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Food

LA Street Food Fest: Good Eats on Your Feet

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There were thousands of people who showed up to Saturday's first-ever LA Street Food Festival, and what they were there for was undoubtedly the food. Waits in many of the lines were long, and there were just as many patient people waiting--many who applied divide-and-conquer strategies concocted with friends--as there were cranky, fussy impatient people. No matter the 'tude, the food fest's bests were found in the food. While we couldn't possibly wait for and taste everything, we managed to land some good eats, and, with the help of our LAist Featured Photos pool, chronicle what else was being eaten.

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