Huz and I went to the Taste of Chicago this afternoon. I hate to say this, but I really should have listened to Yelp and to my husband who sweetly tried to talk me out of partaking in this "festival". Huz was right. And yelp was right. The Taste of Chicago was AWFUL.
Deal breaker number 1: B.O.
The crowds were massive, rude, and gross. Super effing gross. I'm talking about being elbow to elbow with people with body odor so rank, it would make a rhinoceros keel over and beg for the sweet release of death.
Also, as you may very well know, people automatically turn into idiots when they find themselves in large groups.
Deal breakers number 2 and 3; rude people and nasty food.
It is not that hard to act like a civilized human being and follow the unspoken "rules" of the sidewalk. One: Don't stop your stroller the size of Alaska in the fricking middle of the jam packed sidewalk.
Two: Don't smoke your nasty ass cigars in the middle of the jam packed sidewalk either, and blow your smoke in my face/ little kids' face. We'd really rather not smell like a dirty ashtray. Move over off to the side and smoke away!
Three: don't try to walk against traffic. Move to the other side of the sidewalk if you are going in the opposite direction.
It's called common decency, and respect for fellow festival goers. Apparently 90 percent of the people at the taste do not have it.
Not only were the people insufferable, it was raining, and the rib tips I tasted from Robinson's #1 Ribs were undercooked, grisly, and downright disgusting. I took about 2 bites and threw the rest in the trash.
You fail taste of Chicago. Faaaaaaaaaaaail! (And if the word epic didn't make every fiber of my being cringe and wince, it might even be fitting to say that the taste of Chicago was an epic fail.)
I can't say anything about the entertainment because we didn't listen to any of the bands; we lasted about 40 minutes and then got the hell out.
I recommend you stay far faaaaaaaaaaaaaar away friends. Don't do it!
Signing off for now,
Emme
Deal breaker number 1: B.O.
The crowds were massive, rude, and gross. Super effing gross. I'm talking about being elbow to elbow with people with body odor so rank, it would make a rhinoceros keel over and beg for the sweet release of death.
Also, as you may very well know, people automatically turn into idiots when they find themselves in large groups.
Deal breakers number 2 and 3; rude people and nasty food.
It is not that hard to act like a civilized human being and follow the unspoken "rules" of the sidewalk. One: Don't stop your stroller the size of Alaska in the fricking middle of the jam packed sidewalk.
Two: Don't smoke your nasty ass cigars in the middle of the jam packed sidewalk either, and blow your smoke in my face/ little kids' face. We'd really rather not smell like a dirty ashtray. Move over off to the side and smoke away!
Three: don't try to walk against traffic. Move to the other side of the sidewalk if you are going in the opposite direction.
It's called common decency, and respect for fellow festival goers. Apparently 90 percent of the people at the taste do not have it.
Not only were the people insufferable, it was raining, and the rib tips I tasted from Robinson's #1 Ribs were undercooked, grisly, and downright disgusting. I took about 2 bites and threw the rest in the trash.
You fail taste of Chicago. Faaaaaaaaaaaail! (And if the word epic didn't make every fiber of my being cringe and wince, it might even be fitting to say that the taste of Chicago was an epic fail.)
I can't say anything about the entertainment because we didn't listen to any of the bands; we lasted about 40 minutes and then got the hell out.
I recommend you stay far faaaaaaaaaaaaaar away friends. Don't do it!
Signing off for now,
Emme
Ooh I kept reading about Taste of Chicago in the Chicagoist and such and thought it sounded neat, but also miserably hot. Thanks for being the guinea pig.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next year it can be sponsored by Degree?
It is a really great concept, but it was awful actually being there. :(
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, degree *definitely* should have handed out free samples of deodorant!
I'm right there with you!! I was deadset on going since moving here and doing some research (definitely not enough), but I was SO disappointed.
ReplyDeleteI was there on Sunday as part of a date, and was not impressed with the swarms of gross, rude people (not to mention the majority were definitely tourists) not being helped by the massive heat. Some lady whacked me with her purse in order to cut ahead to get FRENCH FRIES. We must've walked the whole festival twice, searching for some interesting/appetizing food and we spent our few tickets on two "tastes" which were alright, but nothing to write home about--all the food I saw was fried, from a chain, or deep-dish pizza! So let down!
Not to mention it's crazily overpriced and totally not worth the cost...I think I spent half my tickets on a lukewarm bottle of water. Afterwards we decided that we're good on the Taste for at least another decade, if not ever. Apparently it was much better in past years, but I hope they make some BIG improvements.
Ugh! I'm sorry you were there as part of a date! Hopefully the rest of the night went better!
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