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| - As a child, I really liked coming to this festival when it happens. I remember it used to be very lit and so packed to the point that you cannot move properly because of the shear number of people in the area. 2016 was a bit less packed than I remember, and the food was a bit more expensive than what it was in previous years. However, they do give you a bit more food for the price. Pretty sure the booths are just trying to sell more items in one batch, in hopes of profiting more.
1. Wait
The lines were not as long as the previous years, as said above. The longest lines are usually for smelly tofu, since it's something people do not get a chance to eat in other times of the year. I would like to say that at the peak, it was about a 30 minute wait, which is not that bad at all. In terms of average lines, they were probably around 8 minutes.
2. Food
Nothing too special other than the smelly tofu, which were great like every year. The thing is that a lot of the food can be purchased at restaurants nearby (Fishballs, takoyaki, yakitori, etc), so it is not anything special.
3. Parking
Parking isn't as bad as the past few years. If you cannot find parking spots at Pacific mall, check out Splendid Chinatower across the street on the other side of Steeles. There's also a GO train station there, so a bunch of spots if you're willing to walk for like 5 minutes.
Overall:
Great festival to check out if you have not been. There's not many vendors and you can probably walk the entire thing in about 30 minutes if you do not wait in line for anything. Awesome food, great place to be. I recommend coming and experiencing this yourself.
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