The Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, held its fifth annual Taste of East Lansing event Saturday.

Bringing together a number of different restaurants and bars in the East Lansing area, students and East Lansing residents both wandered past tents filled with all varieties of food. New to the mix this year was Marco’s Pizza and a ramen and tapas restaurant known as Sapporo Ramen and Noodle Bar, located where the old What Up Dawg? used to be.

“We also have this year a children’s plaza with a clown, henna, and a magician, a bunch of live music, the East Lansing K-9 unit, just really good family fun for all ages,” Kelly Ronquist, a CRC intern and advertising junior, said.

Located on the block between M.A.C. and Albert Avenues, the event drew a steady crowd throughout the day, with food browsing accompanied by live music and the sounds of happily chattering patrons.

Aside from bringing all of East Lansing’s eateries into one location, Taste of East Lansing also has the upside of bringing great advertising to upstart businesses like Sapporo Ramen and Noodle Bar, which has only been open for roughly two and a half months co-owner Charlie Hoang said.

“It’s been great so far, we’re really glad we turned out,” Hoang said. “We also plan on doing something with the East Lansing High School and a student discount day, this is one of the first real big steps out in the East Lansing community.”