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| - Okay, so this is the second year I've gone to Foodie Fest. Last year we went on a Friday night, this year on Saturday at 6:30. The line to get it wasn't bad when we arrived, but our friends came 15 min. later and the line was down the street and around the corner. I'll mention the entrance fee in a min.
The variety of food trucks appeared extensive, however by 6:30 over half were closing up shop and White Castle - oh White Castle...this is the main reason the huz and I decided to go. A sign greeted us at the entrance that stated they would no longer be serving. We went in anyway, saw that they were still cooking and people were sitting around - we soon realized that was the 4 HOUR wait - they gave people chairs! We decided to grab a beer, however almost all was gone, our choices were Miller Light, wine or water! It seemed so pointless, so I called my friends who were still standing in line and told them not to waste money getting in and we met up for dinner elsewhere.
What's appalling to me is the fact that when we left around 7:00, the line was unbelievable and any food trucks still serving had lines and wait times I had no patience for. I wanted to have a megaphone and let the people waiting in line know that it was a waste, but I refrained. I can't believe they continued to accept people's money ($10 at that - $8 for military) without letting them know what to expect. All I kept saying is that I felt ripped off $28 down the drain in 30 min. or less and we were still hungry!
The event, in my opinion, was poorly run, poorly organized and the staff seemed a bit clueless (texting, calling & not paying attention). I feel sorry for the folks who continued to wait in line. I doubt we will return to this event, I'd rather continue our trips down to First Friday (Downtown) and Vegas StrEATs (at El Cortez). MUCH better and most of the trucks are at these locations anyway.
Boo.
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