Violations And Discarded Food

More than a ton of food was thrown out at last year’s festival. See why, how much and what it cost vendors:

Discards - 2006 - 2007 - 2008
Lbs. - 1865 - 2273 - 2361
Daily vendors - 62 - 74 - 65
Increase from prior year - n/a - 22% - 4%

Sources: Chicago Department of Public Health, Illinois Restaurant Assocation
Note: Participating vendor numbers differ between those provided by the Illinois Restaurant Association and the inspection reports from the Chicago Department of Public Health.



2008 Taste of Chicago
# - Vendor - Pounds - Money lost
1 - Bacino's Pizza - 434 - $3,707.50
2 - Vee-Vee's African Restaurant - 243 - $220.00
3 - The Grill on the Alley - 188 - $140.00
4 - Robinson's #1 Ribs - 120 - $85.00
5 - Vienna Beef (Sponsor) - 110 - $85.00
6 - Los Comales - 100.75 - $300.00
7 - Star of Siam - 69 - $-
8 - Tamarind - 65 - $30.00
9 - Chicago Joe's - 55 - $10.00
10 - Celebration Ice Cream - 50 - $0

Notes: The cost and the pounds of food discarded are minimum totals; not all inspection reports were consistent in listing these values.



2008 Most violations #
1 - Bacino’s Pizza: 11
2 - Vermilion: 10
3 - Soul Vegetarian Restaurant: 9
4 - The Grill on the Alley: 8
5 - Chicago Joe’s: 7
6 - Guey Lon: 7
7 - Bobtail Ice Cream: 7