You don't need your restaurant critic dissecting Artscape food. I think of it like popcorn at a movie theater. Whatever its flaws (it was popped in Wisconsin, it's too salty, it costs too much), you know you gotta have it.

Same with Artscape eats.  It's going to be the same  global "street" food that you get at all the fairs, and it's going to be expensive. But who can resist?

Should you go with Greek, Thai, Mexican, Jamaican or stick to plain old American?

I can't answer that for you, but I can tell you that I wimped out and got a crab cake, and it was surprisingly better than I thought it was going to be. Crab cakes are sold just to the left as you walk into the food court from Mount Royal.

I was also thirsty, so I bought the first lemonade I came across for five bucks. You can do better, I found out. On the other side of the food court, Oasis Lemonade was selling 16-ounce cups for $3.

Definitely get a peach ice cream from South Beach's stall, a bit outside the food court proper. It's homemade and local.