While rain ruined Taste of Chicago gourmands’ day on Saturday, visitors still turned out to eat their fair share from Taste vendors. Here are the numbers from the city’s organizers.
Stuffed Spinach Pizza Slice: 6,000 slices
Thin Crust Cheese Pizza Slice: 4,000 slices
Stuffed Sausage Pizza Slice: 2,000 slices
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BJ’s Market and Bakery
Mustard-Fried Catfish: 3,900 lbs
Peach Cobbler: 6,000 portions
Homemade Potato Chips: 3,600 lbs
Billy Goat Tavern
Cheeseborgers: 6,500-7,000 Cheeseborgers
Carbon Live Fire Mexican Grill
Chicken Tacos: 16,000 tacos
Tamales: 8,000 tamales
Chicago’s Dog House
Smoked Alligator Sausage: 1,500 lbs.
Infused Cheddar Bacon Sausage: 700 lbs.
Mayor Daley “Tribute Dog”: 300 lbs.
Churro Factory
Churros: 20,000 pieces
Funnel Cake: 10,000 pieces
Ice Cream: 5,000 portions
Eli’s Cheesecake
Cheesecake: More than 35,000+ slices
Franco’s Ristorante
Lemon Italian Ice: 700 gallons
Watermelon Italian Ice: 500 gallons
Sea Salt Caramel Gelato: 400 gallons
Garifuna Flava
Jerk Chicken: 3,000 Lbs.
Panades: 4,000 pieces
Fried Ripe Plantains: 3,500 pieces
Gold Coast Dogs
Chicago Style Hot Dogs: 7,200 hot dogs
Iyanze
Jerk Chicken: 2,520 lbs.
Oxtails w/ Jollof Rice: 1,700 pieces
Lawrence’s Fisheries
Large Fried Shrimp: 1,020 lbs.
Frog Legs: 3,000 portions
Fish Chips: 1,170 portions
Lou Malnati’s
Sausage Pizza: 15,000 slices
Cheese Pizza: 18,000 slices
Chopped Salad: 5,000 portions
M Burger
Old Fashioned Hamburgers: 6,000 burgers
Bacon Grilled Cheese: 5,500 sandwiches
Single Cheeseburger: 3,500 burgers
Mamma Mia
Rigatoni Alla Vodka: 3,500 portions
Spaghetti Bolognese: 3,000 portions
Chicken Fingers w/ Marinara: 1,500 portions
Mariano’s
Watermelon Slice: 21,960 slices
Roasted Sweet Corn: 14,770 ears
Italian Sausage and Melrose Peppers: 6,800 sandwiches
Mayan Sol Latin Grill
Empanadas Colombianas: 2,800 pieces
Rellenitos: 300 pieces
Chuchitos: 400 pieces
Oak Street Beach Cafe
Bourbon Chicken Slider: 4,000 portions
Loaded Nachos: 3,000 portions
Grilled “Slipper” Tail Lobster: 2,500 portions
O’Briens
Corn: 7,560 ears
Original Rainbow Cone
Original Rainbow Cone: 5,000 cones, 15,000 taster cups
Pazzo’s
Garlic Pasta Marinara: 400 lbs. pasta; 40 lbs. garlic!
Meatball Slider: 800 meatballs
Ricobene’s
Breaded Steak Sandwich: 15,000 portions
Fresh Cut Fries w/ Cheese: 3,000 portions
Boneless Buffalo Wings: 3,000 portions
Robinson’s No. 1 Ribs
Rib Tips: 10,000 lbs.
Boneless Ribs: 6,000 lbs.
Chicken Tender: 4,000 lbs.
Star of Siam
Pot Stickers: 7,500 orders
Pad Thai Noodles: 7,500 orders
Grilled Chicken Satay: 1,000 orders
The Fudge Pot
Fudge: 2,000 lbs.
Chocolate Strawberries: 6,400 strawberries
Chocolate Frozen Bananas: 8,000 bananas
