All photos in this post were wonderfully captured by Leon Jiang.
What an incredible weekend! Food Truck Wars 2025 has come to a close after three epic days of culinary competition, live entertainment, and community celebration at the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds. With over 20,000 attendees sampling their way through 37 amazing food trucks, this year’s event was our biggest and most successful yet.
The Champions Have Been Crowned!
After countless taste tests and deliberation by our esteemed judges, we’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Food Truck Wars champions:
🏆 The 2025 Winners Circle 🏆
BEST IN SHOW & BEST BETWEEN BUNS: The Frying Pan
PEOPLE’S CHOICE & BEST SWEET TREAT: Bao Buns
BEST MEAT SWEATS: GuerillaQ
BEST VEG/PLANT BASED: Dim Sum Express
BEST CLASSIC: Rotato Potato
BEST INTERNATIONAL/FUSION: Just Jerkin’ Around
🌟 NEW 2025 CATEGORY 🌟
This year we introduced the new Creative Food Award, challenging trucks to create exclusive festival-only menu items. With 20 unique dishes submitted, Little oOtie’s Mini Donuts emerged victorious with their “The Homer” creation, capturing an impressive 22.5% of all votes! Congratulations to runners-up Mom’s Grilled Cheese and Dos Amigos for their outstanding dishes as well.
A Weekend to Remember
From Friday’s opening with DJ Tony Diz and the Dueling Pianos to Saturday’s packed schedule including the hot dog eating contest and performances by Dave Hartney and Whiskey Blind, to Sunday’s Annie Ji Productions stage takeover and awards ceremony – the entertainment was non-stop.
Beyond the food trucks, attendees enjoyed the site-wide beverages provided by Event Pour Co., the BC Shop Local Artisan Market featuring 22 local vendors, family-friendly activities in our Kid Zone, and live music and entertainment throughout the entire weekend. The freedom to enjoy drinks anywhere on the grounds while exploring all the food offerings created an enhanced experience for everyone.
Thank You!
Food Truck Wars wouldn’t be possible without our amazing competing food trucks who brought their A-game, our distinguished judges who made the tough decisions, our sponsors who helped make the event possible, the incredible vendors who rounded out the experience, our hardworking staff and volunteers, and most importantly – YOU, our food-loving attendees! The energy and enthusiasm you brought to the event made all the difference.
A special thank you to everyone who donated at the gate, supporting KidSport Surrey/White Rock in their mission to make sports accessible to all children. Your generosity will help provide opportunities for kids across our community to participate in sports regardless of financial barriers.
Share Your Memories
Did you capture some amazing moments at Food Truck Wars? Tag us on social media with #FoodTruckWars2025 so we can relive the highlights together! The competition may be over, but the memories (and food comas) will last until next year’s showdown. We’re already looking forward to Food Truck Wars 2026 and hope to see you all there.
Thank you for being part of this incredible community event!
The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival Team
