Get your taste buds going because this year’s Rodeo Houston food and vendor lineup will leave you wanting more. With rodeo season set to kickoff in March, some new food items were unveiled by FOX 26 Houston in a recent article.
Over 2 million visitors are expected to celebrate Rodeo Houston in its 85th year of bringing not only award-winning shows, contest, and bar-b-que competitions but mouth-watering food delicacies to tempt any carnival enthusiast. This year is no exception with some interesting new food combinations added.
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Among some of the new items on the menu includes a Bacon Nutella Pickle, Flaming Hot Cheetos Roaster Corn and Rack of Lamb with twice baked potato fries. Below is a list FOX 26 shared of the rest of the goodies and vendors gracing the carnival grounds at this year’s Rodeo Houston.
Returning vendors with new items:
- The Finer Diner at Rodeo Plaza: Rack of Lamb with twice baked potato fries, Philly cheesesteak
- Fletcher’s Corny Dogs at The Junction: half version of the famous corny dog for the school children
- Harlon’s BBQ at The Junction: The Harlon’s Turkey Leg Potato
- Custom Confections at Circle Drive: Now offering Gluten free fried treats including funnel cake, Oreo-type sandwich cookies and more. Will now have Churros and in the morning freshly made donuts (both yeast and cake donuts).
New food vendors:
- Greek Grill at Arena: Baklava pastrei, Chicken gyro bowl, Falafel on a stick, Foot-long corn dog, Greek platters (choice of sandwich served with rice and side), Greek salad, Home-cut fries, Mediterranean gyro bowls (gluten free)
- Frio’s Gourmet Pops at Rodeo Plaza: Gourmet popsicles
Ray Cammack Shows Carnival Midway booths with new items listed:
- Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ
- Big Dogs, Big Dogs II
- Biggy’s II
- Big Tex’s BBQ
- Bishop Conc. Chicken Stand
- Candy Factory: Selfie Sno Cone
- Carmelot
- Corn Junction
- Corn Shack: Flaming Hot Cheetos Roaster Corn & Flaming Hot Cheetos Corn in a Cup
- Cowboy Kettle Corn: Nitro Pop Kettle Corn
- Nutella Funnel Cake & Oreo Churros w/ filling
- Enzo’s Pizzeria: Flaming Hot Cheetos Pizza
- Fair Fix: Deep Fried Tim Tams, Deep Fried Chocolate Covered Marshmallows
- Fried A Fair, Fried A Fair II
- Funnel Cake I, Funnel Cake II: Chocolate Dipped mini Pecan Pie
- Get Pickled: Bacon Nutella Pickle, Pickle cheese on a stick
- Going Nuts
- Kid Shack
- Luehr’s Ice Cream
- Marcus Hot Dog
- McKinney Corn Dog I, McKinney Corn Dog II, McKinney Corn Dog III
- Mustard’s Café
- Spud Ranch: Deep Fried Baked Potato Bites
- Squeezers 1, Squeezers 2, Squeezers 3, Squeezers 4
- Sweet Cheeks: Deep Fried Tim Tams, Deep Fried Chocolate Covered Marshmallows
- Sweet Dreams
- Sweeties
- Tater Twister: Deep Fried Nachos, Spiral Fry Dog on a Stick
- Texas Steak Out Grill, Texas Steak Out Grill 2
