http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/15/matsuri_food_stadium_overwhelms_not.php All comments for Matsuri Food Stadium overwhelms (not the food) en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/15/matsuri_food_stadium_overwhelms_not.php#comment-1407776 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/15/matsuri_food_stadium_overwhelms_not.php#comment-1407776 Comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:15:18 +0800 <p>You're right, Eric - the food is crap. But, despite 12 stations of headbanded employees yelling otherwise, the food is not really the point of the place. It's a ridiculous, fun novelty in a city with no shortage of novelties, and completely worth it. At the very least, you can get sloshed at the bar and pass out inside a giant peach. Their website even lists food-eating contests mid-week, though I don't imagine there's enough customers then to actually hold one. But still... </p>