Vegan Street Fair

For about $ 20-​$ 30 I got the following:
Sage Food Truck: one jackfruit taco and a small portion of buffalo cauliflower bites,
Falasophy: one falafel taco, spicy brussel sprouts and garlic fries,
and
Donut Friends: two mini donuts.
All the food was great. Some I’ve had before but what also drew me in was the fact that at the time that I ordered, their lines were not crazy long. The longest lines were actually those to buy tickets before buying food. There were three ticketing stations arranged at either entrance and one towards the middle, but even with these three booths it wasn’t enough. They had a regular and VIP ticketing line and the VIP almost always empty. (Other vendors could purchase tickets from the VIP line.)
My one constructive critique is to set up the ticketing booths better or have more of them so the lines move quicker and more people can get food faster. And the lines of some vendors need to be organized as well. There were some areas that were roped off in a way that was not conducive to traffic flow. More tables and shade would help as well.

What a mess. I was SO excited to go. I want to write the fairest review that I can and there’s a lot of things that cannot be overlooked. But I’ll talk about the food vendors and tickets first. Everything is supposed to be $ 3 max but they started introducing big plates as well.
VSF has stated they’ll be removing the ticket system, thank goodness. Because it was a giant crowd of lines just to get tickets. And it was confusing for people, it was 50 cents a ticket but you also paid a $ 2 fee per $ 6 worth of tickets. So for every $ 3 you spent, you were really spending $ 4. It got so confusing since some of us were purchasing such a large quantity of tickets. But you know what? We figured the nightmare would end there. So after waiting for about an hour, we got our tickets. On to the food!
The vendors? Great. Of course! Crowds are to be expected. Some of the shirt places took cash or card. In general, it was really hard to keep track of how much money we had left since we spent a certain amount due to the service fee. And it’s annoying to continue counting tickets to see what’s left after buying at a few random vendors.
So yeah! Love the food. The VIP pass actually seems necessary because lines got out of hand. The VIP pass allows you to go to a separate window, or «the front of the line.» Worth it, just make one person in your party get one. It was about $ 40-​$ 50 this year I believe. We didn’t have one, but we were lucky to have gotten everything we wanted early on.
The bad part? A lot of it. It felt unorganized. I have to say that organizing an event like this must be super difficult.
Let me say that myself and my group, we’re vegan for the animals. Many people here are probably compassionate about animals. VSF clearly states that there are no dogs (besides service dogs) allowed but they even try didn’t enforce this.
We saw plenty of dogs there, not an issue to us anyway. I love dogs, I have two lovely pups myself! But, then we kept running into a woman who had a 2 month old puppy. The puppy was literally laying on the hot concrete, looking like it was going to die. I offered the woman water for her puppy and she said she had some in her backpack. It was scorching hot that day. She kept trying to make it walk with her. When she picked it up, I noticed it had recently undergone spaying surgery as well. Wtf is wrong with this woman? I ran into her over the course of 4 hours. She had this small 2 month old post surgery puppy with her in the hot sun, walking on burning cement, the whole time.
This woman doesn’t represent VSF. However, we notified a security guard and he said they did as much as they could. Which was nothing. We then notified a VSF worker and they said they would send someone over. Nothing. Ever.
That really upset my group. We’re vegan for the animals, after all. It was stressful and hot. Our voices weren’t heard. The food was good, but the ticketing was a nightmare. It’s great that they removed the ticketing system for next year. Overall, I’m extremely iffy about how I feel about this. Yay for vegan food, but everything else was just messy.

I had a great time at Vegan Street Fair. There were definitely some challenges that massively popular events face, like crowds and long lines, but it wasn’t anything that prevented me from enjoying a ton of great plant-​based food.
The fair ran from 11am-​7pm and I arrived around 3pm, which was probably the best time to come because there were still long lines but not as bad as some of the reviews here described. I was concerned that food vendors might run out by then but only 2 places (Shojin, 1 of 3 vegan sushi places and Millies vegan gelato) were, so I still had full run of the 100 vendors spanning two big blocks next to the North Hollywood metro stop.
I think it’s amazing they didn’t charge an admission fee as most food festivals charge $ 20 – 40 for entrance alone, not counting the food you eat.
I was not a fan of the ticket system where you bought 50-​cent tickets in $ 8 bundles (a $ 2 surcharge was added in to make up for the fact there was no admission fee), because you had to wait in a line to buy the tickets before standing in food lines. Also, because you could only buy them in increments the system prevented you from getting more stuff because you didn’t want to buy a whole batch of tickets if you only needed a dollar more for an item.
The slogan was «eat all the vegan things» so I purchased $ 24 worth of tickets and ate as much as I could and carried a lot home. Vendors were mostly from LA/​Hollywood and Southern California.
Here’s what I ate:
1) Spicy «tuna» sushi roll by How Do You Roll. Instead of fish, they used a soft tofu blended with a chili mayo. Three large pieces for $ 2 total. It was delicious! It had been created shortly before the fair but the restaurant rep told me they would now include it on the menu because it’s become more popular, and that their restaurant always allows people to build custom rolls from scratch, so that vegan and vegetarian rolls are always possible
2) «Crab» cake pretzel roll slider ($ 3) by Sun Café. This was the best thing I ate at the fair. Instead of crustacean, the patties were made with a blend of artichokes, peppers and other vegetables and spices to create a truly beautiful flavor that tasted like crab! I kept looking closely with each bite and couldn’t believe it wasn’t a real crab cake
3) Non-​dairy cheeses by Sanctuary at Soledad. The former goat farm that went vegan last year and became an animal sanctuary was selling terrific $ 1.50 sampler plates of all-​vegan truffle chevre, lemon lavender chevre, and jalapeño cheddar). I felt like I was meeting a celebrity when I met the owners of the sanctuary, who have made headlines for turning their award-​winning goat cheese farm into a vegan operation after 20 years. Even my vegan friend in Hong Kong knew about them!
4) Vegan deviled egg by Jayce Lab. Made of soy it was like a mini half-​egg sculpture in my hand. Way too expensive ($ 2) for such a tiny piece, and tasty but not my favorite thing at the fair.
5) Heidi Ho organics chia seed cheese nachos ($ 3). A generous portion of vegan cheese nachos with beans and salsa. Kept me full while I waited in line for the next thing!
6) Pimento macaroni and cheese ($ 2.50?) by Clean South. Kind of dry, not creamy, as it was made with a vegan pimento cream cheese.
7) Pulp Tart ($ 3) by Pulp Pantry. Pulp pantry takes the leftover pulp of juiced fruits and makes vegan/​gluten-​free flours such as the organic carrot flavor that made up this Pop-​Tart like snack. Made of natural, whole food ingredients like apples and dates for the filling, and coconut sugar (versus sugar cane, agave or granulated sugar) and coconut oils were used.
8) Free drinks throughout the fair: free full-​size bottles of Bai, alkaline water station, Califia almond milk coffee drinks
9) Free tofu tacos by House foods, the tofu brand that you see in any grocery store. I also loved the red (green?) carpet photo opp next to House Foods where I got to snap a cool memory with an animé bunny.
10) There were a handful of t-​shirt vendors with cute vegetable/​vegetarian/​vegan themes. I bought a screen printed shirt from Guerrilla Wearfare that featured famous inventor Nikola Tesla who became a vegetarian in his adult life.
It was awesome to meet and talk to a bunch of people at the event too about plant-​based and healthy eating. I was delighted to see a lot of people were omnivores but were curious about ways to put more vegetables and plant-​based foods into their diets to better their health… as well as people who love animals.
TIP: you can get a VIP front-​of-​line pass for around $ 40 but it didn’t seem worth it to me when I went in the afternoon as the lines were not bad except for 3 – 4 exceptionally popular ones like the vegan tamale and Southern fried vegan booths.

$ 3 food. 12 tickets for $ 8, cash only. AFC tofu poppers was bomb, cheesy Mac n cheese was delicious, cheese sampler was to drool for. And list goes on… chocolate German cake. All in one place!!! Great place for vegetarians and non vegans. Best tastings all in one spot. Its a fair full of the nicest people ever… you think Disneyland was that nice uh? Have you met the vegan community?
Come at at or before 11am. Street free Sunday parking. Free metro parking (Sunday). Its almost impossible to find closer or on the street.
Yes, I wish it was more organized but I guess I can’t complain since I haven’t had the opportunity to know of or go to much free vegan festivities. Its crazy packed. Lines are ridiculous so come early.
Not sure if the food is worth waiting for unless you come early. We waited almost 30min for a mac’ n cheese. It was good! BUTT I wouldn’t want to wait again for any other long line. We ended up just going to the short or non-​lines to grab food.
I’m just happy to get a load of my vegan cheese and fried tofu. I love visiting AFC tofu tent, I always have to get some of that fried tofu whatever food festival they’re at. Had friends working that tent and ended up unexpectedly helping since the line was crazy, took photos, and got them lunch.
Is it worth the visit? Its my first vegan fair… it was worth it for me to finally eat all the goodies I usually can’t get but all in one place. I was one happy tired exhausted camper. For those who are lucky enough to be sounded by delicious vegan food, desserts etc, you probably wouldn’t like the lines. I never ever got to eat vegan cheese or vegan chocolate German cake that was delicious, and for $ 3. I’ve had my share of tasteless, not so great tasting vegan food.
The day started off gloomy then got warmer and a bit sunnier… it killed everyone. Bring an umbrella just in case, or a hat, and sunblock.

Let’s be honest, the event had big issues. The organizers just simply didn’t expect so many people to show up. But supposedly, it was only its second year.
I was lucky to get there with my friends at 11am and we were shocked how long and slow the lines of the ticket booths were.
I didn’t even bother with the food from the stands that had super long lines.
Dude, it’s LA! How «small» do you expect the audience to be?!
Overall, I had good tasting food, and even more important, was super excited about the amount of people coming. People want plant based food! we just need more of it! (Therefore, 4 stars to the intentions of the event)
1) sell tickets up front and don’t do this hidden entrance fee (for each $ 10 paid you only $ 8 worth of tickets), plus you’ll know how many people show up
2) more savory foods (half of stands were cupcakes and sweets)
3) do this ticketing thing somehow different and train your staff (the lines should have gone faster)
Hope the organizers learn and take on the growing pains.

while i was beyond excited at the prospect of a VSF, the reality of it sucked big time. now, i knew my notion of skipping merrily up to the vendors and skipping off shortly thereafter with cupcakes, donuts and savories galore was probably on the naïve side, but color me a fool and just know the impossibility of even WALKING STRAIGHT DOWN THE STREET was a major slap in the face. unfortunately, we had purchased some tickets and thus needed to buy some food so the experience was not a loss. imagine making your decisions solely based on which line seemed the most likely to move as opposed to making an informed decision about what you actually wanted to eat. that was VSF in a nutshell.
now, did i like my pickled cauliflower? yup. did i like my espresso brownie, pretty much. was i favorably impressed with my friends’ fried tofu. not so much. would i ever order that falafel wrap again? no, not really.
and let me just say this. we vegans tend to be very environmentally friendly, yet there was TRASH EVERYWHERE. a key reason for this? a dearth of trash cans. in one of the eating areas toward the far end of the fair, not a single trash can was visible, and clearly people did not want to quest for one. eventually we did see one, but it was black and to the side of the final booth of the fair, visible only if you were making your escape.
so yeah, i love me some vegan goodness, but i would rather journey an hour and make my food selections with deliberation and forethought as opposed to standing on interminable lines to try something i could most like make at home.

We attended the first Vegan Street Fair in 2015. It was horrible. There were 10x as many people as the street and vendors could accommodate. I don’t know why the cops didn’t shut things down.
This year, The Sweetie read that they’d promised to fix all the problems of the past. I’m glad I didn’t fall for their tricks — I see from the recent reviews that they were outright lying.
I beg the vendors to boycott future events by these organizers.

Poorly Managed. You will love it if you like waiting in lines for hours to be over-​charged for small portions. Spent $ 60 there then had to go out to dinner. They also state the tickets are $.50 each, but they are actually $.75. Only suggest it to people you hate.

I was so looking forward to this event, but I was SO disappointed when I got there. First off, they pre-​sold VIP tickets online, which I would have bought, but they were sold out. I then thought that I could at least pre-​buy the regular tickets online, but that was crazy thinking. I had to get those at the event. Not a big deal, right? Wrong. The lines were horrendous! We were standing in one of the lines when a worker announced that the other two ticket lines were much shorter, so we immediately left that line and made our way over to the other two lines. Guess what? They were MUCH longer, so that was fun.
The lines for the food places were crazy long as well, but the VIP windows were completely empty, so I went back over to the VIP window at one of the ticket booths and said that I would gladly pay for VIP tickets since all the VIP windows at the food places were empty and that I realized that they sold out online, but maybe some out-​of-​the-​box thinking could have occurred, because the lines were insane. They very curtly said, «Sorry, we’re sold out!»
I, therefore, left the event and drove a couple of miles to Hugo’s Tacos (one of the food vendors at this event) and immediately got food (no lines and no jacked-​up prices).

I was really disappointed in this fair. Lines for both tickets and food were incredibly long and poorly managed. The ticket system is ludicrous. If you insist on using tickets instead of cash, come up with a better system. Standing in line for 30 minutes to buy tickets just to immediately stand in line again for food is not fun.
FOOD: The sizes were laughably small. DONUT FRIEND was giving tiny, bite sized donuts for $ 2, when their normal sized donuts are only $ 3 – 4. SHOJIN only had spicy options, so if you can’t do spicy you’re out of luck. SAGE: 3 tiny bits of Cauliflower for $ 3, and they left up signs for food they weren’t serving, just to make it extra confusing. VEGAN PIZZA: At least the $ 3 corndog was regular size and was pretty good, too. The $ 4 pizza was worse than frozen. CARLA LEE’S: The best booth at the whole fair. The only one giving out decent size portions (a full plate that included ¹⁄₃ of a burger, a street taco, a nutball and a lettuce wrap, all for $ 3) and it was really good.
DRINKS: Good luck finding any on this hot day. There was a booth giving out Dixie cups of alkaline water. That’s it. You could maybe find a small aqua fresca or Thai iced tea at a food booth if you were lucky, but then you’re spending $ 3+ for a shot glass worth of juice.
TICKETS: Horrible system and questionable practices. Tickets for food had a $ 0.50 value each, but cost about $ 0.67 each. That’s not a big difference, but they should have been up front about it.
SIGNAGE: Print was way too small. It was not possible to read what the booth was offering until you were right up front.
It was extremely crowded. And the lack of queues for lines made it worse. No dogs (except service dogs) were allowed considering it’s a FOOD fair, yet plenty of dogs still made it in. That rule was not enforced, and the poor little guys were constantly trampled on because of the crowds. (Seriously, know when it’s appropriate to bring your pet and when it’s not.)
I would not return to this event. It’s much more fun and cost effective to go to my favorite vegan restaurant and order whatever I like, with portion sizes that make sense.

First time at the fair and I will say I was a little disappointed in the organization of who puts this on. You have to buy tickets to purchase from the vendors. The value of these tickets are $.50. Yet for every 12 tickets they charged $ 8. A $ 2 service fee. Where does that money go? We went some what later in attempt to avoid some of the crowd. The food we did try was very good, with the exception of the orgain protein shake which was horrible. Lines were extremely long for food. The signs showed the dollar amount of the item instead of the ticket number which I noticed slowed lines down when paying. By four some of the vendors were out of some of their items or gone all together. The event was till. I will say I did try some really amazing food. The falasophy was one of my favorites.

My first VSF. Wasn’t bad but the lines were terrible and it’s a 3 point problem:
1) Ticket vendors. YOU ARE LITERALLY PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF TIME’S OLDEST PRACTICES: Bartering. And it’s CASH only. Why does it take so long to do this? Why didn’t the event just prep tickets in batches of 12 so people wouldn’t have to take so long to count them out?
1a) People that are in the ticket line: There is a sign that tells you how many tickets you get in denominations of 12. Because of problem 1, you have so much time to figure out how much you plan on spending. You had at LEAST 30 minutes to figure this out. When you go up to the window, why are you just NOW FIGURING OUT how much you plan on spending? You are part of the problem. Yes, I’m talking to you bro with a camera. Clearly math isn’t mandatory with the film school curriculum.
2) Food vendors: Don’t come to an event with 7 different items on your menu. Seriously, keep it minimal so there’s no hour+ wait for food (Looking at you Southern Fried Vegan). I appreciate you guys making the food fresh but you’ve got to keep the menu simple when you have a line that goes the distance of 3 food vendors.
3) People that attend: How do you manage to cause a delay at the Bai booth? They literally set a bunch of drinks on the table. You take one and go. There’s zero monetary transaction.
Oddly I don’t have a problem with the ticketing prices. I get that the festival itself needs to make money so no qualms. Hopefully with that money you guys raised you’ll come up with a better process for the next one to cut lines down.

The morning of Vegan Street Fair 2016, I checked the overall Unilocal rating. With 5 reviews written it was averaging at 4-​stars. The evening of Vegan Street Fair 2016, the number of reviews almost tripled and the average rating dropped to 2.5 stars. Sadly, I agree with many of the complaints.
I really wanted to love VSF. I truly did. But this definitely lacked something I was expecting: crowd control. According to their website, they were supposed to enforce switchback lines. But what I experienced walking down Chandler Blvd were vendors on both sides of the street with lines forming directly toward the middle. Sometimes those lines from both sides of the street would blend into each other. Imagine how fun it was cutting through the lines while trying to walk through the crowd. Or standing in line and having people trying to wedge their way through the line just to get by. No fun at all!
Although I’m grateful that the event is free to attend, I’m still undecided about this food ticket situation. I get that each ticket is worth $ 0.50 and 12 tickets cost $ 8 because $ 0.50×12 tickets = $ 6 + $ 2 surcharge for porta potties, tables, security, etc. But buying these tickets was so frustrating because of the unorganized lines. A common response to «are you in line for tickets?» was «I think/​hope so!»
Most vendors charged $ 3 (6 tickets) for items. Some charged less. On one hand, that feels pricey for the small portions. On the other hand, it allowed me to try a bunch of different things with without committing to a whole $ 6 – 10 meal at one vendor. However, it’s difficult to try a bunch of different places when lines are long. Our strategy, we chose the shortest lines with 10 – 15 minute wait or less. The Meateater BF and I also split to hit up multiple vendors. We also met up with friends who also hit up more vendors. Here’s a list of everything I personally got to check out:
— Cajun Sausage Jambalaya and Cornbread from Krimsey’s
— Ceviche from A Savory Twist
— Mushroom Slider and Cheese Sauce from A Savory Twist
— Vegan Deviled Egg from Jaycelab
— Vanilla and Mango Coconut Ice Cream from Coconut Delight
— Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwich from Karma Baker
— Peanut Butter Brownie from Karma Baker
— Vegan Goatless Cheese from Yvonne’s Deliciously Vegan
— Carmel Pecan, Coconut Bacon, and Chocolate Espresso Brownies from Charlie’s Brownies
— Vanilla and Chocolate Chunk Cookies from Sugar Free Markets
— Shepard’s Mushroom Pie from Pies from Dominic
— a green drink from Pulp Pantry and Shakti
— Pickled Serrano Peppers from Proper’s Pickles
— Blueberry French Toast Cupcake from Victoria Johnson-​Mikell Pastries
My favorites were the Vegan Deviled Egg (Jaycelab), the Peanut Butter Brownie (Karma Baker), Vegan Goatless Cheese (Yvonne’s Deliciously Vegan), Carmel Pecan and Chocolate Espresso Brownies (Charlie’s Brownies), Shepard’s Mushroom Pie (Pies from Dominic), and Blueberry French Toast Cupcake (Victoria Johnson-​Mikell Pastries).
Another goal of ours was to buy a few things to take home such as many of the cookies, brownies, cupcakes, pies, and a bag of Kelly’s Croutons.
Something else I’m grateful for, freebies! I may or may not have hit up some of these vendors twice… or thrice ;)
— bottled and canned drinks from Bai
— sample iced coffee from Calafia Farms
— sample Fermented Soy drinks from Fermalife
— Tofu Taco from House Foods
— samples of Green Tea and Sesame Cookies from Pomegranate
— samples of Veggie Bacon Bits from Cool Foods Plant Based Goods
We brought refillable water bottles as suggested on the VSF website. But the Aquavida Hydration Station was always busy. Thank goodness for free bottles of Bai whose line was about an 8 min wait at most.
Don’t let the amount of vendors we visited fool you though. Remember, many offerings were small portions so I still left the event pretty hungry. I also didn’t get to check out certain vendors I was hoping to such as Casa Coqui, Blue Window, and Southern Fried Vegan.
The dance party kinda put me in a better mood toward the last few hours of the event. Awesome music from the Fermalife DJ booth.
As for parking, we found street parking about half a mile away. Since it was a sunday, it was free. But it seems that the metro line is the easiest way to travel.
I’m gonna go middle of the road with a 3-​star rating. Despite the frustrating crowds, being able to check out 21 out of 90+ vendors is not bad for a day at Vegan Street Fair. Keep in mind, I did not have a VIP ticket which would have bypassed many long lines. I don’t think I’d personally purchase the $ 40 VIP ticket to avoid lines but it is a smart way to check out as many vendors as possible.

Just got back from the 2016 Vegan Street Fair… Here’s my take.
Food — 4 stars…
The variety of food was very interesting. Who knew you can make a deviled egg or ceviche a vegan dish? At least I didn’t and was eager to try these things. Some things are best left untasted. Haha! Otherwise, use your tickets wisely.
Prices — 1 star…
The prices are steep. I get it, it’s expensive to get permits and police to close the roads. However, do not market this as a time where you can eat your fill of vegan food. That is not the case. This is a centralized sampling of area restaurants and food vendors.
Effort — 4 stars…
It is difficult to coordinate a large event like this. And the concept is great. I applaud the effort.
Organization /​execution — 1 star…
I don’t know how long this has been happening, but it felt like they did not learn from their previous mistakes… or they did not improve upon their mistakes. Lines felt long and the «leaders» were not very well organized /​volunteers were not very excited or trained.
Overall experience, 3 stars. Would consider going again if I believe there are going to be some interesting food samples. Go early… leave early. It does get a little crowded in certain booths (especially ones with free food/​samples). The merchandise vendors (i.e. t-​shirts and stuff) were very cool. I would go just for that also, it was pretty cool.
Here are a couple of suggestions for the organizers…
1) Invest in crowd control stanchions. You still have HUGE lines that are unorganized. People are not going to see or follow black tape on the floor. Easiest and low-​cost… 2x4s, cinderblocks, and barrier tape.
2) Invest in megaphones. People cannot hear your announcements.
3) Invest in signage… like big flags for the ticket locations. Larger print.
4) With #3, you had plenty of area to expand (i.e. side streets). Spread out your vendors and give them space for lines of their own. It may also make it easier for them to prep their food in a larger tent.
5) Printed map… which can also be utilized for additional ad space for vendors who don’t show up. You can make a good sales pitch due to the number of participant and growth.
Let your vendors/​restauranteurs know that these are great events for marketing and to showcase their best and tastiest products. There were several comments I heard in the crowd… «Wow, they’re in xxx city?».
Also, if you are profiting from both vendors and participants, then you may be getting a little too greedy. Just saying…
Good luck, hope it continues to grow.

Terribly organised. I’ve been waiting in line for my taco for an hour and I’m still waiting. Lines are crossing into other lines, tickets system SUCKS and they are getting extra money to make us wait in extra lines. Had to wait for 15 minutes for a water that was shot sized. A little shade would be nice also.

Super long lines. Super expensive. $ 4 for a small slice of pizza? Really? I bought 2 pieces. And I thought eating at Vegas in those fancy places was expensive, until I came here. It’s almost like I’m ashamed that this is what vegan is. I was so looking forward to this. I came all the way from New Mexico for this. So disappointing.

Vegan foodies listen up. I’ve got the scoop on the VSF. This is how it works. It’s terrible.
The parking is free because the train lot next door is free on Sundays. The fair is NOT free. The way it works is you purchase tickets (worth .50 ea) and you pay the vendors with the tickets instead of cash. There are some clothes vendors that will take credit cards. Every vendor sells food from $ 1-​$ 5. Some vendors sell drinks, and some don’t. There is NO BEER at this fair.
So for me and my wife to each try 3 or 4 things each plus a drink that equates to about $ 15 each which is 30 tickets for each of us. The tickets are sold in tiers– I chose 72 tickets which costs $ 48.
So for 72 tickets worth a total of $ 36– It costs you $ 48. So you pay $ 12 (or $ 6 per head) before you even walk in. (Oh, and you have to wait in line for 15mins to get these tickets)
**TIPS!: –Don’t wait in line at the entrance to buy tickets! There are 2 more places to buy tickets inside with smaller or no lines at all. (One in the middle, and one at the far end)
–Bring water with you– There is nobody stopping you from doing so– and only a couple of vendors had water for sale.
–There are more sweets vendors than savory food vendors here. weird.
–It is CROWDED. VERY CROWDED. You will wait between 15 – 30 minutes for EACH vendor. None of the vendors are ‘on top of it’ and staff themselves appropriately for the volume of business.
Counting the stupid tickets adds 30 seconds on every purchase– This system is terrible. At least sell tickets that are in dollar increments. Only one vendor sold something that was $ 1.50 everything else is $ 1÷3÷5.
There are not enough trash cans, and/​or enough people on trash duty so you have to find a place to put your trash after each thing you eat. There are not enough tables for people to sit down and eat so get stuff you can eat and walk with. They should have long rectangular community tables instead of the banquet style ones they use. It takes up too much space.
The street is not wide enough to have vendors on both sides the entire distance of the street. This means that lines snake around IN the crowd, so anyone wanting to just walk to another vendor has to cut in front of someone in line to get through.
The signage at each vendor is terrible. You have to walk up to the truck or booth before you get in line to see what the vendor has. This is only on a small sign from the fair attached to the vendor. They aren’t selling exactly what you see on the truck– only what is on the menu made for the fair. To be able to read these from standing in the back of the line is impossible.
Not one vendor was fast at getting their food out. Minimum 10 minute wait to order, and then another 5 – 10 before you have food in your hand. Most vendors were sold-​out of food 3 hours after the fair started.
About the only thing I saw that was done right was the porta-​pottys. They had an adequate amount and they were accessible easily and placed away from the food vendors.
The food I did get eventually was good.
I won’t return that’s for sure– Unless the website convinces me they have changed their system.

I posted a picture last year of how bad the event was planned because no one knew where the lines started. This year was better however they blocked me on Instagram because of the picture I posted last year the the confusion. This dishonesty makes me not want to attend future events. Why hide anything? And I have like no followers why block me lmao?

Awesome place for vegans.
Good choices.
Saw kat Von d and she’s fine.
Anyways the diss is for the way it’s set up.
Your gonna wait in an hour line to buy tickets and
End up waiting in another line to get your food
Tickets are faced at 50 cents but your paying around 66 cents a ticket.
House has to make their money I get it.
Then hire more ticket sellers.
If your not hungry then come snack and chill.
But if you wanna come here to eat. Your gonna wait.
Hope the house can work this out next year.
Vendors for product u can pay cash/​credit.

Non-​meat eaters and foodies of LA were out in the pouring rain for some good Vegan eats today. I was one of them.
I arrived around noon and the line to purchase food tickets ($ 8 buys one 12 tickets) moved incredibly slow –not sure why, but was thrilled to finally get my tickets… just to realize I had wait in more lines! –for food (but it was all good and worth it). I’d say several hundred folks showed up for this Vegan Street Fair, so if one is agoraphobic or has enochlophobia –I wouldn’t recommend attending (but duh, if you suffer from the disorder, you probably already know that).
Anyhoo, the fair had an impressive representation of Vegan eats in Los Angeles and sampling its fare has it certainly increased my interest towards exploring these restaurants more. The eats at a fair, was a good way for one to sample a restaurant, before committing to a full meal. Six tickets got me the Banh Mi Slider from Broke Hungry Vegan, 5 tickets for an order of Loaded Nachos –also from Broke Hungry Vegan, 4 tickets for 1 doughnut at Donut Friend.
The hail, rain and lack of umbrella had me leaving the street fair a little earlier than I wanted… as I didn’t explore the clothing booths and what not. But definitely, I’d go to it again.