1 Star I attended…read morethe Ecuadorian Los Angeles Fair about 10 years ago and had a bad experience. Unfortunately, after giving it another chance, I can honestly say the organization--especially with the food vendors--doesn't seem to have improved much. The music is OK, but the food situation was a complete mess. I have rarely seen food vendors this disorganized and unprepared for a large event. Lines were easily over an hour long, food was overpriced, and vendors were already running out of several items within the first few hours. By around 1 PM, many menu items were already unavailable. What made it even worse was the heat. You're standing outside sweating under the sun, getting sunburned, only to wait an hour or more just to order food. For those kinds of conditions, the vendors and organizers should be prepared to move people through quickly--not have hundreds of people standing around in painfully slow lines. The pan de yuca situation was especially ridiculous. They were apparently making them in small home-style ovens, so individual orders were taking 20+ minutes. How do you expect to serve a massive festival crowd using equipment that can only produce a handful at a time? If you're going to charge festival prices and attract thousands of people, you need festival-level organization, equipment, inventory, and staffing. The cultural aspect is nice and the music is decent, but the food experience was frustrating enough that I would not recommend attending unless they seriously improve the organization.

My updated review is go early to this event. Early because of the sweltering August heat hitting…read morethat asphalt. You also don't want to get there late because the vendors might just run out of food while your in line. Bring chairs and umbrellas. Find some shade and stake your spot. Umbrella comes in handy while your standing in line for food. Hydrate hydrate hydrate. Bring water is a must. Plates of food average about $20. Cash or zelle. Great opportunity to have Ecuadorian cuisine. So once you have all this covered you can sit down and enjoy the food and entertainment. It's great to see everyone come together for Ecuadors Independence Day. My dad even ran into a old friend. Small world. Great time as always.

The festival happens yearly during grandpup's birthday weekend. We attended last year for the…read morefirst time. This year the highlight was an event to set a new Guinness World record. Doc had planned early so three of our names were listed on an event T-shirt. They said one of a kind as each t shirt was numbered. $35 per person to participate which got you a bowl of freshly made pad Thai during the event and a t shirt. By the time we retired for the day Doc shared with us that the Guinness World Record was indeed surpassed and history was made. The parade was going on behind us. Some tall tables with a few umbrellas were set up. We came early so we were able to get a table front and center to view the biggest wok. Sadly the crowd formed in front of us and completely blocked our view. The chicken pad Thai ran out so the three of us got shrimp pad Thai. Sweet with a subtle twang but so yummy, warm and comforting. Thanks Doc.

We are so excited to have this event back on the streets of Thai Town again. The food, the…read morecelebrations, the entertainment, and most of all the connection to Thai culture make this an event to put on your calendar. A parade on Hollywood Blvd. Muy Thai demonstrations. A beauty contest. Staged dancing and music. Arts and crafts and food vendors galore! The monks will be honored. Everywhere that you look will be the wonderful Thai smiles that they are so famous for! April 27, 2025 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and admission is free!

This was a free event to promote biking and cycling. The event seemed to have a carnival theme and…read morewas stocked with musical and theatrical performances, food trucks, games, booths, random inventions,art, and of course, beer. I've been to a lot of festivals, but this was definitely the most unique, because it wasn't just about the beer, which was cool. It was really interactive yet laid back at the same time. Dressing up in funky costumes was encouraged, but not necessary. And instead of rides like a carnival would have it was more like the 1920s with more attraction type games, gadgets and performances. Funky adult carnival stuff included: A life-sized connect four that you could play( my fav), a private karaoke booth that held 3 people that was built to look like a port a potty, a bike corral with fun yet bizarre a-typical bikes for people to try out and ride around, and other stuff i'm not to sure how to categorize. There is also an organized bike ride, however, I didn't take part in it. From what I know it was an organized, short easy ride. I thought this event was interesting. It definitely played to all my senses in many different ways. The only thing that I didn't really jive with was that I wish the crowd was more diverse. It leaned a little too hipster/weird/hippie for me. Otherwise, looking to see this expand. The idea is off to a good start.

This event surpassed all my expectations. For a free event, it was way too fun! The only reason…read moreit's missing that last star is the ride itself :( Unlike Ciclavia, they did not close down the streets for this 5 mile ride and it just draaaggggggeeed. We had to wait through a couple of lights at each intersection so everyone could catch up. But right after the ride is where the 4 stars kick in! A few great food trucks, awesome entertainment (music, comedy, costumes, dancing, contests, and a bunch of randomness!) This was seriously one of the best events I've attended. Saving the best for last though.....the beer! Only had the Fat tire...and I got my 3rd one for free. I can't wait to do this again next year.

Pamper me Fabulous had outdone themselves this year! First off, the venue took place at the…read moreTerreanea resort in Palos Verdes! Just that itself gave it a automatic 3 stars because the Venue and it's view are magnificent! Now the event...! Better then the previous years!! Lots of stuff to see. Lots of vendors. One bad thing is if you are not the first batch to run around the event and put your name down for the free mini beauty services, you'll never get them. Because they usually are all filled out by the first hour or so of the event. :-( .I was lucky to get a hair service in but I had to wait 4 hours. By the 4th hour, I was so ready to go, I didn't care to get my hair done! This year, I absolutely love the Photo Booths! The Viral photo booths and the Hyundai dealers along with their props to dress up, or their other props, the 4 hot half naked guys.! :-) The drinks were good, they even have complimentary ice water for you to help yourself. The vendors their are not just there to sell you their products, they have games and giveaways for you ready to take home, as well as samples, and treats! The celebrities speakers were awesome! The Goody bags were so good! Instead of small little package of samples, it's filled with actual size upscale products. Unlike the "Shecky's" events goody bags that is filled with small pouches of samples and LEFT OVER products from previous year's inventory... (No Joke)

Vibiana March 2012…read more Hot guys wearing no tshirts: Check Free Swag: Check $15 facial from Epidemiologie: Check Free drinks: Check! Free desserts: Check! Saw Steph C (LA East Yelp Intern): Check! Nails done: Check! This event grew in size. The line at 10.45 was LONG for the 11am opening. But of course... we were entertained by the half naked men of Pamper me Fabulous. :D Nice. VENDORS: They really had only three things you could do: nails (free), facial ($15), and massage ($15). I remember back in the day in OC when the PMF event had it all! I got eyelash extensions and my hair done... it was just great!... now... this is kinda sad. They did do well on the alcohol tastings and dessert tastings. I'll give them that. They only had ONE food vendor. That's not good. They told us the wait was 30 min to get your food. No, thank you. They were selling a lot more stuff than having people actually be pampered. The workout sessions also diminished. They used to have Beach Body workouts and Reebok workouts... but now... nothing - just yoga and breathing exercises. They also only had ONE photobooth this time :P Magnolia is cool. SWAG: Pretty sweet swag bag tho. Worth $21... possibly. :D OVERALL: I feel like it went a little downhill over time, but hopefully they can bring it back up by November's event.

"Hi, my name is Dennis W. and I'm a Yelpaholic."…read more Tonight we had a fabulous time with some of our more literally inclined yelpers who took us on a world tour through the coasts of Spain, New York, Taipei, and various spots in good ole Southern California. These yelpers mustered up the courage, grabbed hold of the mic, and went to town sharing a hand-selected review that were all Funny, Useful and Cool! Yes, these yelpers had a lot of FUC to share! I enjoyed all of the readings, but Scott T.'s literary work about his nearby 7-11 in TaiPei made me giggle like a 2 year old getting tickled by a fat aunt! Katie B. did a fabulous job reading some reviews by yelpers that couldn't make the event... This girl can scream too! Thanks for a wonderful FIRST Yelp event for me, Katie! It was nice to finally wet my whistle and dip my toes into the Yelp hot tub with all of you and to support LitFest!

This was a really cool event and I am looking forward to Katie and @yelpLA organizing another one…read more I really enjoyed hearing the wide range of reviews and review styles from other Yelpers. My favorite review was about a very exotic locale...a 7-11 in Taipei. Thanks to many sponsors involved in this cool Pasadena event.

What a great group of people. I went on a run with my Pom. He didn't last the whole run but it…read morewas such a great time.

First timer here and I was really looking forward to this fun run. The concept was cool... seemed…read morelike this could be a lot of fun. Unfortunately, it was the complete opposite in my experience. PROS: - cool concept - decent DJs playing good music - music sound quality was great - venue was ideal (just not used to its full potential) CONS: - very poorly executed course - not enough resources to direct and guide foot traffic - course had had some narrow trails making it hard for actual runners to get by walkers (walkers to the right!!) - not enough blacklight on the course to give it that feeling of a neon night run - not enough music during the run, music only near the tents - parking was far from the start and finish line (i think this aided in the confusion of where to go) - swag bags included temporary tattoos, glow-in-the-dark necklace/bracelet, glow-in-the-dark paint - one water station during course and it was room temperature. eww. read on for more details... Event Parking -- Just about the only thing that went smoothly. One issue I had was $10 parking fee. on top of registration, we still have to pay for parking? if you're going to rent a venue out to host an event, consider including parking fees into the registration cost. Entrance -- very poorly organized. from the parking area, we walked in the same direction as the crowd only to find out most of the crowd had walked to the packet pick-up booths. no one was on site to direct people to the starting line, if they were there, they did not speak up and it was hard to tell at night who was staff vs a participant. i didn't see any signs either. we opted to walk into the stub hub center and started following another crowd of people who were luckily walking toward the starting line which was on the completely opposite side of the parking area. Starting Line -- waves of participants went every few minutes. the first 10th of a mile was a narrow bottleneck which made it difficult to even trot Course -- most of the course was well lit. cool, they're being safe, but in all honesty i was expecting more darkened areas with blacklights... it is a neon run, right? the spray tents were a claustrophobic nightmare. many people stayed until they were drenched in glow in the dark water then taking pictures by the blacklights causing a traffic jam. on the last leg of the course, they had us go from one end of a parking lot to the the other end, then back again... i felt like a lab rat in a maze... it was at this point that we lost complete direction of the course and made our own way to the packet pick up location. from here, we were trying to figure out where the finish line was... once again, ZERO help in navigating participants in where to go. i overheard people say the finish line was inside the arena, so we went. i mapped my run using the Nike Running app and came up 1 mile short... walking from the lab rat maze that was the parking lot to packet pick-up definitely was not a mile... taking a look at the course map on their website, i suspect there's an entire section everyone failed to run through (i don't recall running through there) b'coz there was most likely no one there to direct traffic or it wasn't clearly marked. Conclusion: with the lack of organization and staff... i shouldn't have paid for this event and just showed up... maybe i woulda had more fun that way.

This event is consistently one of the most exciting foodie events in LA, if not the nation. The…read morehighlight for me this year was meeting Thomas Keller, and eating at the Bouchon booth this year, which had a total seafood feast (lobster claws and tails, stone crab, oysters, mussels, shrimp) and goodie bags filled with chocolate bouchons. There are so many to mention, but Cut also had a really great dish, with very tender new york strip steak paired with lobster claws and black truffles. There were a few things that went wrong this year, however. First, our table placard (and name in the brochure) was spelled incorrectly, which was ridiculous considering it was spelled correctly last year. There were a number of power failures, which made certain areas very dark (like Payard's dessert). There was no map this year...seriously?? There's dozens (hundreds?) of food and wine representatives in a large space, it was very difficult to find them. Advertised on the website were that Laurent Gras, Octavia Becerra, Walter Manzke, and Ilan Hall were supposed to be there (representing their respective restaurants). However, I couldn't find them, and without a map, I'm not even sure they showed up. Also, they ran out of the AWFF brochures before the night ended. In all, I'm definitely coming back next year - it's a great event. However, this year there were a number of annoying details. I do recommend this to anyone who is into the food scene.

This was a great event when you focus on what everyone was there for...the FOOD and WINE. This is…read morethe ultimate food and wine showcase and I was so excited that it was being held while I was out in LA. I just can't give this year's event 5 stars. Coming from Hawaii, we have events like Sunset on the Beach and Taste of Honolulu. At these events a very big concern for the coordinators is access to water. So I was disappointed that on one of the hottest days in LA there was never enough water for the guests. There were only a few water stations and they got broken down early in the night. Also, when an event staffer was transporting water, he got so upset that everyone was stopping him that he started ignoring people. Overall, a fun event for a great cause.

Seems like the move from actual Silver Lake effected the entire thing adversely. It was not well…read moreorganized at all. Just lost it's luster being in this dirty location downtown. And the music this year was not very good at all. Friday was a huge disappointment. Not fun at all.

Forget your uppity festival standards when coming to Jubilee. This is one of the best showcases of…read morelocal LA culture and the great bands that came out have provided me with an audiogasmic playlist for months to come. Pair that with the local vendors in addition to the food trucks and you've got yourself the penultimate Angeleno experience. Sure, they could have organized and coordinated a few things better but it's all good, I'm sure they'll know what to do next year. I'm looking at the glass half full here. I like the way they used the abandoned lot of warehouse space to its advantage. There is nothing quite like watching your favorite bands play against the backdrop of that historical LA bridge. It's the iconic backdrop of industrial Downtown LA, where there is an art community nestled under that bridge, where works of art are tagged and pinned just about everywhere you look. Jubilee could not have picked a better home. My favorite use of space is the long hall of clothing retailers. It's like walking into a seemingly endless urban bazaar where each local retailer is different from the next. All you need to do is pick one and rummage through their eclectic pile of offerings. I f*cking love it! Notable Vendors I Liked: -- United Couture: A group of stylish Japanese gals were babysitting this small corner of treasures. Their shirts are chic, edgy and so comfortable. Even better that they were offering 50% off most of their stuff. I made out like a bandit. -- Drifter Industries: The guys who made this year's signature Jubilee shirts. Gave away free shirts in exchange for you following them on Instagram. That's cool. -- DIYFO: I love these folks! Got my tailor-made Jubilee tank with all its fringe from the lovely Jane. What's better than a standard event tee? An event tee that's cut to your liking. You can do it yourself or have them do it for you. -- Bakeology: Was chatting with the daughter of this mother-daughter duo and she was such a sweetheart. Not to mention how amazing their line of gluten-free vegan cookies is! I'm spreading the word to everyone because I love their cookies this much. -- Everly: Beautiful summer blouses and dresses from their sample sale stash make it hard not to pick up every piece you see. Only downside is that sizes aren't marked so it might be a hit and miss for curvier body types. Don't get me started on the music. All I know is that Cherry Glazerr, The Dolls, Bleached, Fool's Gold, Calvin Love and The Drums are rounding out the rest of my 2013 playlist. Thanks for being good to me, Jubilee. I'm coming back next year and forever after!