When we lived in the city, every year in early July we would walk over to the Taste of Chicago to try out some new food and walk around to see what all of the restaurants were offering. We would always leave feeling totally stuffed and satisfied. Since we moved to Gurnee several years ago, we haven’t been back to the Taste of Chicago and I have to say I’ve missed it!
This weekend we were able to relive it at the Taste of Highland Park. To be honest, up until the week prior, I had no idea Highland Park puts this on. I’ve heard a lot of people talk about the great restaurants in Highland Park, however, we’ve only been able to try a few so I figured this would be a nice opportunity to check some of the others out.
The Taste of Highland Park takes place right downtown Highland Park on Central Avenue. They shut down several blocks and have tons of tables set-up so you can sit down and enjoy your food! There were 16 different restaurants with booths set-up. We went with a group of people and decided to try food from a bunch of different places so we had a nice variety. We tried sliders from Bluegrass, a California Roll from Sushi Kushi, a piece of deep dish pizza and brushetta from Lou Malnatti’s and perhaps my favorite was a steak sandwich from Norton’s. The meat was so tender and the sauce on it was delicious. We ended our meal with blizzards from Dairy Queen which happens to be located right in the square of downtown Highland Park where the festival was set-up.
At the same time there was also a huge Art Festival going on as well. We were able to see some amazing art, sculptures, etc. My favorite booth was one that had butterflies (not real, however, you would never know!) framed in shadow boxes and other designs. They were beautiful.
There was a kids area with some fun booths, with wheels to spin for prizes and neat give-aways. We ran into a guy who was making balloon creations. There was a long line but we waited in it and Reese got a butterfly made which she loved.
In the center of everything they had a stage set-up with live music and performances. When we were there was a performance put on by a youth theatre group. They did a great job. We enjoyed our afternoon at the Taste of Highland Park. We left feeling the same way we always did after the Taste of Chicago…totally stuffed and satisfied!
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This weekend we were able to relive it at the Taste of Highland Park. To be honest, up until the week prior, I had no idea Highland Park puts this on. I’ve heard a lot of people talk about the great restaurants in Highland Park, however, we’ve only been able to try a few so I figured this would be a nice opportunity to check some of the others out.
The Taste of Highland Park takes place right downtown Highland Park on Central Avenue. They shut down several blocks and have tons of tables set-up so you can sit down and enjoy your food! There were 16 different restaurants with booths set-up. We went with a group of people and decided to try food from a bunch of different places so we had a nice variety. We tried sliders from Bluegrass, a California Roll from Sushi Kushi, a piece of deep dish pizza and brushetta from Lou Malnatti’s and perhaps my favorite was a steak sandwich from Norton’s. The meat was so tender and the sauce on it was delicious. We ended our meal with blizzards from Dairy Queen which happens to be located right in the square of downtown Highland Park where the festival was set-up.
At the same time there was also a huge Art Festival going on as well. We were able to see some amazing art, sculptures, etc. My favorite booth was one that had butterflies (not real, however, you would never know!) framed in shadow boxes and other designs. They were beautiful.
There was a kids area with some fun booths, with wheels to spin for prizes and neat give-aways. We ran into a guy who was making balloon creations. There was a long line but we waited in it and Reese got a butterfly made which she loved.
In the center of everything they had a stage set-up with live music and performances. When we were there was a performance put on by a youth theatre group. They did a great job. We enjoyed our afternoon at the Taste of Highland Park. We left feeling the same way we always did after the Taste of Chicago…totally stuffed and satisfied!
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