After a one-year hiatus, more than two dozen food trucks rolled into Veterans Park in Springfield Saturday, marking the return of the Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition for a seventh year. But only one of them rolled out of town with an extra $10,000.
Whether it’s your first year attending, or if you are a seasoned attendee, here are 11 tips to prepare you to fully experience this year’s competition in all it’s glory!
After having to cancel last year’s event, the Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition is back for a seventh year, featuring palate-pleasing mobile cuisine and live entertainment in an environment that is fun for all ages. The community-favorite event will run from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 at Veterans Park in Springfield.
Learn how winners of the competition will be decided, and how you can vote for the People’s Choice winner.
Football fans will be able to enjoy the marquee college football matchup of the weekend on a giant screen at this year’s competition.
Attendees at the seventh Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition will experience much more than competitors’ gourmet, on-the-go recipes. Accompanying the array of delicious food will be the marquee college football matchup of the weekend and three musical artists throughout the competition on Sept. 11 in Veterans Park.
Attendees at this year’s Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition will once again have all the information they’ll need to enjoy the day in their pocket and at their fingertips with the mobile app designed to compliment the fifth annual event. The app is also the only way to vote for the People’s Choice Award Winner.
Here’s a quick list of all the food trucks who will be present at the 2021 competition. This list will be updated as new trucks are added.
Thank you to Speedway for being Springfield Rotary’s Gourmet Food Truck Competition event sponsor!
We are a new addition to the food truck scene. We sell bbq with a southern twist and are gaining popularity in Clark and surrounding counties. We started out last year doing daily food permits and we built our own trailer over the winter. We look forward to being a part of Clark County’s biggest event!
Rime Time Pops is a handcrafted popsicle company specializing in fresh and unique pops. We use local produce and specialty ingredients craft a one-of-a-kind ice pop! We have carts throughout the Columbus area and our truck makes local neighborhood stops. We are known for some of our more whimsical flavors such as Avacado, Peanut Butter + Jelly, Movie Night (half buttered popcorn and homemade Cola), Grahamberry Creamsicle (cinnamon blackberry outside and graham cracker cream inside) and Cookie Milk (local chocolate chip cookies steeped in sweet cream).
We offer a one of kind idea: Gourmet Stuffed Pretzels. We have over 20 years of culinary experience. And From making the dough to topping with salt we put that knowledge and passion into every handmade stuffed gourmet pretzel that we sell. No more limited choices of a dipping sauce. We have numerous and delicious recipes that are made with only quality ingredients that are stuffed right into the pretzel.
We serve Mediterranean-American pitas, loaded fries, and salads that are made to order, and customized for each guest. We have something for everyone with lots of options for vegetarian and gluten-free!
We make in house lamb, chicken, shrimp, pork and vegetarian gyros. We do not use processed meat. We also serve Spanakopita, Greek salads, Baklava, Baklava ice cream, Greek fries and more.
Veteran owned and family operated. After serving in the Marine Corps my love for this country and its cuisine couldn’t be denied. So we serve American classics.
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