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| - This festival comes to Sunset Station twice a year, in April and October. My husband makes me eat here for nearly every meal of the festival and I'm increasingly losing interest in the festival in general.
Let's start with the good first. Having so many trucks in one spot makes it easy to try a variety of trucks with one stop. Not only a variety of food trucks, but a variety of types of food. The variety of trucks is decent. You can get burgers, Hawaiian food, lobster rolls, Venezuelan food, grilled cheese, BBQ, Filipino food, waffles, Creole food, shaved ice, hot dogs, and that isn't everything. Some of the food trucks offered are from California and Arizona so it's an opportunity to try trucks from other cities too.
The negatives of the festival are starting to stack up. This latest festival had the least number of trucks they've ever had. Some of my favorites seem to have dropped out. All of the trucks offer full meals versus sample sizes. This makes it hard to try a variety of foods unless you can get someone to share with you. The prices at many of the trucks can be high for what you get. Once you gather all of your food this isn't a cheap meal. Call me an old lady, but the music is just too loud at night and sometimes during the day. At previous festivals I've organized a group to go to the festival, but I stopped because we couldn't hear each to talk over the music. Now my husband and I just go, eat, and get out as fast as possible.
I have mixed feelings on the entrance fee, but have heard others say it keeps them away. The wristband for entrance is $10. It can be used for the whole weekend so it isn't much if you plan to come several times. For those only visiting once this seems hefty. Especially since the local trucks can be visited around town at other festivals that don't charge admission.
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