Hampstead's Burrito Shak Makes The Best Tacos In North Carolina

After seventeen days, Hampstead's Burrito Shak outlasted the field of sixty-four North Carolina taco restaurants and food trucks and can now claim the title of Best Taco in North Carolina after besting Carrburritos of Carrboro and Davidson. In the Finals match-up against Carrburritos in the Strange Carolinas North Carolina Taco Tournament, Burrito Shak received 68.8% of the popular vote.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Strange Carolinas North Carolina Taco Tournament. We had over 34,000 votes cast in the championship round and over 77,000 votes cast throughout the tournament. We would like to thank everyone who voted and shared this contest with their friends. We would also like to thank the 64 participants in the NC Taco Tournament and we hope you enjoyed it!

We would like to thank WBTV's Morning Break for bringing us on to announce the winner. We would also like to thank The Charlotte Observer, the Greensboro News & Record, Jacksonville's The Daily News, the Lenoir News-Topic, the Triad Business Journal, the Wilmington StarNews, and the Winston-Salem Journal for writing such wonderful pieces about the tournament.

Burrito Shak owners Kara and David Longo with WBTV's Chris Larson

Burrito Shak and Strange Carolinas at WBTV Morning Break
Download the complete North Carolina Taco Tournament bracket.