Chicagoans and visitors enjoyed several food festivals this weekend. While Taste of Chicago was the major attraction, local festivals like Taco Fest and Taste of Greektown offered an opportunity to try more specific cuisines.
“Lizard Man” jumps onto three others outside the ring during a Lucha Libre Mexican professional wrestling tag team event at the Lakeview Taco Fest in the 3500 block of North Southport Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)An Athena Restaurant worker prepares a gyro during Taste of Greektown in the Greektown neighborhood on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Juan Garcia splashes consomé on birria tacos from Tacotlán at the Taste of Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)A group of men wearing matching shirts walk through the Taste of Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago.(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)A Corgi named Zoe looks up as Jim Schofield eats tacos during the Lakeview Taco Fest in the 3400 block of North Southport Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A group of friends eat Mexican ice cream at the Taste of Chicago Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago.(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)A display case of Mexican pastries is illuminated by the late afternoon sun the Lakeview Taco Fest in the 3500 block of North Southport Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Lamb chops cook at the Spectrum Bar & Grill tent during Taste of Greektown in the Greektown neighborhood on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
People attend Taste of Greektown in the Greektown neighborhood on Sept. 8, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)People attend the Taste of Chicago Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago.(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)An Athena Restaurant worker serves gyro meat during Taste of Greektown in the Greektown neighborhood on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
People look at items from Rich Gecko Home Fashions during Taste of Greektown in the Greektown neighborhood on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)People sit and stand in front of a mosaic during the Lakeview Taco Fest in the 1300 block of West Cornelia Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
