Quote Originally Posted by NightGizmo View Post
You're better off going to the smaller neighborhood festivals, you'll get a much better taste of Chicago's restaurants. Plus, it won't be so jammed full of overweight lazy people that definitely shouldn't be stuffing their face with fried food, pizza, and cheesecake-on-a-stick.

Also, the neighborhood fests often have themes besides food -- art, wine, Guiness and oysters, etc. The Wells Street Art Festival is my favorite, but that's probably just proximity -- I lived in Old Town for over 10 years.
Yeah, the ethnic/neighborhood fests are where it's at. The crowds tend to be a bit less like crowds at Walmart, and the food is def better.