People are constantly telling me that one thing I absolutely must do in Cleveland is visit the Feast of the Assumption. After finally doing just that, I have to ask myself.... why?
If Italian food is what you're after, you can literally come to any of these restaurants and get the SAME exact dishes for cheaper and more conveniently (as in, actually sitting at a table and eating your food). Maybe I'm starting to become one of those curmudgeons who hates throngs of people at festivals, but I just tend to get a little annoyed how people tend to only come out to these places when there's a big event (ahem* Asian Festival*).
All that being said, yes all the food in Little Italy actually is very good, but I can't help but think you're sacrificing on quality a bit when the food is mass produced to sell on the street, but that could just be me. I will admit it is fun to people watch here.... lots of Jersey Shore wannabes and old school Italians alike. The bocce ball tournament is equally fun to watch as it is perplexing. Of course I have to gripe a bit about the parking... $10 for lot parking as there is no street parking to speak of. My recommendation is to skip the Feast and come here any other weekend, you'll have a better experience and you won't have to pay for parking!