text: I have got to agree with the poor reviews My wife and I went on a Saturday around lunch nnTwo years ago we were in Manhattan for their San Gennaro festival I did not go in expecting this to compare but I was surprised at the stark contrastnnI was expensive Even with the coupon it was to get in for a poor sausage and pepper sandwich we did not finish it for two beers The way I look at it I paid to get dusty and realize I was in the wrong place Shoulda spent it on boxing a trifectannThe one diamond was the old sweet Italian man that was wandering around the food court singing He did not sing to us but we chatted with him for a minute Boy he had the sweetest smile Reminded me of my Pop popnnIm would never go on a carnie ride I guess I am just chicken so I came here for the Italian experience and food I always feel badly for the animals toonnThere is zero Italian experience to be had and unfortunately it looks like we just picked a bad vendor I saw some people carrying around some great looking food Then again our sausage and peppers LOOKED greatnnThe singer when I was there was laughably bad Khaki docker pants white sneakers black shirt and a voice that fit only a mother could love Looked like a Seinfeld outfit from the s Sounds like some other people got to enjoy some better acts He was not one of the headlinersnnA big part of the turn off was the dirt lot the event was held on I try to go to a lot of festivals I really like browsing around but this one just fell flat A different location might bring a tiny bit of much needed class to this eventnnGood thing that Turf Paradise is a short walk away Had fun there