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The Best Episodes of The Great Food Truck Race

Every episode of The Great Food Truck Race ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Great Food Truck Race!

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The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Great Food Truck Race Season 9 Episode 5 - First Dates
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    #1 - First Dates

    S9:E5

    The final three teams head to the Coachella Valley in Southern California ahead of a massive country music festival; Tyler Florence educates the teams on locally grown Medjool dates; each truck must create and sell an original date dish.

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  2. The Great Food Truck Race Season 9 Episode 6 - The Whole Enchilada
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - The Whole Enchilada

    S9:E6

    The final two teams head back to Los Angeles, where Tyler Florence welcomes them to the historic Pueblo de Los Angeles, the epicenter of LA's Mexican heritage and culture.

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  3. The Great Food Truck Race Season 10 Episode 1 - Rumble on the Boardwalk
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Rumble on the Boardwalk

    S10:E1

    Nine teams arrive on the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where Tyler Florence challenges them to create the perfect, portable summer dish. After one team pulls off a surprising win, disaster strikes with a food truck crash. Tyler gives the teams a second challenge -- to make a dish featuring a seafood staple -- but one team refuses to participate. Ultimately, one team is eliminated and eight head toward Hilton Head Island, S.C., ready to do whatever it takes to win the grand prize of $50,000.

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  4. The Great Food Truck Race Season 10 Episode 5 - Burger Brawl
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Burger Brawl

    S10:E5

    Tyler Florence gives the five remaining food truck teams a terrifying gator challenge in Fort Myers, Fla. They have to step up their game with a burger that takes creative risks and face a secret chef judge. One team breaks away from the pack to sell in an unexpected location, but the move could end up sending them home.

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  5. The Great Food Truck Race Season 10 Episode 6 - Shake Showdown
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Shake Showdown

    S10:E6

    Tyler Florence makes the four remaining food truck teams throw javelins to determine their protein in a skewer challenge, and the winner gets to choose the team to pair up with for the day of selling in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A Sonic Drive-In shake challenge puts everyone's sweet skills to the test, and a thrilling elimination twist has the power to change everything.

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  6. The Great Food Truck Race Season 9 Episode 1 - Wagons Ho!
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Wagons Ho!

    S9:E1

    Seven teams gather at a cattle ranch outside of Los Angeles to take on the first challenge: each team must squeeze a pitcher of orange juice to receive the seed money and keys to the truck.

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  7. The Great Food Truck Race Season 9 Episode 2 - Shrimp and Glitz
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Shrimp and Glitz

    S9:E2

    Tyler Florence welcomes the teams to Las Vegas and gives them a challenge using one of the most popular items on Vegas menus: shrimp. Each truck must create their own ultimate shrimp dish to sell on Fremont Street, and the team that makes the most money wins a prime parking spot for selling the next day. Then, Tyler and Las Vegas restaurateur Elizabeth Blau visit the teams to offer business and culinary advice, and the teams sell their signature dishes on the streets of Vegas, with the least successful truck being eliminated.

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  8. The Great Food Truck Race Season 9 Episode 3 - An Oasis in the Desert
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #8 - An Oasis in the Desert

    S9:E3

    The trucks meet Tyler at a Sonic Drive-In in Phoenix, Ariz., for a blind taste test and original savory dish challenge inspired by Sonic's signature drinks; the truck that made the least money is sent home, and the four remaining teams move forward.

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  9. The Great Food Truck Race Season 10 Episode 4 - Tampa 911
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Tampa 911

    S10:E4

    Six food truck teams meet up with Tyler Florence in Tampa, Fla., and are shocked to see a squadron of police officers arrive with sirens blaring. The officers are there to judge a contest based on Tampa's gift to the culinary world: the Cuban sandwich. After the challenge, the teams struggle with stormy weather and finding a good location to sell in the city, leading to one truck's elimination.

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  10. The Great Food Truck Race Season 18 Episode 7 - Bad News in Newport News
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Bad News in Newport News

    S18:E7

    The final three teams have no idea that host Tyler Florence is evaluating their food truck workflow in a secret surveillance challenge in Newport News, Va. He shuts the loser down for an hour, but his penalty comes with a silver lining. The top two teams both blow challenges they could have easily won, and one truck sets an all-time sales record.

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  11. The Great Food Truck Race Season 3 Episode 3 - Even Food Trucks Are Bigger in Texas
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Even Food Trucks Are Bigger in Texas

    S3:E3

    Ballpark-inspired fare is made when the teams visit the Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium, home of the Amarillo Sox, a minor-league baseball team.

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  12. The Great Food Truck Race Season 3 Episode 7 - Where in the World is Lubec?
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #12 - Where in the World is Lubec?

    S3:E7

    The final two teams race to Boston in the Season 3 finale. Once they arrive, they are tasked with adding an authentic New England lobster dish to their menu. Two lobstermen rate the dishes and award the winner a head start to Maine, where they'll sell head-to-head one last time before host Tyler Florence counts their money and reveals the winners.

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  13. The Great Food Truck Race Season 4 Episode 7 - Capital Gains
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Capital Gains

    S4:E7

    In the fourth-season finale, the last leg of the race sends the remaining teams all over the East Coast, beginning with a stop in Annapolis, Md., followed by a crab challenge—and a surprise elimination—at a Chesapeake Bay wharf. Afterward, grub is sold in the suburbs of Virginia; and the winner is declared in Washington, D.C.

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  14. The Great Food Truck Race Season 5 Episode 1 - Venice Beach Brawl
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Venice Beach Brawl

    S5:E1

    Eight teams arrive in Santa Barbara, Cal., to compete for their very own food truck in the Season 5 premiere. Their first challenge is to define their brand and create a signature dish.

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  15. The Great Food Truck Race Season 10 Episode 2 - Back Nine Barbecue
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Back Nine Barbecue

    S10:E2

    Eight food truck teams arrive at the prestigious Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C., where Tyler Florence awaits on the 18th hole with a putting challenge and a mandate to sell classic Carolina barbecue. Then the teams head to Shelter Cove for two days of selling to hungry locals and tourists alike. Tyler throws a wrench in their plans when he devises a challenge with a South Carolina treat: boiled peanuts.

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  16. The Great Food Truck Race Season 18 Episode 2 - Crushing Charleston
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #16 - Crushing Charleston

    S18:E2

    Seven food trucks hit Charleston, S.C., and Chef Kardea Brown shows no mercy as she judges their attempts at Gullah Geechee dishes. Then, host Tyler Florence releases the teams to sell on the wild streets of Charleston, revealing who's ready for the hard sell and who falls way short. Finally, facing torrential rains, Chef Rodney Scott brings his signature BBQ to the teams to see who can make a dish worthy of a real pitmaster.

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  17. The Great Food Truck Race Season 2 Episode 2 - A Pinch of Salt Lake City
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #17 - A Pinch of Salt Lake City

    S2:E2

    The trucks arrive in Salt Lake City, where sausages are to be made at a Creminelli Fine Meats production facility. Chef Ryan Lowder is the guest judge.

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  18. The Great Food Truck Race Season 2 Episode 7 - Miami Heat
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Miami Heat

    S2:E7

    The two remaining food trucks arrive in Miami and embark on a grueling three-day final challenge in the Season 2 finale. The first team to cross the finish line receives $100,000.

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  19. The Great Food Truck Race Season 3 Episode 1 - 3,559 Miles to a Dream
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #19 - 3,559 Miles to a Dream

    S3:E1

    Eight teams of aspiring food-truck owners arrive in Los Angeles and begin competing for their own food truck and $50,000 of seed money to start their business in the Season 3 opener.

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  20. The Great Food Truck Race Season 4 Episode 6 - A Food Truck Kind of Town, Chicago Is
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #20 - A Food Truck Kind of Town, Chicago Is

    S4:E6

    Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel judges a pizza challenge. Later, the teams must incorporate hot dogs in all of their menu items.

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  21. The Great Food Truck Race Season 10 Episode 3 - Fast and Furious
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Fast and Furious

    S10:E3

    The seven remaining teams race toward the checkered flag of the Daytona International Speedway as Tyler Florence welcomes the food trucks to Florida. Tyler hits the teams with a doughnut-making challenge that could make or break them. A shrimp challenge on day two tests the teams, but with one team losing members unexpectedly and another incurring a health code violation, Daytona becomes anyone's race to win.

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  22. The Great Food Truck Race Season 17 Episode 2 - Justin Time
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Justin Time

    S17:E2

    Tyler Florence sends the eight teams into Galveston, Texas, where baseball all-star Justin Turner judges a Ballpark Bites challenge and awards one of the biggest cash prizes in The Great Food Truck Race's history. The Stars and Stripes squad loyalties are pushed to their limits as they face huge crowds, struggle to outsell one another and confront tough challenges on the Gulf Coast.

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  23. The Great Food Truck Race Season 18 Episode 3 - Son of a Myrtle Beach
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Son of a Myrtle Beach

    S18:E3

    Host Tyler Florence unleashes the food trucks onto the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where one team blows past the competition and makes an enemy in the process. Teams that previously led the pack plummet in the rankings while one team skyrockets from the bottom to the top. Then, the real shock comes at elimination when a fan favorite gets the worst possible news.

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  24. The Great Food Truck Race Season 2 Episode 3 - Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows

    S2:E3

    The trucks roll into Colorado, where the teams harvest morel mushrooms and create original dishes, which will be judged by local chef Frank Bonanno. Later, NFL legend John Elway presents the teams with a Speed Bump challenge.

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  25. The Great Food Truck Race Season 2 Episode 4 - Big Bites, Little Apple
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Big Bites, Little Apple

    S2:E4

    The five remaining teams arrive in Manhattan, Kan., where they're tasked with creating original dishes on a five-dollar budget.. Later, they sell their food to Kansas State University students.

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Best Episodes Summary

"First Dates" is the best rated episode of "The Great Food Truck Race". It scored 8.7/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/23/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Whole Enchilada".