREAT PLACE TO SET UP.
PAUL,
DOESN'T IT SUCK
THAT SEABIRD HAS EXCLUSIVE
RIGHTS TO AGGIEVILLE?
IT'S TOTALLY NOT FAIR, BUT, UH,
I MEAN, WE'LL SEE HOW THEY DO.
I'M A LITTLE BIT UPSET
BECAUSE AGGIEVILLE IS
DEFINITELY OUR TARGET LOCATION.
IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT
HAS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC,
SO WE'RE HEADED
TO THE CITY PARK,
WHICH IS ONLY FOUR BLOCKS AWAY.
IT IS A SMALL TOWN, AFTER ALL.
IT'D BE FUNNY
IF THEY STILL LOSE.
EVERYONE'S GETTING
DONE GRADUATION.
THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO HAVE
A SUBSTANTIAL MEAL.
SO WE SHOULD FIND
SOMEWHERE WITH PICNIC TABLES.
I THINK WE STILL TEAM UP
WITH LIME TRUCK IF WE CAN.
MORE PEOPLE
ARE GONNA COME
IF ALL OF US
ARE IN ONE SET LOCATION.
OH, MY GOSH. CHRIS,
LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE!
HOLY.
WE HAVE A LINE OF PEOPLE.
WE NEED TIME TO PREP.
HOLY GOD.
IF I SEE WHAT
I'M SEEING CORRECTLY,
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AT LEAST
ALREADY 100 PEOPLE THERE.
YEAH, WE ALREADY SEE ALL THESE
PEOPLE. WE'RE PARKING HERE.
IF YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA START THE LINE,
UM, IF YOU COULD START IT
THIS WAY.
YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE.
POW. THANKS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THERE ARE MASSIVE LINES.
WORD SPREADS FAST IN
A SMALL TOWN. THIS IS CRAZY.
WE GOT TO HURRY UP
AND GET READY AND SERVE.
WE'RE NOT DUMBING DOWN
ANYTHING HERE.
WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING HERE
IN THE LITTLE APPLE
- THAT WE DO IN THE BIG APPLE.
- THERE YOU GO.
- I'M TAKING A RIGHT.
- ACROSS THE STREET FROM AGGIEVILLE
IS A SMALL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA PARK
AND DRAW OUR OWN CROWD.
GET
THE MUSHROOMS STARTED, RIGHT?
- MAKE YOUR CHEESE SAUCE, RIGHT?
- YEP.
REMEMBER HOW I TOLD YOU LAST
TIME, BOIL THE CREAM UP, RIGHT?
WITHIN
TWO OR THREE MINUTES,
LITERALLY PEOPLE JUST STARTED
COMING ACROSS THE STREET
AND GETTING IN LINE
AT OUR TRUCK.
WORD REALLY DOES TRAVEL
IN SMALL TOWNS LIKE THIS.
- YOU GUYS HEAR WHAT THE LIME TRUCK SAID ABOUT THIS TOWN?
- WHAT?
THEY SAID THEY WERE GONNA
DUMB DOWN THEIR MENU
'CAUSE THIS TOWN
IS TOO SIMPLE FOR THEM.
- ARE YOU GUYS GONNA TAKE THAT?
- NO!
I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THAT
FROM THOSE GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SEND THEM
BACK TO ORANGE COUNTY?
THIS WEEK WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT
SIMPLE. WE'RE GONNA DO
THREE SANDWICHES‐‐ONE WITH SOME
BEER‐BATTERED BRATWURST,
SOME CARAMELIZED ONIONS,
AND CHEDDAR CHEESE,
ONE WITH SOME MUENSTER CHEESE
AND APPLEWOOD‐SMOKED BACON.
THEN WE'RE GONNA DO ONE
WITH A WILD MUSHROOM RAGOUT
- AND SOME BABY SWISS CHEESE.
- GONNA WALTZ US TO THE PROMISED LAND, BOYS.
WILDCAT IS A, UM, KIND OF
A SOUTHWESTERN‐STYLE BURGER.
IT HAS CHIPOTLE HONEY MAYO.
THE OFFICE BURGER HAS PROVOLONE,
RED ONION MARMALADE, ARUGULA.
THE GRADUATE‐‐IT'S LIKE
AN AWESOME BURGER WITH COLESLAW,
BARBECUE SAUCE, AND ONION RINGS.
WE'RE HOPING TO DO THE BURGERS
FOR ABOUT 10 BUCKS, MAYBE 11.
I WANT THE AVERAGE TICKET
TO BE ABOUT $30 OR $40.
IF THAT'S THE CASE,
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA COME HOME
WITH A TON OF MONEY.
THIS IS PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST THING
THAT'S EVER REALLY HAPPENED
TO MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
WE'RE GONNA BE OPEN
IN TEN MINUTES.
OH, THAT
SMELLS DELICIOUS.
ARE YOU GUYS READY
FOR HODGE PODGE?
LIKE ALWAYS,
HODGE PODGE IS OPEN
BEFORE ANY OTHER TRUCK,
BUT WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT SOME WAY
TO GET THIS FOOD OUTTA HERE
FAST ENOUGH.
BURGERS, TOTS, DOGS‐‐
WE'RE GONNA MAKE PLENTY OF MONEY
OFF THIS
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING PATIENT.
WE ARE SO HAPPY
TO BE HERE.
SO THE TEAMS LIKE TO THINK
THEY'VE GOT THIS WHOLE GAME
FIGURED OUT. THEY LOVE
TO LOOK FOR HINTS AND PATTERNS,
AND THEY'VE COME TO EXPECT
A SPEED BUMP ON SUNDAY.
WELL, I'M ABOUT TO CALL THEM
AND ROCK THEIR WORLD
A DAY EARLY.
HEY, GUYS, IT'S TYLER.
YO, GUYS,
IT'S TYLER.
AHH.
OKAY, HEY,
WHAT'S UP, TYLER?
IT'S TOO EARLY, TYLER.
Here we go. Speed bump time.
You ready to mix things up?
NO.
WELL, I TOLD YOU,
FLASHY AND EXPENSIVE
doesn't work in a college town,
BUT I'M NOT SURE ALL OF YOU
WERE LISTENING.
YEAH, WE WERE ALL LISTENING.
TELL ME WHAT'S UP.
Well, this ought to get
your attention.
WHAT IS IT?
From now on,
everything on your menu
costs less than a buck.
WHAT?
THAT'S RIGHT, 99 CENTS.
EVERY ITEM ON OUR MENU
HAS TO COST LESS THAN $1.
THAT'S RIGHT, 99 CENTS,
85 cents, 2 cents,
I don't really care,
but everything has to cost
less than a dollar.
OKAY, WOW. OKAY.
INTERESTING.
SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO RETHINK WHAT YOU CHARGE,
and what you sell. OKAY.
And that goes for the rest
of your time here in Manhattan.
OH, MY GOSH. OKAY.
OH, COME ON, CHEER UP. IT'S
A BUNCH OF BROKE COLLEGE KIDS.
You did 'em a favor.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU
AT ELIMINATION. GOOD LUCK.
I MEAN THAT, GOOD LUCK.
$100,000.
ALL RIGHT,
TALK TO YOU LATER.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
99 CENTS?
I JUST BOUGHT ALL THIS
I JUST BOUGHT ALL THIS AMAZING
STUFF TO SERVE THESE PEOPLE,
AND NOW I GOTTA
SELL IT FOR CHEAP.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
THIS IS GONNA PUT US
WAY BEHIND.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
WHAT IS HE DOING?
IT'S DAY ONE
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
AND ALL FIVE TEAMS ARE STARING
AT MAMMOTH LINES...
THINK THERE'S ABOUT
200 PEOPLE OUT THERE.
BUT WE JUST LOBBED
IN A SPEED BUMP
BUT WE JUST LOBBED
IN A SPEED BUMP
THAT HAS TURNED EACH ONE
OF THESE TRUCKS INSIDE OUT.
EVERYTHING BEING SERVED
OFF THE HODGE PODGE TRUCK
IS NOW 99 CENTS!
EVERY TEAM NOW HAS TO RETHINK
THEIR AMBITIOUS MENUS,
OR GO HOME.
IN ORDER TO MAKE ENOUGH
MONEY TO EVEN BREAK EVEN,
WE GOTTA 400 ITEMS,
SO WE'RE GONNA KIND OF LOWER
OUR AMOUNTS A LITTLE BIT.
THE SEABIRDS HAVE
THE MOST TO LOSE‐‐
THEY WON A KEY SPOT
IN AGGIEVILLE,
BUT THE OTHER TRUCKS ARE NEARBY
AND JUST WAITING
FOR THEM TO STUMBLE.
WE NEED TO SELL, LIKE, A QUARTER
OF A SANDWICH FOR A DOLLAR,
MAYBE, LIKE, AVOCADO
ON A STICK FOR A DOLLAR.
BUT NO ONE IS IN MORE TROUBLE
THAN THE LIME TRUCK.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA TAKE
A HIT RIGHT NOW.
WE SPENT ALL OF OUR MONEY.
SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US.
WE'RE REALLY SORRY,
GUYS.
WE'RE GONNA‐‐UNFORTUNATELY,
WE WERE PLANNING
ON THESE AWESOME
GOURMET BURGERS.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO DO THAT.
WE'RE GONNA JUST COME UP WITH,
LIKE, NICE LITTLE SMALL PLATES,
HOPE EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THREE OR FOUR, AND, UH,
WE'LL HAVE A NICE THRIFTY DAY
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
THIS IS A MENU WE WERE PLANNING
ON SELLING FOR $8 TO $10,
AND WE'VE SPENT
ALL OF OUR SEED MONEY.
TO MAKE MONEY, WE GOTTA MAKE
REALLY SMALL PORTIONS.
WE'RE JUST GONNA CUT THE ACTUAL
BURGER ALL THE WAY IN HALF.
WE ARE LOSING SO MUCH MONEY
PER ORDER.
WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN,
AND AS SOON AS WE RUN OUT
OF THIS STUFF, THEN WE'RE
GONNA GET REAL SMART.
THANK YOU, MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
FOR WAITIN'!
99 CENTS,
EVERYTHING RIGHT HERE!
STAN!
WE ORIGINALLY HAD ENOUGH FOOD
FOR ABOUT 100 TO 200 PEOPLE,
BUT NOW I GOTTA MAKE
SMALLER PORTIONS
AND STRETCH IT TO LAST.
THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT, ROXY.
40 GRILLED CHEESE.
COME ON, I'M DOING GRILLED
CHEESE BUNS, BABY.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO
IS A SOLO.
ON TYLER'S ORDER,
EVERYTHING
ON THE MENU IS $1.
WE HAVE A HUGE CROWD,
AND IT'S GREAT,
BUT WE STILL
HAVE NO SOLUTION.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA
MAKE THIS 99 CENT MENU WORK.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
UNDER $1.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYTHING
IS 99 CENTS.
EVERYTHING‐‐YEAH, BUT, NO,
BUT WE'RE GONNA LOSE MONEY
THAT WAY, IF WE DO THIS,
SO WE GOTTA EITHER
CUT THE SANDWICHES IN HALF
OR DO SOMETHING.
I WAS MAKING MYSELF
A TEST SANDWICH
TO SEE IF THE GRILL
WAS HOT ENOUGH,
AND I CUT IT INTO QUARTERS,
AND I JUST REALIZED,
WE COULD PROBABLY SELL A QUARTER
ONE OF THESE FOR A DOLLAR.
HERE YOU GO, HON.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
CALL IT A SLIDER.
WASN'T A TRUE SLIDER,
BUT IT WAS ENOUGH
TO SLIDE BY, I GUESS.
SIX SLIDERS, RIGHT?
NEXT. NEXT, JAMES.
KEEP 'EM COMIN', BROTHER.I KNOW.
THANKS.
THANK YOU GUYS, VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, SO BASICALLY,
BURRITOS OFF THE MENU.
WE'RE SELLING 99 CENT TACOS,
THAT WE DECIDED TO GO
WITH A SINGLE WRAP TORTILLA
INSTEAD OF DOUBLE WRAPPING IT.
THAT CUTS DOWN FOOD COSTS,
AND ALSO THE SERVING TIME.
WHAT CAN I GET
FOR YOU?
CAN I GET 20 TACOS?
20 TACOS.
HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.
IT'S A GREAT DEAL,
AND NOW PEOPLE HAVE NO REASON
NOT TO TRY OUR FOOD.
CAN I GET 20 TACOS?
20 TACOS, ALL RIGHT.
YES, SAME HERE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER
SEEN THIS MANY PEOPLE
GATHERED AT A PARK
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
AT THIS POINT I'M THINKING,
SEABIRDS,
AND I HOPE THEY'RE REALLY MAKING
THE BEST USE OUT OF THEIR SPOT
IN AGGIEVILLE, BECAUSE I KNOW
FOR A FACT THERE'S NO WAY
ANYBODY CAN BE MAKING MORE MONEY
THAN WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
HELLO, EVERYBODY
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS!
WE WANT YOU GUYS TO TRY
A TASTE OF CALIFORNIA,
SO WE'RE DOING A 99 CENT MENU.
SO WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR WHOLE
STRATEGY WITH THE SPEED BUMP,
AND BASICALLY
CUT DOWN OUR MENU.
WE'RE GONNA DO HALF‐SIZE
SANDWICHES,
AND WE'RE GONNA DO ONE TACO
FOR A DOLLAR.
IT'S HARD, BECAUSE THE FOOD
THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT
IS REALLY HIGH QUALITY FOOD,
AND WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD
TO BE SELLING IT
FOR 99 CENTS.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT THE SPINACHES,
I GOT THE AVOS,
AND I JUST NEED THE PORK
AND THE PICKLES.
STANDING IN LINE HERE
FOR, LIKE, AN HOUR AND A HALF,
AND STILL NO FOOD,
SO PRETTY CRAZY.
EVERYONE'S ORDERING
TEN OF EVERYTHING,
SO IT'S TAKING
A REALLY LONG TIME.
IF THIS WAS FULL PRICED,
WE'D BE HAVING $100‐TICKETS
LEFT AND RIGHT.
YEAH, WE WOULD BE KILLING IT
SO HARD RIGHT NOW,
LEFT AND RIGHT.
YEAH, WE WOULD BE KILLING IT
SO HARD RIGHT NOW,
BUT INSTEAD,
WE'RE KILLING OURSELVES
FOR $10.
HERE IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
OUR TRUCKS ALL HAVE HUGE LINES.
THERE'S A MOB OUTSIDE.
A MOB.
BUT A GIANT SPEED BUMP
HAS FORCED THEM
TO SELL EVERYTHING O
TO SELL EVERYTHING ON THEIR
MENU FOR UNDER A DOLLAR.
THANK GOD I KNOW HOW
TO COOK WELL,
AND EVERYTHING I MAKE
TASTES GOOD.
ROXY'S GRILLED CHEESE
AND HODGE PODGE
ARE MAXIMIZING THEIR TICKETS
BY SELLING EVERYTHING
AS SMALL PLATES.
12 SLIDERS,
MY FRIEND.
OH, WOW.
WHILE KORILLA IS DOING
WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO‐‐
HUGE VOLUME.
SO YOU WANTED
20 TACOS, RIGHT?
20 TACOS.
GOTCHA.
THE SEABIRDS HAVE A PRIME SPOT,
BUT ARE MOVING PAINFULLY SLOW.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SERVE 'EM,
AND IF THEY CAN JUST WAIT,
BE PATIENT, THEN EVERYONE
WILL BE HAPPY.
AND THE LIME TRUCK‐‐
WELL, THEY'RE STRUGGLING
TO SIMPLIFY THEIR FANCY MENU,
AND IT'S COSTING THEM.
THERE ARE 14 BURGERS
ON THE GRILL RIGHT NOW, GUYS,
AND THAT IS IT‐‐
THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
SORRY, GUYS,
WE'RE GONNA RESTOCK,
COME BACK
WITH A WHOLE NEW MENU,
MUCH MORE SIMPLE,
AND A LOT QUICKER.
LET'S TAKE THE VW,
AND GET OUTTA HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
DUDE, WE GOTTA ROCK, MAN.
EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS, MAN.
THIS SUCKS. NOW WE HAVE TO SELL
EVERYTHING FOR UNDER A DOLLAR.
WE HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO PURCHASE.
ALL WE KNOW IS
IT HAS TO BE CHEAP.
WE'RE JUST GONNA BUY
A BUNCH OF JUNK FOOD,
AND WE'RE GONNA JUST
DEEP FRY IT.
WE'VE GOT GROUND TURKEY
FOR TURKEY TACOS,
WE'VE GOT MAC AND CHEESE.
12 SWISS ROLLS
FOR $1.59.
YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.
SWISS CAKES THAT
WE'RE GONNA FRY.
IT'S KIND OF CARNIVAL FOOD,
IT'S RELATIVELY CHEAP TO MAKE,
AND IT'S WHAT'S GONNA HELP US
STAY IN THIS COMPETITION.
I HATE THIS CHALLENGE
SO MUCH.
AT THIS POINT, WE'VE JUST
LOST ALL OF OUR INTEGRITY.
- PIE FILLING?
- ARE WE JUST GONNA GO.
DUDE, YOU GUYS JUST WANT
TO BUY CANNED PIE FILLING,
AND PUT IT ON A CREPE?
I'M SO JUST EMOTIONALLY
BEAT DOWN BY THIS
AND REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN MYSELF.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO
JUST EMBARRASS
OUR CULINARY CAREERS
RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE SHOULD
JUST KILL EVERYTHING,
AND DO, LIKE,
JACKFRUIT TACOS.
WE'RE COMING INTO THE EVENING,
AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE
MORE OF A BAR CROWD SHOW UP,
I REALIZE THAT
WE NEED TO BASICALLY
THROW SOMETHING ON THE MENU
THAT'S GONNA BE FAST
FOR US TO GET OUT.
THIS IS HOW THEY DO IT
IN MEXICO.
'CAUSE WE HAVE ALL OF THIS
BARBECUED JACKFRUIT
ALREADY MADE, AND ALL WE HAVE
TO DO IS JUST ROLL THEM
AND THEN DEEP FRY 'EM,
AND THEY'RE GOOD TO GO.
WE CAN JUST GO IN AND OUT,
IN AND OUT, TICKETS IN AND OUT,
50 A MINUTE‐‐WE'RE ROLLING
DEEP IN DOUGH.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING
DINNER MENU
THAT WE'RE UPDATING TO
RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
JACKFRUIT TAQUITOS
WITH A SEABIRD SLAW
ON THE SIDE.
THEY'RE REALLY,
REALLY GOOD.
EVERYBODY JUST TELLS US
IF THEY WANT ONE OR TEN,
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA
THROW 'EM IN THE FRYER
AND GET 'EM OUT THE DOOR.
DOLLAR FOR ONE.
WE MIGHT NOT EVEN TAKE
THE TOOTHPICK OUT,
THAT'S HOW FAST WE'RE GONNA
GET 'EM UP. WHOA!
WE GOT 12 COMING UP
FOR ROXY.
HER NAME'S ROXY,
SO TREAT HER WELL.
PEOPLE COMING UP TO THE WINDOW,
THEY'RE ORDERING EIGHT,
12, 15, 24 SLIDERS.
WE'RE DOWN TO 12 SLICES
OF BREAD LEFT.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
WE'RE OUT OF CHEESE.
SO THE CHEESE AND BREAD
IS ALL OUT, GUYS.
WE'RE GOING TO, UH, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE GONNA MAKE‐‐
DO OUR BEST TO GET
TO THE STORE TONIGHT
AND GET SOME MORE
AND REOPEN.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO,
LET'S GO, GENTLEMEN.
45 MINUTES LATER,
WE COME BACK,
EVERYONE'S STILL
WAITING THERE IN LINE.
GET READY, GUYS!
I'M COMPLETELY DUMBFOUNDED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW AWESOME
THIS CITY IS TO US.
WE'RE STILL WORKING, AND WE KEEP
WORKING UNTIL WE DIE.
I DON'T EVER WANT TO WORK
THIS HARD EVER AGAIN.
WE'RE SERVING DELICIOUS FOOD
FOR ALL UNDER A DOLLAR,
SO YOU CAN'T ARGUE
WITH THAT.
EVEN IF IT SUCKS,
IT'S UNDER A DOLLAR.
ERICA, THERE'S
YOUR DOUGHNUT.
ORDER UP FOR STEVE.
GUYS, WE'RE OUT
OF BACON.
I'M CALLING IT A DAY.
I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY
OF THE FOOD THAT'S COMIN' OUT.
WE CAN'T KEEP UP, PEOPLE
ARE ORDERING 15 TO 20 THINGS.
THOSE ARE TOO BIG OF ORDERS
FOR US TO HANDLE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I'M SORRY, BUT
THESE GUYS ARE THE LAST ONES.
THIS IS IT, YOU GUYS
ARE THE LAST SALES.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE,
IN ANY OTHER CITY,
SOLD THAT MANY THINGS,
BUT I WISH I COULD FEEL GOOD
ABOUT IT, AND I JUST DON'T, MAN.
I'M SURE KORILLA DID, LIKE
I'M SURE KORILLA DID, LIKE,
ALMOST $3,000.
SHUT IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CLOSE UP.
JUST 11 HOURS TO GO
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
AND ALL FIVE TEAMS
ARE PICKING UP
RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
YESTERDAY.
FORM ANOTHER LINE
OVER TO THE LEFT.
RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
YESTERDAY.
FORM ANOTHER LINE
OVER TO THE LEFT.
HODGE PODGE, ROXY'S
GRILLED CHEESE, AND KORILLA
ARE BACK
IN THEIR SAME SPOTS,
SELLING 99 CENT MENU ITEMS
LIKE HOTCAKES.
YESTERDAY WE HAD PEOPLE
WAITING OVER FIVE HOURS,
TODAY I'M NOT GONNA
LET THAT HAPPEN.
BUT THE LIME TRUCK
AND THE SEABIRDS
ALSO HAVE HUGE LINES...
AH, OVERWHELMED.
BOTH TEAMS KNOW THAT
YESTERDAY'S FUMBLES
ARE GONNA BE HARD TO ERASE.
IF WE DON'T WANT
TO GO HOME,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO JUST
SELL, SELL, SELL TODAY.
PANCAKES!
$1 PANCAKES! COME AND GET 'EM!
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SERVE
SILVER DOLLAR PANCAKES,
HUMMUS CROSTINIS,
AND A GUACAMOLE SALSA.
EVERYBODY LOVES PANCAKES,
AND EVERYBODY REALLY
LOVES MINI PANCAKES.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY TIME
TO LOSE HERE,
SO WE'RE GONNA START OFF
SERVING THE PANCAKES ONLY,
AND I'M GONNA START PREPPING
ON THE HUMMUS
AND THE GUACAMOLE SALSA.
FIRST CUSTOMERS,
STEP ON DOWN! HI THERE!
HI THERE.
HI, WHAT CAN I
GET FOR YOU?
HOPE TO HAVE THE HUMMUS
OUT ASAP. WE'LL SEE.
PEOPLE ARE WAITING
A LONG TIME FOR OUR FOOD.
RAYA AND I ARE CRANKING OUT
ITEMS AS FAST AS WE CAN.
KIND OF FEEL LIKE
IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH.
MELODY!
I DON'T WANT
TO PISS THESE PEOPLE OFF,
BUT WE'RE DOING
THE BEST WE CAN.
LET'S GO WITH 12 SLIDERS...
12 SLIDERS.
FOUR FRIES...
FOUR FRIES.
TWO SLAWS,
AND TWO CHIPS AND GUAC.
I'M GLAD YOU GUYS
GOT SOME REAL FOOD,
'CAUSE ALL SEABIRDS HAS
IS PANCAKES.
LET ME GET TEN OF 'EM.
TEN OF 'EM.
THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER RIGHT?
YEAH, SURE.
IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST
GRILLED CHEESE I'VE EVER HAD.
I THINK THE OTHER TEAMS
HAVE UNDERESTIMATED US
'CAUSE WE CAME OFF
TO A ROUGH START.
ONCE WE GOT OVER THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS, IT WAS GO TIME.
- WE'RE A CONTENDER NOW.
- FOUR SLIDERS, PLEASE.
I NEED ONE MAC ATTACK,
TWO ROASTED CORNS,
ONE BISCUIT,
TWO CHORIZO AND EGG,
TWO FRIED SWISS CAKES,
AND ONE BIG...
WE'VE JUST NEVER DEALT
WITH THIS MUCH OUTPUT
IN SUCH A SHORT TIME
WITH SUCH LOW PRICES.
HEATHER?
YES.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP OUR
FOOD COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
MAKING IN THIS QUANTITY IS,
LIKE, IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW,
SO WITH THIS
AMOUNT OF SPACE‐‐
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO COOK
ALL OF IT RIGHT AWAY.
WE CAN HAVE WATER GOING
WHILE WE'RE SERVING.
WHERE? WE DON'T HAVE
ANY ROOM FOR THAT.
THIS IS THE WORST DAY
OF COOKING I'VE EVER HAD.
I JUST WISH WE COULD'VE
GIVEN THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS,
LIKE, THE FOOD
THAT WE REALLY COOK.
WE'RE RIGHT NEXT
TO HODGE AND LIME,
FINALLY GETTING TO GO
TOE‐TO‐TOE,
BUT OUR LINE IS TWICE
AS LONG AS THESE GUYS.
ANYONE WANT TO BUY
20 MORE TACOS?
JACQUELYN, GO SELL 'EM
TO KORILLA'S LINE! OH!
GOING AGAINST KORILLA,
IT'S FREE GAME.
THEIR LINE IS STILL
WAITING TO ORDER.
TYLER COULD SHOW UP
AT ANY MINUTE AND TELL US
TO SHUT IT DOWN,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO RUN
AND TAKE AS MANY ORDERS
AS POSSIBLE FROM THEM.
I DON'T CARE IF WE COOK IT FOR
'EM WHILE THEY'RE IN THAT LINE.
I'VE GOT TACOS TO SELL YOU GUYS!
A BUCK EACH!
THEY'RE AMAZING CHICKEN TACOS
WITH A SWEET CORN SLAW.
I CAN TAKE YOUR
ORDER RIGHT NOW.
BETTER THAN KORILLA'S!
THAT'S FOR REAL RIGHT NOW?
IS THAT REALLY GOING ON?
UM, THREE OF THOSE. YEAH.
YEAH, HODGE PODGE!
THAT'S 10%!
HEY, I KNOW YOU HEAR ME!
THERE'S SOME TYPE
OF FOOD TRUCK ETIQUETTE,
AND THIS IS DEFINITELY
VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.
YOU'RE VERY SMART.
FOR CHRIS TO SEND HIS GIRL
TO DO THAT, THAT SAYS‐‐
THAT SAYS SOMETHING
ABOUT CHRIS.
HI, TAKE ANYONE
ELSE'S ORDER?
I'LL TAKE TWO.
ALL RIGHT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
THAT'S A LITTLE
DISRESPECTFUL.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN COME
LET US KNOW, RIGHT?
THEY'RE STILL‐‐
THEY'RE STILL WAITING
IN LINE FOR YOUR TACOS.
I'M NOT TAKING ANYONE
FROM YOUR LINE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA
KICK UP 10%?
I DO THE SAME THING OVER THERE
THEN, THAT'S FINE?
SURE, THERE'S
NO ONE IN LINE.
STEPHAN IS NOT
HAPPY WITH ME.
I FEEL KIND OF BAD
THAT I DIDN'T ASK HIM,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME...
NOT REALLY.
COMMON COURTESY, YOU COME OVER
THERE, YOU CAN ASK US. SAY,
"YO, CAN I TAKE SOME ORDERS
FROM THE PEOPLE ON YOUR LINE?"
WOULD YOU SAY YES?
IF YOU ASKED, MAYBE.
REALLY?
MAYBE, BUT YOU NEVER ASKED.
CAN I TAKE SOME ORDERS
FROM PEOPLE IN YOUR LINE?
NOT NOW, NO.
WELL, YOU CAN'T
STOP ME.
DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO, BUT,
YOU KNOW, IT'S COMMON COURTESY.
IT'S NOT HOW
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
SORRY, KORILLA.
NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE DONE.
I'M STILL TAKING
ORDERS, THOUGH.
HOMESTRETCH.
ALL WE HAVE LEFT ON THIS TRUCK
IS PICKLES AND GRANDMA TOAST.
ANYONE ELSE?
YOU WANT TO ORDER?
TOAST AND PICKLES?
NOPE.
THEN THAT'S EVERYBODY.
READY, JAMES.
ROCK IT OUT.
YEP.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE JUST
GOT OUT OF THE COMPETITION?
ABSOLUTELY. I'M WORRIED, MAN.
I'M NOT READY TO GO HOME.
HELP US WIN AND BUY TEN
ORDERS OF FRIED CHICKEN!
I GOT ONE MINUTE
TO SELL IT!
YAY! WHOO‐HOO!
$2 TICKETS, AND I'LL MAKE
AS MANY AS YOU WANT.
THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN‐‐
IS THAT IT?
SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
THAT'S THE END.
MANHATTAN.
I THINK IF WE GET ELIMINATED,
IT WILL BE BECAUSE
OF THE FIRST DAY.
I THINK THAT WE WERE
JUST TOO SLOW.
HUG IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT, SORRY, GUYS,
WE'RE DONE AFTER THIS.
SORRY, MAN, THIS GUY
TOOK THE LAST ORDER.
THAT'S IT?
AND WE'RE ALL DONE.
WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT.
SO LONG, MANHA
SO LONG, MANHATTAN!
SHUT IT.
IT'S ELI
IT'S ELIMINATION DAY.
THE LAST THREE WEEKS,
WE'VE BEEN AT THE BOTTOM,
AND I JUST DON'T WANT
TO BE AT THE BOTTOM AGAIN.
TEAMS, HERE WE ARE
AT OUR FOURTH
"GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"
ELIMINATION.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU ALL CAME TO
A NEW TOWN AND MADE IT YOUR OWN.
ONLY THIS TIME,
IT WAS A COLLEGE TOWN,
WITH ALL OF ABOUT
50,000 RESIDENTS.
I THINK YOU
SERVED THEM ALL,
AND PROBABLY THE ENTIRE
STATE OF KANSAS.
IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU
HOW FAST WORD SPREADS
IN A TOWN THIS SIZE.
THE FIVE TEAMS COMBINED
PULLED IN $18,000 IN SALES,
AND THAT'S IN $1 INCREMENTS.
BUT, OF COURSE,
THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS
IS WHAT'S IN THIS LEDGER‐‐
WHO MADE THE MOST.
WHO MADE THE LEAST,
AND WHO'S OUT OF THE RACE.
MY STOMACH IS IN KNOTS.
MAYBE WE REALLY BLEW IT
HERE IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
IN FIRST PLACE,
WITH A RIDICULOUS TOTAL
OF $5,245...
KORILLA.
CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB.
YOU GUYS FROM THE BIG APPLE
DOMINATING THE LITTLE APPLE.
YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY
THE TEAM TO BEAT.
TAKE A STEP BACK, GUYS.
YOU'RE SAFE.
NOW...
IN A SURPRISE SECOND PLACE,
WITH $5,132,
ROXY'S GRILLED CHEESE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ABOUT TIME, FELLAS.
FINALLY, WE BEAT LIME.
THAT'S ALL I WAS WAITING FOR.
TAKE THAT, SLIMEBALLS!
ALL RIGHT, ROXY,
TAKE A STEP BACK,
AND ON YOUR WAY BACK, DON'T STEP
ON THE LIME TRUCK'S TOES.
THIRD PLACE
WITH $2,880...
HODGE PODGE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE SAFE FOR NOW.
TAKE A STEP BACK.
SO THAT LEAVES
OUR BOTTOM TWO,
BOTH FROM ORANGE COUNTY‐‐
LIME TRUCK
AND SEABIRDS.
WE ARE JUST TRULY
HANGING BY A THREAD.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE
ENOUGH TO GET BY,
BUT JUST BARELY.
IS THAT ENOUGH TO ADVANCE?
I HOPE SO.
I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE EITHER ONE OF YOU
IN THE BOTTOM TWO,
BUT HERE WE ARE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
IN FOURTH PLACE,
ALL RIGHT, JUST BARELY
GOOD ENOUGH TO MOVE ON...
I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME.
I WANT TO KEEP SERVING FOOD
ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING
IT'S NOT US.
THIS SUCKS, MAN.
WE COULD BE GOING HOME,
AND IT WAS BECAUSE
IT WAS A CHALLENGE
THAT WE WERE AWFUL AT.
LIME TRUCK.
GUYS, YOU MADE $2,768.
WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE.
HAD WE NOT STUCK TOGETHER
AND KEPT THE ENERGY LEVEL UP,
THEN WE WOULD'VE
BEEN GOING HOME.
SEABIRDS,
I'M REALLY SORRY.
YOU GUYS MADE
$2,332.
A GOOD SHOWING, BUT NOT GOOD
ENOUGH TO AVOID ELIMINATION.
LET'S GIVE THESE GIRLS
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
NICE JOB, SEABIRDS.
IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING
THAT WE'RE GOING HOME.
I WANTED TO KEEP GOING
IN THE COMPETITION.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE
A LOT MORE TO GIVE,
AND I THINK THAT WE STAYED TRUE
TO THE SEABIRDS CUISINE
AND THE SEABIRDS VISION
THROUGHOUT THIS
ENTIRE COMPETITION.
BYE! BYE, YOU GUYS!
GOOD LUCK!
IT'S DISAPPOINTING
TO GO HOME.
WE'RE JUST TOO SLOW.
WE JUST CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT
MAKING OUR FOOD DELICIOUS
AND MAKING IT LOOK PRETTY.
IF THE TOWN COULD VOTE,
THEY WOULD PICK US, I'M SURE.
IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE,
AND I'D DO IT AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
YOU GUYS ARE THE FINAL FOUR.
ONE OF YOU IS GONNA WIN
$100,000.
I'M TELLING YOU, NO MORE
GETTING AWAY WITH MISTAKES.
IT GETS VERY SERIOUS
FROM HERE ON OUT.
YOU HEAR ME, LIME TRUCK?
LOUD AND CLEAR.
THIS COMPETITION IS ABOUT
TO GET REALLY TIGHT.
ONE FALSE MOVE,
AND YOU WILL GO HOME.
SO THE QUESTION IS,
WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
GUYS, OUR NEXT STOP
IS 570 MILES SOUTHEAST
FROM HERE‐‐
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
LET'S GET IN YOUR TRUCKS,
AND LET'S GET ROLLING!
NEXT WEEK IS JUST
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
TO EMBARRASS THOSE SLIME GUYS.
A RIVALRY'S DEFINITELY BEEN BORN
IN THIS COMPETITION,
AND I WANT TO SETTLE IT
ONCE AND FOR ALL IN MEMPHIS.
NEXT TIME ON
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE" ‐‐
WELCOME TO
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
OH!
YOU KNOW, THERE'S MORE
TO MEMPHIS THAN JUST MEAT.
GAME OVER.
OH, MY GOD!
WE'VE RUN OUT OF POWER.
THIS IS HELL.
THIS JUST DOESN'T
FEEL RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT KORILLA.
THIS JUST DOESN'T
FEEL RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT KORILLA.
UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF YOU GUYS
TRIED TO CHEAT.
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"...
EIGHT TEAMS OF CHEFS
AND THEIR FOOD TRUCKS
HAVE TRAVELED OVER 1,000 MILES
HAVE TRAVELED OVER 1,000 MILES
FROM CALIFORNIA TO COLORADO.
- WHERE YOU AT, MUSHROOMS?
- GO, GO, GO!
SO FAR, THE FINE DINING
LIME TRUCK...
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT
TWO RISOTTOS AND TOFU.
HAS STEAMROLLED
THE COMPETITION.
MUSSELS,
RIGHT THERE, BABY.
BUT THEIR ARCHRIVAL
ROXY'S GRILLED CHEESE...
HE'S BLOCKING US OUT!
HEY, HEY!
SLIMEBALLS.
HAS FINALLY FIGURED OUT
HOW TO PUMP OUT
THEIR SANDWICHES FAST ENOUGH
TO GIVE THE BOYS IN PURPLE
PANTS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.
THE KOREAN KORILLA TRUCK...
ENJOY.
RUN BY THREE CRAFTY
NEW YORKERS...
THE GOAL IS
TO JUST KILL THE LINE.
HAS BENT BUT NOT BROKEN
EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK...
WE'LL TAKE THAT MEAT. WE WON'T
USE IT FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
BUT WE'LL USE IT
FOR THE COMPETITION.
SUPER CLEVER, MAN.
WHILE CLEVELAND'S
SCRAPPY HODGE PODGE TRUCK...
I'D LOVE TO SERVE YOU FOOD!
HAS DONE JUST ENOUGH
TO STAY SAFE
- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK...
- THE PICKUP WINDOW'S RIGHT HERE, BROTHER MAN.
AND THAT LEAVES
VEGAN SEABIRDS...
- RAYA, HOW MANY TICKETS DO WE HAVE LEFT TO COOK?
- ABOUT A MILLION.
WHO SOMEHOW NEED
TO PICK UP THE PACE...
EVERYONE'S JUST STANDING THERE
STARING AT US.
OR FIND THEMSELVES FLYING HOME.
PROBABLY THE HARDEST DAY
IN MY SEABIRDS CAREER.
NOW THE RACE COMES HERE
TO THE LITTLE APPLE,
MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
FIVE TRUCKS REMAIN BUT NOT
FOR LONG. WHO WILL GO HOME NEXT?
I'M TYLER FLORENCE, AND THIS
IS "THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE."
LET'S GET ROLLING.
FOOD TRUCK ROAD TRIP!
- I LOVE KANSAS.
- LOOK AT THIS PLACE.
THIS IS AWESOME. THIS IS
THE HEART OF AMERICA, MAN.
THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE HOME, YOU
KNOW, POSTING UP NEXT TO B. C.
BACK IN BOSTON, WE SELL
RIGHT NEXT TO BOSTON COLLEGE.
WE KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO TAKE DOWN THAT COLLEGE CROWD,
AND WE'RE GONNA DO IT RIGHT HERE
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
WE JUST NEED TO TONE DOWN THE
MENU A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH, WE DON'T NEED TO THROW ANY
FOIE IN THERE THIS TIME...
FOIE BASTED.
OR ANY DUCK PROSCIUTTO.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S A COLLEGE CROWD.
SO MUCH
FOR THE BIG CITY, HUH?
PRICING'S
GONNA BE HUGE HERE...
YEAH.
'CAUSE PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE THE MONEY
THAT THEY HAVE
IN DENVER.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT KANSAS.
IT'S MEAT AND POTATO.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
I WANT TO SELL AT LEAST 4 GRAND
WORTH OF FOOD.
WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
OUR MENU
AND KEEP IT AT PRICES
THAT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD.
THIS IS
A RIDICULOUS PLACE.
IT'S LIKE THE SMALLEST PLACE
I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH
ABOUT KANSAS.
BUT IT'S JUST A HUGE BEEF STATE,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE REALLY KIND OF NOT
COOKING TO THE LOCAL PALATE,
BUT, LIKE, BRINGING OUR FLAVORS
IN A WAY THAT WE KNOW IS REALLY
GONNA GO OVER WELL WITH THEM.
I DON'T SEE A FRAT GUY
COMING TO BUY
FROM THREE GUYS
IN LIME GREEN HEADBANDS.
WELL, THREE
GOOD‐LOOKING GUYS.
HOW MANY VEGANS
DO YOU THINK
ARE IN MANHATTAN, RAYA?
OH, GOSH,
I'M GONNA SAY ONE.
I'M THINKING FOR THIS TOWN,
STICK TO FLAVORS THAT THEY'RE
USED TO HERE LIKE BARBECUE SAUCE
AND MAYBE NOT STRESSING
THE WHOLE VEGAN SIDE.
I DON'T WANT TO SCARE
TOO MANY PEOPLE OFF.
- I THINK WE'LL KILL IT HERE...
- YEP.
BECAUSE KANSAS
IS A BARBECUE STATE.
ONCE THEY TRY KORILLA,
THEY'LL ALL BE HOOKED,
ALL FIVE PEOPLE.
YEAH!
WELCOME
TO MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
GUYS, YOU'VE TRAVELED
OVER 1,500 MILES,
AND YOU'VE KILLED IT
IN THREE VERY DIFFERENT CITIES.
BUT THAT'S
ALL IN THE PAST.
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO
EXPERIENCE HERE IN MANHATTAN
WILL TEST AND STRETCH
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
TEAMS, 2 MILES THAT WAY
IS THE HOME
OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
THIS IS
A COLLEGE TOWN.
THE RESIDENTS HERE
FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES‐‐
SOLID, HARDWORKING
MIDWESTERN FOLK
AND STUDENTS,
23,000 OF THEM TO BE EXACT.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE ALL GONNA HAVE
TO RETHINK YOUR STRATEGY,
YOUR PRICING,
AND YOUR MENU.
IT'S A COLLEGE TOWN,
AND ALL WE REALLY WANT TO DO
IS CREATE A SMALL MENU
THAT APPEALS TO EVERYBODY.
WE DON'T WANT
THESE WILD SANDWICHES
THAT TWO OR THREE PEOPLE
ARE GONNA EAT.
YOU BETTER
FIGURE IT OUT QUICK
BECAUSE AT THE END
OF THIS VERY SHORT WEEKEND
ONE TEAM WILL BE MAKING
THE LONG, LONELY DRIVE HOME,
AND DON'T LET IT
BE YOU.
WE'RE CLEVER.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU GUYS
ARE PRETTY CLEVER,
AND SO ARE YOUR HEADBANDS,
I GOT TO TELL YOU.
SO WHAT'S
YOUR STRATEGY HERE?
WE'RE GONNA DUMB IT DOWN
A LITTLE.
YOU'RE GONNA DUMB IT DOWN
A LITTLE.
THAT'S A GOOD THING TO SAY.
THAT'S GONNA PLAY OUT WELL, MAN.
I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE
DAN SAID THAT.
I'M JUST ABSOLUTELY APPALLED.
HE CHOSE THE WORST CITY
TO INSULT
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SMALL PLACE
THAT EVERYONE'S GONNA KNOW
ABOUT THIS.
NOW I SAY WE GET
RIGHT TO THE COOKING.
HOW ABOUT
A LITTLE TRUCK STOP?
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
IN STORE FOR YOU
THAT'S GONNA TEST YOUR SKILLS
AS FOOD TRUCK CHEFS.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE
GOLD FROM YOUR TINY KITCHENS
NO MATTER WHAT.
YOU GUYS, PART
OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
IS MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY
GO A LONG WAY.
THE AVERAGE STUDENT
HAS TO STRETCH EVERY DOLLAR,
SHAKE DOWN THE SOFA
FOR LOOSE CHANGE,
AND HOPE THAT GRANDMA
INCLUDES A 5 SPOT
IN THE CARE PACKAGE
SHE SENDS EVERY MONTH.
WELL, GUYS, HERE'S A LITTLE
PRESENT FROM UNCLE TYLER.
WHAT I HAVE HERE
ARE DEBIT CARDS
- WORTH $5.
- WHAT? OH.
THIS IS ALL
YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEND
FOR
THE COOKING CHALLENGE.
$5? WHEN YOU'RE HODGE PODGE,
YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING FROM $5.
THERE'S A GREAT LITTLE MARKET
AROUND THE CORNER
ABOUT TWO BLOCKS
THAT WAY.
YOU GUYS WILL HAVE 30 MINUTES
TO RUN OVER THERE,
SHOP, PLAN A DISH,
AND COOK.
ALL YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH
IS YOUR $5 CARD,
BUT WHAT YOU PURCHASE AND SERVE
IS COMPLETELY UP TO YOU.
THEN YOU'LL BE JUDGED BY
A KANSAS CITY FOOD CRITIC
WHO HAS NO QUALMS ABOUT GIVING
ANYONE HIS HONEST OPINION.
THE WINNER
WILL RECEIVE AN ADVANTAGE
THAT GUARANTEED WILL PUT YOU
IN A PRIME POSITION
TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT CITY.
YOU DO NOT WANT
TO BLOW THIS CHALLENGE.
I'VE MADE A LOT OF FOOD FOR $5.
MY BIG QUALM IS THE 30 MINUTES.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PULL IT
OFF IN 30 MINUTES,
BUT I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY
GET SOME SERIOUS FOOD
FOR UNDER 5 BUCKS.
GO!
GO, GO, GO!
YOU DON'T HAVE FISH
ANYWHERE, DO YOU?
IS THERE ANY WAY I COULD JUST
GET ONE PIECE OUT OF HERE?
TWO SLICES
OF CHEDDAR CHEESE, PLEASE.
- CAN YOU USE MARGARINE?
- NO.
YOU CANNOT USE MARGARINE?
HOW MANY TIMES
DO I HAVE TO SAY IT? NO.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL SIT AROUND
AND WAIT FOR YOU TO FIND BUTTER.
ORANGE. OKAY, ORANGE. AVOCADO.
I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE
THAT... BURGER.
THE... BURGER.
WE NEED
TO LOOK AT CHEESES.
RICOTTA,
$3.75 RIGHT HERE.
I THINK
WE SHOULD DO RICOTTA.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
...EGGS.
I THINK I'M GONNA NEED TWO EGGS,
NOT A MILLION.
85 CENTS, RIGHT HERE.
COME ON.
SO HOW MUCH IS THAT?
$2.07.
HERE'S EGGS RIGHT HERE.
EGGS, $2.19.
- WE'RE LOOKING TO JUST BUY A COUPLE PIECES OF BREAD.
- OKAY.
WE COULD DO THAT?
FOUR PIECES
OF SOURDOUGH, PLEASE.
- DO YOU GUYS HAVE SINGLE ROLLS?
- DO YOU HAVE PASTRAMI?
CILANTRO OR PARSLEY?
LET'S GO PARSLEY. 79 CENTS.
UH‐OH. UH‐OH. $5.26.
OH, NO..
TAKE ONE OFF OF THAT.
GO, GO, GO!
OH, YO, YO, YO.
$3.82, PLEASE.
WHOO!
CAN I GET
A PACK OF GUM?
$3.18.
SIGN IT UP THERE.
$3.18.
$4.66, NICE.
CAN YOU RING IT UP
WITHOUT THE LEMON?
- YES!
- $4.99.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
WE'RE MAKING
A RAW CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
ON A SWEET BARBECUE SAUCE GLAZE
WITH A CORN FRITTER.
CLASSIC FRENCH
EGG SANDWICH.
IT'S JUST SOME SOURDOUGH BREAD,
SOME REALLY
THINLY SHAVED PASTRAMI,
CHEDDAR CHEESE, A FRIED EGG,
AND A BéCHAMEL ON TOP.
IT'S REALLY SIMPLE,
BUT IT'S SUPER DELICIOUS.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT AMERICAN,
'CAUSE INSTEAD OF DOING HAM,
WE'RE GONNA DO PASTRAMI
AND CHEDDAR ON THIS ONE.
WE'RE MAKING
A KOREAN‐STYLE BURGER.
THIS IS GONNA BE
THE PATTY RIGHT HERE.
PUT A LITTLE BIT OF SALT,
PEPPER, OUR BULGOGI MARINADE,
A LITTLE BIT OF GARLIC POWDER,
HALF AN EGG,
AND IT SHOULD BE GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE
SOME FISH AND CHIPS RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE DOING SOME JULIENNE CHIPS,
SO REALLY THIN FRIES, FOR IT.
SAUTé SOME WOOD
FOR YOU.
HOMEMADE SMOKER.
PUT THE FISH IN THERE.
THE FISH IS FROZEN.
IT'LL TAKE ME ABOUT
FIVE TO TEN MINUTES,
AND ALSO IT'S GONNA HAVE
A NICE FLAVOR TO IT.
I GOT THE SAUTé PAN
HEATING UP.
THE DISH WE'RE MAKING
IS A RICOTTA PANCAKE
WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND KIND OF
LIKE A SWEET CHILI HONEY SAUCE.
I THINK IT'S REALLY
ENOUGH RIGHT THERE.
I'M JUST WORRIED
ABOUT THE TEXTURE OF THIS.
WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST
TO SERVE A DELICIOUS PRODUCT,
- BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
- TEN!
OH, NO! THIS BAG IS
SUCKING. I NEED A BETTER BAG.
NINE!
IS THAT ENOUGH?
TOO MUCH?
EIGHT!
LOVE IT.
WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD?
- SEVEN!
- I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD.
- SIX!
- I'M PUTTING THE SAUCE ON THE BUN.
CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE.FIVE!
I'M GONNA DRIZZLE IT.FOUR!
- THREE!
- PUT A LITTLE ON THE SIDE, TOO.
- TWO, ONE!
- AND...
THAT'S IT, GUYS.
WRAP IT UP.
THE COMPETITION'S OVER.
LET'S GO.
BRING YOUR DISHES OUT,
KORILLA, ROXY, LIME TRUCK.
GUYS, THIS IS
CHARLES FERRUZZA.
HE'S A HIGHLY RESPECTED
KANSAS CITY FOOD CRITIC
AND RADIO PERSONALITY
WHO IS KNOWN
FOR HIS SHARP CRITIQUES
AND HIS
NO‐NONSENSE STYLE.
IF HE DOESN'T LIKE YOUR DISH,
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT.
CHARLES IS GONNA TASTE
YOUR DISHES AND PICK A WINNER,
AND THAT TEAM WILL GET A REWARD
THAT WILL COME IN VERY HANDY
HERE IN MANHATTAN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET GOING.
JAMES FROM ROXY'S, COME ON UP.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
WE HAVE AN OPEN‐FACED
CROQUE MADAME.
INSTEAD OF USING
GRUYèRE AND HAM,
WE USED A LITTLE BIT
OF PASTRAMI AND SOME CHEDDAR
AND JUST TOPPED IT
WITH A CLASSIC BéCHAMEL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS TASTY.
I THINK THERE'S WAY TOO MANY
TANS AND BROWNS GOING ON HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I THINK
THE PASTRAMI REALLY WORKS.
THANK YOU, CHEF.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, JASON
FROM THE LIME TRUCK, COME ON UP.
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S LIKE
A MORNING‐AFTER PANCAKE.
IT'S A RICOTTA BASE,
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME
TART CHERRIES IN THERE AS WELL
AND A LITTLE BIT OF HONEY
AND SWEET CHILI SAUCE.
CHARLES, THE LIME TRUCK‐‐
THEY PROMISED THEY WERE GONNA
DUMB IT DOWN FOR KANSAS.
NO, THAT'S...
OH.
SO TELL ME
IF THEY SUCCEEDED.
SO BRUTAL.
I JUST WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE
ELSE. THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE.
I DON'T THINK DAN
REALLY UNDERSTANDS
THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.
THERE'S REALLY NO WAY
THIS GUY'S GONNA LIKE OUR DISH.
I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT DUMBING IT DOWN,
BUT YOU KNOW, I LIKE MY FOOD
TO LOOK PRETTY.
DISHES HAVE
TO LOOK BETTER
THAN I COULD HAVE MADE THEM
IN MY EASY‐BAKE OVEN.
SO, CHARLES,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
A LITTLE PASTY,
A LITTLE GLUEY,
A LITTLE TOO SWEET.
YEAH.
YEAH.
THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT
OF MY CHEF CAREER RIGHT HERE.
THIS GUEST JUDGE DUDE
JUST DOESN'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
HE'S NOT A CHEF.
HE JUST EATS FOR A LIVING.
THAT'S THE EASIEST JOB
IN THE WORLD.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, BRO.
I TOLD YOU THIS CAT
WAS GONNA BE TOUGH.
CHRIS FROM HODGE PODGE,
COME ON UP.
SO I DID A PLAY ON
FISH AND CHIPS‐‐
A LITTLE
TEMPURA‐FRIED TILAPIA
AND THEN LITTLE
HAND‐CUT SHOESTRING FRIES.
I LIKE THE SAUCES, REAL GOOD.
THE FISH IS NICE AND CRUNCHY.
DO YOU THINK FISH AND CHIPS
IS TOO EASY?
I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY
TAKE IT UP A COUPLE NOTCHES.
CHARLES, WE ONLY HAD $5
TO WORK WITH.
HOW IS FISH AND CHIPS TOO EASY
OR TOO SIMPLE?
I MEAN, COME ON.
YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THE GAME.
RAYA FROM THE SEABIRDS,
COME ON UP.
HI, GUYS.
SO WE MADE YOU
A KANSAS CUPCAKE.
WHAT MAKES IT KANSAS?
WE HAVE A SWEET AND SPICY
BARBECUE SAUCE ON THE BOTTOM
AND IT'S A RAW
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
AND A CORN FRITTER
ON THE TOP.
INTERESTING.
I'M NOT THAT CRAZY
ABOUT RAW FOOD,
BUT I'D EAT THIS.
YAY.
THANK YOU.
GOOD JOB, RAYA.
GOOD JOB.
ALL RIGHT, LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
EDDIE FROM KORILLA, COME ON UP.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, GUYS?
NOW LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THIS.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU
ISN'T JUST A BURGER.
IT'S THE KING KOREA BURGER.
KING KOREA ACTUALLY REFERS
TO THE KOREAN KING SEJONG,
WHO IN THE 14th CENTURY
MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST PERSON
TO HAVE ACTUALLY EATEN A BURGER.
IT SEEMS LIKE
THIS CRITIC
PROBABLY HASN'T TRIED
KOREAN CUISINE,
SO I DECIDED TO GIVE HIM
A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON
BEHIND OUR DISH.
I'M GETTING REALLY TIRED
OF GOURMET BURGERS, ACTUALLY.
BUT IT'S TASTY.
IT'S A NICE SPIN ON IT.
ALL RIGHT.
NICE JOB.
ALL RIGHT, CHARLES,
THERE IS A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
THERE'S A GIGANTIC PRIZE.
YOU TASTED ALL THE DISHES.
WHO WON THE $5 CHALLENGE?
THIS WAS REALLY HARD,
MUCH HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT
ALL OF THE TEAMS
CAME UP WITH SOME
REALLY CREATIVE IDEAS.
WE ARE JUST NOT
HAVING THE BEST DAY.
WE'RE 0‐FOR‐2 SO FAR
WITH DAN'S COMMENT
AND THEN JUST GETTING SHELLACKED
ON OUR DISH.
WE'RE NOT FEELING TOO OPTIMISTIC
RIGHT NOW.
THE WINNER, I THINK,
OF THE CHALLENGE IS...
COMING UP, ON
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"...
COMING UP, ON
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"...
WE'RE DEFINITELY
GONNA TAKE A HIT RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE SPENT ALL OF OUR MONEY.
FROM NOW ON EVERYTHING ON YOUR
MENU COSTS LESS THAN A BUCK.
WHAT?
ALL RIGHT, CHARLES,
THERE'S A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
WHO WON THE $5
TRUCK STOP CHALLENGE?
THE WINNER, I THINK,
OF THE CHALLENGE IS...
SEABIRDS.
REALLY? OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS REALLY
THE MOST CLEVER.
IT'S, I THINK, A REAL FRESH
APPROACH TO A DESSERT.
I THINK IN A COLLEGE TOWN
LIKE THIS IT'S GONNA BE BELOVED
BECAUSE IT'S
SORT OF AVANT.
IT'S AMAZING
TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE.
WE PUT OUT A GREAT DISH,
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT LEAP
FORWARD FOR VEGANISM.
ALL RIGHT, WAY TO GO, SEABIRDS.
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR PRIZE?
YES!
GET THIS.
THERE'S AN AREA NEAR THE SCHOOL.
IT'S FILLED WITH BARS,
RESTAURANTS, AND BOOKSTORES.
IT IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL
COLLEGE TOWN CENTER.
IT'S CALLED AGGIEVILLE,
AND THE FOLKS HERE
ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF IT.
BY CITY ORDINANCE,
ONLY ONE TRUCK CAN SET UP
IN AGGIEVILLE AT A TIME.
YOU AND ONLY YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO PARK IN AGGIEVILLE
AND SELL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
ALL WEEKEND.
YEAH.
NOW THE REST OF YOU CAN SELL
ANYWHERE ELSE IN MANHATTAN
EXCEPT FOR CAMPUS.
IT HAPPENS TO BE
COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND,
AND CAMPUS
IS OFF LIMITS.
SEABIRDS ABSOLUTELY
HAS A HUGE ADVANTAGE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PARK
WHERE EVERYONE GOES OUT,
WHERE EVERY‐‐
ALL THE RESTAURANTS ARE.
WE'RE GONNA BE ON THE OUTSKIRTS
LOOKING IN.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, FOR THE LAST
FEW WEEKS I'VE GIVEN YOU GUYS
LITTLE OR NOTHING
AS FAR AS SEED MONEY GOES,
AND YOU'RE BREAKING RECORDS
IN EVERY TOWN.
SO THIS WEEK, WE'RE GOING
THE OTHER DIRECTION.
HERE'S $400.
$400 SOUNDS AMAZING.
WE'RE GONNA BUY
SO MUCH JACKFRUIT,
SO MANY AVOCADOS,
SO MANY TORTILLAS.
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
GUYS, AS ALWAYS, THE TEAM THAT
MAKES THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY
WILL BE ELIMINATED.
AND LAST THING,
KEEP YOUR PHONES HANDY,
BECAUSE I'VE GOT ANOTHER
NASTY SPEED BUMP FOR YOU.
- SO ARE YOU GUYS READY TO GO?
- YES!
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S TAKE
A BIG BITE OF THE LITTLE APPLE
AND SHOW MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
A GOOD TIME.
LET'S GET ROLLING!
I'M LOOKING FOR
SOME CHEESE, SOME CHEDDAR,
MONTERREY JACK,
A BUNCH OF SOURDOUGH BREAD.
YOU GOT ALL THAT
DOWN THERE?
GREAT. WE'LL SEE YOU IN
PROBABLY ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
PART OF OUR STRATEGY IS TO CALL
THE MARKET AHEAD OF TIME
AND PUT OUR ORDER IN
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE RUNNING
AROUND LIKE CLOWNS
- TRYING TO SHOP AND FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
- STRAIGHT BACK.
WE GET EVERYTHING READY,
WE'LL BE OUT OF THAT DOOR FAST,
AND WE'LL BE ABLE
TO START SELLING.
GOOD. THIS LOOKS PERFECT.
THAT'S GOOD.
ENCHILADA SAUCE
IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO CHIMICHURRI.
I WANT TO DO SOME AWESOME FOOD.
I WANT TO DO A BIG BURGER,
OUR HODGE PODGE DOG.
LOOK AT THOSE BURGERS.
THOSE ARE BIG GUYS.
WE'RE BUYING CHEESE SAUCE,
SALSA,
EVERYTHING THAT
WE CAN POSSIBLY BUY
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
FOR COLLEGE KIDS.
OH, MY GOSH.
YAY.
WHOO‐HOO!
NOW LET'S GO
SELL SOME FOOD.
- HOW MUCH IS THIS?
- IT'S $3 A POUND.
IT'S OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE FINE.
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING
GOOD OLD COLLEGE FOOD,
WHAT THEY'RE KIND OF USED TO,
BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE GOURMET.
THE BURGER THAT
I'M LOOKING MOST FORWARD TO
IS OUR BREAKFAST BURGER.
IT'S GOT HASH BROWNS, BACON,
MAPLE SYRUP.
HERE, THIS IS 5 POUNDS.
I THINK KANSAS IS GONNA REACT
TO OUR FOOD PRETTY WELL.
AS SOON AS THEY GET
A BITE OF OUR BURGER,
WHATEVER COMMENTS WE SAID
IS ALL GONNA BE WASHED AWAY.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S SEE $385, $389.
$394.20, WE'RE GOOD.
I DON'T THINK
I'VE EVER HAD THIS MANY BAGS.
JUST KEEP ON
GOING STRAIGHT.
HERE WE ARE.
WE'RE AT YI'S.
HELLO.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A KOREAN MARKET
IN THE CITY OF MANHATTAN,
WHICH HAS A POPULATION
OF 52,000, WHICH IS CRAZY
AND EXTREMELY LUCKY.
OKAY, TOTAL
IS $259.75.
- GOOD LUCK.
- LOADING IT UP.
YEAH,
PEOPLE'S MARKET. WHOO.
STEPHANIE FOUND
THE PEOPLE'S CO‐OP MARKET.
THEY HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT WE WANT‐‐FRESH BAKED BREAD.
THEY HAVE LOCAL PRODUCE,
- KANSAS STATE SPINACH, WHICH IS AWESOME.
- THESE ARE GREAT.
WE HAVE TO, LIKE, HUSTLE
AND THEN ZIP ON OVER TO
AGGIEVILLE AND START PREPPING.
OKAY, BABY BIRD?
ALL RIGHT.
WOW, THIS IS SO CROWDED.
THIS IS AWESOME.
EVERYONE IS COMING
TO AGGIEVILLE.
THERE'S ALREADY A HUGE CROWD
WAITING FOR US.
THIS IS A SMALL TOWN.
OBVIOUSLY WORD TRAVELS FAST.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES,
LET'S DO THIS.
WE'RE EXCITED.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUSY ALL WEEKEND,
WE JUST KNOW IT.
I'M OPENING UP
THE JACKFRUIT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA SHRED IT TO MAKE
OUR LOVELY PULLED PORK.
OUR MENU IS A PULLED PORK
BARBECUE JACKFRUIT SANDWICH
ON LOCAL FRESH BAKED BREAD
WITH SPICY COLESLAW,
AND WE ALSO HAVE
A KANSAS STATE SPINACH DIP.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
OUR BEER‐BATTERED AVOCADO TACOS.
THIS IS AWESOME.
OKAY, READY
FOR OUR FIRST CUSTOMER!
COME ON DOWN.
NOW THAT
WE CAN'T BE IN AGGIEVILLE,
I'M THINKING THAT
WE SHOULD PARK WITH HODGE
AS CLOSE
AS WE POSSIBLY CAN GET.
THE TWO TRUCKS TOGETHER WILL
DEFINITELY BE SO ADVANTAGEOUS.
YEAH, I SAW A MAP, AND THERE'S
A PARK THAT'S NOT AGGIEVILLE...
AWESOME.
SO I THINK THAT THAT'S
A GREAT PLACE TO SET UP.
PAUL,
DOESN'T IT SUCK
THAT SEABIRD HAS EXCLUSIVE
RIGHTS TO AGGIEVILLE?
IT'S TOTALLY NOT FAIR, BUT, UH,
I MEAN, WE'LL SEE HOW THEY DO.
I'M A LITTLE BIT UPSET
BECAUSE AGGIEVILLE IS
DEFINITELY OUR TARGET LOCATION.
IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT
HAS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC,
SO WE'RE HEADED
TO THE CITY PARK,
WHICH IS ONLY FOUR BLOCKS AWAY.
IT IS A SMALL TOWN, AFTER ALL.
IT'D BE FUNNY
IF THEY STILL LOSE.
EVERYONE'S GETTING
DONE GRADUATION.
THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO HAVE
A SUBSTANTIAL MEAL.
SO WE SHOULD FIND
SOMEWHERE WITH PICNIC TABLES.
I THINK WE STILL TEAM UP
WITH LIME TRUCK IF WE CAN.
MORE PEOPLE
ARE GONNA COME
IF ALL OF US
ARE IN ONE SET LOCATION.
OH, MY GOSH. CHRIS,
LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE!
HOLY.
WE HAVE A LINE OF PEOPLE.
WE NEED TIME TO PREP.
HOLY GOD.
IF I SEE WHAT
I'M SEEING CORRECTLY,
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AT LEAST
ALREADY 100 PEOPLE THERE.
YEAH, WE ALREADY SEE ALL THESE
PEOPLE. WE'RE PARKING HERE.
IF YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA START THE LINE,
UM, IF YOU COULD START IT
THIS WAY.
YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE.
POW. THANKS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THERE ARE MASSIVE LINES.
WORD SPREADS FAST IN
A SMALL TOWN. THIS IS CRAZY.
WE GOT TO HURRY UP
AND GET READY AND SERVE.
WE'RE NOT DUMBING DOWN
ANYTHING HERE.
WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING HERE
IN THE LITTLE APPLE
- THAT WE DO IN THE BIG APPLE.
- THERE YOU GO.
- I'M TAKING A RIGHT.
- ACROSS THE STREET FROM AGGIEVILLE
IS A SMALL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA PARK
AND DRAW OUR OWN CROWD.
GET
THE MUSHROOMS STARTED, RIGHT?
- MAKE YOUR CHEESE SAUCE, RIGHT?
- YEP.
REMEMBER HOW I TOLD YOU LAST
TIME, BOIL THE CREAM UP, RIGHT?
WITHIN
TWO OR THREE MINUTES,
LITERALLY PEOPLE JUST STARTED
COMING ACROSS THE STREET
AND GETTING IN LINE
AT OUR TRUCK.
WORD REALLY DOES TRAVEL
IN SMALL TOWNS LIKE THIS.
- YOU GUYS HEAR WHAT THE LIME TRUCK SAID ABOUT THIS TOWN?
- WHAT?
THEY SAID THEY WERE GONNA
DUMB DOWN THEIR MENU
'CAUSE THIS TOWN
IS TOO SIMPLE FOR THEM.
- ARE YOU GUYS GONNA TAKE THAT?
- NO!
I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THAT
FROM THOSE GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SEND THEM
BACK TO ORANGE COUNTY?
THIS WEEK WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT
SIMPLE. WE'RE GONNA DO
THREE SANDWICHES‐‐ONE WITH SOME
BEER‐BATTERED BRATWURST,
SOME CARAMELIZED ONIONS,
AND CHEDDAR CHEESE,
ONE WITH SOME MUENSTER CHEESE
AND APPLEWOOD‐SMOKED BACON.
THEN WE'RE GONNA DO ONE
WITH A WILD MUSHROOM RAGOUT
- AND SOME BABY SWISS CHEESE.
- GONNA WALTZ US TO THE PROMISED LAND, BOYS.
WILDCAT IS A, UM, KIND OF
A SOUTHWESTERN‐STYLE BURGER.
IT HAS CHIPOTLE HONEY MAYO.
THE OFFICE BURGER HAS PROVOLONE,
RED ONION MARMALADE, ARUGULA.
THE GRADUATE‐‐IT'S LIKE
AN AWESOME BURGER WITH COLESLAW,
BARBECUE SAUCE, AND ONION RINGS.
WE'RE HOPING TO DO THE BURGERS
FOR ABOUT 10 BUCKS, MAYBE 11.
I WANT THE AVERAGE TICKET
TO BE ABOUT $30 OR $40.
IF THAT'S THE CASE,
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA COME HOME
WITH A TON OF MONEY.
THIS IS PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST THING
THAT'S EVER REALLY HAPPENED
TO MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
WE'RE GONNA BE OPEN
IN TEN MINUTES.
OH, THAT
SMELLS DELICIOUS.
ARE YOU GUYS READY
FOR HODGE PODGE?
LIKE ALWAYS,
HODGE PODGE IS OPEN
BEFORE ANY OTHER TRUCK,
BUT WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT SOME WAY
TO GET THIS FOOD OUTTA HERE
FAST ENOUGH.
BURGERS, TOTS, DOGS‐‐
WE'RE GONNA MAKE PLENTY OF MONEY
OFF THIS
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING PATIENT.
WE ARE SO HAPPY
TO BE HERE.
SO THE TEAMS LIKE TO THINK
THEY'VE GOT THIS WHOLE GAME
FIGURED OUT. THEY LOVE
TO LOOK FOR HINTS AND PATTERNS,
AND THEY'VE COME TO EXPECT
A SPEED BUMP ON SUNDAY.
WELL, I'M ABOUT TO CALL THEM
AND ROCK THEIR WORLD
A DAY EARLY.
HEY, GUYS, IT'S TYLER.
YO, GUYS,
IT'S TYLER.
AHH.
OKAY, HEY,
WHAT'S UP, TYLER?
IT'S TOO EARLY, TYLER.
Here we go. Speed bump time.
You ready to mix things up?
NO.
WELL, I TOLD YOU,
FLASHY AND EXPENSIVE
doesn't work in a college town,
BUT I'M NOT SURE ALL OF YOU
WERE LISTENING.
YEAH, WE WERE ALL LISTENING.
TELL ME WHAT'S UP.
Well, this ought to get
your attention.
WHAT IS IT?
From now on,
everything on your menu
costs less than a buck.
WHAT?
THAT'S RIGHT, 99 CENTS.
EVERY ITEM ON OUR MENU
HAS TO COST LESS THAN $1.
THAT'S RIGHT, 99 CENTS,
85 cents, 2 cents,
I don't really care,
but everything has to cost
less than a dollar.
OKAY, WOW. OKAY.
INTERESTING.
SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO RETHINK WHAT YOU CHARGE,
and what you sell. OKAY.
And that goes for the rest
of your time here in Manhattan.
OH, MY GOSH. OKAY.
OH, COME ON, CHEER UP. IT'S
A BUNCH OF BROKE COLLEGE KIDS.
You did 'em a favor.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU
AT ELIMINATION. GOOD LUCK.
I MEAN THAT, GOOD LUCK.
$100,000.
ALL RIGHT,
TALK TO YOU LATER.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
99 CENTS?
I JUST BOUGHT ALL THIS
I JUST BOUGHT ALL THIS AMAZING
STUFF TO SERVE THESE PEOPLE,
AND NOW I GOTTA
SELL IT FOR CHEAP.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
THIS IS GONNA PUT US
WAY BEHIND.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
WHAT IS HE DOING?
IT'S DAY ONE
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
AND ALL FIVE TEAMS ARE STARING
AT MAMMOTH LINES...
THINK THERE'S ABOUT
200 PEOPLE OUT THERE.
BUT WE JUST LOBBED
IN A SPEED BUMP
BUT WE JUST LOBBED
IN A SPEED BUMP
THAT HAS TURNED EACH ONE
OF THESE TRUCKS INSIDE OUT.
EVERYTHING BEING SERVED
OFF THE HODGE PODGE TRUCK
IS NOW 99 CENTS!
EVERY TEAM NOW HAS TO RETHINK
THEIR AMBITIOUS MENUS,
OR GO HOME.
IN ORDER TO MAKE ENOUGH
MONEY TO EVEN BREAK EVEN,
WE GOTTA 400 ITEMS,
SO WE'RE GONNA KIND OF LOWER
OUR AMOUNTS A LITTLE BIT.
THE SEABIRDS HAVE
THE MOST TO LOSE‐‐
THEY WON A KEY SPOT
IN AGGIEVILLE,
BUT THE OTHER TRUCKS ARE NEARBY
AND JUST WAITING
FOR THEM TO STUMBLE.
WE NEED TO SELL, LIKE, A QUARTER
OF A SANDWICH FOR A DOLLAR,
MAYBE, LIKE, AVOCADO
ON A STICK FOR A DOLLAR.
BUT NO ONE IS IN MORE TROUBLE
THAN THE LIME TRUCK.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA TAKE
A HIT RIGHT NOW.
WE SPENT ALL OF OUR MONEY.
SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US.
WE'RE REALLY SORRY,
GUYS.
WE'RE GONNA‐‐UNFORTUNATELY,
WE WERE PLANNING
ON THESE AWESOME
GOURMET BURGERS.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO DO THAT.
WE'RE GONNA JUST COME UP WITH,
LIKE, NICE LITTLE SMALL PLATES,
HOPE EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THREE OR FOUR, AND, UH,
WE'LL HAVE A NICE THRIFTY DAY
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
THIS IS A MENU WE WERE PLANNING
ON SELLING FOR $8 TO $10,
AND WE'VE SPENT
ALL OF OUR SEED MONEY.
TO MAKE MONEY, WE GOTTA MAKE
REALLY SMALL PORTIONS.
WE'RE JUST GONNA CUT THE ACTUAL
BURGER ALL THE WAY IN HALF.
WE ARE LOSING SO MUCH MONEY
PER ORDER.
WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN,
AND AS SOON AS WE RUN OUT
OF THIS STUFF, THEN WE'RE
GONNA GET REAL SMART.
THANK YOU, MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
FOR WAITIN'!
99 CENTS,
EVERYTHING RIGHT HERE!
STAN!
WE ORIGINALLY HAD ENOUGH FOOD
FOR ABOUT 100 TO 200 PEOPLE,
BUT NOW I GOTTA MAKE
SMALLER PORTIONS
AND STRETCH IT TO LAST.
THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT, ROXY.
40 GRILLED CHEESE.
COME ON, I'M DOING GRILLED
CHEESE BUNS, BABY.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO
IS A SOLO.
ON TYLER'S ORDER,
EVERYTHING
ON THE MENU IS $1.
WE HAVE A HUGE CROWD,
AND IT'S GREAT,
BUT WE STILL
HAVE NO SOLUTION.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA
MAKE THIS 99 CENT MENU WORK.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
UNDER $1.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYTHING
IS 99 CENTS.
EVERYTHING‐‐YEAH, BUT, NO,
BUT WE'RE GONNA LOSE MONEY
THAT WAY, IF WE DO THIS,
SO WE GOTTA EITHER
CUT THE SANDWICHES IN HALF
OR DO SOMETHING.
I WAS MAKING MYSELF
A TEST SANDWICH
TO SEE IF THE GRILL
WAS HOT ENOUGH,
AND I CUT IT INTO QUARTERS,
AND I JUST REALIZED,
WE COULD PROBABLY SELL A QUARTER
ONE OF THESE FOR A DOLLAR.
HERE YOU GO, HON.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
CALL IT A SLIDER.
WASN'T A TRUE SLIDER,
BUT IT WAS ENOUGH
TO SLIDE BY, I GUESS.
SIX SLIDERS, RIGHT?
NEXT. NEXT, JAMES.
KEEP 'EM COMIN', BROTHER.I KNOW.
THANKS.
THANK YOU GUYS, VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, SO BASICALLY,
BURRITOS OFF THE MENU.
WE'RE SELLING 99 CENT TACOS,
THAT WE DECIDED TO GO
WITH A SINGLE WRAP TORTILLA
INSTEAD OF DOUBLE WRAPPING IT.
THAT CUTS DOWN FOOD COSTS,
AND ALSO THE SERVING TIME.
WHAT CAN I GET
FOR YOU?
CAN I GET 20 TACOS?
20 TACOS.
HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.
IT'S A GREAT DEAL,
AND NOW PEOPLE HAVE NO REASON
NOT TO TRY OUR FOOD.
CAN I GET 20 TACOS?
20 TACOS, ALL RIGHT.
YES, SAME HERE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER
SEEN THIS MANY PEOPLE
GATHERED AT A PARK
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
AT THIS POINT I'M THINKING,
SEABIRDS,
AND I HOPE THEY'RE REALLY MAKING
THE BEST USE OUT OF THEIR SPOT
IN AGGIEVILLE, BECAUSE I KNOW
FOR A FACT THERE'S NO WAY
ANYBODY CAN BE MAKING MORE MONEY
THAN WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
HELLO, EVERYBODY
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS!
WE WANT YOU GUYS TO TRY
A TASTE OF CALIFORNIA,
SO WE'RE DOING A 99 CENT MENU.
SO WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR WHOLE
STRATEGY WITH THE SPEED BUMP,
AND BASICALLY
CUT DOWN OUR MENU.
WE'RE GONNA DO HALF‐SIZE
SANDWICHES,
AND WE'RE GONNA DO ONE TACO
FOR A DOLLAR.
IT'S HARD, BECAUSE THE FOOD
THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT
IS REALLY HIGH QUALITY FOOD,
AND WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD
TO BE SELLING IT
FOR 99 CENTS.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT THE SPINACHES,
I GOT THE AVOS,
AND I JUST NEED THE PORK
AND THE PICKLES.
STANDING IN LINE HERE
FOR, LIKE, AN HOUR AND A HALF,
AND STILL NO FOOD,
SO PRETTY CRAZY.
EVERYONE'S ORDERING
TEN OF EVERYTHING,
SO IT'S TAKING
A REALLY LONG TIME.
IF THIS WAS FULL PRICED,
WE'D BE HAVING $100‐TICKETS
LEFT AND RIGHT.
YEAH, WE WOULD BE KILLING IT
SO HARD RIGHT NOW,
LEFT AND RIGHT.
YEAH, WE WOULD BE KILLING IT
SO HARD RIGHT NOW,
BUT INSTEAD,
WE'RE KILLING OURSELVES
FOR $10.
HERE IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
OUR TRUCKS ALL HAVE HUGE LINES.
THERE'S A MOB OUTSIDE.
A MOB.
BUT A GIANT SPEED BUMP
HAS FORCED THEM
TO SELL EVERYTHING O
TO SELL EVERYTHING ON THEIR
MENU FOR UNDER A DOLLAR.
THANK GOD I KNOW HOW
TO COOK WELL,
AND EVERYTHING I MAKE
TASTES GOOD.
ROXY'S GRILLED CHEESE
AND HODGE PODGE
ARE MAXIMIZING THEIR TICKETS
BY SELLING EVERYTHING
AS SMALL PLATES.
12 SLIDERS,
MY FRIEND.
OH, WOW.
WHILE KORILLA IS DOING
WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO‐‐
HUGE VOLUME.
SO YOU WANTED
20 TACOS, RIGHT?
20 TACOS.
GOTCHA.
THE SEABIRDS HAVE A PRIME SPOT,
BUT ARE MOVING PAINFULLY SLOW.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SERVE 'EM,
AND IF THEY CAN JUST WAIT,
BE PATIENT, THEN EVERYONE
WILL BE HAPPY.
AND THE LIME TRUCK‐‐
WELL, THEY'RE STRUGGLING
TO SIMPLIFY THEIR FANCY MENU,
AND IT'S COSTING THEM.
THERE ARE 14 BURGERS
ON THE GRILL RIGHT NOW, GUYS,
AND THAT IS IT‐‐
THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
SORRY, GUYS,
WE'RE GONNA RESTOCK,
COME BACK
WITH A WHOLE NEW MENU,
MUCH MORE SIMPLE,
AND A LOT QUICKER.
LET'S TAKE THE VW,
AND GET OUTTA HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
DUDE, WE GOTTA ROCK, MAN.
EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS, MAN.
THIS SUCKS. NOW WE HAVE TO SELL
EVERYTHING FOR UNDER A DOLLAR.
WE HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO PURCHASE.
ALL WE KNOW IS
IT HAS TO BE CHEAP.
WE'RE JUST GONNA BUY
A BUNCH OF JUNK FOOD,
AND WE'RE GONNA JUST
DEEP FRY IT.
WE'VE GOT GROUND TURKEY
FOR TURKEY TACOS,
WE'VE GOT MAC AND CHEESE.
12 SWISS ROLLS
FOR $1.59.
YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.
SWISS CAKES THAT
WE'RE GONNA FRY.
IT'S KIND OF CARNIVAL FOOD,
IT'S RELATIVELY CHEAP TO MAKE,
AND IT'S WHAT'S GONNA HELP US
STAY IN THIS COMPETITION.
I HATE THIS CHALLENGE
SO MUCH.
AT THIS POINT, WE'VE JUST
LOST ALL OF OUR INTEGRITY.
- PIE FILLING?
- ARE WE JUST GONNA GO.
DUDE, YOU GUYS JUST WANT
TO BUY CANNED PIE FILLING,
AND PUT IT ON A CREPE?
I'M SO JUST EMOTIONALLY
BEAT DOWN BY THIS
AND REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN MYSELF.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO
JUST EMBARRASS
OUR CULINARY CAREERS
RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE SHOULD
JUST KILL EVERYTHING,
AND DO, LIKE,
JACKFRUIT TACOS.
WE'RE COMING INTO THE EVENING,
AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE
MORE OF A BAR CROWD SHOW UP,
I REALIZE THAT
WE NEED TO BASICALLY
THROW SOMETHING ON THE MENU
THAT'S GONNA BE FAST
FOR US TO GET OUT.
THIS IS HOW THEY DO IT
IN MEXICO.
'CAUSE WE HAVE ALL OF THIS
BARBECUED JACKFRUIT
ALREADY MADE, AND ALL WE HAVE
TO DO IS JUST ROLL THEM
AND THEN DEEP FRY 'EM,
AND THEY'RE GOOD TO GO.
WE CAN JUST GO IN AND OUT,
IN AND OUT, TICKETS IN AND OUT,
50 A MINUTE‐‐WE'RE ROLLING
DEEP IN DOUGH.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING
DINNER MENU
THAT WE'RE UPDATING TO
RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
JACKFRUIT TAQUITOS
WITH A SEABIRD SLAW
ON THE SIDE.
THEY'RE REALLY,
REALLY GOOD.
EVERYBODY JUST TELLS US
IF THEY WANT ONE OR TEN,
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA
THROW 'EM IN THE FRYER
AND GET 'EM OUT THE DOOR.
DOLLAR FOR ONE.
WE MIGHT NOT EVEN TAKE
THE TOOTHPICK OUT,
THAT'S HOW FAST WE'RE GONNA
GET 'EM UP. WHOA!
WE GOT 12 COMING UP
FOR ROXY.
HER NAME'S ROXY,
SO TREAT HER WELL.
PEOPLE COMING UP TO THE WINDOW,
THEY'RE ORDERING EIGHT,
12, 15, 24 SLIDERS.
WE'RE DOWN TO 12 SLICES
OF BREAD LEFT.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
WE'RE OUT OF CHEESE.
SO THE CHEESE AND BREAD
IS ALL OUT, GUYS.
WE'RE GOING TO, UH, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE GONNA MAKE‐‐
DO OUR BEST TO GET
TO THE STORE TONIGHT
AND GET SOME MORE
AND REOPEN.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO,
LET'S GO, GENTLEMEN.
45 MINUTES LATER,
WE COME BACK,
EVERYONE'S STILL
WAITING THERE IN LINE.
GET READY, GUYS!
I'M COMPLETELY DUMBFOUNDED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW AWESOME
THIS CITY IS TO US.
WE'RE STILL WORKING, AND WE KEEP
WORKING UNTIL WE DIE.
I DON'T EVER WANT TO WORK
THIS HARD EVER AGAIN.
WE'RE SERVING DELICIOUS FOOD
FOR ALL UNDER A DOLLAR,
SO YOU CAN'T ARGUE
WITH THAT.
EVEN IF IT SUCKS,
IT'S UNDER A DOLLAR.
ERICA, THERE'S
YOUR DOUGHNUT.
ORDER UP FOR STEVE.
GUYS, WE'RE OUT
OF BACON.
I'M CALLING IT A DAY.
I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY
OF THE FOOD THAT'S COMIN' OUT.
WE CAN'T KEEP UP, PEOPLE
ARE ORDERING 15 TO 20 THINGS.
THOSE ARE TOO BIG OF ORDERS
FOR US TO HANDLE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I'M SORRY, BUT
THESE GUYS ARE THE LAST ONES.
THIS IS IT, YOU GUYS
ARE THE LAST SALES.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE,
IN ANY OTHER CITY,
SOLD THAT MANY THINGS,
BUT I WISH I COULD FEEL GOOD
ABOUT IT, AND I JUST DON'T, MAN.
I'M SURE KORILLA DID, LIKE
I'M SURE KORILLA DID, LIKE,
ALMOST $3,000.
SHUT IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CLOSE UP.
JUST 11 HOURS TO GO
IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS,
AND ALL FIVE TEAMS
ARE PICKING UP
RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
YESTERDAY.
FORM ANOTHER LINE
OVER TO THE LEFT.
RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
YESTERDAY.
FORM ANOTHER LINE
OVER TO THE LEFT.
HODGE PODGE, ROXY'S
GRILLED CHEESE, AND KORILLA
ARE BACK
IN THEIR SAME SPOTS,
SELLING 99 CENT MENU ITEMS
LIKE HOTCAKES.
YESTERDAY WE HAD PEOPLE
WAITING OVER FIVE HOURS,
TODAY I'M NOT GONNA
LET THAT HAPPEN.
BUT THE LIME TRUCK
AND THE SEABIRDS
ALSO HAVE HUGE LINES...
AH, OVERWHELMED.
BOTH TEAMS KNOW THAT
YESTERDAY'S FUMBLES
ARE GONNA BE HARD TO ERASE.
IF WE DON'T WANT
TO GO HOME,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO JUST
SELL, SELL, SELL TODAY.
PANCAKES!
$1 PANCAKES! COME AND GET 'EM!
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SERVE
SILVER DOLLAR PANCAKES,
HUMMUS CROSTINIS,
AND A GUACAMOLE SALSA.
EVERYBODY LOVES PANCAKES,
AND EVERYBODY REALLY
LOVES MINI PANCAKES.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY TIME
TO LOSE HERE,
SO WE'RE GONNA START OFF
SERVING THE PANCAKES ONLY,
AND I'M GONNA START PREPPING
ON THE HUMMUS
AND THE GUACAMOLE SALSA.
FIRST CUSTOMERS,
STEP ON DOWN! HI THERE!
HI THERE.
HI, WHAT CAN I
GET FOR YOU?
HOPE TO HAVE THE HUMMUS
OUT ASAP. WE'LL SEE.
PEOPLE ARE WAITING
A LONG TIME FOR OUR FOOD.
RAYA AND I ARE CRANKING OUT
ITEMS AS FAST AS WE CAN.
KIND OF FEEL LIKE
IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH.
MELODY!
I DON'T WANT
TO PISS THESE PEOPLE OFF,
BUT WE'RE DOING
THE BEST WE CAN.
LET'S GO WITH 12 SLIDERS...
12 SLIDERS.
FOUR FRIES...
FOUR FRIES.
TWO SLAWS,
AND TWO CHIPS AND GUAC.
I'M GLAD YOU GUYS
GOT SOME REAL FOOD,
'CAUSE ALL SEABIRDS HAS
IS PANCAKES.
LET ME GET TEN OF 'EM.
TEN OF 'EM.
THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER RIGHT?
YEAH, SURE.
IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST
GRILLED CHEESE I'VE EVER HAD.
I THINK THE OTHER TEAMS
HAVE UNDERESTIMATED US
'CAUSE WE CAME OFF
TO A ROUGH START.
ONCE WE GOT OVER THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS, IT WAS GO TIME.
- WE'RE A CONTENDER NOW.
- FOUR SLIDERS, PLEASE.
I NEED ONE MAC ATTACK,
TWO ROASTED CORNS,
ONE BISCUIT,
TWO CHORIZO AND EGG,
TWO FRIED SWISS CAKES,
AND ONE BIG...
WE'VE JUST NEVER DEALT
WITH THIS MUCH OUTPUT
IN SUCH A SHORT TIME
WITH SUCH LOW PRICES.
HEATHER?
YES.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP OUR
FOOD COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
MAKING IN THIS QUANTITY IS,
LIKE, IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW,
SO WITH THIS
AMOUNT OF SPACE‐‐
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO COOK
ALL OF IT RIGHT AWAY.
WE CAN HAVE WATER GOING
WHILE WE'RE SERVING.
WHERE? WE DON'T HAVE
ANY ROOM FOR THAT.
THIS IS THE WORST DAY
OF COOKING I'VE EVER HAD.
I JUST WISH WE COULD'VE
GIVEN THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS,
LIKE, THE FOOD
THAT WE REALLY COOK.
WE'RE RIGHT NEXT
TO HODGE AND LIME,
FINALLY GETTING TO GO
TOE‐TO‐TOE,
BUT OUR LINE IS TWICE
AS LONG AS THESE GUYS.
ANYONE WANT TO BUY
20 MORE TACOS?
JACQUELYN, GO SELL 'EM
TO KORILLA'S LINE! OH!
GOING AGAINST KORILLA,
IT'S FREE GAME.
THEIR LINE IS STILL
WAITING TO ORDER.
TYLER COULD SHOW UP
AT ANY MINUTE AND TELL US
TO SHUT IT DOWN,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO RUN
AND TAKE AS MANY ORDERS
AS POSSIBLE FROM THEM.
I DON'T CARE IF WE COOK IT FOR
'EM WHILE THEY'RE IN THAT LINE.
I'VE GOT TACOS TO SELL YOU GUYS!
A BUCK EACH!
THEY'RE AMAZING CHICKEN TACOS
WITH A SWEET CORN SLAW.
I CAN TAKE YOUR
ORDER RIGHT NOW.
BETTER THAN KORILLA'S!
THAT'S FOR REAL RIGHT NOW?
IS THAT REALLY GOING ON?
UM, THREE OF THOSE. YEAH.
YEAH, HODGE PODGE!
THAT'S 10%!
HEY, I KNOW YOU HEAR ME!
THERE'S SOME TYPE
OF FOOD TRUCK ETIQUETTE,
AND THIS IS DEFINITELY
VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.
YOU'RE VERY SMART.
FOR CHRIS TO SEND HIS GIRL
TO DO THAT, THAT SAYS‐‐
THAT SAYS SOMETHING
ABOUT CHRIS.
HI, TAKE ANYONE
ELSE'S ORDER?
I'LL TAKE TWO.
ALL RIGHT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
THAT'S A LITTLE
DISRESPECTFUL.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN COME
LET US KNOW, RIGHT?
THEY'RE STILL‐‐
THEY'RE STILL WAITING
IN LINE FOR YOUR TACOS.
I'M NOT TAKING ANYONE
FROM YOUR LINE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA
KICK UP 10%?
I DO THE SAME THING OVER THERE
THEN, THAT'S FINE?
SURE, THERE'S
NO ONE IN LINE.
STEPHAN IS NOT
HAPPY WITH ME.
I FEEL KIND OF BAD
THAT I DIDN'T ASK HIM,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME...
NOT REALLY.
COMMON COURTESY, YOU COME OVER
THERE, YOU CAN ASK US. SAY,
"YO, CAN I TAKE SOME ORDERS
FROM THE PEOPLE ON YOUR LINE?"
WOULD YOU SAY YES?
IF YOU ASKED, MAYBE.
REALLY?
MAYBE, BUT YOU NEVER ASKED.
CAN I TAKE SOME ORDERS
FROM PEOPLE IN YOUR LINE?
NOT NOW, NO.
WELL, YOU CAN'T
STOP ME.
DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO, BUT,
YOU KNOW, IT'S COMMON COURTESY.
IT'S NOT HOW
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
SORRY, KORILLA.
NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE DONE.
I'M STILL TAKING
ORDERS, THOUGH.
HOMESTRETCH.
ALL WE HAVE LEFT ON THIS TRUCK
IS PICKLES AND GRANDMA TOAST.
ANYONE ELSE?
YOU WANT TO ORDER?
TOAST AND PICKLES?
NOPE.
THEN THAT'S EVERYBODY.
READY, JAMES.
ROCK IT OUT.
YEP.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE JUST
GOT OUT OF THE COMPETITION?
ABSOLUTELY. I'M WORRIED, MAN.
I'M NOT READY TO GO HOME.
HELP US WIN AND BUY TEN
ORDERS OF FRIED CHICKEN!
I GOT ONE MINUTE
TO SELL IT!
YAY! WHOO‐HOO!
$2 TICKETS, AND I'LL MAKE
AS MANY AS YOU WANT.
THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN‐‐
IS THAT IT?
SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
THAT'S THE END.
MANHATTAN.
I THINK IF WE GET ELIMINATED,
IT WILL BE BECAUSE
OF THE FIRST DAY.
I THINK THAT WE WERE
JUST TOO SLOW.
HUG IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT, SORRY, GUYS,
WE'RE DONE AFTER THIS.
SORRY, MAN, THIS GUY
TOOK THE LAST ORDER.
THAT'S IT?
AND WE'RE ALL DONE.
WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT.
SO LONG, MANHA
SO LONG, MANHATTAN!
SHUT IT.
IT'S ELI
IT'S ELIMINATION DAY.
THE LAST THREE WEEKS,
WE'VE BEEN AT THE BOTTOM,
AND I JUST DON'T WANT
TO BE AT THE BOTTOM AGAIN.
TEAMS, HERE WE ARE
AT OUR FOURTH
"GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE"
ELIMINATION.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU ALL CAME TO
A NEW TOWN AND MADE IT YOUR OWN.
ONLY THIS TIME,
IT WAS A COLLEGE TOWN,
WITH ALL OF ABOUT
50,000 RESIDENTS.
I THINK YOU
SERVED THEM ALL,
AND PROBABLY THE ENTIRE
STATE OF KANSAS.
IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU
HOW FAST WORD SPREADS
IN A TOWN THIS SIZE.
THE FIVE TEAMS COMBINED
PULLED IN $18,000 IN SALES,
AND THAT'S IN $1 INCREMENTS.
BUT, OF COURSE,
THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS
IS WHAT'S IN THIS LEDGER‐‐
WHO MADE THE MOST.
WHO MADE THE LEAST,
AND WHO'S OUT OF THE RACE.
MY STOMACH IS IN KNOTS.
MAYBE WE REALLY BLEW IT
HERE IN MANHATTAN, KANSAS.
IN FIRST PLACE,
WITH A RIDICULOUS TOTAL
OF $5,245...
KORILLA.
CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB.
YOU GUYS FROM THE BIG APPLE
DOMINATING THE LITTLE APPLE.
YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY
THE TEAM TO BEAT.
TAKE A STEP BACK, GUYS.
YOU'RE SAFE.
NOW...
IN A SURPRISE SECOND PLACE,
WITH $5,132,
ROXY'S GRILLED CHEESE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ABOUT TIME, FELLAS.
FINALLY, WE BEAT LIME.
THAT'S ALL I WAS WAITING FOR.
TAKE THAT, SLIMEBALLS!
ALL RIGHT, ROXY,
TAKE A STEP BACK,
AND ON YOUR WAY BACK, DON'T STEP
ON THE LIME TRUCK'S TOES.
THIRD PLACE
WITH $2,880...
HODGE PODGE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE SAFE FOR NOW.
TAKE A STEP BACK.
SO THAT LEAVES
OUR BOTTOM TWO,
BOTH FROM ORANGE COUNTY‐‐
LIME TRUCK
AND SEABIRDS.
WE ARE JUST TRULY
HANGING BY A THREAD.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE
ENOUGH TO GET BY,
BUT JUST BARELY.
IS THAT ENOUGH TO ADVANCE?
I HOPE SO.
I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE EITHER ONE OF YOU
IN THE BOTTOM TWO,
BUT HERE WE ARE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
IN FOURTH PLACE,
ALL RIGHT, JUST BARELY
GOOD ENOUGH TO MOVE ON...
I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME.
I WANT TO KEEP SERVING FOOD
ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING
IT'S NOT US.
THIS SUCKS, MAN.
WE COULD BE GOING HOME,
AND IT WAS BECAUSE
IT WAS A CHALLENGE
THAT WE WERE AWFUL AT.
LIME TRUCK.
GUYS, YOU MADE $2,768.
WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE.
HAD WE NOT STUCK TOGETHER
AND KEPT THE ENERGY LEVEL UP,
THEN WE WOULD'VE
BEEN GOING HOME.
SEABIRDS,
I'M REALLY SORRY.
YOU GUYS MADE
$2,332.
A GOOD SHOWING, BUT NOT GOOD
ENOUGH TO AVOID ELIMINATION.
LET'S GIVE THESE GIRLS
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
NICE JOB, SEABIRDS.
IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING
THAT WE'RE GOING HOME.
I WANTED TO KEEP GOING
IN THE COMPETITION.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE
A LOT MORE TO GIVE,
AND I THINK THAT WE STAYED TRUE
TO THE SEABIRDS CUISINE
AND THE SEABIRDS VISION
THROUGHOUT THIS
ENTIRE COMPETITION.
BYE! BYE, YOU GUYS!
GOOD LUCK!
IT'S DISAPPOINTING
TO GO HOME.
WE'RE JUST TOO SLOW.
WE JUST CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT
MAKING OUR FOOD DELICIOUS
AND MAKING IT LOOK PRETTY.
IF THE TOWN COULD VOTE,
THEY WOULD PICK US, I'M SURE.
IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE,
AND I'D DO IT AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
YOU GUYS ARE THE FINAL FOUR.
ONE OF YOU IS GONNA WIN
$100,000.
I'M TELLING YOU, NO MORE
GETTING AWAY WITH MISTAKES.
IT GETS VERY SERIOUS
FROM HERE ON OUT.
YOU HEAR ME, LIME TRUCK?
LOUD AND CLEAR.
THIS COMPETITION IS ABOUT
TO GET REALLY TIGHT.
ONE FALSE MOVE,
AND YOU WILL GO HOME.
SO THE QUESTION IS,
WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
GUYS, OUR NEXT STOP
IS 570 MILES SOUTHEAST
FROM HERE‐‐
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
LET'S GET IN YOUR TRUCKS,
AND LET'S GET ROLLING!
NEXT WEEK IS JUST
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
TO EMBARRASS THOSE SLIME GUYS.
A RIVALRY'S DEFINITELY BEEN BORN
IN THIS COMPETITION,
AND I WANT TO SETTLE IT
ONCE AND FOR ALL IN MEMPHIS.
NEXT TIME ON
"THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE" ‐‐
WELCOME TO
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
OH!
YOU KNOW, THERE'S MORE
TO MEMPHIS THAN JUST MEAT.
GAME OVER.
OH, MY GOD!
WE'VE RUN OUT OF POWER.
THIS IS HELL.
THIS JUST DOESN'T
FEEL RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT KORILLA.
THIS JUST DOESN'T
FEEL RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT KORILLA.
UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF YOU GUYS
TRIED TO CHEAT.