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Mobile Food Throwdown Awards Best Lobster Roll in Austin

August 27, 2015 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

Mobile Food Throwdown 2015

Garbo's and Dock and Roll Lobster Rolls

Top: Garbo’s lobster roll with half an ear of corn
Below: Dock & Roll lobster roll with habanero vinaigrette sauce and salad

The second annual Mobile Food Throwdown took place this past Sunday at Austin Beerworks, with ticket holders and a panel of judges deciding who makes the best lobster roll in Austin! The competing food trucks were Dock & Roll Diner and Garbo’s Lobster Truck.

As the event began at 11:30 AM, representatives from each food truck introduced themselves before cooking started. Dock & Roll served their lobster roll with habanero vinaigrette sauce and a cucumber, blueberry, watermelon salad. Garbo’s took a basic approach to their lobster roll, with half an ear of corn on the side, covered with cheese sauce and bacon.

With more than 200 people in attendance (all tickets sold out), lines for food were long, especially at Dock & Roll. To keep the crowd entertained, event hosts Tony and Christina from FoodTrailersAustin.com provided trivia. A number of local businesses generously offered giveaways, including Austin Eats Food Tours, Passbook Austin, Bird’s Barbershop, Austin Marathon & Half Marathon, Chi’Lantro BBQ, Trucklandia and Kong Screen Printing. Kong was on site at the event, creating event t-shirts on the spot.

Mobile Food Throwdown 2015

Ticket holders stand in line at Mobile Food Throwdown 2015

To wash down their lobster roll and keep them refreshed, ticket holders were given one beer token as part of entry. Additional pours were available for purchase throughout the event. Austin Beerworks was a great host, offering seasonal specials and an inside area where people could sit down and cool off.

Mobile Food Throwdown Seating

Austinites eat in the shade at Mobile Food Throwdown 2015

Voting Results

Garbo's Best Lobster Roll in Austin

Garbo’s, winner of the People’s Vote

When votes were tallied, Garbo’s won the People’s Vote by three votes! The final score was 112-109. Dock & Roll took the Judge’s Vote, though the score was close there, too. The deciding factors in the Judge’s Vote were the tenderness of Dock & Roll’s lobster meat and the originality of their side dish. Judge Andrew Chase, Contributing Blogger from Austinot.com, added that the salad was a refreshing choice for a hot day.

Dock & Roll Best Lobster Roll in Austin

Dock & Roll, winner of the Judge’s Vote

In addition to Chase, the other judges on this year’s panel were:

  • Jae Kim – Founder of Chi’lantro, winner of last year’s inaugural Mobile Food Throwdown
  • John Conley – Race director, Austin Marathon
  • Chikage Windler – Meteorologist, KEYE TV
  • Amanda Dugan – Traffic reporter, KXAN

Jae Kim Chi'Lantro

Judge Jae Kim of Chi’Lantro celebrates lobster rolls!

The judges came up with a collective decision for each voting category. Windler and Dugan explained the process to the crowd, as well as which food truck won each category. Here’s a list of each voting category and which food truck came out on top:

  • Taste – Dock & Roll
  • Service – Garbo’s
  • Sides – Dock & Roll
  • Overall Experience – Dock & Roll
  • Competition – Garbo’s

As you can see, it was a 3-2 vote for Dock & Roll.

Tony Yamanaka Mobile Food Throwdown

Tony Yamanaka of FoodTrailersAustin.com speaks to attendees at Mobile Food Throwdown

Looking to Next Year

Mobile Food Throwdown

Mobile Food Throwdown event poster

Event host Tony Yamanaka said the major takeaway for him this year was the overwhelming community support shown for both food trucks and local business in general. Mobile Food Throwdown is already accepting food truck nominations and suggestions for next year’s event. Tony says he has some ideas in mind, but won’t announce anything until both participating food trucks are on board.

One change you may see next year is tickets being sold in “heats.” The idea is to offer food in waves, like 11:30-1 PM and 1-2:30 PM. Doing so would likely decrease the length of lines and result in happier ticket holders, but venue restrictions and food truck schedules may present a challenge to this change. This year’s event was 18 months in the making, with a slew of emails sent back and forth to get 6+ parties on the same page (including the venue, vendors and participating food trucks).

With the amount of work that went into Mobile Food Throwdown 2015, the community support and overall success of the event were gratifying to those who worked so hard to make it happen.

 

@theAustinot wants to know:

Have you attended a Mobile Food Throwdown? Do you have any suggestions for next year’s event?

Filed Under: Entertainment, Events, Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: food trucks

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