Thousands wake early for free tacos at Cowboy Breakfast (w/ videos)

SAN ANTONIO – Thousands gathered at the 39th-annual Cowboy Breakfast early Friday morning for free food in the parking lot of Cowboys Dancehall.

The breakfast began being served at 4:30 a.m. on 3030 NE Loop 410 at Interstate 35.

The Cowboy Breakfast is the unofficial warm-up to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, which runs this year from Feb. 9-26.

The breakfast menu included thousands of sausage and eggs tacos, chorizo and egg tacos, biscuits and gravy, tamales, juice and coffee.

The full menu included the following:

• 12,000 Kiolbassa chorizo and egg tacos; 5,000 potato and egg
• 2,500 servings of Pioneer biscuits and gravy
• 8,000 Pioneer biscuits and Pruski’s sausage
• 5,000 Kiolbassa sausage wraps
• 10,000 Rudy’s BBQ beef tacos
• 10,000 Pruzkies sausage and egg tacos
• 8,000 bacon and egg tacos
• 10,000 delicious tamales
• 5,000 pints Oak Farms milk and orange juice
• 15,000 cups McDonalds Special Roast Coffee
• 20,000 servings of picante sauce
• 5,000 pastries from Flowers Baking Company/Buttercrust Tastekakes pastries

Below are videos of all the excitement from Friday's event:

Thousands attend 39th annual Cowboy Breakfast

National Anthem opens 39th annual Cowboy Breakfast & KSAT 12's Ashly Custer showcases the kitchen at Cowboy Breakfast

KSAT 12's Mike Osterhage reports on the the warmest place & early crowds at Cowboy Breakfast 

Ashly Custer shows off her cowboy spirit & Mike Osterhage shows the production line at Cowboy Breakfast

Mike Osterhage interviews the cooks & SA Live's Fiona Gorostiza rolls out of bed to join Mike at Cowboy Breakfast

SA Live's Fiona Gorostiza and Mike Osterhage offer Cowboy Breakfast-style beauty tips & KSAT 12 intern Hannah Kliot speaks about her first Cowboy Breakfast