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There are many reasons to visit the California State Fair: Intriguing exhibitions, fun-filled rides and plenty of live entertainment. However, let’s face it. The real attraction is food.
There’s certainly no shortage of it. There are well over 100 vendors throughout the park serving up everything from baked potatoes to boba tea to barbacoa tacos. Much of it is quite good - the fair even has a judged competition so you know where to start. But when I go to the fair, something comes over me, and I feel compelled to seek out the most freakishly oversized offerings.
Corn dogs are a fairway staple and Milo’s has been serving them up at the fair since 1970. Not satisfied with just a garden-variety corn dog, I stopped at one of their four booths and ordered the monster corn dog ($14), two full-length franks dunked in batter and fried until golden brown and delicious.
Next up, the mountain of curly fries ($19.99) at Juicy’s delivers what it promises, a tangle of curly shoestring fries that stands no less than three inches tall. The fry job is solid, and it’s fun for a group to pick away segments for dunking in complimentary condiments.
Thankfully, not all the oversize treats are fried. The non-alcoholic piña colada in a pineapple ($20 after tax) at Pineapple Grill is both hearty and refreshing, a fruity smoothie served in a whole, hollowed-out frozen pineapple, topped with whipped cream and served with additional slices of pineapple. It’s a welcome sip as the mercury rises.
For the record, I did not consume all of this single-handedly. I had extra mouths in the form of a couple Bee colleagues and my husband.
