Taste of Fair Food - OC Fair & Event Center - Costa Mesa, CA

Taste of Fair Food

What’s Taste of the Fair?

You can get a sampling of food and treats for only $5 each. Taste of the Fair is daily until 4 p.m. during the 2024 OC Fair.

 

The Menu

Carnival

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
ICEE 1/4 lb. Chili Dog (½)
Mexican Cuisine Chicken Rolled Taquitos (2) in a Cup w/Guacamole
Cowboy Kettle Corn Dolphin Breeze Soda (9 oz.)
Pineapple Whip Express Pina Colada Float (9 oz.)
Swirl Ice Cream Strawberry Refresher (9 oz.)
Totally Baked Cookie Joint Ice Cream Sandwich (2 mini)
Big Dogs Churros (2)
Dutchmen’s Funnel Cake Churros (2)
Mustards Café Nacho Cheese Fries (small)
Corn Shack Cup of Street Corn (small)
Enzo’s Pizzeria Flamin’ Hot Pickle Pizza (small)
Squeezers Apple Sour Lemonade (12 oz.)
Fried A Fair Fried Twinkie (1)
Sweeties Popcorn (small)

Sweet Dreams

 Popcorn (small)
Michelagua Chamoy Pickle (1)

Centennial Farm

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
Hawaiian Chicken Bowls Tiki Bowl (4 oz.)
Funnel Cake – Ice Cream Frozen Chocolate Banana
The Hook Fish Taco (1)
The Ranch Bayou Smoked Mac-N-Cheese (small)
Scott Bros. Dairy Chocolate Milk (2)
Cathy’s Cookies Cone of Chocolate Chip Cookies (5-7 cookies)
Corn Dogs – Fresh Lemonade Lemonade (small)
PINK’s Turkey Chili Cheese Dogs (5″) 
Juicy’s Giant Western Sausage (½)
Olde Tyme Lemonade

Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade (9 oz.)
July 19-21

Slushie Lemonade (small)
July 24-28

Nitro Lemonade (9 oz.)
July 31-Aug.4

BBQ Lemonade (9 oz.)
Aug. 7-11

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade (9 oz.) 
Aug. 14-18
Bangin Berries Chocolate-Dipped Licorice (3)
NOEL’s Mexican Food Nacho’s Deluxe (½ order)
OC Wine Society Award-Winning Wine (4 oz.) Limit 2 per customer
Candyland Kettle Corn (mini bag)
Olde Tyme Ice Cream

Ice Cream Cone (small)
July 19-21

Nitro Coffee Float(9 oz.)
July 24-28

Frozen Banana (½)
July 31-Aug.4

Cup of Ice Cream (small)
Aug. 7-11

Ice Cream Cone
Aug. 14-18

Fair Square

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
Chuckwagon BBQ Pork Sunday (5 oz.)
Chuckwagon Corn Cup of Corn (6 oz.)
Wild Hog BBQ Waffle Fries w/ Cheese (½ order)
Wild Hog Corn Cup of Corn (6 oz.)
Orange Julius Orange Julius (8 oz.)
Dippin’ Dots “Party Cup” Customers Choice of Flavor Dots (3.5 oz.)
Cantina Nachos and Fruit Bar Steak Nachos (2 lb. boat)
Planet Popcorn

BBQ Kettle Corn (mini bag)
July 19-21

Lemon Swirl (mini bag)
July 24-28

Blackberry (mini bag)
July 31-Aug. 4

BBQ Kettle Corn (mini bag)
Aug. 7-11

Caramel Kettle Corn (mini bag) 
Aug. 14-18
Funnel Cakes Beignets (mini beignets in a cup)
Biggy’s Flamin’ Hot Cheetos & Cheese Pickles (small)

 

Family Fairway

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
Chicken Charlie’s Fried Avocados (3 pieces)
Pineapple Express Maui Slider (1)
Fresh Frys French Frys w/ Cheese (½ order)
Texas Style BBQ BBQ Pork Rib (1)
ICEE ¼ lb. Chili Dog (½)
Bacon Nation Candied Bacon Pork Belly Bites
Spud Ranch Tater Twister (small)
Ice Cream Banana Dipped in Chocolate (½)
Tasti Chips Express Tasti Chips (small)
Char Broiled Corn – Giant Baked Potatoes and Fries/Corn Star Tater Tots (small)
Crutchess’ Cream Soft Serve Cone Any Flavor (mini)
Papa Gino’s Pizza Pepperoni Pizza (Slice)
Dutchmen’s Funnel Cake Churros (2)
Candy Factory Popcorn (small)
Squeezers

Apple Sour Lemonade (12 oz.)
Sweet Swirls Dole Soft Serve Cup or Cone Any Flavor (mini)

Green Gate

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
Sugar Puff Candy Fair Flavor Puff Candy (5 pieces)

Livestock

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
Backyard BBQ Village/Philly Fajitas (small)
Backyard BBQ Village/Big Chicken Fajitas (small)
Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon Roll w/ Frosting (½)
Corn Dogs – Fresh Lemonade Lemonade (small)
Mexican Funnel Cake Mexican Funnel Cake w/ Whip Cream (small)
Baja Bar & Grill

Chicken Tenders (2) & Fries
Wednesdays only

Steak Nachos (2lb. boat)
Thursdays only

Prime Rib Sandwich w/ Chips (mini)
Fridays only

Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ Chips (mini)
Saturdays only

Tri-Tip Sandwich w/ Chips (mini)
Sundays only
Sweet by Cardinali Chocolate Soft Serve Cone (small)
Ice Cold Drinks/Churros/Soft Frozen Lemonade Churro (1)
Tasti Whip Dole Soft Serve (small)
Wahlburgers Spicy Cheese Tots (small)
Kettle Corn Junction 1 Taste Bag-Choice of: Kettle Corn or Cotton Candy
Mom’s Bakeshoppe Fresh – Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies (4)

Main Mall

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
Fair Pretzels Pretzel Log – Salted or Cinnamon Sugar
Mucho Crazy Nachos Nachos w/ Cheese (small)
Texas Donuts – Ice Cream Big “D” Texas Donut or Ice Cream Cone
Pineapple Express Maui Slider (1)
Chicken Charlies Fried bacon – Wrapped Pickle (2 pieces)
Corn Dogs – Fresh Lemonade Lemonade (small)
Fresh Made Ice Cream Delicious Dipped Treats Banana Dipped in Chocolate (½)
Hot Dog On A Stick Fresh Lemonade (16 oz.)
Pepe’s Mariscos Fresh Mexican

Chicken Nachos
July 19-21

10″ Chicken Quesadilla
July 24-29

Fruit Cup (9 oz.)
July 31-Aug.4

Chicken Nachos (9 oz.)
Aug. 7-11

Fruit Cup (9 oz.)
Aug. 14-18
Eddie’s Asian Inspired Cuisine

Orange Chicken and Fried Rice (9 oz.)
July 19-21

Tempura Vegetables (5 pieces) w/ Steamed Rice
July 24-28

Egg Rolls (2) & Fried Rice
July 31-Aug. 4

Fried Rice & Noodle (9 oz.)
Aug. 7-11

Orange Chicken and Fried Rice (9 oz.)
Aug. 14-18
JP’s Old West Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon Roll (1) w/ choice of one topping
Philly Cheese Steak Choose One Slider: Hamburger, Roast Beef or Philly
Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream Float – Customer’s Choice of Soda Flavor & Dot Flavor (9 oz.)
Tasti Chips Tasti Chips (small)
Tasti Burgers Small Burger w/ Pickles & Sauce
MoonGoat Coffee (Choose one)

Frozen Churro (9 oz.)

Frozen Hulk Juice (9 oz.)

Orange Creamsicle (9 oz.)
Vegging Out Chicken Nacho Deluxe
Shave Ice Shave Ice w/ One Flavor (small)
Timbo’s Jerky  Dill Pickle (1) and Steak Jerky (1)
Ten Pound Buns Original Ten Pound Bun (½ slice) or Bacon Nutella Ten Pound Bun (½ slice)
Funnel Cakes! The Lazy Toucan Beignets (mini beignets in a cup)
Ice Cold Drinks/Churros/Soft Frozen Lemonade Churro (1)

Plaza Pacifica

VENDOR NAME

$5 TASTE
Papi’s Puffy Tacos Carnitas Taquitos (2)
Garlickys’s Garlic Chicken Kabob (small)
Ice Cold Drinks/Churros/Soft Frozen Lemonade Churro (1)