I live very close to Pacific Mall, so I decided to drop by the 2012 Taste of Asia festival Saturday night.
It was really cool, kind of reminded me of a mini CNE with all asian people.
They had a few game booths with prizes to be won, a few rides for young children , numerous food stalls and free live music performances.
The lineups for food were reasonable with the exception of the food stalls selling stinky tofu. The prices were reasonable and in line with what the local businesses charge on a regular basis. It was also crowded in some places and sometimes shoulder to shoulder but not unexpected for any asian festival.
A fair comparison would be that there are not as many food vendors as the bigger Night It Up, Night Market festival but it's nowhere near as crowded and as a result you don't have to deal with the aggravation of people rudely pushing and bumping into each other without apologizing.
The 2012 festival hours were:
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 6pm