Plot

As Dave squares off against a competitor's food truck, Max falls in love with the rival's son. Jane and Alex disagree over inviting Penny's father to her wedding.

Dave is worried by 'spicey' competition for his food truck from a Brazilian, so the gang promises to help. Max promises to spare no dirty trick, but when he realizes his new hot Latin lover Wilson is the Brazilian's son, conflicting loyalties play. Yet despite a Romeo-tragic prospect and a grim food fight, love gaily wins out, including fatherly love. Behind bride Penny's back, Alex informs her utterly estranged father hopefully to give her away. The New York businessman, Andy Cohen, quickly wins sympathy with the gang by his generosity and good taste in wedding planning, but Penny's joy in finally spending time with and getting to know her dad turns into feeling swept-over and resentment.—KGF Vissers

The gang is silent at Dave's (Zachary Knighton) news his steak truck would have to go up against The Brazilian again this spring. Actually, they five-way jinxed themselves and Dave had to release them by saying their names. And Alex (Elisha Cuthbert) could breathe again, because she played Jinx by prison rules. But back to Dave's problem. The Brazilian once stuffed his exhaust fan with manure and sent a to-go order for Dave to cater for 1,100 at Dean Cain's bachelor party. (DAVE: It was Dean frickin' Cain.) He needed the gang's help, but the ladies were deep into planning Penny's (Casey Wilson) wedding. And with Jane's (Eliza Coupe) help, it was planned down to the very last detail...except who was going to walk Penny down the aisle. (ALEX: You had Jane plan a back-up wedding in an underground bunker just in case North Korea...quote..."grew a pair," but you never thought about who was going to walk you down the aisle?) Roy (Andy Richter) and Penny's mom had her when they were 17 before he left to become an actor, which they all agreed was the worst. Alex decided it would still be good for Penny to ask her father, while Jane did not want anything to do with the deadbeat.

Brad's (Damon Wayans Jr.) idea for beating The Brazilian was to apply sound buisness strategy to maximize profits, but of course Max (Adam Pally) opts for out -and-out revenge, switching The Brazilian's meat order to something a bit more low-grade. Naturally, Dave chooses Max's idea. And it works, until Max meets someone at the meat market and takes him to bed. The guy was The Brazilian's son, Wilson.

BRAD: Dammit, Chad! You got me in trouble again! (explaining) Chad's what I call my underpants monster. You two have met.

Penny's meeting with her father was a bit awkward at first, mostly thanks to Jane. But Roy's story about meeting Stephen Sondheim at Studio 54 and hearing "you've got it" from Sondheim really did wonders. Of course, Sondheim was referring to the umbrella Roy took, but whatevs. But Roy wasn't a deadbeat; he owned the company that made Roy's Hard Mimosas, which Alex totally loved. They toasted his second chance with a Roy's Hard Mimosa. And he even managed to get Jane to warm up to him by buying Penny the wedding dress she had been dreaming of having but was too expensive to buy.

After The Brazilian answered Max's meat order by putting Dave's truck on its rear (literally), Dave was ready to execute Max's next salvo, but Max admitted to sleeping with Wilson. (DAVE: The volleyball from Cast Away (2000) that you stole from the Houston Planet Hollywood?) Needless to say, Dave is pissed. (DAVE: Bros before bros, man!) Despite having to pick love or friendship, Max assures Dave he's on his team. He promised to get Dave a prime spot right outside of Wrigley Field for the Cubs opener so Dave could decorate his truck with ivy and put a little scoreboard on it.

Max found The Brazilian's truck and had a funnel and a bag of sugar at the ready, but Wilson saw him and Max totally broke down. He told Wilson he really wanted to be with him. Wilson promised he would talk to his father and resolve the feud with Dave.

Penny, Alex, and Jane enjoyed more of the drinks Roy's company made. They didn't think Roy buying the dress was too much. However, when Roy stopped by to tell Penny he booked the Drake Hotel for her wedding and invited Pete to go on a fishing trip with him, Penny started to get cold feet about him jumping back into her life so quickly. She didn't need him to buy her a wedding; she needed him at her father-daughter dance in school and she took her mom instead. Or when that pregnant girl punched her in the face at prom. (PENNY: And I know it seems like I only needed you during dances, but there were plenty of other times, too.) Roy took the hint and said he was heading back to New York.

As for Opening Day at Wrigley, not only did The Brazilian get the better spot, he even stole Dave's idea for ivy and a list of the specials made to look like the iconic Wrigley Field scoreboard. (MAX: I saw Wilson last night and gave up the goods. And told him about your idea.) Dave was pissed to say the least. Finally, Dave decided to talk to The Brazilian, who promised to talk it out after the game over a cafe con leche. Dave thought he had it...until The Brazilian threw Dave's sandwich back at him. However, the gang had Dave's back and threw vegetables at the Brazilian. His boys readied their vegetables, and the food fight was on! And got a little violent when Dave got nailed by someone's prosthetic arm. Penny wasn't doing so well and was about to get nailed by a hard tomato...until Roy took the bullet for her. Max was firing away and found Wilson, who admitted his father invoked "Dads Before Lads" and betrayed Max. Seeing Max and Wilson kiss in the street, it was obvious to The Brazilian that his son loved Dave's son (this is all very Romeo + Juliet (1996)), and they worked out their differences. Penny forgave Roy, understanding "too fast, too soon" quite well. (PENNY: The first day of college, I gained 15 pounds.) She wasn't sure if Roy should walk her down the aisle, but given he brought her the bracelet the hospital put on her when she was born, she really wanted him at the wedding.

PENNY: I never really asked you, and Mom never really mentioned it, but why didn't you two work out?

ROY: Oh, I'm SUPER gay.

PENNY: And that explains almost everything about me.