Get your fair foods fix at two spots this weekend
When this summer’s OC Fair was canceled because of the ongoing pandemic, festival organizers put together an alternate, online affair. But you can’t eat through your screen!
Enter the OC Fair Food Drive-Thru, which has been a big success. Though the fried-food fun ends this weekend, there’s still time to load up on goodies from Roasted Corn, Chicken Charlie’s, Australian Battered Potatoes, JP’s Old West Cinnamon Rolls, Fried A Fair, Mom’s Bakeshoppe, Funnel Cakes, Juicy’s, Who Fried the Cheese?, Dole Whip, Pink’s Hot Dogs, Olde Tyme Ice Cream and Planet Popcorn.
Located at the OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, masked drivers and diners will enter at Gate 1 off Fair Drive, then wind their way through the maze of cones. There’s no fee at the gate, but patrons will need to pay each vendor separately. Be prepared: Some eateries are only accepting credit cards.
The OC Fair Food Drive-Thru is open Oct. 23-24, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and Oct. 25, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For more details, including a menu, visit ocfair.com/drivethru.
Serving up more delicious fun is the Fair Foodie Fest Drive Thru at Angel Stadium, 2000 E. Gene Autry Way, Anaheim. Hungry drivers entering off South Douglass Road can follow the orange cones to booths offering Greek, Roasted Corn, BBQ, the Outlaw Grill, Burgers (whose menu includes the iconic Krispy Kreme-enveloped cheeseburger), Funnel Cakes, Deep Fried Oreos, Cotton Candy and Kettle Corn. Just as at the fairgrounds, vendors are paid separately. But at the end of this trail is the chance to win stuffed prizes at the Car Carnival Games’ ring toss; it’s just $5 for a basket of rings. Traditional prizes and other memorabillia are also for sale.
Check it out Oct. 23-24, noon-10 p.m., and Oct. 25, noon-8 p.m. Entry is also free, but those who claim a ticket online also receive a free mini funnel cake with powdered sugar. For more information and a complete menu, go to fairfoodiefest.com.
