Gourmet grilled cheese truck, Gorilla Cheese, just announced on their Facebook Page that they’re the grand prize winners of the Eat St. video contest.

The contest required food truck owners to submit a video showcasing their truck and their food which fans could then vote on, with the winner earning a spot in the popular Food Network show.

Relying heavily on their fans and followers, Gorilla Cheese was able to generate more votes than any other truck in both Canada and the U.S.

I contacted Gorilla Cheese co-owner Graeme Smith to get his reaction to the news.

“We’re on top of the world. This gives us national exposure, even down in the States so we’re extremely pleased. We’re also really proud of our fans who voted and stepped up everyday and showed a lot of dedication to make sure that we won. It’s going to put Hamilton on the map so that’s fantastic.”

I asked Graeme if he knew when the filming would take place but he didn’t know yet (unsurprisingly), but guessed sometime in the summer.

According the Eat St. blog, 67 videos were submitted by food truck owners with over 20,000 total votes coming into the contest site.

Here’s what Eat St. had to say on Facebook to the folks at Gorilla Cheese.

“We’d like to extend an enormous thank you to you for submitting your video and also for fostering a wonderful, proactive and vocal community who clearly love you (and grilled cheese) dearly. We could not disappoint so many #HamOnt and Gord lovers.”

We look forward to seeing Gord (aka the truck) and the Gorilla Cheese crew on TV soon.

Follow Gorilla Cheese on Twitter here.

About the Author: Mark Macdonald is the Founder of Toronto Food Trucks. He is a Toronto freelance web designer and a street food movement supporter. Get more from Mark on Twitter and Google +.