First time staying back for Summer in U to the S A. Summer here is always vibrant and this means a lot of events to attend!
Roy found this event and so here we are at 2nd annual Chicago Food Truck Festival. (Been watching Guy Fieri <Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives> on Food Network, which makes me want to try out food trucks badly for some reason)
- Location: 2400 S Dearborn St, Chicago IL 60616
- Time: 12pm-7pm
- Date: June 27, 2015 (Saturday)
This is a 2-day event and we chose to go on Saturday.
My first nom nom nom was this truck called the Caponies Express.
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| Guess what's this? |
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It is Arancini: layer of breadcrumbs, with rice, ground beef, peas, mozzarella and marinara filling- $5
Well, it's my first time trying arancini and I would definitely try it again. |
2nd choice of the day: Tamale Spaceship
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Because of the white truck, and the word spaceship.
[got to do with my recent movie watch: Interstellar. All these space, moon, gravity words are in the back of my mind.] |
No idea what to order, and seek suggestion from the man with the Mexico wrestling mask.
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Yes, I do like spicy. And he gave me Urbano (green one) and Picturesque de Puerco. Two for $9.
Oh did I mention this is my first time trying Tamale? |
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Urbano is roasted beef with Tomatillo-Arbol sauce
Picturesque de Puerco is Yucatecan style roasted pork with tomato habanero sauce and purple pickled onions
(No, I did not memorize the menu lol) |
Wrapping is too thick for me. Urbano's roasted beef is too dry. I prefer Picturesque de Puerco's roasted pork and the spiciness coz mama I LOVE SPICY.
Hashtag CokeLounge giving out free coke. Ho Ho Ho
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| When Hero meets Superstar and Better Half |
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| View of Chicago skyline from the south loop. |
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Left pic- "oh daddy your leg smells sooooo good"
The one in the bag- too adorableeeeeeee |
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| unlimited Naked juice? YES PLEASE |
Still remember when I first knew about Naked juice back in 2012, I drink almost everyday for a good old 5 months! I miss those days.
I insist to get my tummy satisfy with some burger. This stall looks good to me:
3rd choice- Good Burger
The queue was so long, I was slowly roasting under the sun like these ribs and chicken. It was more than 30 minutes. Wonder where did I got my patience from. If they pay me, I would def help them. They got to move a little faster to retain their customers.
When it was finally my turn, I decided to have a combo jerk, rib tips, & fries - $15 instead of burger.
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| YESH, he's getting my combo |
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| FINALLY, showered them with BBQ & Buffalo sauce. |
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| A picture of me with my trophy. |
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| I like rib tips with a hint of fatty layer and juicy. Dry? A big no no. |
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| First jerk chicken in my life. LOL. Jerkily yummy |
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Crowd.
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| Photobombed Royston's pic lol... |
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Hate it when I have to queue up for food- especially those long lines. But we all know the feeling once we've gotten the food in our hands- awesomeness.
Roy gotten Lobster roll from Da Lobsta.
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Meat is cold, bread is crisp, combination of both= Perfecto!
Would like to have a roll now. |
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| Meet KK the model for Coke |
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| Meet Superstar & Better Half. |
Chicago Food Truck Fest has improved from last year with added features as according to what they say. Still think there are space for improvement in the selections. All I can remember was cupcake trucks and trucks, burgers, tacos, hotdog, and a few selection of korean/chinese food. Was thinking if Malaysia has a food truck fest, it would be food from all over the world, you name it, I'm sure they would have it. Just saying.
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Time to rehydrate. Just 10 minutes walk from food truck fest to Chinatown's Kung Fu Tea, the only bubble tea shop that has the closest taste to Chatime I could find. Had their bubble tea twice, the first time I got hook up. The second time was a huge disappointment, the pearls weren't as fresh. They should maintain the standard. meh.
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Ice blended Macha + red bean with 30% sweetness = DIABETES.
Lesson learned, going for 0% next time |
Next stop: Greek Festival at Gold Coast.
I was having meat comma and couldn't fit anything down into my tum tum, hence didn't buy anything and went strolling in downtown Chicago.
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| Familiar place. Been here countless times. Love the skyscrapers, and the Moon. |
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| One of the Murals "YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO" along this wall by Jeff Zimmerman |
If you have not checked them out, please do. It is located at the beginning of the tunnel at Oak Street Beach.
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When the men busy exchanging thoughts, the lady was busy selfie, wefie, photographie.
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