Taste of Chicago 2019 Stats – Over 1 million attend the largest food festival in the world

More than a million people attended the Taste of Chicago, billed as the largest outdoor food festival in the world. The 5 day event held at Grant Park and ended last weekend. Now it’s time to look at some interesting stats that we pulled from different sources on the web. Social Media played a big role in this year’s event. Not only were people sharing pictures on popular social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat etc. but there were a lot of people posting a lot of stories and LIVE videos while at the event. We are humbled that eBizUniverse had a small role to play in the success of this year’s Taste of Chicago event as we partnered with the city of Chicago to promote the event on major Social Media platforms.

Here are some stats that we put together for you:

Over 1 Million attendees
300 menu items from 82 eateries, including 36 newcomers
Economic Impact to the city: $106 million
Chicagoans Most Popular Eats:
- Chicken tamales at Yvolina’s Tamales
- Vada Pav Indian fried potato dumplings from Hakka Bakka
- Spicy fried pickles from Doom Street Eats
- Szechuan cold noodle salad
- Lao Sze Chuan
- Gator bites at Chicago’s Dog House
- Kimchi cheese fries at Yum Dum
- Gelato donuts on a stick from Black Dog Gelato
- Buffalo chicken egg rolls from Egg Rolls
Most Consumed food:
- 10,000 cheeseburgers ((“Cheezborgers”!)) served by Billy Goat Tavern & Grill
- 3,000 pounds of Frannie’s Italian Beef
- 2,000 turkey legs
- 1,000 ears of Corn on the Cob
- 8,300lbs of Jerk Chicken & Goat Meat by Vee Vee’s African Restaurant
- 15,000 pounds of rib tips
- 35,000 slices of Eli’s Cheesecake
- Phad Thai 3,300 servings by Arun’s Thai Restaurant
- 3,000 pieces of Fried Wontons
- 7,500 servings of Empanadas
- Beef & Chicken Bowls 5,000 bowls
- 14,500 Pizza slices
- 12,300 servings of Italian Ice
- and for the Vegans
For the music lovers
- Five Free Concerts
  - Wednesday Concert, July 10: Sunflower Bean, Courtney Barnett
  - Thursday, July 11: Cultura Profética, Bomba Estéreo
  - Friday, July 12: Taylor Bennett, De La Soul
  - Saturday, July 13: Joywave, lovelytheband, The Strumbellas
  - Sunday, July 14: Bilal, Meshell Ndegeocello, India.Arie
- Street Art & Graffiti by local artists
- Dance Performances by local dance companies
- and much more!
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Sources for news and images:

https://wbbm780.radio.com/taste-of-chicago-2019-numbers-statistics
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/worth-the-trip/taste-of-chicago-photos-512735631.html
https://www.choosechicago.com/events-and-shows/food-and-drinks/taste-of-chicago
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/taste_of_chicago20.html

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