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| - Red Dragon came up with a novel notion of getting the best of the West's yummiest food trucks together in one place. Here is my review of the experience.
Although coined "the foodie fest," titled something else similar to "VegaStreats" would have been more appropriate, imo. Reason being, food trucks is more of a specific food genre, kinda like street food. I assume most would also be considered fast food, but get hundreds of peeps to bombard you and you will surely find fast food slowed somewhat.
Which brings me to my first gripe. After waiting over 20+ minutes at Jogasaki for a sushi burrito and over 40+ minutes at Seoul Sausage for some fire balls and kalbi hot dog, the thrill was gone. Don't get me wrong, Seoul Sausage was bangin', Jogasaki...not so much. But the wait is unreal. This may explain why the entry bands are valid for all three days they operate. Otherwise, the food Gods themselves would not be able to try everything in one day.
The next downside is the price range is outrageous for a lot of the vendors. After two food trucks, the damage was well over $45, a lot can be done with that elsewhere.
Furthermore, the timing may need to be adjusted. Even though it is the middle of Spring, it tends to get pretty hot, and this particular day was just that, muy caliente! It's hard to think about food when you are thinking about surviving skin cancer.
The festival, like most, is an experience more than anything, and although I can find better ways of occupying my time, I will more than likely return next year. I do hope that they take this into account. Still there isn't very much more that can be done to make things better. Maybe up the entry fee to include food credits, food voucher give away prizes, perks to get in front of the line at certain vendors, Idk, something that will engage foodies.
Next time, I will come in the evening of the last day, praying that the weather is cool and the food don't run out. Let's grind!
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