Love it, hate it or loathe it, Taste of Chicago is back again with five days of food, booze and music in Grant Park. Of course, with the new year comes a slew of new vendors and dishes. We hit the fest on Day 1 to try fresh takes from returning vendors and sample the fare from first-time restaurants and food trucks. This is our ranking of the new dishes from worst to best.
If this is your first time visiting Taste of Chicago, many of the returning vendors haven't changed their menus, and we've been ranking them since 2010. Here are our food reviews from2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
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