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[title]This morning, Crain's debuted the list of vendors that will be participating in this year's Taste of Chicago, which runs from July 9-13 in Grant Park. The hungry masses will be fed by 66 food vendors, joined by a rotating selection of 17 food trucks and 13 pop-up restaurants. Take a look at the list and try not to salivate on your keyboard. Is it too early for a lunch break?
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Five-day vendors (new Taste of Chicago participants are in bold):
Abbey Pub & Restaurant, 3420 W Grace St
Bacino's of Lincoln Park, 2204 N Lincoln Ave
Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont Ave
Big Cheese Poutinerie, 3401 N Clark St
Billy Goat Inn, 1535 W Madison St
BJ's Market & Bakery, 8734 S Stony Island Ave
Bobak Sausage Co., 5275 S Archer Ave
Caffe Gelato, 2034 W Division St
Carbon Live Fire Mexican Grill, 300 W 26th St
Chicago's Dog House, 816 W Fullerton Ave
Churro Factory, 3755 W Armitage St
Connie's Pizza, 2373 S Archer Ave
Eli's Cheesecake, 6701 W Forest Preserve Drive
Franco's Ristorante, 300 W 31st St
Fudge Pot, 1532 N Wells St
Gold Coast Dogs, 225 S Canal St
Iyanze, 4623 N Broadway St
Kasia's Deli, 2101 W Chicago Ave
Lawrence's Fisheries, 2120 S Canal St
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, 805 S State St
M Burger, 100 W Randolph St
Manny's Coffee Shop, 1141 S Jefferson St
Mariano's Fresh Market replaces Dominick's
Noodle Vietnamese, 2336 S Wentworth Ave
Oak Street Beach Café, 5700 S Cicero Ave
O'Briens Restaurant, 1528 N Wells St
Original Rainbow Cone, 9233 S Western Ave
Pazzo's Cucina, 101 N Wacker Dr
Ricobene's on 26th St., 252 W 26th St
Robinson's No. 1 Ribs, 225 S Canal St
Savoy, 1408 N Milwaukee Ave
Smoke Daddy, 1804 W Division St
SpritzBurger, 3819 N Broadway
Star of Siam, 11 E Illinois St
Tuscany, 1014 W Taylor St
Vee-Vee's African Restaurant, 6232 N Broadway St
Pop-up restaurants:
Brasserie by LM, 800 S Michigan Ave
Brazilian Bowl Grill, 3204 N Broadway
Garifuna Flava: A Taste of Belize, 2518 W 63rd St
Jin Ju, 5203 N Clark St
Kamehachi, 1531 N Wells St
Mama Mia, 3131 N Central Ave
Mayan Sol Latin Grill, 3830 W Lawrence Ave
Punky's Pizza & Pasta, 2600 S Wallace St
Restaurant Veneno de Nayarit, 1024 N Ashland Ave
Riva, 700 E Grand Ave, Navy Pier
Sol de Mexico, 3018 N Cicero Ave
Stan's Donuts & Coffee, 1560 N Damen Ave
Taco Joint, 158 W Ontario St
Food trucks:
Beavers Coffee & Donuts
Bombay Wraps
Bridgeport Pasty
The Cheesies Truck
Chicago Cupcake
Chicago Lunchbox
Gino's Steak
Giordano's
Harold's Chicken
Jerk
Ms. Tittle's Cupcakes
Pork Chop
Starfruit Café
Taquero Fusion
The Fat Shallot
Salsa Truck
Windy City Patty Wagon