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| - This is basically the same thing as Night it Up. During three days in June, a bunch of vendors make stands on the street outside Pacific Mall in an attempt to sell you food, drinks or to draw you into a few games.
Some of the vendors do have some decent food. The meat skewers are pretty good and my girlfriend found a noodle place that was - while spicy - delicious. The prices honestly aren't awful either - they're meant to be a little cheaper for smaller portions. The hard part is getting it. The lines are way too long and there needs to be a more efficient way of doing this. Lines end up going up the middle of the street and people try to shove through you. They have a few drink vendors, however, because of space limitations, they lack a wide variety of what you can order.
One huge problem is parking. Since it's beside Pacific Mall, which historically has dreadful parking as it is, you're going to be hard pressed to finding a spot. There also needs to be more space for people to move around, sit and eat. There are also a bunch of vendors that don't even advertise in English (written or shouting), which is not good from a marketing standpoint.
Finally is that there is garbage absolutely everywhere. There's no attempt at all to keep the area clean. I was stepping on garbage every other step. Garbage cans overflow, get everywhere and it's a mess. I actually walked up to a 3-4 foot tall garbage pile that formed beside a vendor's stall - how on earth did that even happen?
The premise of Taste of Asia is really good but the execution and the attempt to keep the area clean completely fails. Parking is an issue and when you buy food, there's no where to really enjoy it. Prices aren't completely outrageous, but honestly, the trouble here isn't worth it.
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