Taste of Chicago 2014 adds 22 new restaurants, food trucks

66 restaurants in full lineup

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Thursday, May 15, 2014
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The city has announced a lineup of 66 restaurants that will participate throughout Chicago's 34th annual five-day food and entertainment festival Taste of Chicago, July 9-13 in Grant Park.



The lineup includes five-day restaurants and one- and two-day Pop-Ups, as well as food trucks. In all there are seven new five-day restaurants, eight new Pop-Ups and seven new food trucks.



New this year, the Taste has announced a new partnership with Mariano's for the popular cooking demonstration area previously occupied by Dominick's.



Other new restaurants and food trucks are: The Big Cheese Poutinerie, Brasserie by LM, Brazilian Bowl Grill, Bridgeport Pasty, Chicago's Dog House, Chicago Lunchbox, Gino's Steak, Harold's Chicken, Ms. Tittle's Cupcakes, Kamehachi, Lawrence's Fisheries, M Burger, Mama Mia, Mariano's, Mayan Sol Latin Grill, Restaurant Veneno de Nayarit, The Savoy, Sol de Mexico, SpritzBurger, Stan's Donuts & Coffee, Starfruit Caf and Windy City Patty Wagon.



All vendors will offer signature items, as well as the popular "Taste Of" portions priced at $2.50 or less, allowing guests the opportunity to sample an even greater variety of items. Many will also include healthy selections.



Admission to the Taste of Chicago is free, and tickets for food and beverages can be purchased in strips of 12 tickets for $8.50.




Taste of Chicago is produced by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in coordination with the Illinois Restaurant Association, which manages the food and beverage operation.



Five-day Restaurants


Abbey Pub & Restaurant


3420 W. Grace St.



Bacino's of Lincoln Park


2204 N. Lincoln Ave.



Beat Kitchen


2100 W. Belmont Ave.



NEW - The Big Cheese Poutinerie


3401 N. Clark



Billy Goat Inn


1535 W. Madison St.



BJ's Market & Bakery


8734 S. Stony Island Ave.



Bobak Sausage Co.


5275 S. Archer Ave.



Caffe Gelato


2034 W. Division St.



Carbon Live Fire Mexican Grill


300 W. 26th St.



NEW - Chicago's Dog House


816 W. Fullerton



Churro Factory


3755 W. Armitage St.



Connie's Pizza


2373 S. Archer Ave.



Eli's Cheesecake


6701 W. Forest Preserve Dr.



Franco's Ristorante


300 W. 31st St.



The Fudge Pot


1532 N. Wells



Gold Coast Dogs


225 S. Canal St.



Iyanze


4623 N. Broadway St.



Kasia's Deli


2101 W. Chicago Ave.



NEW - Lawrence's Fisheries


2120 S. Canal St.



Lou Malnati's Pizzeria


805 S. State St.



NEW - M Burger


100 W. Randolph



Manny's Coffee Shop (returning after a 2-year hiatus)


1141 S. Jefferson St.



NEW - Mariano's


Locations throughout Chicago



The Noodle Vietnamese


2336 S. Wentworth Ave.



Oak Street Beach Caf


5700 S. Cicero Ave.



O'Briens Restaurant


1528 N. Wells St.



Original Rainbow Cone


9233 S. Western Ave.



Pazzo's Cucina


101 N. Wacker Dr.



Ricobene's on 26th St.


252 W. 26th St.



Robinson's No. 1 Ribs


225 S. Canal St.



NEW - The Savoy


1408 N. Milwaukee Ave.



The Smoke Daddy


1804 W. Division St.



NEW - SpritzBurger


3819 N. Broadway



Star of Siam


11 E. Illinois St.



Tuscany


1014 W. Taylor St.



Vee-Vee's African Restaurant


6232 N. Broadway St.



Pop-up Restaurants - presented by WTTW's Check, Please!



NEW - Brasserie by LM


800 S. Michigan Ave.



NEW - Brazilian Bowl Grill


3204 N. Broadway



Garifuna Flava: A Taste of Belize


2518 W. 63rd St.



Jin Ju


5203 N. Clark St.



NEW - Kamehachi


1531 N. Wells St.



NEW - Mama Mia


3131 N. Central Ave.



NEW - Mayan Sol Latin Grill


3830 W. Lawrence Ave.



Punky's Pizza and Pasta


2600 S. Wallace St.



NEW - Restaurant Veneno de Nayarit


1024 N. Ashland Ave.



Riva


700 E. Grand Ave., Navy Pier



NEW - Sol de Mexico


3018 N. Cicero



NEW - Stan's Donuts & Coffee


1560 N. Damen Ave.



Taco Joint


158 W. Ontario



Food Trucks



Beavers Coffee & Donuts


Bombay Wraps


NEW - Bridgeport Pasty


The Cheesies Truck


Chicago Cupcake


NEW - Chicago Lunchbox


NEW - Gino's Steak


Giordano's


NEW - Harold's Chicken


Jerk


NEW - Ms. Tittle's Cupcakes


Pork Chop


NEW - Starfruit Caf


Taquero Fusion


The Fat Shallot


The Salsa Truck


NEW - Windy City Patty Wagon



Taste of Chicago hours are 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Wed. - Fri.; 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat. and Sun.) For more information call 312.744.3316; TTY: 312.744.2964 or visit tasteofchicago.us.

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