Waffle Love falls short in finale of ‘Great Food Truck Race’
Team Waffle Love's Steven Terry, Adam Terry and Jared Terry in front of their truck, as seen on Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, Season 6.
They claim to have have the best Belgian waffles in the state of Utah, and they just might be right. They serve several waffle options including Waffle Works, Red Wonder, Nutella Love and Paityn. Check their website waffluv.com to see where you can find the food truck Wednesday, or you can visit the store at 1796 N. 950 West in Provo from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Michael Alexander, right, serves Britnee Fullmer a waffle at a Waffle Love truck stop in Provo on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Waffle Love is a food truck that drives all over Utah Valley serving gourmet waffles. JAMES ROH/Daily Herald
Waffle Love's Adam Terry, far left, founded Waffle Love after losing his job as a banker. The truck has become a local favorite, and even competed on the most recent season of the Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race."
Waffle Love serves a variety of waffle options including the Waffle Works, Red Wonder, Nutella Love and Paityn.
"Any time we add something to our menu, I’m a little bit careful about it, because I want to make sure we can do it quickly, and can make it taste amazing, and be consistently amazing," Adam Terry said.
After more than 2,500 miles along historic Route 66, it was a heartbreaker for Utah Valley’s Waffle Love in the finale of the “Great Food Truck Race.”
In the first five legs of the Food Network reality show, brothers Adam, Steven and Jared Terry were the dominant team. They won three legs, and never finished lower than second place in any stage of the race.
Sales were through the roof.
The Achilles heel for these waffle warriors was the cooking challenges.
In the finale, going head to head with Pho Nomenal Dumplings, the Terry brothers started behind the eight ball when they had to cook three different kinds of meat in St. Louis.
The final leg of the race came down to selling 50 dishes in three different neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois.
As the winners of the challenge, Pho was able to get a head start, and only had to sell 20 dishes in the first neighborhood.
A mistake by the dumpling truck in the final neighborhood of Greektown, opened the door for Waffle Love, but it was not meant to be.
”This truly was the experience of a lifetime,” said Adam Terry on the Waffle Love Instagram page. “Meeting so many kind and good people from all over the country was such an amazing experience and something we’ll never forget.”