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Rodeo season is back! On course are 20 days of Western spectacle \u2014 with everything from adrenaline-pumping rodeo feats, thrilling rides, and epic stadium concerts<\/a>. The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo also provides an opportunity to indulge in the fair food from your wildest dreams. From new bites, fan favorites, and the 2026 HLSR\u2019s Gold Buckle Foodie Awards<\/a> winners: here are the best dishes to eat at the Houston rodeo.<\/p>\n Best New Flavor Bajon Jam Brisket Biscuits by Rousso\u2019s Fat Bacon<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdRodeo Plaza (RP125)<\/p>\n Second place<\/p>\n Crunchy Sushi Balls by Asian Streetness<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdArena Area (AR603)<\/p>\n Third place<\/p>\n Torta by Go Tejano Diner<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdRodeo Plaza (RP40)<\/p>\n Most Creative Brisket Cheese Curd Tacos by Richie\u2019s Cheese Curd Tacos<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdThe Junction (J403)<\/p>\n Second place<\/p>\n Skillet Potato Melt\u2026Plus! by Texas Sized Pizza \/ Burger and Chili Shack<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdRodeo Plaza (RP35)<\/p>\n Third place<\/p>\n Loaded Cowboy Corn by Fields of Corn<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdThe Junction (J400)<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdLivestock Building (L0066)<\/p>\n Chicken Fried Lobster by Darlin\u2019 Fried Chicken<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdRodeo Plaza (RP130)<\/p>\n Second place<\/p>\n Minneblueberry Pie by The Original Minneapple Pie<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdCircle Drive (CD202)<\/p>\n Third place<\/p>\n Deep Fried Edaname with Spicy Garlic Sauce by Asian Streetness<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdArena Area (AR603)<\/p>\n Best Dessert Bacon Jam Beignets by Cajun Cowboy<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdRodeo Plaza (RP55)<\/p>\n Second place<\/p>\n Chill & Thrill Delight by Mamacita\u2019s<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdArena Area (AR602)<\/p>\n Third place<\/p>\n Strawberries and Cream Waffle Stick by Waffle Chix<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdCircle Drive (CD204)<\/p>\n Best Food on a Stick K\u2019boom K-Dog by Asian Streetness<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdArena Area (AR603)<\/p>\n Second place<\/p>\n Bacon Cheeseburger Corn Dog by Pioneer Wagon<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdCircle Drive (CD205)<\/p>\n Third place<\/p>\n Chicken Bacon Ranch Waffle Stick by Waffle Chix<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdCircle Drive (CD204)<\/p>\n Dubai Chocolate Funnel Cake Fries by Rousso\u2019s Fat Bacon<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdRodeo Plaza (RP125)<\/p>\n Second place<\/p>\n Pork-King Luau Sliders by The Finer Diner<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdRodeo Plaza (RP47)<\/p>\n Third place<\/p>\n Loaded Cowboy Fries by Pioneer Wagon<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccdCircle Drive (CD205)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Save Rodeo season is back! On course are 20 days of Western spectacle \u2014 with everything from adrenaline-pumping…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[7483,35097,36598,76687,76688,7484,76689,56,58,57,4554,3088,17727,25064,3570],"class_list":{"0":"post-193402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-burger","9":"tag-cheese","10":"tag-chocolate","11":"tag-empanadas","12":"tag-food-porn","13":"tag-fries","14":"tag-fusion-food","15":"tag-houston","16":"tag-houston-headlines","17":"tag-houston-news","18":"tag-ice-cream","19":"tag-mexican-food","20":"tag-northamerican-food","21":"tag-other-asian-food","22":"tag-tacos"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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