The Great Food Truck Race (2010–…): Season 4, Episode 5 - Double Trouble in the Twin Cities - full transcript
Four teams face the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) challenges, which includes serving food on a stick and cooking with spam.
Previously
on "The Great Food Truck Race,"
eight teams of food‐truck
rookies met in Hollywood...
Aah!
Mwah!
...to kick off their quest
to win $50,000
and their dream truck.
Tikka Tikka Taco!
But only half of them
made it through Rapid City,
South Dakota.
I could taste the dream,
and I really need
to keep moving forward.
You've got the experienced chefs
of The Slide Show,
who spun their wheels
week after week
until a kick in the pants
finally got them into gear.
That's what we needed!
There are the analytical
and intelligent guys
from Tikka Tikka Taco...
If I buy two plates from you
right now,
how fast can you move
that truck?
...who seem to have found
a permanent spot
in the middle of the pack.
What a shock.
Tikka Tikka's in third place.
We'll take it.
The Hawaiians of Aloha Plate
have been hugely successful
in cities where there's
a large Polynesian community...
and much less so
in cities where there isn't.
Everyone's at the cupcake
and ice cream shop.
And then, there's
Philly's Finest Sambonis...
What up, Rapid City?
...who started out
with a bang...
Philly's Finest Sambonis.
...but now can
just barely manage
to get out of their own way.
Did you say anything
about the money?!
Now the race comes here
to Minnesota's Twin Cities.
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!
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Close call back there,
boy.
Yeah, close call.
Say what you want
about Bowled, dude.
They were
a good competition.
They were good at the game,
man.
The bottom line is
we sold more than them.
Two weeks in the bottom,
blah, blah, blah ‐‐
All that doesn't make
a difference.
We're still here.
We earned our spot.
I'm not ashamed to say that.
We keep it too real
on the price.
We're gonna have to charge‐up
if other people are,
or else we're gonna
get sent home because of it.
Have you ever been here
before?
Never.
There's some Hawaiians
and Polynesians that live here.
And, you know,
the last couple of cities,
they've been
real supportive.
Our secret has been very easy.
Find one Hawaiian or
one Polynesian, and it's over.
You tell one, they tell two.
We call that coconut wireless,
the aloha spirit.
Everyone's wondering how
the hell we make so much money.
And we're just gonna
have to stick to it
because that's
what's been working.
We blew away
our sales records.
We were way above average
in terms of sales,
but we still came
in third place.
There comes a point where third
place isn't good enough anymore,
and this is the week
where we need to step up
and show everybody
that we can be a top‐two team.
We've been
in a small‐city mentality.
People just came out to us
in flocks.
They really cared
that we were there.
It was really a big deal.
I think it's gonna be
the opposite here.
I think we're gonna
have to work for it.
It's the top four...
Yep.
It's only gonna get harder.
...which is awesome.
Yes.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
The beautiful thing
about this competition is
that you get to start over.
Every week is a fresh week,
but you're only as good
as your last performance,
so you have to bring it
every week.
I think our prices should stay
the same across the board.
But I definitely think
we should keep
with our á la carte stuff,
and maybe we can sell
more things á la carte.
Line it up, people.
Come on, Philly.
How are you?
Good to see you, man.
Tikka Tikka Taco.
Hi, guys.
How are you?
Welcome to Minnesota.
Teams, behind me is
the mighty Mississippi River
and the great city
of Minneapolis.
Just downstream and east is
the state capital, Saint Paul.
Two cities, one weekend.
And, if you make it through
this weekend,
you'll be one giant step closer
to winning $50,000
and your very own food truck.
But of course, one of you will
make the long, lonely trip home.
Tyler,
our luck never runs out, man.
All we got to do is
beat one team each week.
I'll take it ‐‐ As long
as we get to the next city,
we get a fresh, clean start.
Now, these two cities
may be twins,
but they're not exactly
identical.
They're like fraternal twins,
equally great
but different in many ways.
That means
you'll have to account
for the different nuances
between the two.
Saint Paul's gonna
come into play at some point,
but right now,
we're focused on Minneapolis.
I want to set up somewhere
where we can sell all day
without moving
and having to re‐shop.
Now, we'll talk about this
upcoming weekend in a second,
but I want to take
a quick look back.
I think Rapid City was
a wake‐up call
for every team
standing here now.
Bowled and Beautiful
were dominant in this race
for three weeks straight,
and then, poof,
they're gone just like that.
Nothing is a given in this race.
I've seen it
time and time again.
Teams get cocky,
and then they crash.
Teams that were in the back
of the pack
finally figure it out
and start making a move.
This is where the transition
happens.
I want to see what happens here.
Now, Tikka Tikka, you know
what I'm gonna say to you.
The three of you need
to step up.
Third place this week is
the bottom two.
I hear you.
Sam, Mike, and Shaun,
I'm officially putting you
on notice.
Tyler's putting us on notice.
Each member of my team put
themselves on notice this week,
so we're already there, buddy.
All right, guys, let's get
the business out of the way.
You all start totally even
with empty cash boxes.
All you have are
your basic staples.
And since we're back
in the big city ‐‐
two of them actually ‐‐
I think you deserve
big‐city seed money.
Yes.
It's $400.
Nice.
Yes.
400 bucks ‐‐
Best news Tyler has given us
in a long time.
We can actually put together
a real solid Samboni.
There's a lot of people here
to feed,
and they have high expectations.
I want to make sure
they get quality offerings
from all of you.
Now, speaking of
quality offerings,
I've noticed that you guys
have toned down your menus
on Saturday,
concerned that I'm gonna be
calling with a speed bump.
Well, let me put your minds
at ease.
I will not be calling you
with a speed bump today.
Tyler says there will be
no speed bumps today,
but I don't really trust Tyler.
That means there's gonna be
something besides a speed bump.
Now, I've only got
one more thing to add.
You're just gonna sell
in Minneapolis for now.
I'll call you sometime
over the weekend to let you know
how and when Saint Paul comes
into the picture.
We're gonna be in both cities
at some point.
Is it gonna be half and half
each day?
Is it gonna be a whole day
in each?
We don't know, so all we can do
is try to prepare
for both cities
at the same time.
Okay, guys, are you ready
to make your mark
in the "Mini Apple"?
Let's get in our trucks,
and let's rolling!
There's a few breweries
in town.
Let me try
this first one here.
Driving through Minnesota,
I don't see a lot
of foot traffic on the streets,
so I think what we're gonna try
to do is we look up a brewery.
612. This is Robert.
Hi, Robert.
My name is Mike.
I work for a food truck
called Tikka Tikka Taco.
Do you guys often have
food trucks there?
Well, hey, how about this,
man?
Why don't we make a party
out of this?
You'd probably also bring a lot
of people into the brewery.
We got a place to park.
Hey, Lanai, I'm looking over
at the Internet,
and Psycho Suzi's looks
like a hot place.
I heard of that place.
They got an island theme.
We came across this tiki bar
called Psycho Suzi's.
They got 200, 300 people
on a normal basis
drinking and eating in there,
so we're gonna go for it.
That'd be a good spot for us,
I think.
I found
Indeed Brewing Company,
which might be a good place
to go to.
Brewing companies don't
necessarily have food,
so food trucks
and brewing companies
work really well together.
Thank you so much.
We will be there shortly.
How you doing? It's Erik
with Philly's Finest Sambonis.
We're on our way over there
right now.
We're gonna go to a brewery.
There's gonna be
other food trucks around,
but we're confident
that we're gonna give out more
bang for your buck at our truck.
The spot's ready for us
and everything?
All right,
good stuff, Kayla.
Man, why'd you park so far,
dude?
Boneless, skinless, fresh?
Hey, Sam.
How you doing, buddy?
Your total comes up
to $193.49.
We need the ones
that are shaped like that.
It says "Roma"
on the box.
I know,
but they're expensive.
Call Lunds and ask them.
Hey,
is this Lunds?
Hi.
How you doing?
I was wondering how much
your Roma tomatoes were.
$1.99 a pound?
We're looking to buy
about 40 French baguettes.
Do you carry those?
That's great.
We're gonna be over there
to pick up some stuff soon.
We're from
the Philly truck.
Our bread's, like, $120,
so that leaves us
with 30 bucks.
How many? 27?
87.
Oh, my gosh.
Yeah, let's get something
cheaper than this stuff.
What's it called again?
Lunds ‐‐
Right there on the left.
You see a scale over there?
No.
We got to get our bread.
It's on the way
to the register.
What else we need?
We got everything?
Bread crumbs.
How many things was it?
Bread crumbs? What?
How many things was it?
We told them 40.
He don't even really know.
Hello, there.
Thank you.
That's how you shop!
Hey, guys.
Our goal is to spend 200 bucks.
200 bucks?
$200.
Tyler gave us $400.
We're gonna spend half of that.
We grew up this way.
Add water to the ketchup,
shake the bottle, you get more.
Thin to win.
We always go about $200,
$260, $220.
We're at about $238.
We're good.
Slide Show is here, huh?
Stepping on our toes.
How you doing?
Let's get prepping.
You ready to start?
Let's do it.
Yeah, boy. Prep time.
We're gonna switch the menu up
a little bit this week.
I feel like people are
kind of looking at us
like, "Oh,
you just make cheesesteaks."
We're gonna class it up
a little.
We're gonna get
some sautéed spinach,
some fresh tomato salad,
make a chicken‐cutlet sandwich
with some sharp cheese.
Minneapolis, you're lucky.
You're getting the best Samboni
that's come out the window yet.
I learned this from
my mother‐in‐law. Thank you.
Samboni truck.
I cannot believe
I put in an order for bread
at two different branches
of the same supermarket.
I thought there was only one.
Apparently, there's 10.
We went to a different Lunds
and picked up some bread.
It was an honest mistake.
It was a mix‐up,
but that's no excuse.
We would still like to purchase
the bread for tomorrow.
We're gonna have to reimburse
this guy for his money.
He went out of his way
to make us $120 worth of bread.
Soon as we get the chance
to buy more bread,
we're gonna go buy it.
Thanks a lot, my man.
Okay, sort of an interesting
story here in Minneapolis.
I think the teams
got a little spoiled
over the last two weekends
being in smaller cities.
You know, the bigger the city,
the less special
these trucks are.
But now I'm gonna call them
and make things
even more interesting.
Now, I told them I wouldn't
call them with a speed bump,
and I'm not gonna renege
on that.
But I never said anything about
a truck stop cooking challenge.
Hello?
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.
How are you?
What's up, Tyler?
So, I see you guys
are hanging out
with all the local businesses
in the Northeast Arts District.
How's that working out for you?
I think it's working out
pretty good, Ty.
I love this place.
It's going good,
so, please, don't change it.
Well, I said no speed bump
today, and nothing's changed.
I'm not calling
with a speed bump.
I still don't trust you,
my man.
So, if it's not
a speed bump, what is it?
This is a truck stop
cooking challenge on Saturday.
Coming up on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
Don't leave.
Twin cities, twin truck stops.
Ooh.
We cannot open up our window.
Whoo!
Hustle up! Hustle up!
Sitting here
banging with a spoon.
Whoa!
I'm not calling
with a speed bump.
I still don't trust you,
my man.
So, if it's not
a speed bump, what is it?
This is a truck stop
cooking challenge on Saturday.
I thought challenges
were only on Sunday.
I follow no rules
when it comes to this race.
We know that.
T‐Flo, what it do?
Shut down right now.
No more sales.
I'll tell you
when you can reopen.
Shut down right now.
No more sales.
Okay, now, listen. This one's
fun and really simple.
For some reason
and I really don't know why,
people in this state
love their food on a stick.
You name the dish,
and they think it tastes better
on a piece of wood.
Who am I to say boo?
So, when you reopen,
you are all
a food‐on‐a‐stick truck.
Skewers is
what he's saying.
You can sell one dish or many,
but there must be a skewer
holding it all together.
No toothpicks.
4 1/2 inches minimum.
4 1/2‐inch‐minimum
skewer.
Can somebody
write that down?
And, hey, listen, the
presentation needs to be legit.
Don't think that you can shove
sticks in pieces of sandwich
and sell it to the public.
Make it legit.
And then, you need
to make $1,500 in sales.
The usual drill ‐‐
$10 max per stick.
$1,500.
When you've made your $1,500,
get yourself down
to the Stone Arch Bridge
in downtown Minneapolis.
Stone Arch Bridge.
Write that down.
Park your cars and trucks
near 6th and Main
and then run across the river.
You'll see my table
waiting for you.
Isn't this
supposed to be tomorrow?
The first team there gets a
token worth $750 in their till.
Team number two gets $250.
Everybody else, well, you'll get
a great view of the old sawmill.
There's a lot of history there.
So, it's just first
and second.
If you haven't made your 1,500
bucks by 8:30, just shut down.
You're done for the day
but certainly not done
for the weekend.
It'll be business as usual
tomorrow morning.
Always something.
All right. Sounds good.
All right, that's it, guys.
Hang up and get out there
as a food‐on‐a‐stick truck.
We'll see who makes it
to the Stone Arch Bridge.
Maybe one of you.
Maybe none of you.
We're gonna do it for you,
Tyler.
Thanks, man.
See you.
The game has changed.
Food on a stick?
Are you kidding me?
We're got to change everything
now.
Dairy Brook is out of it.
We're gonna do sautés.
We'll reopen in a couple hours
with a brand‐new menu item.
Hope to see you all here, okay?
Let's get these skewers.
Under six‐inch skewers here,
or we can do
these big ones here.
Let's think about it
quick.
Let's do
the smaller ones.
I say big.
I say the big ones.
Yeah. For $10.
This is 5.75 inches.
30 count.
What are these ones?
I like these ones.
Two of these for $10.
We might want to decide
we want to serve two skewers
per order
instead of just one.
That's a good idea.
All right, that's good,
that's good, that's good.
Ah, this is like home.
Look at this.
I'm not so sure about this
location 'cause it's not uptown,
and there's not
a lot of foot traffic.
But the theme and the people who
recognize this place might work.
How's everybody doing?
Don't leave.
It's a good challenge, Tyler.
I hate making skewers.
We're gonna do
a marinated beef skewer
using sirloin grilled
to about medium‐rare, medium
served with an Asian glaze
over a little Asian coleslaw.
There's two on a plate
with an Asian slaw.
All right.
I like that.
First order
of the evening.
Yes!
Nothing about the recipe of
the chicken is going to change,
only the way we cut it.
Check that out.
Thank you.
Hope you love it.
Here in Minneapolis,
we eat pork chops on a stick,
corn dogs, of course.
Walleye on a stick.
Walleye on a stick.
I like how spicy it is.
This can stand up.
This can stand up
to the state‐fair stick foods.
This first part is always
the easiest.
We start out with a big line,
but then it just dies,
and you got to really fight
for that last part.
So, as soon as we get
these orders out,
I'm gonna start fighting.
- May I have your name?
- Anna.
$10, please.
On our menu,
we have three different kabobs.
We have steak, chicken,
or potato
and this really fantastic
pineapple‐mango relish.
Go show everybody that,
man.
At least
we're not serving geoduck.
We get to serve chicken,
some things that people
are familiar with.
Although it's food on a stick,
I think we can get it done.
Steak?
We're 1/3 of the way there.
We just got to keep pushing.
Ahren brought some more people
to the truck right now,
so let's go for it.
Let's go, Minnesota.
We love you.
So, we are serving skewers.
Teriyaki or barbecue.
You got your choice.
It comes with peppers
and onions on it ‐‐ delicious.
I'll try it.
One barbecue
and one teriyaki.
What's your name?
Ashley.
All right.
That needs another minute.
What I'll do is
I'll put it together
and let it sit on the grill
for a second.
The Samboni skewers is
a real simple thing.
We're gonna load
this whole stick up
with as much meat as we can,
get some vegetables with it.
You get barbecue.
You get teriyaki.
Kevin and Kurt!
Yeah, dude, it feels good
to have the things going,
you know, somewhat right for us.
You want to order?
I'll be right with you.
We got an hour and a half
for this deadline, man.
We got to get this.
We are 1/3 of the way
to our goal,
and there's no one in line.
This concerns me.
You're more than welcome to buy
a plate and bring it inside.
We need some help.
Hey, we have no more line left,
so I need to go get a line.
One of my jobs in this truck is
to make sure
that we have a lot of people
in line,
so whatever it takes
to get people over to our truck,
I'm gonna do it.
Ladies and gentleman,
Tikka Tikka Taco truck is still
selling out there.
Huge flavor.
If anybody hasn't tried it,
come outside, all right?
Believe it or not,
it's actually working.
You put my ugly mug
in front of a group of people,
and people actually came
and followed me.
All right.
Step up to the window.
This is not even real life
anymore.
Not sure if you noticed,
but I just jumped on a bar
and made an announcement
to 100 people.
That sales pitch is
why I'm out here.
We just creeped over $1,000,
which means
we're 2/3 of the way there.
Ohh.
It's getting dark, though.
I mean, I don't know how much
longer this is gonna last.
You guys want to get some kabobs
from The Slide Show truck?
You're good?
You guys?
We're not doing that well
at this point.
This town
is working us.
But with Philly being
right next to us,
I can keep an eye on them,
and I see that they're not
doing the best, either.
We got to keep selling.
Why don't we go two for $10,
dude?
Just hustle them.
Even if we're not gonna get
to 1,500 bucks,
we're gonna try to get as close
to that as we can.
We need to put money in our till
right now.
Two for $10.
Hell, yeah.
Let's do it.
My man.
Boom.
Talked them into it?
Yay! Good job.
We're out here hustling.
Slide Show's just hanging
in their truck.
At least,
for this last half‐hour push,
we're gonna do better than them,
and we only have to beat
one team.
All right.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
A quick couple sales, dude.
That's it.
Yeah.
Hey, I'll take that.
Come over and check us out.
We got, like, five minutes.
We're just gonna
wave the white towel.
Three people, three minutes,
three skewers.
It's meant to be.
Okay.
Yay! My man!
Hopefully, we turn out
a little better tomorrow.
We didn't make it to the table
for the prize.
This is the first time
the Aloha Plate is not making
an appearance at a challenge,
and that bugs me.
$1,270, guys.
We didn't sell 150,
but neither did Slide Show.
I think
we did pretty well.
Good job, boys.
Group hug.
"Rock,"
you can't reach that.
I am a little disappointed
that we didn't make the money.
Like I said,
I don't think anybody it.
Get some good rest tonight
and do what we do.
Today's a new day, brother ‐‐
ugly and storming.
It's the morning
of day 2 in Minneapolis,
and after failing to complete
yesterday's truck stop
cooking challenge,
all four teams are eager
to get to their locations
and start making money.
We need to do it big
today.
They all know
they'll be moving to Saint Paul
at some point this weekend.
They just don't know when.
Dude,
something's gonna happen
in the next half hour
to 45 minutes.
I got the same feeling.
I just want it to happen,
like, now.
The Slide Show is heading
to a church service,
a move that paid off big time
for them last weekend.
Church lets out
right around 12:30.
I think, like, 700,
800 people there.
Aloha Plate and Tikka Tikka Taco
are heading back
to yesterday's locations
in the Northeast Arts District.
We're gonna have to step it up
a little bit today.
And Philly's Finest ‐‐
Well, they didn't bother
to figure out
a Minneapolis location,
which is starting to look
like a bit of a problem.
Our game plan is
a baseball game in Saint Paul,
but right now,
we're still in Minneapolis.
Lucky for Philly, I'm about
to cheer them up ‐‐ briefly.
Tyler.
Nuh‐unh.
Hello.
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.
Tyler.
So good to hear from you.
Crazy day out there yesterday,
huh?
Yesterday was
interesting.
It's too bad none of you guys
claimed my reward.
Those mounted walleye were
beautiful.
You know, we'd have loved to win
one of those trophies, buddy.
But it is what it is,
you know?
Okay, guys,
I am calling with a speed bump,
but it's more like
a left‐hand turn.
Give us some good news.
Remember when I said
I'd tell you
when Saint Paul comes
into the picture?
Yeah. Saint Paul would be
in the picture.
Well, that time is now.
You're done in Minneapolis.
All right.
Since you're all in your trucks
and cars right now,
just keep rolling in
to Saint Paul.
We're going to Saint Paul.
Yeah, baby.
It's about 14 miles
from one downtown to the other.
Take it easy, though.
It's a little wet out there.
You guys can shop in
either city, but listen to me.
Philly, you guys never went back
and paid the store
for that bread
you double‐ordered.
Now it's stale and in the trash.
You left that place on the hook
for $120, man.
Damn.
Philly left a store
on the hook for $120.
That's not how we do business
in this competition.
We're all gonna have a chat
about that later.
Uh‐oh.
Philly's in trouble.
Okay, guys.
That's it for now.
Let's see how well you all do
in the capital city.
All right. Sounds good.
So, we're headed
to Saint Paul.
We're gonna talk
about the bread thing later.
Another week
with another goofy thing.
He said we're gonna talk
about it later.
I know exactly what
that means ‐‐ another fine.
Whatever punishment comes down
is our fault.
We take one step forward.
We take two steps back
every single week.
It's mind‐numbing.
I knew that this bread thing was
gonna come back and haunt us.
We really would have bought it
if we had the chance.
The challenge screwed it up.
It's my fault.
Call and see
if they sell a book
called
"Food Trucks for Dummies."
Maybe we'll pick that up.
We were gonna hit this mass.
We had to ditch that,
and you got to have a plan "A,"
plan "B," plan "C."
I think I should give this Irish
pub place, Patrick's, a call.
Patrick McGovern's is in a place
that's close to downtown.
You'll be willing to cone
some areas off for us? Really?
We think that's gonna be
the most foot traffic.
Thanks so much, man.
So, we should see you
shortly.
I'm checking out
this Grand Ole Creamery.
Looks like a hot spot.
It's in a bunch of, like,
nice stores, coffee shops.
Adam's doing some research,
and he says Grand Ave is
the place to be,
so that's where we're headed.
Bang, bang. This will be good,
then, for us.
Bingo bango.
We were dealing with
all the Minneapolis trucks
yesterday,
and they suggested
that we partner
with this truck called
The Slider Squad.
This is Michael with a truck
called Tikka Tikka Taco.
I'm doing all right.
I heard you were the person to
contact for the Saint Paul area,
and I need to set my truck up
in Saint Paul.
I was wondering if,
"A," you had any advice,
or, "B," you wanted to go ahead
and partner up down there.
All right, so, we're going
to Mississippi Market?
On a rainy day, you don't want
to have to rely on foot traffic
'cause you don't know
if it's going to exist.
Pull all the way up here
so we're away from that noise.
I like the fact that we're in
a parking lot of a store
that people are gonna go to
regardless.
All right, I'm gonna get started
on menu while you guys prep.
Anybody want to come
and try out some
Philly chicken cheesesteaks?
This location is everything
we were hoping for.
We'll have some fun today,
all right?
People are hanging out.
It is gonna be awesome.
I'm talking to people that are
running into the stadium.
This is bad.
Right on cue, the heavens
open up just buckets outside.
This is not good.
No one's gonna stand around
and eat food
that's gonna be soggy wet
in a matter of 10 seconds.
Come and get out
of the rain.
Hang out under our awning
here.
Park behind it, and maybe
they'll move up shortly.
I spoke with the manager
at Patrick McGovern's,
and they told us
that they were going to
cone off an area for us.
You're still on the curb.
We pull up to the place,
and the cone has been removed...
Come on. Come on.
...and there's a van
in our parking spot.
Can we even open up our thing?
We can't open our doors to serve
'cause we're right next to
a traffic light.
This is gonna present
a problem.
We're losing time.
We have to figure something out.
Who's first? Who in this line
wants to be first?
It's the middle
of day 2 in Minnesota,
and our four teams are all
primed and ready for big sales
in the capital city
of Saint Paul.
We got an hour to sell,
so let's do it.
But mother nature has tossed in
a little speed bump of her own.
Thank you guys
for coming in the rain.
No one is feeling
the effects of the rain
more than Philly's Finest...
...whose dream day
at the ballpark
has turned into a soggy mess.
This rain's bad, dude.
This is not good at all.
Tikka Tikka Taco is partnered
with a local truck
at a natural‐food store,
and sales are trickling in.
You want another taco?
Please.
No such problem for Aloha Plate,
who are seeing
a flood of Hawaiian customers
at an ice cream shop
on Grande Avenue.
We got like 60 people
hanging out.
It's like
a tailgate party.
It doesn't get better
than that.
And Slide Show has no customers
at all
because they can't open
their service window.
I can't go out like this.
Nothing in my blood telling me
this is the way to go out.
This is getting
really frustrating.
We haven't made a dollar
at this point.
We got to improvise ‐‐ period.
Hi. We're open right now
actually.
You're open right now?
We're open now.
Let's just take orders
from the doorway,
and we can always make food
and hand it to them.
As long as they're there
and willing to pay,
we'll take the money.
Okay, that's gonna be $26.
Thank you.
I'm gonna go get you some change
right now, okay?
Okay, thank you.
Hey, guys,
we just had to cancel the game,
so everybody's gonna be
filing out now.
Look at all these people
filing out.
This is great.
I have no idea
what the other teams are doing,
but I don't know
how many of them can say
that the rain is pushing people
directly at them.
People are leaving the game
right now.
We need to sell now or never.
We got Joe, two orders of fries.
- Jacob!
- Thanks a lot, my man.
Who's up next?
With or without onion?
Without.
7 bucks.
Hawaii's been supporting
us in every state we've gone to.
Polynesian people, Asian people,
even the locals.
Big turnout every time,
rain or shine, you know?
It's awesome.
We got this place
for everything it's worth.
So, where we going?
What about
the Grande Ole Creamery?
We heard
about that joint.
Yeah, what's that?
It's a Grand Ole Creamery.
Here we go, man.
It's gonna be great.
We're gonna make some sales,
have some fun.
Look,
they got a tent outside.
What's going on
over there?
Yeah.
Open for business, boys.
Philly's selling their sandwich
and fries for $15.
Hey, you know,
let's do $10 bowls.
I see a trend building here.
The other trucks are
always looking for us
'cause they know
it's about location.
We're offering
the whole combo for 15 bucks.
Two?
We show up, and they're throwing
an all‐out luau.
People are playing ukuleles,
they're hanging out,
and they got a tent set up
to keep them out of the rain.
Now I get why they're in first
every week.
Hello.
Hey, guys. It's me.
It's Tyler.
Crazy weather we're having
this weekend, huh?
No breaks.
We're going rain or shine.
Other than the rain, how are
you guys liking Saint Paul?
It's kind of a hidden gem,
right?
Saint Paul is good, man.
I like it here.
I told you these two cities
are different
but equally interesting,
which is what gave me this idea.
Okay, what's the idea?
Twin cities, twin truck stops.
Twin cities,
twin truck stops.
This one's gonna be different
in a couple of major ways.
First, you can continue to sell
your regular menu,
but you all have to create
a special
using a primary ingredient that
I'll tell you about in a second.
Tyler's gonna have us put
a special on the menu
with some ingredient.
Same rules as always.
The specials can't cost
more than 10 bucks.
But the first team that sells
500 bucks worth of specials
and reaches my table
is gonna win something
that you're all gonna want.
It's immunity.
Ooh.
It wins immunity, dude.
That means there's only three
trucks in the competition,
which means third place
isn't good enough.
That's right.
Now the ingredient.
It's something that originated
here in Minnesota.
What is it, Tyler?
Give it to me.
It's SPAM.
SPAM.
Wow.
Hawaiians are gonna love
that.
Yes, Aloha, I know
this is right up your alley.
But remember,
SPAM may be big in Molokai,
but it's gonna be
a little more difficult
to sell to the locals here.
He doesn't know
if we can sell it here.
This isn't just a test
of who can cook with SPAM.
It's also a test
of who can sell it.
Oh, my God.
When you guys have made
your 500 bucks,
get yourselves
to the Peace Officers Memorial
at the Minnesota state capitol.
If there's a token waiting on
my table, you've won immunity.
If you get there
and there's nothing,
I'll toss you 500 bucks
for your trouble.
If we get there
and there's nothing,
we still get
an extra $500.
Now, if you haven't made
your 500 bucks by 8:30,
you know the drill.
Just close down because
you're done for the weekend.
We got you.
Okay, guys.
Hang up and go get your SPAM.
Wow.
This is gonna be
one to remember.
Tyler just gave us
another challenge.
We got to go buy SPAM.
We're a SPAM truck.
SPAM, for us,
is like filet mignon.
We're gonna do a teriyaki SPAM
sandwich with volcanic mayo.
People love that stuff.
I've never eaten SPAM
in my life.
I've never had one bite of SPAM
in my entire life.
You, Joe?
No.
Week after week,
we're in the bottom two.
Immunity would be
this competition's
best stress reliever.
Go shopping. We'll get back
and make some SPAM‐bonis.
Where's your SPAM?
305.
305.
Our strategy is to treat
this SPAM like ham.
At least four.
At least four.
No more than...
Seven?
A lot of people like
ham and cheese.
Those flavors go well together.
Four cuts out of this.
Okay, we got SPAM.
Now we're just gonna ‐‐
What? We need buns?
Yep.
What about mayo?
Nope.
Let's do five.
All right.
That's 75 bucks
on SPAM.
I'm really excited about
this dish that I've designed.
We're gonna take the SPAM,
we're gonna rub it down
in garlic‐ginger paste,
add a touch of cayenne,
and then a mango salsa.
It's gonna be good.
Let's do it.
Slice it thin like bacon.
You know what I'm saying?
We're gonna do a SPAM BLT.
We're serving SPAM‐bonis.
Last ones out.
Really?
Every frigging time,
dude.
Every time.
Are you kidding me right now?
What did we do?
Push it down, let it go,
then try to start it.
Unbelievable.
One SPAM special
for Ryan.
It's late on day 2 in Minnesota,
and I've given the teams
their second truck stop cooking
challenge of the weekend.
We got to sell SPAM.
They must sell $500 worth
of SPAM specials,
but importantly, they must
add it to their regular menu.
Ladies and gentleman,
step right up. Don't be shy.
The first team to reach my table
wins a monster reward, immunity.
But I'm also offering $500
to any team
that completes the challenge.
We need to make as much money
as we can.
Aloha Plate is
back at the Creamery,
and their fellow Hawaiians are
buying SPAM specials in bunches.
We've been open
for five minutes.
We already sold $120 worth
of SPAM.
Tikka Tikka Taco is parked
just down the street on Grand,
but they're having no such luck.
SPAM wrap?
The Slide Show is back at their
spot at Patrick McGovern's,
but they're not moving
very many SPAM sliders.
People come up and look at
our menu board and see "SPAM."
That might be a turnoff.
And Philly's Finest ‐‐
Well, they're just simply
not moving.
Are the lights going on?
Yeah, they're going on.
The lights in the truck
are turning on,
so we think
it's not the battery.
My man Toner's dad
used to drive a truck.
He says, "Tap the starter,
and you'll be fine."
Give me, like, a spatula
or something.
Do it.
Where is it?
Hit it again,
Turch!
I got to see
if I can find the starter.
I need, like, a hammer.
Let me go ask if anyone
has jumper cables.
It's not the battery,
dude.
Sitting here
banging with a frigging spoon.
Dude, this is a joke.
Kiss immunity goodbye.
All we can chase now is the $500
'cause every other team
is gonna be selling
for a lot longer than us.
Whoa!
Just got a little spark
on something.
Is that normal, Joe?
No, a spark is not good.
I don't think these are
the tools in a mechanic's box.
And I don't think any of us
are mechanics, either.
One of the things we had
back home on a regular basis
was SPAM sandwiches.
Quick‐seared on a flat‐top,
some volcanic mayo,
a little bit of teriyaki sauce
to give it some sweetness,
and we're ready to roll.
I love SPAM.
If we knew SPAM
would have sold this great,
we probably would have started
with SPAM.
Look at that.
They're all lining up.
These are all ready.
Okay, thank you.
Enjoy your SPAM.
I love it.
It reminds me
of being back in Honolulu.
We have SPAM wraps.
Garlic‐ginger‐cayenne‐marinated
SPAM in pita tacos.
Rather than put SPAM
on the menu,
I want people to come talk to me
and let me explain the SPAM
rather than just see that word
and walk away.
Two for Gordon,
please.
Wow. It's really good.
I've never had SPAM.
Live here my whole life,
but it's got cilantro,
and it must be mango.
I am so amazed.
I would eat it again.
Thank you.
That's the 20 mark.
30 more.
We're doing grilled
SPAM‐and‐cheese sliders
with fries.
How many we got right now
out there?
18.
So, we need ‐‐
32 more.
Holy smokes.
Business is good,
but it's not great.
We need 50 people, and they are
not coming fast enough,
maybe because of our location.
Where you coming from right now,
Steve?
I won't lie.
We cruised the other trucks,
too.
Is there a lot of foot traffic
over there?
Yeah, everyone else is
up on Grand.
All right, guys.
Let's move.
I don't know
what else to say.
Our man Joey came back
with jumper cables and a car.
We found a Samboni angel
just floating through
the parking lot...
Really appreciate it.
...looking to help three idiots
crawling around underneath
a truck with a meat cleaver.
Give it a crank.
Just see where we're at.
Kidding me?!
Thank you so much.
From the start,
we said, "It's not the battery."
What was it?
The battery.
Stupid.
We can't get out
of our own way, man.
Just dumb, dumb things
over and over again.
We have to finish
this challenge now.
It's not even like other trucks
have been fighting us
out of this competition.
We're putting ourselves
in the bottom every week.
We need to really cut the crap.
You're our last customers.
Give me a hug.
Aww.
I don't know
what the other trucks are doing.
I don't care
what the other trucks are doing.
I just want to win this race.
Aloha's going.
They're gonna be
in the final three.
We knew Aloha was gonna
kill this challenge,
but we just got here.
We opened up our doors.
They're on their way to immunity
right now.
Kiss that goodbye.
We're chasing 500 bucks.
You're gonna try it out,
our SPAM‐boni?
Bring it on.
Awesome.
If we don't sell 50 SPAM
sandwiches, we're going home.
It's 50 or bust.
Come on, man.
Let's open up.
Foot traffic on the street
in Grand Avenue
is five times more people.
This is totally where we should
have been from the beginning.
I'll take one for now.
That'll be $10, please.
I think we got this.
I don't see nobody here.
Yeah!
Yes!
SPAM trophy!
Whoo!
Mahalo, Minnesota.
Saint Paul loves us.
Minneapolis loves us.
We love you.
"SPAM" means
"Saint Paul and Minneapolis."
We can sleep easy tonight.
Mahalo!
Very unique flavor.
You want to try it?
Three more?
Three more, Shaun!
Boom. $500.
Let's get out of here.
This was a big one, man.
$500, I think,
is gonna be critical.
Whoo!
Come on now.
Let's go! Let's go!
Let's go!
Come on!
Let's go!
I see the table!
Well, the Hawaiians took it,
but we still get 500 bucks.
The immunity's gone,
but we got 500 bucks.
We did it!
We did it, dude.
That's awesome.
We need 10 more,
or we're going home.
We got about 20 minutes.
This could definitely happen.
Rock's out there working it.
I'm running around
trying to sell food to people.
$10.
Please, guys, please.
You got it? Yeah!
He's got it.
$500 in SPAM‐bonis.
Are you kidding me?
Yeah!
Tell me I won!
Let's go claim that prize.
Hustle up!
Yeah!
Two minutes!
Get it!
We got no time.
Touch the table.
Somebody get it!
Touch it, touch it!
Two minutes left.
This is what Rocky Balboa
feels like.
Hopefully, this keeps us in the
game, but somebody's got to go.
I'd rather it not be me.
It does feel good
to get this challenge,
but I'm definitely on edge
still.
Here you go, Tim.
We were not able to meet
either challenge this weekend.
That's a tough pill to swallow.
It is what it is, man.
We had a good time.
I don't know if we sold
$500 more than Tikka yesterday,
but we'll see
what happens.
This could possibly be
our last city.
Maybe.
Teams, it's time for our fifth
"Great Food Truck Race"
elimination.
And I'm just gonna come out
and tell you
these are
the most breathtaking results
I've seen yet on this race
for this very simple reason.
For the first time ever,
we have two teams
that are separated by a dollar.
What?
How'd that happen?
I know it sounds unbelievable,
but I double‐ and triple‐checked
the cash boxes.
Two teams, one dollar.
It doesn't get any closer
than that.
Literally does not get closer
than that.
I am an absolute nervous wreck.
All right, guys.
Let's start here.
We all know that Aloha Plate won
immunity, so, guys, step back.
You guys are safe
no matter where you place.
Congratulations.
That means Philly's Finest,
Slide Show, Tikka Tikka Taco,
one of you three are gonna make
the long, lonely trip home.
That's a long way to come
to just fall short,
but that's the nature
of the race.
Now, in first place,
with a total of $4,550...
...Aloha Plate.
This is my favorite
elimination day of all of them.
We got the SPAM trophy, and
I'm going to the SPAM Museum.
You guys didn't even need
the immunity,
but I'm sure you were glad
that you had it.
Now, moving on,
in second place and safe
with a grand total of $1 less
than Aloha Plate...
...$4,549...
...Tikka Tikka Taco.
Yeah!
Yes!
Nice.
Good job, guys.
Good job.
One more taco, and you guys
would have won the city.
Congratulations. You're safe.
Please, take a step back.
That leaves our bottom two...
...Slide Show
and Philly's Finest Sambonis.
Being in the bottom two
this week
is definitely an awful feeling.
We were in the top two
last week.
I am definitely not ready
to go home.
Das,
we know you can cook.
There's not a question about it.
But are you doing
everything you can
to get customers to your truck?
This weekend,
we worked really hard.
I think the rain, you know,
stopped us.
We scrambled
to find a location.
Obviously,
it wasn't good enough.
At this point in the race,
a small, little, tiny error
will send you home.
Philadelphia,
if you guys go home
for that one hour that you
fooled around under the hood,
are you gonna hate yourself
forever?
Yes.
Yes.
It's one thing if careless
mistakes cost you this race,
but when you're running
a business in the real world,
you're responsible
for other people.
If you go belly‐up
because you're careless,
it affects more than just you.
Now, speaking of careless,
Philly, you ordered the same
bread from two different stores,
and you left one of them
on the hook for $120.
Guys, we don't come to
new cities and stiff businesses,
not if my name is on this race.
Yes, sir.
I paid the grocery store
for the bread,
and I expect to be reimbursed.
So, that $120
is coming out of your till.
Another self‐inflicted wound.
If we go home because of this
bread, I'm gonna kill you, Rock.
Now it's time for one of you to
make a long, lonely trip home.
Will it be to Los Angeles
or all the way
back to Philadelphia?
In third place and safe...
with $3,084...
...Philly's Finest Sambonis.
Kill me, dude,
for that bread.
Snuck by again, man.
You can't get rid of us.
Slide Show, I'm sorry,
but you guys made just $2,008.
You were over $1,000
behind Philly.
We're good.
We did good.
But, Das, Ahren, Moe,
you guys are 100% class.
Slide Show,
I take my hat off to you.
You guys are great competitors.
You're better people.
I got nothing but love for you.
You guys will be back in
the game one way or the other.
I have no doubt about it.
I'm looking forward to tasting
some sliders and some fries
next time I'm in L. A.
But right now, I need you to
step up and give me your keys.
All right, man.
I'll take it, Moe.
I know The Slide Show's gonna be
all right.
This is actually
just the beginning
of what The Slide Show has
to offer.
Teams, a round of applause
for Slide Show.
You know, we will be back
and doing big things.
I'm disappointed
'cause I'm a competitor,
but at the end of the day,
we worked really well together,
and now we know
how to operate a food truck.
Absolutely have not one regret
at this moment.
Well, teams,
we got our final three.
One team
from the Eastern Seaboard,
one from the Midwest,
and one
from the Hawaiian islands.
Guys, enjoy this moment
because we are moving on,
and we're far
from the finish line.
As a matter of fact, I have
a significant bombshell to drop
when we get to the next city.
"Bombshell."
I can't tell you what it is yet,
but it's gonna be intense.
Trust me.
Nothing good comes
from a bombshell.
Tyler's dropped some crazy stuff
on us already.
What is this gonna be?
So, the next city,
it's my kind of town.
We couldn't do a northern route
without hitting this.
We are going to Chicago.
Chicago is one of the best
food cities in the world,
so you better bring
your "A" game.
We can only celebrate
for so long.
It's a big town,
lots to do, lots to know.
It's time
to start game‐planning.
I'll see you guys
in the Windy City.
Let's get rolling!
Next time on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
Welcome to Chicago!
Chicago's known
for three things ‐‐
Deep‐dish pizza, hot dogs,
and Mike Ditka.
Whoo!
Damn it!
Mahalo, mahalo.
Stop screaming.
No, I won't.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
today, he is your judge.
You want to fight about it?
Is that what you want to do?
I'm not talking
about the chicken!
You guys stink.
on "The Great Food Truck Race,"
eight teams of food‐truck
rookies met in Hollywood...
Aah!
Mwah!
...to kick off their quest
to win $50,000
and their dream truck.
Tikka Tikka Taco!
But only half of them
made it through Rapid City,
South Dakota.
I could taste the dream,
and I really need
to keep moving forward.
You've got the experienced chefs
of The Slide Show,
who spun their wheels
week after week
until a kick in the pants
finally got them into gear.
That's what we needed!
There are the analytical
and intelligent guys
from Tikka Tikka Taco...
If I buy two plates from you
right now,
how fast can you move
that truck?
...who seem to have found
a permanent spot
in the middle of the pack.
What a shock.
Tikka Tikka's in third place.
We'll take it.
The Hawaiians of Aloha Plate
have been hugely successful
in cities where there's
a large Polynesian community...
and much less so
in cities where there isn't.
Everyone's at the cupcake
and ice cream shop.
And then, there's
Philly's Finest Sambonis...
What up, Rapid City?
...who started out
with a bang...
Philly's Finest Sambonis.
...but now can
just barely manage
to get out of their own way.
Did you say anything
about the money?!
Now the race comes here
to Minnesota's Twin Cities.
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!
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Close call back there,
boy.
Yeah, close call.
Say what you want
about Bowled, dude.
They were
a good competition.
They were good at the game,
man.
The bottom line is
we sold more than them.
Two weeks in the bottom,
blah, blah, blah ‐‐
All that doesn't make
a difference.
We're still here.
We earned our spot.
I'm not ashamed to say that.
We keep it too real
on the price.
We're gonna have to charge‐up
if other people are,
or else we're gonna
get sent home because of it.
Have you ever been here
before?
Never.
There's some Hawaiians
and Polynesians that live here.
And, you know,
the last couple of cities,
they've been
real supportive.
Our secret has been very easy.
Find one Hawaiian or
one Polynesian, and it's over.
You tell one, they tell two.
We call that coconut wireless,
the aloha spirit.
Everyone's wondering how
the hell we make so much money.
And we're just gonna
have to stick to it
because that's
what's been working.
We blew away
our sales records.
We were way above average
in terms of sales,
but we still came
in third place.
There comes a point where third
place isn't good enough anymore,
and this is the week
where we need to step up
and show everybody
that we can be a top‐two team.
We've been
in a small‐city mentality.
People just came out to us
in flocks.
They really cared
that we were there.
It was really a big deal.
I think it's gonna be
the opposite here.
I think we're gonna
have to work for it.
It's the top four...
Yep.
It's only gonna get harder.
...which is awesome.
Yes.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
The beautiful thing
about this competition is
that you get to start over.
Every week is a fresh week,
but you're only as good
as your last performance,
so you have to bring it
every week.
I think our prices should stay
the same across the board.
But I definitely think
we should keep
with our á la carte stuff,
and maybe we can sell
more things á la carte.
Line it up, people.
Come on, Philly.
How are you?
Good to see you, man.
Tikka Tikka Taco.
Hi, guys.
How are you?
Welcome to Minnesota.
Teams, behind me is
the mighty Mississippi River
and the great city
of Minneapolis.
Just downstream and east is
the state capital, Saint Paul.
Two cities, one weekend.
And, if you make it through
this weekend,
you'll be one giant step closer
to winning $50,000
and your very own food truck.
But of course, one of you will
make the long, lonely trip home.
Tyler,
our luck never runs out, man.
All we got to do is
beat one team each week.
I'll take it ‐‐ As long
as we get to the next city,
we get a fresh, clean start.
Now, these two cities
may be twins,
but they're not exactly
identical.
They're like fraternal twins,
equally great
but different in many ways.
That means
you'll have to account
for the different nuances
between the two.
Saint Paul's gonna
come into play at some point,
but right now,
we're focused on Minneapolis.
I want to set up somewhere
where we can sell all day
without moving
and having to re‐shop.
Now, we'll talk about this
upcoming weekend in a second,
but I want to take
a quick look back.
I think Rapid City was
a wake‐up call
for every team
standing here now.
Bowled and Beautiful
were dominant in this race
for three weeks straight,
and then, poof,
they're gone just like that.
Nothing is a given in this race.
I've seen it
time and time again.
Teams get cocky,
and then they crash.
Teams that were in the back
of the pack
finally figure it out
and start making a move.
This is where the transition
happens.
I want to see what happens here.
Now, Tikka Tikka, you know
what I'm gonna say to you.
The three of you need
to step up.
Third place this week is
the bottom two.
I hear you.
Sam, Mike, and Shaun,
I'm officially putting you
on notice.
Tyler's putting us on notice.
Each member of my team put
themselves on notice this week,
so we're already there, buddy.
All right, guys, let's get
the business out of the way.
You all start totally even
with empty cash boxes.
All you have are
your basic staples.
And since we're back
in the big city ‐‐
two of them actually ‐‐
I think you deserve
big‐city seed money.
Yes.
It's $400.
Nice.
Yes.
400 bucks ‐‐
Best news Tyler has given us
in a long time.
We can actually put together
a real solid Samboni.
There's a lot of people here
to feed,
and they have high expectations.
I want to make sure
they get quality offerings
from all of you.
Now, speaking of
quality offerings,
I've noticed that you guys
have toned down your menus
on Saturday,
concerned that I'm gonna be
calling with a speed bump.
Well, let me put your minds
at ease.
I will not be calling you
with a speed bump today.
Tyler says there will be
no speed bumps today,
but I don't really trust Tyler.
That means there's gonna be
something besides a speed bump.
Now, I've only got
one more thing to add.
You're just gonna sell
in Minneapolis for now.
I'll call you sometime
over the weekend to let you know
how and when Saint Paul comes
into the picture.
We're gonna be in both cities
at some point.
Is it gonna be half and half
each day?
Is it gonna be a whole day
in each?
We don't know, so all we can do
is try to prepare
for both cities
at the same time.
Okay, guys, are you ready
to make your mark
in the "Mini Apple"?
Let's get in our trucks,
and let's rolling!
There's a few breweries
in town.
Let me try
this first one here.
Driving through Minnesota,
I don't see a lot
of foot traffic on the streets,
so I think what we're gonna try
to do is we look up a brewery.
612. This is Robert.
Hi, Robert.
My name is Mike.
I work for a food truck
called Tikka Tikka Taco.
Do you guys often have
food trucks there?
Well, hey, how about this,
man?
Why don't we make a party
out of this?
You'd probably also bring a lot
of people into the brewery.
We got a place to park.
Hey, Lanai, I'm looking over
at the Internet,
and Psycho Suzi's looks
like a hot place.
I heard of that place.
They got an island theme.
We came across this tiki bar
called Psycho Suzi's.
They got 200, 300 people
on a normal basis
drinking and eating in there,
so we're gonna go for it.
That'd be a good spot for us,
I think.
I found
Indeed Brewing Company,
which might be a good place
to go to.
Brewing companies don't
necessarily have food,
so food trucks
and brewing companies
work really well together.
Thank you so much.
We will be there shortly.
How you doing? It's Erik
with Philly's Finest Sambonis.
We're on our way over there
right now.
We're gonna go to a brewery.
There's gonna be
other food trucks around,
but we're confident
that we're gonna give out more
bang for your buck at our truck.
The spot's ready for us
and everything?
All right,
good stuff, Kayla.
Man, why'd you park so far,
dude?
Boneless, skinless, fresh?
Hey, Sam.
How you doing, buddy?
Your total comes up
to $193.49.
We need the ones
that are shaped like that.
It says "Roma"
on the box.
I know,
but they're expensive.
Call Lunds and ask them.
Hey,
is this Lunds?
Hi.
How you doing?
I was wondering how much
your Roma tomatoes were.
$1.99 a pound?
We're looking to buy
about 40 French baguettes.
Do you carry those?
That's great.
We're gonna be over there
to pick up some stuff soon.
We're from
the Philly truck.
Our bread's, like, $120,
so that leaves us
with 30 bucks.
How many? 27?
87.
Oh, my gosh.
Yeah, let's get something
cheaper than this stuff.
What's it called again?
Lunds ‐‐
Right there on the left.
You see a scale over there?
No.
We got to get our bread.
It's on the way
to the register.
What else we need?
We got everything?
Bread crumbs.
How many things was it?
Bread crumbs? What?
How many things was it?
We told them 40.
He don't even really know.
Hello, there.
Thank you.
That's how you shop!
Hey, guys.
Our goal is to spend 200 bucks.
200 bucks?
$200.
Tyler gave us $400.
We're gonna spend half of that.
We grew up this way.
Add water to the ketchup,
shake the bottle, you get more.
Thin to win.
We always go about $200,
$260, $220.
We're at about $238.
We're good.
Slide Show is here, huh?
Stepping on our toes.
How you doing?
Let's get prepping.
You ready to start?
Let's do it.
Yeah, boy. Prep time.
We're gonna switch the menu up
a little bit this week.
I feel like people are
kind of looking at us
like, "Oh,
you just make cheesesteaks."
We're gonna class it up
a little.
We're gonna get
some sautéed spinach,
some fresh tomato salad,
make a chicken‐cutlet sandwich
with some sharp cheese.
Minneapolis, you're lucky.
You're getting the best Samboni
that's come out the window yet.
I learned this from
my mother‐in‐law. Thank you.
Samboni truck.
I cannot believe
I put in an order for bread
at two different branches
of the same supermarket.
I thought there was only one.
Apparently, there's 10.
We went to a different Lunds
and picked up some bread.
It was an honest mistake.
It was a mix‐up,
but that's no excuse.
We would still like to purchase
the bread for tomorrow.
We're gonna have to reimburse
this guy for his money.
He went out of his way
to make us $120 worth of bread.
Soon as we get the chance
to buy more bread,
we're gonna go buy it.
Thanks a lot, my man.
Okay, sort of an interesting
story here in Minneapolis.
I think the teams
got a little spoiled
over the last two weekends
being in smaller cities.
You know, the bigger the city,
the less special
these trucks are.
But now I'm gonna call them
and make things
even more interesting.
Now, I told them I wouldn't
call them with a speed bump,
and I'm not gonna renege
on that.
But I never said anything about
a truck stop cooking challenge.
Hello?
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.
How are you?
What's up, Tyler?
So, I see you guys
are hanging out
with all the local businesses
in the Northeast Arts District.
How's that working out for you?
I think it's working out
pretty good, Ty.
I love this place.
It's going good,
so, please, don't change it.
Well, I said no speed bump
today, and nothing's changed.
I'm not calling
with a speed bump.
I still don't trust you,
my man.
So, if it's not
a speed bump, what is it?
This is a truck stop
cooking challenge on Saturday.
Coming up on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
Don't leave.
Twin cities, twin truck stops.
Ooh.
We cannot open up our window.
Whoo!
Hustle up! Hustle up!
Sitting here
banging with a spoon.
Whoa!
I'm not calling
with a speed bump.
I still don't trust you,
my man.
So, if it's not
a speed bump, what is it?
This is a truck stop
cooking challenge on Saturday.
I thought challenges
were only on Sunday.
I follow no rules
when it comes to this race.
We know that.
T‐Flo, what it do?
Shut down right now.
No more sales.
I'll tell you
when you can reopen.
Shut down right now.
No more sales.
Okay, now, listen. This one's
fun and really simple.
For some reason
and I really don't know why,
people in this state
love their food on a stick.
You name the dish,
and they think it tastes better
on a piece of wood.
Who am I to say boo?
So, when you reopen,
you are all
a food‐on‐a‐stick truck.
Skewers is
what he's saying.
You can sell one dish or many,
but there must be a skewer
holding it all together.
No toothpicks.
4 1/2 inches minimum.
4 1/2‐inch‐minimum
skewer.
Can somebody
write that down?
And, hey, listen, the
presentation needs to be legit.
Don't think that you can shove
sticks in pieces of sandwich
and sell it to the public.
Make it legit.
And then, you need
to make $1,500 in sales.
The usual drill ‐‐
$10 max per stick.
$1,500.
When you've made your $1,500,
get yourself down
to the Stone Arch Bridge
in downtown Minneapolis.
Stone Arch Bridge.
Write that down.
Park your cars and trucks
near 6th and Main
and then run across the river.
You'll see my table
waiting for you.
Isn't this
supposed to be tomorrow?
The first team there gets a
token worth $750 in their till.
Team number two gets $250.
Everybody else, well, you'll get
a great view of the old sawmill.
There's a lot of history there.
So, it's just first
and second.
If you haven't made your 1,500
bucks by 8:30, just shut down.
You're done for the day
but certainly not done
for the weekend.
It'll be business as usual
tomorrow morning.
Always something.
All right. Sounds good.
All right, that's it, guys.
Hang up and get out there
as a food‐on‐a‐stick truck.
We'll see who makes it
to the Stone Arch Bridge.
Maybe one of you.
Maybe none of you.
We're gonna do it for you,
Tyler.
Thanks, man.
See you.
The game has changed.
Food on a stick?
Are you kidding me?
We're got to change everything
now.
Dairy Brook is out of it.
We're gonna do sautés.
We'll reopen in a couple hours
with a brand‐new menu item.
Hope to see you all here, okay?
Let's get these skewers.
Under six‐inch skewers here,
or we can do
these big ones here.
Let's think about it
quick.
Let's do
the smaller ones.
I say big.
I say the big ones.
Yeah. For $10.
This is 5.75 inches.
30 count.
What are these ones?
I like these ones.
Two of these for $10.
We might want to decide
we want to serve two skewers
per order
instead of just one.
That's a good idea.
All right, that's good,
that's good, that's good.
Ah, this is like home.
Look at this.
I'm not so sure about this
location 'cause it's not uptown,
and there's not
a lot of foot traffic.
But the theme and the people who
recognize this place might work.
How's everybody doing?
Don't leave.
It's a good challenge, Tyler.
I hate making skewers.
We're gonna do
a marinated beef skewer
using sirloin grilled
to about medium‐rare, medium
served with an Asian glaze
over a little Asian coleslaw.
There's two on a plate
with an Asian slaw.
All right.
I like that.
First order
of the evening.
Yes!
Nothing about the recipe of
the chicken is going to change,
only the way we cut it.
Check that out.
Thank you.
Hope you love it.
Here in Minneapolis,
we eat pork chops on a stick,
corn dogs, of course.
Walleye on a stick.
Walleye on a stick.
I like how spicy it is.
This can stand up.
This can stand up
to the state‐fair stick foods.
This first part is always
the easiest.
We start out with a big line,
but then it just dies,
and you got to really fight
for that last part.
So, as soon as we get
these orders out,
I'm gonna start fighting.
- May I have your name?
- Anna.
$10, please.
On our menu,
we have three different kabobs.
We have steak, chicken,
or potato
and this really fantastic
pineapple‐mango relish.
Go show everybody that,
man.
At least
we're not serving geoduck.
We get to serve chicken,
some things that people
are familiar with.
Although it's food on a stick,
I think we can get it done.
Steak?
We're 1/3 of the way there.
We just got to keep pushing.
Ahren brought some more people
to the truck right now,
so let's go for it.
Let's go, Minnesota.
We love you.
So, we are serving skewers.
Teriyaki or barbecue.
You got your choice.
It comes with peppers
and onions on it ‐‐ delicious.
I'll try it.
One barbecue
and one teriyaki.
What's your name?
Ashley.
All right.
That needs another minute.
What I'll do is
I'll put it together
and let it sit on the grill
for a second.
The Samboni skewers is
a real simple thing.
We're gonna load
this whole stick up
with as much meat as we can,
get some vegetables with it.
You get barbecue.
You get teriyaki.
Kevin and Kurt!
Yeah, dude, it feels good
to have the things going,
you know, somewhat right for us.
You want to order?
I'll be right with you.
We got an hour and a half
for this deadline, man.
We got to get this.
We are 1/3 of the way
to our goal,
and there's no one in line.
This concerns me.
You're more than welcome to buy
a plate and bring it inside.
We need some help.
Hey, we have no more line left,
so I need to go get a line.
One of my jobs in this truck is
to make sure
that we have a lot of people
in line,
so whatever it takes
to get people over to our truck,
I'm gonna do it.
Ladies and gentleman,
Tikka Tikka Taco truck is still
selling out there.
Huge flavor.
If anybody hasn't tried it,
come outside, all right?
Believe it or not,
it's actually working.
You put my ugly mug
in front of a group of people,
and people actually came
and followed me.
All right.
Step up to the window.
This is not even real life
anymore.
Not sure if you noticed,
but I just jumped on a bar
and made an announcement
to 100 people.
That sales pitch is
why I'm out here.
We just creeped over $1,000,
which means
we're 2/3 of the way there.
Ohh.
It's getting dark, though.
I mean, I don't know how much
longer this is gonna last.
You guys want to get some kabobs
from The Slide Show truck?
You're good?
You guys?
We're not doing that well
at this point.
This town
is working us.
But with Philly being
right next to us,
I can keep an eye on them,
and I see that they're not
doing the best, either.
We got to keep selling.
Why don't we go two for $10,
dude?
Just hustle them.
Even if we're not gonna get
to 1,500 bucks,
we're gonna try to get as close
to that as we can.
We need to put money in our till
right now.
Two for $10.
Hell, yeah.
Let's do it.
My man.
Boom.
Talked them into it?
Yay! Good job.
We're out here hustling.
Slide Show's just hanging
in their truck.
At least,
for this last half‐hour push,
we're gonna do better than them,
and we only have to beat
one team.
All right.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
A quick couple sales, dude.
That's it.
Yeah.
Hey, I'll take that.
Come over and check us out.
We got, like, five minutes.
We're just gonna
wave the white towel.
Three people, three minutes,
three skewers.
It's meant to be.
Okay.
Yay! My man!
Hopefully, we turn out
a little better tomorrow.
We didn't make it to the table
for the prize.
This is the first time
the Aloha Plate is not making
an appearance at a challenge,
and that bugs me.
$1,270, guys.
We didn't sell 150,
but neither did Slide Show.
I think
we did pretty well.
Good job, boys.
Group hug.
"Rock,"
you can't reach that.
I am a little disappointed
that we didn't make the money.
Like I said,
I don't think anybody it.
Get some good rest tonight
and do what we do.
Today's a new day, brother ‐‐
ugly and storming.
It's the morning
of day 2 in Minneapolis,
and after failing to complete
yesterday's truck stop
cooking challenge,
all four teams are eager
to get to their locations
and start making money.
We need to do it big
today.
They all know
they'll be moving to Saint Paul
at some point this weekend.
They just don't know when.
Dude,
something's gonna happen
in the next half hour
to 45 minutes.
I got the same feeling.
I just want it to happen,
like, now.
The Slide Show is heading
to a church service,
a move that paid off big time
for them last weekend.
Church lets out
right around 12:30.
I think, like, 700,
800 people there.
Aloha Plate and Tikka Tikka Taco
are heading back
to yesterday's locations
in the Northeast Arts District.
We're gonna have to step it up
a little bit today.
And Philly's Finest ‐‐
Well, they didn't bother
to figure out
a Minneapolis location,
which is starting to look
like a bit of a problem.
Our game plan is
a baseball game in Saint Paul,
but right now,
we're still in Minneapolis.
Lucky for Philly, I'm about
to cheer them up ‐‐ briefly.
Tyler.
Nuh‐unh.
Hello.
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.
Tyler.
So good to hear from you.
Crazy day out there yesterday,
huh?
Yesterday was
interesting.
It's too bad none of you guys
claimed my reward.
Those mounted walleye were
beautiful.
You know, we'd have loved to win
one of those trophies, buddy.
But it is what it is,
you know?
Okay, guys,
I am calling with a speed bump,
but it's more like
a left‐hand turn.
Give us some good news.
Remember when I said
I'd tell you
when Saint Paul comes
into the picture?
Yeah. Saint Paul would be
in the picture.
Well, that time is now.
You're done in Minneapolis.
All right.
Since you're all in your trucks
and cars right now,
just keep rolling in
to Saint Paul.
We're going to Saint Paul.
Yeah, baby.
It's about 14 miles
from one downtown to the other.
Take it easy, though.
It's a little wet out there.
You guys can shop in
either city, but listen to me.
Philly, you guys never went back
and paid the store
for that bread
you double‐ordered.
Now it's stale and in the trash.
You left that place on the hook
for $120, man.
Damn.
Philly left a store
on the hook for $120.
That's not how we do business
in this competition.
We're all gonna have a chat
about that later.
Uh‐oh.
Philly's in trouble.
Okay, guys.
That's it for now.
Let's see how well you all do
in the capital city.
All right. Sounds good.
So, we're headed
to Saint Paul.
We're gonna talk
about the bread thing later.
Another week
with another goofy thing.
He said we're gonna talk
about it later.
I know exactly what
that means ‐‐ another fine.
Whatever punishment comes down
is our fault.
We take one step forward.
We take two steps back
every single week.
It's mind‐numbing.
I knew that this bread thing was
gonna come back and haunt us.
We really would have bought it
if we had the chance.
The challenge screwed it up.
It's my fault.
Call and see
if they sell a book
called
"Food Trucks for Dummies."
Maybe we'll pick that up.
We were gonna hit this mass.
We had to ditch that,
and you got to have a plan "A,"
plan "B," plan "C."
I think I should give this Irish
pub place, Patrick's, a call.
Patrick McGovern's is in a place
that's close to downtown.
You'll be willing to cone
some areas off for us? Really?
We think that's gonna be
the most foot traffic.
Thanks so much, man.
So, we should see you
shortly.
I'm checking out
this Grand Ole Creamery.
Looks like a hot spot.
It's in a bunch of, like,
nice stores, coffee shops.
Adam's doing some research,
and he says Grand Ave is
the place to be,
so that's where we're headed.
Bang, bang. This will be good,
then, for us.
Bingo bango.
We were dealing with
all the Minneapolis trucks
yesterday,
and they suggested
that we partner
with this truck called
The Slider Squad.
This is Michael with a truck
called Tikka Tikka Taco.
I'm doing all right.
I heard you were the person to
contact for the Saint Paul area,
and I need to set my truck up
in Saint Paul.
I was wondering if,
"A," you had any advice,
or, "B," you wanted to go ahead
and partner up down there.
All right, so, we're going
to Mississippi Market?
On a rainy day, you don't want
to have to rely on foot traffic
'cause you don't know
if it's going to exist.
Pull all the way up here
so we're away from that noise.
I like the fact that we're in
a parking lot of a store
that people are gonna go to
regardless.
All right, I'm gonna get started
on menu while you guys prep.
Anybody want to come
and try out some
Philly chicken cheesesteaks?
This location is everything
we were hoping for.
We'll have some fun today,
all right?
People are hanging out.
It is gonna be awesome.
I'm talking to people that are
running into the stadium.
This is bad.
Right on cue, the heavens
open up just buckets outside.
This is not good.
No one's gonna stand around
and eat food
that's gonna be soggy wet
in a matter of 10 seconds.
Come and get out
of the rain.
Hang out under our awning
here.
Park behind it, and maybe
they'll move up shortly.
I spoke with the manager
at Patrick McGovern's,
and they told us
that they were going to
cone off an area for us.
You're still on the curb.
We pull up to the place,
and the cone has been removed...
Come on. Come on.
...and there's a van
in our parking spot.
Can we even open up our thing?
We can't open our doors to serve
'cause we're right next to
a traffic light.
This is gonna present
a problem.
We're losing time.
We have to figure something out.
Who's first? Who in this line
wants to be first?
It's the middle
of day 2 in Minnesota,
and our four teams are all
primed and ready for big sales
in the capital city
of Saint Paul.
We got an hour to sell,
so let's do it.
But mother nature has tossed in
a little speed bump of her own.
Thank you guys
for coming in the rain.
No one is feeling
the effects of the rain
more than Philly's Finest...
...whose dream day
at the ballpark
has turned into a soggy mess.
This rain's bad, dude.
This is not good at all.
Tikka Tikka Taco is partnered
with a local truck
at a natural‐food store,
and sales are trickling in.
You want another taco?
Please.
No such problem for Aloha Plate,
who are seeing
a flood of Hawaiian customers
at an ice cream shop
on Grande Avenue.
We got like 60 people
hanging out.
It's like
a tailgate party.
It doesn't get better
than that.
And Slide Show has no customers
at all
because they can't open
their service window.
I can't go out like this.
Nothing in my blood telling me
this is the way to go out.
This is getting
really frustrating.
We haven't made a dollar
at this point.
We got to improvise ‐‐ period.
Hi. We're open right now
actually.
You're open right now?
We're open now.
Let's just take orders
from the doorway,
and we can always make food
and hand it to them.
As long as they're there
and willing to pay,
we'll take the money.
Okay, that's gonna be $26.
Thank you.
I'm gonna go get you some change
right now, okay?
Okay, thank you.
Hey, guys,
we just had to cancel the game,
so everybody's gonna be
filing out now.
Look at all these people
filing out.
This is great.
I have no idea
what the other teams are doing,
but I don't know
how many of them can say
that the rain is pushing people
directly at them.
People are leaving the game
right now.
We need to sell now or never.
We got Joe, two orders of fries.
- Jacob!
- Thanks a lot, my man.
Who's up next?
With or without onion?
Without.
7 bucks.
Hawaii's been supporting
us in every state we've gone to.
Polynesian people, Asian people,
even the locals.
Big turnout every time,
rain or shine, you know?
It's awesome.
We got this place
for everything it's worth.
So, where we going?
What about
the Grande Ole Creamery?
We heard
about that joint.
Yeah, what's that?
It's a Grand Ole Creamery.
Here we go, man.
It's gonna be great.
We're gonna make some sales,
have some fun.
Look,
they got a tent outside.
What's going on
over there?
Yeah.
Open for business, boys.
Philly's selling their sandwich
and fries for $15.
Hey, you know,
let's do $10 bowls.
I see a trend building here.
The other trucks are
always looking for us
'cause they know
it's about location.
We're offering
the whole combo for 15 bucks.
Two?
We show up, and they're throwing
an all‐out luau.
People are playing ukuleles,
they're hanging out,
and they got a tent set up
to keep them out of the rain.
Now I get why they're in first
every week.
Hello.
Hey, guys. It's me.
It's Tyler.
Crazy weather we're having
this weekend, huh?
No breaks.
We're going rain or shine.
Other than the rain, how are
you guys liking Saint Paul?
It's kind of a hidden gem,
right?
Saint Paul is good, man.
I like it here.
I told you these two cities
are different
but equally interesting,
which is what gave me this idea.
Okay, what's the idea?
Twin cities, twin truck stops.
Twin cities,
twin truck stops.
This one's gonna be different
in a couple of major ways.
First, you can continue to sell
your regular menu,
but you all have to create
a special
using a primary ingredient that
I'll tell you about in a second.
Tyler's gonna have us put
a special on the menu
with some ingredient.
Same rules as always.
The specials can't cost
more than 10 bucks.
But the first team that sells
500 bucks worth of specials
and reaches my table
is gonna win something
that you're all gonna want.
It's immunity.
Ooh.
It wins immunity, dude.
That means there's only three
trucks in the competition,
which means third place
isn't good enough.
That's right.
Now the ingredient.
It's something that originated
here in Minnesota.
What is it, Tyler?
Give it to me.
It's SPAM.
SPAM.
Wow.
Hawaiians are gonna love
that.
Yes, Aloha, I know
this is right up your alley.
But remember,
SPAM may be big in Molokai,
but it's gonna be
a little more difficult
to sell to the locals here.
He doesn't know
if we can sell it here.
This isn't just a test
of who can cook with SPAM.
It's also a test
of who can sell it.
Oh, my God.
When you guys have made
your 500 bucks,
get yourselves
to the Peace Officers Memorial
at the Minnesota state capitol.
If there's a token waiting on
my table, you've won immunity.
If you get there
and there's nothing,
I'll toss you 500 bucks
for your trouble.
If we get there
and there's nothing,
we still get
an extra $500.
Now, if you haven't made
your 500 bucks by 8:30,
you know the drill.
Just close down because
you're done for the weekend.
We got you.
Okay, guys.
Hang up and go get your SPAM.
Wow.
This is gonna be
one to remember.
Tyler just gave us
another challenge.
We got to go buy SPAM.
We're a SPAM truck.
SPAM, for us,
is like filet mignon.
We're gonna do a teriyaki SPAM
sandwich with volcanic mayo.
People love that stuff.
I've never eaten SPAM
in my life.
I've never had one bite of SPAM
in my entire life.
You, Joe?
No.
Week after week,
we're in the bottom two.
Immunity would be
this competition's
best stress reliever.
Go shopping. We'll get back
and make some SPAM‐bonis.
Where's your SPAM?
305.
305.
Our strategy is to treat
this SPAM like ham.
At least four.
At least four.
No more than...
Seven?
A lot of people like
ham and cheese.
Those flavors go well together.
Four cuts out of this.
Okay, we got SPAM.
Now we're just gonna ‐‐
What? We need buns?
Yep.
What about mayo?
Nope.
Let's do five.
All right.
That's 75 bucks
on SPAM.
I'm really excited about
this dish that I've designed.
We're gonna take the SPAM,
we're gonna rub it down
in garlic‐ginger paste,
add a touch of cayenne,
and then a mango salsa.
It's gonna be good.
Let's do it.
Slice it thin like bacon.
You know what I'm saying?
We're gonna do a SPAM BLT.
We're serving SPAM‐bonis.
Last ones out.
Really?
Every frigging time,
dude.
Every time.
Are you kidding me right now?
What did we do?
Push it down, let it go,
then try to start it.
Unbelievable.
One SPAM special
for Ryan.
It's late on day 2 in Minnesota,
and I've given the teams
their second truck stop cooking
challenge of the weekend.
We got to sell SPAM.
They must sell $500 worth
of SPAM specials,
but importantly, they must
add it to their regular menu.
Ladies and gentleman,
step right up. Don't be shy.
The first team to reach my table
wins a monster reward, immunity.
But I'm also offering $500
to any team
that completes the challenge.
We need to make as much money
as we can.
Aloha Plate is
back at the Creamery,
and their fellow Hawaiians are
buying SPAM specials in bunches.
We've been open
for five minutes.
We already sold $120 worth
of SPAM.
Tikka Tikka Taco is parked
just down the street on Grand,
but they're having no such luck.
SPAM wrap?
The Slide Show is back at their
spot at Patrick McGovern's,
but they're not moving
very many SPAM sliders.
People come up and look at
our menu board and see "SPAM."
That might be a turnoff.
And Philly's Finest ‐‐
Well, they're just simply
not moving.
Are the lights going on?
Yeah, they're going on.
The lights in the truck
are turning on,
so we think
it's not the battery.
My man Toner's dad
used to drive a truck.
He says, "Tap the starter,
and you'll be fine."
Give me, like, a spatula
or something.
Do it.
Where is it?
Hit it again,
Turch!
I got to see
if I can find the starter.
I need, like, a hammer.
Let me go ask if anyone
has jumper cables.
It's not the battery,
dude.
Sitting here
banging with a frigging spoon.
Dude, this is a joke.
Kiss immunity goodbye.
All we can chase now is the $500
'cause every other team
is gonna be selling
for a lot longer than us.
Whoa!
Just got a little spark
on something.
Is that normal, Joe?
No, a spark is not good.
I don't think these are
the tools in a mechanic's box.
And I don't think any of us
are mechanics, either.
One of the things we had
back home on a regular basis
was SPAM sandwiches.
Quick‐seared on a flat‐top,
some volcanic mayo,
a little bit of teriyaki sauce
to give it some sweetness,
and we're ready to roll.
I love SPAM.
If we knew SPAM
would have sold this great,
we probably would have started
with SPAM.
Look at that.
They're all lining up.
These are all ready.
Okay, thank you.
Enjoy your SPAM.
I love it.
It reminds me
of being back in Honolulu.
We have SPAM wraps.
Garlic‐ginger‐cayenne‐marinated
SPAM in pita tacos.
Rather than put SPAM
on the menu,
I want people to come talk to me
and let me explain the SPAM
rather than just see that word
and walk away.
Two for Gordon,
please.
Wow. It's really good.
I've never had SPAM.
Live here my whole life,
but it's got cilantro,
and it must be mango.
I am so amazed.
I would eat it again.
Thank you.
That's the 20 mark.
30 more.
We're doing grilled
SPAM‐and‐cheese sliders
with fries.
How many we got right now
out there?
18.
So, we need ‐‐
32 more.
Holy smokes.
Business is good,
but it's not great.
We need 50 people, and they are
not coming fast enough,
maybe because of our location.
Where you coming from right now,
Steve?
I won't lie.
We cruised the other trucks,
too.
Is there a lot of foot traffic
over there?
Yeah, everyone else is
up on Grand.
All right, guys.
Let's move.
I don't know
what else to say.
Our man Joey came back
with jumper cables and a car.
We found a Samboni angel
just floating through
the parking lot...
Really appreciate it.
...looking to help three idiots
crawling around underneath
a truck with a meat cleaver.
Give it a crank.
Just see where we're at.
Kidding me?!
Thank you so much.
From the start,
we said, "It's not the battery."
What was it?
The battery.
Stupid.
We can't get out
of our own way, man.
Just dumb, dumb things
over and over again.
We have to finish
this challenge now.
It's not even like other trucks
have been fighting us
out of this competition.
We're putting ourselves
in the bottom every week.
We need to really cut the crap.
You're our last customers.
Give me a hug.
Aww.
I don't know
what the other trucks are doing.
I don't care
what the other trucks are doing.
I just want to win this race.
Aloha's going.
They're gonna be
in the final three.
We knew Aloha was gonna
kill this challenge,
but we just got here.
We opened up our doors.
They're on their way to immunity
right now.
Kiss that goodbye.
We're chasing 500 bucks.
You're gonna try it out,
our SPAM‐boni?
Bring it on.
Awesome.
If we don't sell 50 SPAM
sandwiches, we're going home.
It's 50 or bust.
Come on, man.
Let's open up.
Foot traffic on the street
in Grand Avenue
is five times more people.
This is totally where we should
have been from the beginning.
I'll take one for now.
That'll be $10, please.
I think we got this.
I don't see nobody here.
Yeah!
Yes!
SPAM trophy!
Whoo!
Mahalo, Minnesota.
Saint Paul loves us.
Minneapolis loves us.
We love you.
"SPAM" means
"Saint Paul and Minneapolis."
We can sleep easy tonight.
Mahalo!
Very unique flavor.
You want to try it?
Three more?
Three more, Shaun!
Boom. $500.
Let's get out of here.
This was a big one, man.
$500, I think,
is gonna be critical.
Whoo!
Come on now.
Let's go! Let's go!
Let's go!
Come on!
Let's go!
I see the table!
Well, the Hawaiians took it,
but we still get 500 bucks.
The immunity's gone,
but we got 500 bucks.
We did it!
We did it, dude.
That's awesome.
We need 10 more,
or we're going home.
We got about 20 minutes.
This could definitely happen.
Rock's out there working it.
I'm running around
trying to sell food to people.
$10.
Please, guys, please.
You got it? Yeah!
He's got it.
$500 in SPAM‐bonis.
Are you kidding me?
Yeah!
Tell me I won!
Let's go claim that prize.
Hustle up!
Yeah!
Two minutes!
Get it!
We got no time.
Touch the table.
Somebody get it!
Touch it, touch it!
Two minutes left.
This is what Rocky Balboa
feels like.
Hopefully, this keeps us in the
game, but somebody's got to go.
I'd rather it not be me.
It does feel good
to get this challenge,
but I'm definitely on edge
still.
Here you go, Tim.
We were not able to meet
either challenge this weekend.
That's a tough pill to swallow.
It is what it is, man.
We had a good time.
I don't know if we sold
$500 more than Tikka yesterday,
but we'll see
what happens.
This could possibly be
our last city.
Maybe.
Teams, it's time for our fifth
"Great Food Truck Race"
elimination.
And I'm just gonna come out
and tell you
these are
the most breathtaking results
I've seen yet on this race
for this very simple reason.
For the first time ever,
we have two teams
that are separated by a dollar.
What?
How'd that happen?
I know it sounds unbelievable,
but I double‐ and triple‐checked
the cash boxes.
Two teams, one dollar.
It doesn't get any closer
than that.
Literally does not get closer
than that.
I am an absolute nervous wreck.
All right, guys.
Let's start here.
We all know that Aloha Plate won
immunity, so, guys, step back.
You guys are safe
no matter where you place.
Congratulations.
That means Philly's Finest,
Slide Show, Tikka Tikka Taco,
one of you three are gonna make
the long, lonely trip home.
That's a long way to come
to just fall short,
but that's the nature
of the race.
Now, in first place,
with a total of $4,550...
...Aloha Plate.
This is my favorite
elimination day of all of them.
We got the SPAM trophy, and
I'm going to the SPAM Museum.
You guys didn't even need
the immunity,
but I'm sure you were glad
that you had it.
Now, moving on,
in second place and safe
with a grand total of $1 less
than Aloha Plate...
...$4,549...
...Tikka Tikka Taco.
Yeah!
Yes!
Nice.
Good job, guys.
Good job.
One more taco, and you guys
would have won the city.
Congratulations. You're safe.
Please, take a step back.
That leaves our bottom two...
...Slide Show
and Philly's Finest Sambonis.
Being in the bottom two
this week
is definitely an awful feeling.
We were in the top two
last week.
I am definitely not ready
to go home.
Das,
we know you can cook.
There's not a question about it.
But are you doing
everything you can
to get customers to your truck?
This weekend,
we worked really hard.
I think the rain, you know,
stopped us.
We scrambled
to find a location.
Obviously,
it wasn't good enough.
At this point in the race,
a small, little, tiny error
will send you home.
Philadelphia,
if you guys go home
for that one hour that you
fooled around under the hood,
are you gonna hate yourself
forever?
Yes.
Yes.
It's one thing if careless
mistakes cost you this race,
but when you're running
a business in the real world,
you're responsible
for other people.
If you go belly‐up
because you're careless,
it affects more than just you.
Now, speaking of careless,
Philly, you ordered the same
bread from two different stores,
and you left one of them
on the hook for $120.
Guys, we don't come to
new cities and stiff businesses,
not if my name is on this race.
Yes, sir.
I paid the grocery store
for the bread,
and I expect to be reimbursed.
So, that $120
is coming out of your till.
Another self‐inflicted wound.
If we go home because of this
bread, I'm gonna kill you, Rock.
Now it's time for one of you to
make a long, lonely trip home.
Will it be to Los Angeles
or all the way
back to Philadelphia?
In third place and safe...
with $3,084...
...Philly's Finest Sambonis.
Kill me, dude,
for that bread.
Snuck by again, man.
You can't get rid of us.
Slide Show, I'm sorry,
but you guys made just $2,008.
You were over $1,000
behind Philly.
We're good.
We did good.
But, Das, Ahren, Moe,
you guys are 100% class.
Slide Show,
I take my hat off to you.
You guys are great competitors.
You're better people.
I got nothing but love for you.
You guys will be back in
the game one way or the other.
I have no doubt about it.
I'm looking forward to tasting
some sliders and some fries
next time I'm in L. A.
But right now, I need you to
step up and give me your keys.
All right, man.
I'll take it, Moe.
I know The Slide Show's gonna be
all right.
This is actually
just the beginning
of what The Slide Show has
to offer.
Teams, a round of applause
for Slide Show.
You know, we will be back
and doing big things.
I'm disappointed
'cause I'm a competitor,
but at the end of the day,
we worked really well together,
and now we know
how to operate a food truck.
Absolutely have not one regret
at this moment.
Well, teams,
we got our final three.
One team
from the Eastern Seaboard,
one from the Midwest,
and one
from the Hawaiian islands.
Guys, enjoy this moment
because we are moving on,
and we're far
from the finish line.
As a matter of fact, I have
a significant bombshell to drop
when we get to the next city.
"Bombshell."
I can't tell you what it is yet,
but it's gonna be intense.
Trust me.
Nothing good comes
from a bombshell.
Tyler's dropped some crazy stuff
on us already.
What is this gonna be?
So, the next city,
it's my kind of town.
We couldn't do a northern route
without hitting this.
We are going to Chicago.
Chicago is one of the best
food cities in the world,
so you better bring
your "A" game.
We can only celebrate
for so long.
It's a big town,
lots to do, lots to know.
It's time
to start game‐planning.
I'll see you guys
in the Windy City.
Let's get rolling!
Next time on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...
Welcome to Chicago!
Chicago's known
for three things ‐‐
Deep‐dish pizza, hot dogs,
and Mike Ditka.
Whoo!
Damn it!
Mahalo, mahalo.
Stop screaming.
No, I won't.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
today, he is your judge.
You want to fight about it?
Is that what you want to do?
I'm not talking
about the chicken!
You guys stink.