The Great Food Truck Race (2010–…): Season 5, Episode 3 - Dinner Dates, Austin Style - full transcript

Previously on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...

...eight teams of rookies
launched a new season

of "The Great Food Truck Race"
from Santa Barbara, California.

Of "The Great Food Truck Race"
from Santa Barbara, California.

Let's go! Let's go!
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

The prize ‐‐ a state‐of‐the‐art
food truck and $50,000.

It's the prettiest truck.

The race has already passed
through Santa Barbara,

Venice Beach,
and Tucson, Arizona.

Chatty Chicken
and the Gourmet Grads

were the first two teams
to make the drive home,



narrowing the field to six.

They are
Lone Star Chuck Wagon...

Come on, y'all!

...three restaurant servers

with a dream of opening
their own barbecue business.

Texas forever.

Their Tex‐Mex menu
put them on top in Venice Beach.

Yeah!
Nice work.

Yeehaw!

Beach Cruiser...

Whoo!

...three servers proudly serving
fresh California cuisine.

After losing in their hometown
of Venice Beach,

they took Tucson by storm
and are now the team to beat.



Beach Cruiser.
Oh, my ‐‐

Oh, my God!

The Military Moms...

Left, right, left.

...three mothers
who raised their children

while their husbands
were on active duty.

Wonderful. Aah!

Hoping to strike a chord
in Austin,

they're taking
their kid‐friendly comfort food

to a new level.

Let There Be Bacon.

Bacon! Bacon!

Three Cleveland cooks
with a simple slogan ‐‐

bacon, bacon, and more bacon.

Bacon smell is sexy.
I don't care what anybody says.

Madres Mexican Meals, a son
out to change his father's

traditional mind‐set
about men in the kitchen.

I'm so happy that Dad
actually showed up.

And Middle Feast.
Whoo!

Tommy and his team
almost went home last week.

It took forever
to get your truck open.

Friend Arkadi and sister Hilla

are now
more determined than ever

to help realize the family dream
of owning a food truck.

I'm feeling really, really good.

And now the race comes here
to Austin, Texas.

Only six trucks remain,
but not for long.

Who will go home next?

There's only one way
to find out.

I'm Tyler Florence, and this
is "The Great Food Truck Race".

Let's get rolling.

Food truck road trip!

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Are you excited
to be in Texas?

Yeehaw!

I'm excited,
but it's obviously ‐‐

there's a giant bull's eye
on our back.

I know.

With Beach Cruisers
taking first place in Tucson,

we really
have to step up our game

and show them how we play
in Texas.

I don't know
if you know this,

but there's over 1,000
food trucks here already.

Not only are we competing
with other Tex‐Mex

and barbecue restaurants,

but we're competing with
fantastic food trucks, as well.

Austin is like the Venice Beach
of the entire state of Texas.

We're going to Texas.

Lone Star beat us in our hood.

It would be so awesome if we
could go do the same in theirs.

Austin has, like,
really good vibes all around,

so hopefully, like,
our California vibes

will carry over here.

Our food
is a little different here,

and people
like different stuff.

I really liked
the hot dog we did.

And you know what?

That's comfort food.
That's mom food.

How many times did you feed
your kids hot dogs?

I am nervous.

There's not as much
military presence in Austin

as there was back in Tucson.

So I think
we use the same strategy.

We call all the people
that we know

that are military connected
and see what happens.

That was close
in Tucson.

Being on the bottom two
really sucks.

It's a miserable feeling.

I'm doing this
only for one reason ‐‐

I have
a 2‐year‐old beautiful daughter.

I want to make sure
she has a good future.

I want to start my own business.

We cannot lose
this week.

We just have to beat
one team.

And we will beat the one team.

Run, run,
run, run, run!

Whoo!

Whoo!
What's up, Tyler?

What's up, brother?
How are you?

We fought hard
to move up the ranks in Tucson,

and now we got to bring
the same energy to Austin

and keep moving up.

Welcome to Austin, Texas!

People here have embraced
the slogan "Keep Austin weird,"

which celebrates its small
and unique businesses.

There is also a thriving
food‐truck scene here in Austin.

This city loves its food trucks,
and I want them to love you.

That's why I'm gonna open up
your menu this week.

You guys can make
whatever you want.

I'm really happy that
we have an open menu right now,

but I don't want
to add too much stuff

'cause I'm still figuring out
the prep thing.

So I'm gonna stay
with three dishes.

First,
let's talk about seed money.

I'm giving you each $250.

Come on up
and get your seed money,

but do me a favor.

Leave your truck keys
in the pot.

There you go.

Fantastic.

So far, we have worked
on branding your truck

and then marketing that brand.

This week, we're gonna focus
on partnerships,

and we're gonna do it
in a very unique way.

Here's how it goes.

I'm gonna reach into the pot
and pull out a set of keys.

Whoever belongs to those keys

will pick out another truck
to partner with.

You will remain partners
until I tell you differently.

But, teams, don't forget,
you're out for yourselves,

so you want
to keep your friends close

but maybe your enemies closer.

Lone Star Chuck Wagon,
come on up.

And who do you want
to partner with?

Moms.
You want
to partner with moms.

I just like
their following

and I like what they're doing
and they're just cool chicks.

The military showing

combined with our Texas friends
and family ‐‐

I think we're gonna have
a big weekend.

Holy crap.

Not only do I have to worry
about Lone Star,

but now I have to worry
about Lone Star

and Military Moms together?

That's a winning team
right there.

Let There Be Bacon,
come on up.

Who do you want
to partner with?

I don't think anybody feels
as far away from home

as Middle Feast,
as we do.

I picked the Middle Feast

because their menu
is so different from ours,

I don't think we'll be stepping
on each other's toes.

Plus we only got
to beat one team,

and I think we can beat them
in Austin.

Here we go,
guys.

Beach Cruiser and Madres,

you guys are gonna be
working together this weekend.

I have mixed feelings
partnering with Madres.

They're really great,
nice people,

but they haven't been
on the top.

I'm concerned
because it makes me think

that it's all gonna rely
on our team.

The teams need to park together.

I mean,
within 10 feet of each other.

And you will not ‐‐
and I repeat ‐‐

will not be sharing your sales.

You will each be selling

and trying to fill
your own cash box.

So, guys, can I get
an Austin, Texas "yeehaw"?

Yeehaw!

Good luck
with your partnerships.

Let's get rolling!

Remember,
keep your phones on!

Hey, Moms,
I'm excited that we're together.

I've been watching you, man.

You were playing
a smart game.

This partnership
is gonna be fantastic.

They are fantastic
at getting food out quick.

They shop quick.

They're efficient,
and they work their butt off.

So, we charge more,
we do everything bigger.

We'll use
the green chilies

and we'll use the jalapeños
and we'll cut it.

Tyler opened up our menu
this week,

but we believe
in our original three items.

We're gonna do
our chili cheese bacon nachos,

our buckeye bacon pancakes,
and our mother trucker burger.

What are we looking at?
What's the damage, boss?

Our mother trucker burger
got two patties

stuffed
with some apple bacon jam,

some cheddar cheese
over the top,

and a really awesome
housemade slaw.

Vroom, vroom.

I'm gonna change the menu
a little bit.

I'm gonna try
to cut the prep time in half.

Still gonna go around our dishes
and our culture

but just
tweak it up a little bit.

Ground beef,
you make more dishes.

No, no, no.
Not ground beef.

We're doing shishkabobs.

We don't have
enough money for that.

We got to make a decision.
We don't have time.

It's gonna cost
the same.

We're gonna do steak shishkabob.

Let's see
how it works.

We got
to start prepping.

Yeah.
We have to.

I'm gonna cut it up to strips,

so that's gonna cut
our prep time.

Tilapia.Fish.

Spicy Moroccan fish tacos.

Chicken breast.
Shwarma.

Two is enough?

Two is enough.

And falafel.
Of course, falafel.

Thank you.

They're soft!
Are they soft?

Yes!
Yes!

Oh, my God.

Then we can make it happen.
Thank God.

All right,
grab 19 of those.

We're in Austin, Texas.

All I can think of is steak.

So I'm gonna keep
my original stuff ‐‐

the fish tacos,
the fried avocados ‐‐

but I'm gonna throw on
some steak in there,

make some steak tacos.

Same ingredients,
same everything,

just throw some steak.

We're at $246.
Let's go.

Let's do it.

Girls,
we are done shopping.

Oh!
Aw, they're done shopping.

Oh!

All right,
we're right behind you.

What aren't you finding,
Mom?

The crab meat.

Let me ask.

And where's Madres and
how can I help them get faster?

So, we're already done shopping.

They're still looking for items.

I'm just gonna go and help them
find whatever they need

so we can all get out
and get moving

because we're already
the last ones.

Well, tomato paste.

We can do tomato paste
and egg whites.

We are done and shopping,
checked out.

What can we do
to help you guys speed up?

Did you guys
grab tortillas?

They are nice people,
but they aren't fast people.

Aah!

All right.
I got three. You got three?

Ay, wait!

I'm here to win.

Thank you, Gretta.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

Hi, Steve.

My name is Lance.

We were wondering
if we could possibly

set up in your parking lot
outside of your new store.

We have the perfect location.

It's on South Congress.
It's a really busy street.

Sweet!
Thanks so much.

All right, see you soon.
Bye‐bye.

Hey, Andrea
and all the ladies.

We locked down
this location.

It's call Sfanthor.

It's a science‐fiction
novelty store.

Awesome!
Awesome!

Whoo‐hoo!
Love it. Whoo‐hoo!

Middle Feast,
come back for Bacon.

Middle Feast.
What's up, Bacon?

I'm taking charge of finding
the selling location in Austin.

We're going to
the Midway Food Trailer Park.

It's gonna be really nice
over there.

They have, like, green grass
and a place to picnic.

The first bacon/kosher
combo ever.

I love you guys.

I heard you guys
were a really happening bar

in town
on the weekends,

and we would love
to use your parking lot.

We killed it in Tucson

because we partnered with
one of the most popular bars.

We're gonna take
that same strategy

and repeat it in Austin.

I've got the parking‐lot spaces
marked off for us.

And so, whenever we get there,
we should just be good to go.

The partnership's going great.

Gretta locked down
Kung Fu Saloon.

They're always busy.

And the thing is
that they don't serve food.

So we'll get all the drunkies
to purchase our food.

I have an order
for Tony.

We're super busy to start.

We're selling a lot of food.

Thank you so much, you guys.
You're awesome.

Your snakebites.

In Austin, we're gonna stick
with our snakebites,

our Tex‐Mex steak quesadilla.

Tyler said
we could open up our menu,

and since we're in Austin,
we're gonna add a hook 'em wrap.

Here is
your hook 'em wrap.

It's gonna have
barbecue chicken,

coleslaw, bell peppers,
and our Tex‐Mex sauce.

Thank you,
guys!

Mexican food, you guys.

We get to the parking lot.

We open up our windows,
and crickets.

We open up our windows,
and crickets.

It's dead.
There's nobody at this bar.

Bad start.

Man, this is killing me.

We're, like,
dead in the water here, bro.

Day 1 in Austin is underway,

and our teams are finding
varying levels of success

with their partnerships.

So, we get in the prime spot,
basically.

So, we get in the prime spot,
basically.

Beach Cruiser and Madres
have parked outside

the Kung Fu Saloon
downtown Austin,

but it seems like no matter
what they do, no one is buying.

We're just waiting on, you know,
customers to get here.

Just across the river
on South Congress Avenue,

partners Lone Star
and the Military Moms

started the day slow, but the
lunch rush is just beginning.

So it will be $52
all together.

Meanwhile,
four miles to the West,

partners Middle Feast
and Let There Be Bacon

are open and selling
at the Midway Food Park.

Two falafel,
two fish tacos or one?

Two for $10.
One order?

One order
of the fish tacos.

On the menu, we have
spicy Moroccan fish tacos,

chicken shwarma,
beef shishkabob,

and, of course,
our special falafel.

I'm really glad I put the
Moroccan fish tacos on the menu.

I don't know how I didn't
think about that before.

It has a lot of spices in it.

It's a little bit hot, too.

This is perfect for the crowd
in Austin.

That would be $12,
please.

We're getting orders
out the door.

We've got
a line going.

I'm just gonna get
a Sergeant Cheesy.

We are chasing
our food‐truck dream.

We met up at Fort Drum
in New York.

We stand beside our husbands and
what they do for the military.

And Wendy, Carol, and I ‐‐

we were able
to go out and represent.

I heard about the Military Moms
truck from social media,

so I decided to come out
and support them.

The drive from Fort Hood
is about an hour and a half,

and it was totally worth it.

Thank you for coming out
to support us, man.

Army strong.
Army family strong.

No matter where you guys are,
we'll come find you.

I'm hoping that that's
an inspiration for other people

just to kind of
chase your dreams.

You want to take that?

Hello?
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.

Hey, Tyler.
How's it going?

Just want to see
how our partnership theme

was working out.

You guys getting along?
Yeah, we love our partners.

Hey, don't worry, guys.
This is good news.

He said, "Don't worry.
It's good." Yeah?

Okay.
Okay.

The six of you are gonna be
exclusive food vendors

Oh, my God. That's right
across the street from us.

Now, this is where
this gets really exciting

because their budget for this
catered event is $25 per person.

What?

The members will be given
a token worth $25.

That money is yours
in your pocket.

So we sell a $10 meal and we get
25 bucks in our cash box.

I don't know
what you're selling you food for

right now on the street,

but I would take
this opportunity

and get down there
as fast as possible.

West Sixth Street, 5:00 to 7:00.

After 7:00, you guys can go back
to selling wherever you want.

Okay.
Pack up.

We need to get there
as soon as we can.

Let's make some money.

Guys,
this is a great partnership.

Thank you, Tyler!

Bye!
Thank you! Bye!

We're moving to Star Bar.
We're packing up now.

Let's go,
partners!

Pack it up!
Let's go!

Tyler calls,
and usually, I'm scared.

And this time,
all I can think is, "Thank God.

Something is gonna change
because this is not working."

Which way am I going?

This could be huge.

Yeah, this could be
a game changer for us.

This could be
really huge.

We really need to make money

because this location
isn't all we'd hoped it'd be.

So we're excited
about this challenge.

We're the first ones here.

We're gonna kill this.

This is gonna be cake.

This is a walk in the park,
ladies and gentlemen.

This is a dating event.

We have a young,
attractive group.

Let's not even worry
about the kitchen.

Let's just go and mingle.

Are you guys
in the food scene?

And you are?
I'm Lindsay.

Lindsay,
nice to meet you.

Fish tacos,
fried avocados.

We pull up to the spot,
and I see the Beach Cruisers

definitely taking advantage
of this event.

They're young,
they're pretty, they're single,

and they work it
and they do well with it.

Come help us.

Yeah!

It's, like,
home‐cooked food.

My mom
is literally in the back

whipping up stuff
for you guys.

We're trying
to grab people's attention,

and pressure's on.

So we run back to the truck

and start giving samples
of the ranchero sauce

with the little beans
and the little feta cheese.

Can we get the ceviche,
please?

Yes.
Our first chip!

So, I think
I'm going to do

the crab mix
that you recommended.

All right.

It was a good idea
to have samples.

The next one's
coming right up.

Wowza.

We're doing the best deal
on the block.

For your one token,
you get everything.

All the other trucks
are doing one dish for a token.

We're gonna do the Texas combo
for one token.

Everyone else,
that would be three chips.

So,
just remember the deal.

So if you just want
to give us the other chip,

I'm totally okay with that.
Enjoy.

Bacon's about romance.

Come on and get your bacon love,
people.

We got to stack these chips,

so I'm gonna spread the
bacon love all over this place.

It's salty. It's sweet.

It's made out of meat.

Matt is killing it
at this single's event.

That guy's got so much charisma.

He's out there singing songs
and talking to people,

bringing people to our truck.
I love that kid.

High five.

Bacon rules.
Thank you.

I have
a question.

So, with Lone Star, we get
to try one of, like, everything.

Like, they gave us
like three.

Is there any way
that we could get, like,

a sample
of everything?

I will have to ask
the chef.

So,
not yet or yes?

Yeah, go ask.

Oh.
Oh, cold.

So, I went over
with the plate of food to sell,

and I sold it
to this girl.

And then the guys
that were with here were like,

"Oh, well, Lone Star is,
uh, selling a sampler plate,

"like one of each thing,
for the $25.

Is this
all that we get?"

Just rude.

What do
they have again?

The sampler of what?
Just crap food.

I'm not a buffet.
I'm gonna do quality.

They can do the quantity.

They can have
that $25.

I got enough
right now going.

What's your name? Renee.

We're selling not as much as I
thought we would, but it's okay.

We're still doing good.

May I please have
a chicken shwarma?

That's delicious.
Real yummy.

Thank you
for the sample.

Yeah.

I have to look at all my options
before I make a commitment.

I'm with you.

I check out
all the options, too.

We haven't sold one thing yet
here, you guys.

They're just excited to be here,
and their hormones are flying.

They're not eating food.
No.

They're drinking
and they're looking for a date.

Are y'all ready
to roll out?

What do you guys think?
What's your plan?

All these singles
have these tokens

that are worth gold to us.

You have the perfect location.
Why would you leave?

We can't not sell food
and win this competition.

We can't not sell food
and win this competition.

Of course we get along
with the Military Moms,

but I'm starting to think this
partnership is not a good idea.

What's wrong?

It sucks
is what's wrong.

Day 1 is almost over
in Austin, Texas,

and our teams are pushing
to finish the night strong.

The Middle Feast!
It's great value, great food.

Beach Cruiser and Madres
have decided to return

to Kung Fu Saloon.

They're hoping
to feed the lively bar crowd,

but so far,
it's not panning out.

People drink and drink,
but they don't eat.

Partners Lone Star
and the Military Moms

are back
on South Congress Avenue,

but the customers are not.

Where is everybody?!

His name is Seth.

It's called
the Republic Park.

Tommy from Middle Feast

has secured a spot
at the gelato festival.

$20 is total for the burger
and the cakes.

Sales are strong,

and Bacon is feeling good
about the partnership.

Man,
I love seeing bacon love.

We are so grateful
to Middle Feast right now.

Tommy got us exclusive rights
at this location

so we don't have to compete
with anybody but each other.

Hey,
how you doing?

Let me just have
Moroccan fish tacos.

Moroccan fish taco.

I'm so glad
I brought my sister Hilla

to this competition because
I know she's got my back.

I can do my own thing

because I know
she's gonna take care of me.

Come and get
your falafels!

I want to win this for Tommy.

I know
that this is what he wanted.

The fact that I'm here and I
can help is an honor for me.

Everybody, come and get
your Middle Eastern food today!

What do you think

about the foot traffic
that's out there?

You know,
if we don't get much more...

- Let's move.
- 'Cause otherwise,

we're leaving
right at prime potential sale.

Okay.

At this point, we're not
gonna move from this spot.

It's really hard
to park two trucks.

And we're holding out hope

that more people come
and eat some food.

We should all
get out there ‐‐

And try
to rustle up some business.

Rustle up some crowds
for both of us.

Sounds like a plan.

The Military Moms
don't seem to be worried

about the lack of business.

I know
this is not the best spot.

It's horrible.

Hey, y'all.
Get some Tex‐Mex at our truck.

It sucks, but it's okay.

Just got to keep doing
what we're doing.

It's not as slow
as it was earlier,

but it's definitely not
as busy as we want.

Thank you.
Thank you.

It's been dead all day.

All I ever heard
about this place

was Sunday, Sunday, Sunday,
so I'm not exactly sure

why we ended up coming here
for Saturday.

'Cause, I mean,
it's completely dead.

I'm just hoping that someone
else is doing way worse than us.

I can't wait
for a fresh start tomorrow.

Are you gonna be all right
to do this, man?

Yeah.
What's going on?

Like, is it your back
that's bothering you?

Yeah, my feet
are, like, numb.

I can't feel them.

Why don't you get
some new shoes?

It's the end of the day
and all of us are tired,

but me and Dylan both noticed
that Matt's not doing real well.

Money's tight.

I just sent everything I had
to Becky

'cause I couldn't cash
that check.

I'll buy you
a pair of shoes.

After going through chemo,
I have a pretty bad back,

and the longer I'm on my feet,

the more
my body turns against me.

If you're short on money
and you need something,

ask me or Dylan,
dude.

I just, you know,
I appreciate it.

I'm in more pain than I've ever
been in my entire life.

I just don't want
to let anybody down.

You're not
letting us down.

Matt's a really,
really good friend of ours,

and we love
that he pushes himself so hard.

But he doesn't need to sacrifice
himself for this truck.

Me and Dylan
will carry more weight.

You sit in that seat,
get on that microphone.

If you need to close the door,
close the door.

We care about the kid.

We want him
to sit down and relax.

Stop on over,
bacon lovers.

Hell, yeah.
Show your bacon love!

But, anyway, I wanted to,
like, really thank you.

And I'll be in contact with you
maybe for tomorrow.

Yeah.

Just do me a favor ‐‐
just those two trucks.

So what's that worth?

Is that worth
a fish taco?

It's worth
a fish taco.

I think it's time
to call it a day.

I agree with you.

But, hey, it's been really good
working with you.

All right.
I'm gonna shut it down.

So, I think
we did terrible today.

We're gonna lose our own state
and look like fools.

We better have
a huge comeback tomorrow.

It was probably slow
for a lot of people.

It was probably slow
for a lot of people.

This is not Tucson.

I'm a little disappointed
we didn't have

all the military support
that I imagined we would.

Day 2 is just
beginning in Austin, Texas,

and the teams are still learning
about partnerships.

One truck here
is no problem.

We just got to figure out where
we can put the other truck.

The Military Moms and Lone Star
have decided to set up shop

The Military Moms and Lone Star
have decided to set up shop

in the same location
as yesterday on Congress.

With the lack of foot traffic,

maybe they
should have learned something.

Come buy my food!
I need your help!

Partners Beach Cruiser
and Madres Mexican Meals

pulled a fast one

and got permission
for the gelato festival.

It's your last day,
so we'd like to,

if it's possible,
to join you guys.

For sure.

I will try to push people
over there, as well.

And after a quick shopping trip,

Let There Be Bacon
and Middle Feast arrive

to their already secure spot
at the gelato festival

to find some unwanted visitors.

Hello,
Gelato Fest!

The best food in town
is here.

Couldn't find your own
parking spot today?

We found it,
baby.

Way to ride a coattail,
homey.

No way.

Opportunity is everything.

What the hell are Beach
Cruiser and Madres doing here?

We were supposed to have
exclusive rights to this event.

I'm pissed.

That
is going home.

Like, this is

Dylan's ready to go to war,
and so am I, so is Jon.

If this
were a real‐world business,

I would slash his tires
and break his nose.

One of these days,

you'll figure out
how to run your own business.

They rode our coattails
in Venice.

If they think we're riding
their coattails here,

it's a competition.

Game on.

What's up, Tommy?

Did Seth tell you

that this was gonna be
just the location for you?

Yes.
Let's try and talk to him.

I worked really hard
to find this location,

and I'm not sharing it
with anybody.

I'm not gonna let this happen.

I'm gonna find
the guy responsible,

and I want to see
their permission to park there.

What's the problem?

What are you guys
out in front of my truck?

- How you doing? Shane.
- Hey, Shane.

Seth Chandler
with the Gelato World Tour.

All right,
man.

Got to ask you,

did somebody sign you guys off
to be here today?

Did anybody
sign permission?

We got our permission.

Who gave it
to you?

I'm not sure
his name.

Javier?

Do you remember
the gentleman's name

that gave us permission
to be here?

He's the one
with the Italian accent.

I just saw him
over there.

There's like 150 people here
from Italy.

So do you know
what his name is?

Do you have any signatures
or anything?

I don't.

I can't literally go out there
and get him.

Middle Feast
and Let There Be Bacon ‐‐

They thought that they had
these locations locked in

where nobody else can come,

but if you
didn't have permission

from the head guy to come,
we're allowed to be there.

I love all of you.

As many trucks we've got,

the better it is because
true competition is on food.

It's not
on permissions.

Right.

These guys
are apparently really good.

They got
the guy that's responsible

for this whole festival,
but it doesn't matter.

You know? Karma.

They're blowing up
our spot today.

Let's kick their ass.
Let's kick their ass, guys.

All the way
from Cleveland, Ohio,

home of
the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame

to the live music capital
of the world,

Let There Be Bacon's here!

Looks like Bacon's mad.

He's, like,
pacing outside our truck.

I don't care.

This is not about them.
This is about us.

Come to our truck wagon, people!
We're open!

Hey, are you hungry, Austin?

We're back in this location,

and there's still not the crowds
that I was hoping for.

Hi.
Hi.

How are you?
Frustrated.

Yeah?
I want to move.

You want to move?

Do we know
where we're gonna go?

Nope.

The Moms don't seem
to be worried at all.

There's nobody here.

Why aren't they
doing anything about it?

It's frustrating.

It's gonna come
in flows.

I think it ‐‐Yeah.

So, hopefully,
everyone's struggling

and we don't go home
this week.

It's not looking great
so far.

I would like to be making food.

Hello?
Hey, guys. It's Tyler.

Hey, Tyler!
Hi, Tyler!

How's it going, Tyler?

You guys are focusing
on your partnerships.

Yes, most definitely.
Most definitely.

Well, guys, right now it's time

for your
Truck Stop Cooking Challenge.

Uh‐oh.

Right now I want you
to grab your cash boxes.

Okay.
Walk outside.

Stand in front of your truck.

All right.
We're on our way out.

Now look over at your partner.
You see him?

Now wave.

Wave at them, guys.
Hi, partners.

It's time for the first‐ever
Truck Stop Truck Swap.

Truck Stop Truck Swap?
That's right, guys.

You're gonna go
into your partner's truck

and you're gonna cook and sell
their food.

We're switching trucks.

So, you will be working
strictly off of their menu.

Oh, my...

The money you make
goes in your cash box.

Whoever makes the most money
selling their partner's food

will receive a $500 bonus
in their till.

Second place is $250
and third is $100.

Let's go
for the $500.

Let's do it.

The Truck Stop
Truck Swap starts right now.

Thanks, Tyler.

Bye.

This should be good.

Texas!

Guys,
we can do it.

Easy, easy, easy stuff.
Let's go.

Swap trucks?

I'm barely getting used to
my truck,

and you want me to swap
to another truck?

This is crazy.

This sauce
over the top of the egg

so it kind of melts
and it's kind of a cool color.

Okay.

Fish taco, fried avo.

Fish taco, fried avo.

All right, Shane, so, everything
here is pre‐made for you.

Okay.

Chicken tosa goes tostada,
smear beans, some chicken.

Hi, we are the Military Moms
food truck!

This is the spicy jelly.
Pink is spicy jelly.

Pink is spicy.
Yeah.

So, that goes on
the peanut butter and jelly.

I'm starting to realize
how well the moms did

with marketing in Tucson.

They kicked butt,

and they're selling
peanut butter and jelly

and grilled‐cheese sandwiches
at a really high price point.

That's impressive.

Pancake batter
is made.

If you need more pancake batter
made, the bag is up there.

Candy on top, bacon on top,
flip when it bubbles.

I personally don't eat bacon.

It's not kosher.

Yeah, give the Jewish people
to cook bacon.

That's fair.
Moroccan fish tacos.

The fish is sitting
in marinade right now,

and the sauce
is in the steam table.

Okay.
All right, guys?

You got it.
Let's do it!

We got fresh tacos!

Taco.

Sales are going great.

People are coming to the truck
asking for fish tacos.

Fish taco.

But then I notice
on social media

that Gretta just switched it
on us.

She's actually posting things
about the Madres food truck.

And so, I see everyone
headed over to our truck

when I need them to head over
to the Beach Cruisers truck.

Tostada de pollo!

Apparently,
everybody likes Mexican food

because it's selling great.

Trade you. You give me that,
I'll give you this,

and I'll get you some napkins
and a fork. Cool?

We have to win
this 500 bucks, man.

All that we do is talk trash
about how we can cook, man.

This is the perfect opportunity
to prove it.

Just want to remind you

there's still plenty
of great Middle Eastern food

over here at the Middle Feast.

Stop on by.
It's falafelicious.

Shwarma,
add falafel, add beef.

Fish tacos will be up
in a second.

Bacon lovers, come and show us
your bacon love!

Being on someone else's truck
feels really, really weird.

I already got used to our truck.

Bacon truck right here, guys.

Their cooking techniques were
completely different from ours.

I think
that's how it goes.

Man, I wouldn't eat nothing
out of Bacon's food menu,

and now I have to serve it?

Blagh.

Where's the bacon
on the nachos?

The bacon
on the nachos!

I got it.
I got it, I got it.

This is
the bacon truck.

I'm sorry.
I'm Jewish.

I'm Jewish. I'm sorry.

I want to go back to my truck.

Bacon! Bacon!

Hi, y'all. You hungry?

No?

Snakebites, quesadilla,
and the hook 'em up.

I'll do a special.

They're really good.
I bet they are.

The sauce is great.

Mm‐hmm.

Hey, Lance,
they love your food, man!

I know the moms
are really proud of their food,

but it's really hard
for me to sell.

Now the only customers that
are here are going to our truck.

Because of our menu.

Because of our menu.

You want
the snakebites?

I believe
that's what I want.

And I want an order
of the snakebites, as well.

Whopperoo.

It's halfway through
Day 2 in Austin,

and our teams are in the midst

of one of the most challenging
Truck Stops yet.

Either of you got experience
in Middle Eastern cuisine?

They are selling food
from their partners' trucks.

They are selling food
from their partners' trucks.

Now I've got
peanut butter and jelly!

Bacon chili cheese nachos, guys.
Bacon!

Here's the shwarma.

And whoever sells the most

gets $500 added to their till.

We are
a popular truck.

After selling all they could
at the gelato fest,

Beach Cruise and Madres
have decided to move back

to the Kung Fu Saloon.

This is our truck, but right now
the competition is switched

where we have to sell
other people's food

out of their truck.

And our other four teams are
just counting down the minutes

until they can return
to their own trucks.

Guys, this sucks.
This sucks.

- I miss my truck.
- You miss your truck?

Well,
I'm about to make their day.

Uh‐oh.

What is it?
Phone call.

Hi, Tyler!

Hello, Uncle T.

Hey, guys.

The Truck Stop Truck Swap
is now over.

Truck Swap
is now over.

Yes! Yes!

So, listen, you guys can go back
to your own trucks

and sell your own food now.

Finally.

Are we still attached
as partners?

If you guys want
to stick together, cool.

If not, you're welcome
to go your own way.

Okay.

Good luck to you,
and I'll see you at elimination.

Bye.

Thank you, Tyler.

Let's get out
of here.

All right.
I want my truck back.

Mwah! Yes, yes, yes.

I'm glad I'm back in my truck
making my food.

My salt,
my pepper, my tortillas.

Love the Beach Cruisers,
but I love my truck more.

Get out
of my truck!

We finally get our truck back,
and I'm excited to be back home.

Oh,
I'm so glad to be back.

This is home
away from home.

Being back in our truck
feels really good.

I missed my baby.

Four hours in bacon hell
felt like 24 hours.

Okay. What do you say
about the partnership, guys?

If you want to stay, we're
your friends and you're welcome.

Tyler just said that we don't
need to be together anymore,

but the Madres ‐‐
They're my team this weekend.

I want them to stay here.

We'll just
try our best here.

Right?

Aww,
you're staying.

Yay!

Even though we don't have to
stay as a partnership,

we don't have anywhere else
to go.

Let's go
and rustle up some business.

Rally up the troops.

Guys,
there's two locations.

One of them is solid,
close.

And one of them
is a Starbuck.

Tommy came through again.

He found us a parking lot we can
post up in, so we're on our way.

Middle Feast has been
a great partner this weekend.

They've helped us out a lot,

and we want to stick this
partnership through to the end.

You know, hopefully this spot
will turn out for us.

I mean, 'cause I'm not
seeing anywhere else we can be.

You guys ready
for some authentic Mexican food?

How much
are they charging?

It's free.
It's free food here?

Yeah.
Is that often here?

It's every Sunday.

We were told this place
doesn't sell food.

Now we come to find out
that on Sundays,

they give out free food.

How am I supposed to compete
with free food?

It sucks that there's free food
because they didn't tell us.

But as of right now this
is the only spot that I have.

Business is slow.

We're all feeling
slightly discouraged,

but we're sticking it out
till the end.

If you guys
are hungry,

that Beach Cruiser food truck's
got really good stuff.

Gretta's going into the bar,

pushing sales, getting sales
from drunk, hungry people,

and it's really helping us out.

All right, you guys.

Here's our fish tacos
and fried avocados.

Thank you very much.

We might not have hundreds
of people in front of the truck,

waiting in line,
but we're still making sales.

Shishkabob? Perfect.

So,
two falafels?

Poor, old Bacon ‐‐
it's not moving for them.

Go to hell!

This location
couldn't be more dead.

People have been telling us
to go to hell.

There's no food traffic.

We're surrounded
by great restaurants,

and we're not making any sales.

Stop by and get some
chili cheese bacon nachos.

Come on in, guys.

Don't be shy.

We have a ton of food left.

The day is running out quickly.

Time for a fire sale.

5 bucks. That's it.

You can have both for 5 bucks.

$4. Come on.
We're closing down.

You can help us ‐‐

We just ate a giant,
giant meal.

I don't care.
Just wrap it and take it later.

Please?

We're standing at the street
holding our hot dogs

and shouting to people,

begging them to come
and buy something from us.

Come on!
One last sale!

Delicious,
bacon‐wrapped!

We are so desperate
at this moment.

I believe Austin
is telling us...

To go home.

...to go home.

I'm starting to realize

I shouldn't have relied
on the partnership.

I should have focused more

and I should have taken
the driver's seat

and told them
what needed to happen

as opposed to sitting back
and watching it crumble.

In this city,
we know we didn't do very well,

but maybe
no one else, did either.

Girls, I think
we have a little over
$1,000 for this weekend.

Whoo,
I hope that's enough.

We're not going home
this week.

Wendy and Carol
think we're in the top.

I don't.

I don't.

I'm scared
that we're going home.

You know what?

This was a tough town.

Yeah,
it was a tough town.

Well, teams, here we are

in our third "Great Food Truck
Race" elimination.

Now, Austin was a very different
city than Tucson.

Food‐truck culture
is huge in this town.

Not only did you have to compete
with each other,

but you had to compete in a city

where they really love
their food trucks.

Overall,
you sold just over $11,000.

That's $6,000 less
than you sold in Tucson.

That's another lesson
in the food‐truck game ‐‐

Don't get cocky.

If you have a good weekend,

you never know what's
gonna happen the next weekend.

Well, guys,
in our food‐truck boot camp,

we've been through branding,
we've been through marketing,

and this week's
about partnerships.

Two of you chose your partners,
two were chosen,

and two teams
were put together by default.

First, let's talk
about this weekend.

Bacon, you sold $475
of Middle Feast food.

You won the challenge and $500
additional dollars in your till.

Oh, wow.

I am so proud of my team
right now.

We work out
these last little kinks

and we could really win
this thing.

Beach Cruiser,
you came in second

and earned an additional $250
in your till.

Congratulations.

Now, here's a first.

We actually have a tie
for third place

in this week's
cooking challenge.

Middle Feast and Madres,

you sold exactly $290
of your partners' food.

That will be an additional $100
to both teams in your till,

and that money can go a long way
in this competition.

These 100 bucks
can be the difference

between us staying
or going home.

Well, guys, it's time
to get down to business.

Even though
you formed partnerships,

right now you're all alone.

Let's find out
who made the most,

who made the least,

and who will be handing me
their keys and going home.

Teams, good luck to everyone.

In first place,
with a Texas total of $2,808...

...Beach Cruiser.

You guys are the top earner
for the second week in a row.

Yeah!

I have never been so shocked
and surprised in my life.

We got first again,
two cities in a row.

Congratulations.
Please step back. You're safe.

Well‐done.

In second place, with $2,247,
congratulations Middle Feast.

You're safe.

I think we're gonna see
great things out of you

in this competition.

You're safe for now.
Please step back.

Now, in third place, with $2,175

and their first time in the
top three, Let There Be Bacon.

Congratulations, guys.

I'm really seeing you guys
shape up. Please step back.

You're safe. You're moving on
to the next city.

In fourth place, with $1,724...

...Lone Star Chuck Wagon.

Congratulations, guys.

It's fantastic
that we're not being sent home,

but it's embarrassing
to get fourth place in Texas.

That leaves Military Moms
and Madres Mexican Meals.

One of you is moving on
to the next city,

and one of you is about to make
the long, lonely trip home.

Bottom two.

This is not
where I wanted to be.

This was the closest elimination
in the history of the race.

The team that is staying
made this ‐‐ $6 more.

Tyler pulls $6 out of the ledger
and my heart drops.

In fifth place
and safe for now...

...Madres Mexican Meals.

We have to restrategize
our whole plan

from prep to our menu,
our prices.

Everything has to change
in this next city

because I'm not gonna be
in the bottom two anymore.

Carol, Wendy, Michele,
you are the lowest earner,

and your team
is being eliminated.

You have set out
to shine a light

on every branch of the military,

and by all accounts,
you've succeeded.

And as a gesture
of our love for you,

we're gonna donate
the equivalent

of your earnings this week
to the Wounded Warrior project.

Thank you so much
for being a part of our family.

Team, I'm really sorry,
but I need your keys.

This whole
food‐truck experience ‐‐

I'm happy we did it,

and I hope a lot of other
military spouses out there

take on their own adventures.

I'm sad to go,
but we did good.

It's hard to think what
we could have done differently

'cause we did so well
in one city,

and then you come back and, you
know, you get beat by 6 bucks.

I'm definitely proud
to represent military spouses.

They're amazing people
and all the stories they have,

the experiences they have ‐‐

if America could hear
just a portion of it,

oh,
we'd have so much more support.

Now, who's ready to get out
of the lone star state?

Yeah!

Well, guys, we're
gonna head 400 miles north.

We're gonna see
if it gets a little cooler

and maybe get
a little better weather.

We're headed
to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

We know nothing about Oklahoma,

but we're gonna work
really hard,

sell food,
and have some fun.

Next week,
we're gonna be first place.

- Let's get rolling!
- Yeah!

Next time on
"The Great Food Truck Race"...

Okay, O. K. C.!

You and only you can continue
to sell right now.

I'm gonna throw up.
Take it easy.

I want you to become
a fried onion burger truck.

Jesus Maria.

Jesus Maria.

You get
to grind your own meat.

This thing's bending.

We shouldn't have moved
before we had a place to go.