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The Lineup Of Delicious Dishes At The LA Street Food Fest
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If there's one thing us Angelenos can be thankful for is the diversity of food we have in our town. That's why we were pretty stoked about the food and drink vendors participating at the 5th Annual LA Street Food Fest that hits the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on June 28. But now, we have the lineup of creative dishes that these food purveyors will be whipping up at the gluttonous fest. Some items that piqued our interest included the tempura squash blossom tacos at Carb & Nation, Jamaican tinga tostadas at El Condor, miso jidori chicken musubi at Mama Musubi, Vietnamese coffee popsicles from Quenelle, and basically all the unique ice cream flavors at Salt & Straw.
For general admission at $55, you can sample from nearly 100 vendors from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (like an all-you-can-eat-and-drink event), so study this list well if you're planning on going so you can make room for the best items in your foodie belly. The list below is separated by the different "villages" the fest will have set up. More info about the fest can be found here.
LATIN
No Tacos, Please!
Black Bean Organic Non-GMO Vegetarian Nachos + The Green Turtle Organic Cold-Pressed Juice
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VaKa Burger
Truffle Burger: Baby Rocket, Provolone, Truffle Oil, Caramelized Firestone DBA Onions, Roasted Garlic Aioli + Brioche Bread Pudding with Portuguese Brioche Buns
Guelaguetza
Micheladas
TrukQuito
TomatilloQuito: Marinated Chicken Corn Tortilla Taquitos with Tomatillo Cream Sauce Sauce, Cheddar + ShrimpQuito: Grilled Shrimp, Cucumber, Egg Roll style with Sriracha Mayo Sauce, Sriracha Honey, Walnuts, Cilantro
Cambalaches Gourmet
Chicken Breast Chimichurri with Argentinian Pork Chorizo, Green Salad
Dia de los Puercos
Tinga Tostis
Casa Oaxaca
Squash Blossom Tempura Tacos + Hibiscus Tacos + Oaxacan Cheese Tacos + Huitlacoches Quesadillas with Grasshopper Salsa
Bizarra Capital
Corn Esquites
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La Monarca
Café de Olla + Pan Dulce
C-V-CHE
Mango Ceviche + Nikkei Ceviche
Misky Misky
Anticuchos: Peruvian Grilled Beef Hearts + Chicha Morada
Frida Mexican Cuisine
Asada Tacos + Carnitas Tacos + Chicken Tacos
Mexicali Taco and Co.
Taquito de Lomo
Ceviche Project
Peruvian Scallop and Santa Barbara Sea Urchin on the Half Shell
Tikal Restaurant
Mole de Platano + Garnachas
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Mariscos el Mazateño
Spicy Shrimp Tacos + Crunchy Octopus Tacos + Marlin Tacos
Tacos Kokopelli
Pulpo al Kraken Tacos
Él Condor
Jamaica Tinga Tostada
Él Coraloense
Taco a la Diabla + Ceviche de Sierra
Aro Latin
Ceviche + Corn Esquites + Pork Sopes
Street Foods Co
Blue Crab Quesadilla + Tempura Fish Tacos
The Lobos Truck
Cheesy Ranch WACHOS®
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Coni’Seafood
Ceviche + Aguachile
Candela Taco Bar
Al Pastor Tacos + Agua Fresca: Espinaca y Pina
Forkin’ Good Café
Chef Portillo's Ceviche + Squash Blossom Quesadillas, Salsa + Watermelon Basil Agua Fresca + Cucumber Lemonade
AMERICANA
CJ’s Wings / The Broaster Kings
Boss Sauce Hot Wings
Meat in the Middle
Wings + Sliders
Grilled Cheese Truck
Plain and Simple with Cheddar + Cheesy Mac Melt + Cheesy Mac & Rib
Short Cake
Savory Grilled Cheese Panini + Nancy's Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie + Café au Lait Eclair + Berry Tart
Short Order
Pulled Pork Sliders with Slaw
Grist & Toll
Heritage Grain Salad + Miso Brownies + Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Union
Porchetta and Salsa Verde
Crossings
Braised Beef Tongue with Chorizo + Tomatillo with Chile Cascabel Salsa + Watermelon Gazpacho
PICNIK
Biscuit, Chorizo Gravy, Quail Egg
Dog Haus Dogs
Another Night in Bangkok
StuNIt
Gourmet Stuffed Burgers + Stuffed Sliders + French Fries
Roadhouse Rotisserie
Chicken Sushi + Rotisserie Chicken + Pulled Pork + Baby Back Ribs + Chorizo Sausage
Carb & Nation
Tomato Gazpacho, Celery Foam, Baby Sweet Shrimp + Signature C&N Flatbread with Bourbon Butter and Smoked Salt + Housemade Soda
The Grain Café
TBA
Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese
Mediterranean Grilled Cheese: Brioche, Provolone, Artichokes, Peppers, Tomato, Avocado Mayo + Tomato Basil Soup Dip
Del Rey Deli
Del Rey Artisan Muffaletta + Del Rey Caprese + Roasted Corn Salad
Chicken & Rice
Chicken Bowls and Lamb Bowls with Salad, Rice, Special White and Red Sauce
Kitchen Mouse Vegan Café
Vegan Tempeh Reuben Tacos
Gindo’s Spice of Life
Char Grilled Shrimp with Grits and Gindo's Spice of Life
Formosa Café / Chef Brian Huskey
Korean BBQ Brisket Tostada, Avocado, Pickled Fresno Peppers and Slaw
EUROPE & ASIA
Sushi Roku
Baked Crab Hand Roll + Spicy Tuna Hand Roll
Badmaash
Chicken Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice
Simply Baguette
Bacon, Brie, Walnut, Arugula Baguette + Chicken Curry, Bell Pepper, Carrot, Butter Lettuce Baguette + White Bean, Eggplant, Olive Tapenade Baguette
Polka Restaurant
Pierogi + Red Cabbage
Crepe Studio
Ham & Cheese Crepe + Classic Dessert Crepes: Strawberry, Banana and Nutella with Whipped Cream
Starry Kitchen
Not Yo' Mammas Chinese Take-Out: Sweet and Sour Rib-Eye Beef
Aloha Plate
Teriyaki Spam Musubi
Hotato Potato
Tornado Potato
Trattoria Neapolis
Bombolini with Meyer Dipping Sauce + Strawberry-Basil Lemonade
DOMA Kitchen
Plov Simmered Rice with Veggies + Original Belgian Waffles
The Asian Box
Vietnamese Glass Noodle Salad + Coconut Curry Tofu + Six Spice Chicken
Mama Musubi
Miso Jidori Chicken Musubi + Curry Tuna Mayo Musubi
BEP Vietnamese Kitchen
Squid Salad with Shrimp Paste Sambal
Luckdish Curry
Chicken Curry Bowl
Bling Bling Dumpling
Ginger Pork Dumplings + Chicken and Thai Basil Dumplings
CurryWurst
Currywurst + Bratwurst + Kilbasa
The Urban Oven
Tre Fungi: Olive Oil, Mozzarella, Crimini, Oyster and Shiitake Mushroom, Seasonal Peppers and Dill
VIP LOUNGE
Harlowe
Bottled Carbonated Tequila Cocktails
Cliff’s Edge ft. Matt Biancaniello
Cocktail Infused Oysters
Outpost Coffee
Bottled Cold Brew
Perrier
CAROLINE ON CRACK APPROVED BARS
Bar 1886
Queen's Park Swizzle: Rum, Lime, Simple Syrup, Mint, Angostura Bitters
Harlowe
Captain Planet: Bols Genever, House Made Spiced Watermelon Strawberry Shrub, Lemon, Effervescence
Petty Cash
Petty Cash Margarita made with Ocho Tequila + The Brixton: Gin, Poblano, Habañero, Lime, Flaming Green Chartreuse
The Church Key
TBA
Melrose Umbrella Co.
TBA
ICED COFFEE LOUNGE
Your Little Local
Coffee Martinis ft. Vittoria Coffee and Tito's Vodka
Kaffeine
TBA
Copa Vida
Espresso, Macchiato + Cappucino, Americano + True Beans Cold Brew + Garden of Eden Iced Tea + Hibiscus Cooler Iced Tea
SOLID Coffee Roasters
Nitro Cold Brew on Tap + Pour Over Coffee
Home Brewed Bar
TBA
Cognoscenti Coffee
Bangkok Brew
Angels Gate Roasting
Cold Brew (Nitro Carbonated and Regular) + Bunn Trifecta Brewed Coffee
Cafecito Organico
Global Warming: Coffee, Whole Milk, Raw Cane Juice, Ice
Espresso Republic
Cold Brew Coffee + Iced Latte + Iced Mocha + Sparkling Coffee Cherry Iced Tea
Frijolitos Mobile Café
Mariachi Loco Latte + Frijolito's Mocha Latte + El Coqui
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Salt & Straw
Sea Salt Ice Cream with Caramel Ribbons + Stumptown Coffee Ice Cream with Compartes Love Nuts + Gooey Brownie and Roy Choi's Salted Peanuts
Shave It
Rootbeer Float: Vanilla Bean Ice Cream covered with Rootbeer Shaved Ice +
The Crazing: Cookie Dough Ice Cream with French Vanilla Flava topped with Caramel and Fudge
Quenelle
Vietnamese Coffee Popsicles + Apple Pie Bon Bons with Bourbon Caramel
Donut Friend
Bacon 182 (Vegan or Non-Vegan): Maple Glaze and Regular Or Vegan Bacon + Rites of Sprinkles: Cake Donut with Chocolate Icing and Sprinkles + Caramel Assault: Traditional Caramel and Salt Donut + White Stripes
Ice Cream Lab
Salt Lick Crunch Vanilla Ice Cream + Pretzels and Caramel
Pop’d Up
Traditional Thai Popsicles
Ramekin
Peach Tart + Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream + Watermelon Sorbet
Saffron & Rose
Persian Style Ice Cream Sandwich + Faloodeh and Poppy Seed Slush
Churro Borough
Mini Churro Ice Cream Sandwiches
Fluff Ice
Peach and Honeydew Fluff
Mwokaji Cakery
Tropical Passion: Vanilla Cupcake with Passionfruit Filling and Whipped Frosting, topped with Coconut and Mango Drizzle + Chocolate Chip Cupcake: Chocolate Chip Cupcake with Oreo Buttercream Frosting
Choctal
Kalimantan Chocolate + Ghana Chocolate + Papua New Guinea Vanilla + Madagascar Vanilla
ConfeXion
Brioughnuts + Cupcakes + Cookies
Peddler’s Creamery
Mexican Chocolate + Mint Chip + and Strawberry Basil Sorbet
Kona Ice
Shaved Ice
The Beignet Truck
New Orleans Beignets
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