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| - Great idea, poor execution! I was expecting that Roosevelt was going to be blocked off for this event, and all the food trucks would be parked on the street, with plenty of room for people to mill about. WRONG! Instead, they had all the trucks parked in a small dirt area off of Roosevelt, which made you feel (1) dirty, (2) cramped and (3) hungry! The chaos was completely overwhelming, and most of the food that I was actually able to try was underwhelming. Not a good combination. As another reviewer noted, I felt like I was at Disney World during Labor Day weekend because the lines were ridiculously long -- some to the point that they curved around twice! We started off at the Cajun food line which was moving quickly because they (smartly) had someone handing out food to people in line, and then we quickly hopped on the line for the BBQ truck while still eating our Cajun food. Then after getting the BBQ food we quickly hopped in line at the Hey Joe Filipino truck. It took about 20 minutes to get through each line. We were really annoyed and frustrated, so then we just grabbed some shaved ice and a smoothie from another truck (can't remember the name) and left. We ended up at Windsor for food and drinks. It's a shame that we paid $30 each for entry into the Food Truck Festival, and maybe had $5 worth of food. What a ripoff! We should've asked for a refund like another reviewer. Unless I hear that some big changes are being made for next year, they won't get my $30 bucks again!
As an aside, it's really a shame that the food being served took a backseat to the failed logistics of the event. We couldn't even enjoy the food and the whole thing just left a bad taste in our mouths.
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