Long lines don’t deter vendors and visitors from enjoying amuse-bouche sized Taste of Chicago: ‘It’s been really nice so far.’

Long lines at the booth for Eli’s Cheesecake at the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park on Sunday. This year’s event featured 35 vendors and food trucks, compared to 70 in 2018. And the date was pushed back from the Fourth of July because NASCAR was in town. (Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times)

Regina Crawford makes the trip from Gary, Indiana, to Grant Park every year for the Taste of Chicago.

Though this year’s edition of the Taste was smaller, and a couple of months late, Crawford still enjoyed the culinary offerings on hand. But she had one complaint.