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Texas Food Truck Showdown draws 20,000 to Waco

April 3, 2017

Heritage Square buzzed Saturday, attracting crowds of locals and visitors for the third annual Texas Food Truck Showdown, according to The Waco Tribune-Herald.

About 20,000 people attended to visit the 39 food trucks and other attractions, said Julina Macy, spokeswoman for the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce.

"It’s awesome," said Jesse Husbands, owner of Rock'n Roller'z Roll'n Grill from Abilene. "It's a beautiful town, so we couldn't ask for a better place to be."

Husbands' truck won the competition's Best Between Buns award last year. He returned this year serving the Red Rock, a burger with provolone cheese, beefsteak tomatoes, spinach, arugula, bacon jam and garlic aioli.

Saturday's winners were:

• Gourdough's Public House, of Austin, Grand Champion for its Gourmet Big Fat Donut
• Savery Grilled Cheese, of Austin, Best Dessert for its Cookie Dough Eggrolls with Homemade Fudge and Ice Cream
• That's Amore, of Saginaw, Most Unique for its Pot Roast Stromboli with Gravy
• May the Cheese Be With You, of Belton, Best Between Buns for its Grilled Cheese Trilogy
• Club Sandwich, of Waco, Best International for its Deep Fried Tamale Balls
• Bite My Biscuit, of Watauga, People's Choice for its Cluck'n Ranch.

Gourdough's title came with $5,000, and the other winners won $500 each.