Taste of Chicago breakdown, bite by bite
CHICAGO) (WLS) -- More than one million people ate their way through Grant Park during The Taste of Chicago 2014.
Chicago's five-day food fest was cut down to just four days due to the weather, which led to a decline of attendance from last year, city officials said.
However, that didn't keep attendees from gobbling up Chicago goodies on the other days. Visitors managed to eat 7,200 Chicago Style Hot Dogs, 35,000 slices of cheesecake, and 15,000 Original Rainbow Cone ice cream cones, just to name a few items (full list below).
More than 300 items from 64 restaurants and food trucks were on the Taste menu.
"We consider this year's Taste of Chicago a big success despite having to cancel a day for the first time in event history," said Michelle T. Boone, Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, in a statement. "The crowds were incredible and the concerts, the diverse menu items and good weather for four of the five days delivered a terrific festival."
Saturday night's performances by Jeff Tweedy and Lucinda Williams were canceled. The concerts are free, but people who purchased tickets for guaranteed seats at the Petrillo shell for the performance will be refunded. The same goes for the Pure Leaf Celebrity Chef du Jour dinner.
Taste of Chicago 2014 Fun Food Facts
Bacino's Stuffed Spinach Pizza Slice 6,000 slices
Thin Crust Cheese Pizza Slice 4,000 slices
Stuffed Sausage Pizza Slice 2,000 slices
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 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 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 sold & counting
Iyanze Jerk Chicken 2,520 lbs
Oxtails w/ Jollof Rice 1,700 pcs.
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 Hamburger 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 & 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 15,000 cones
15,000 taster cups
Pazzo's Garlic Pasta Marinara 400 lbs. Pasta; 40 lbs. garlic!
Meatball Slider 800 meatballs
"People were thrilled with our ALL BEEF meatballs. We had a couple people come back 2 days in a row for the 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 Tenders 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
