The Kimball Arts Festival was good for Main Street restaurant business. Most establishments interviewed said sales and foot traffic were on par with last year, which was a good festival.

Stephanie Samuels, manager at the Wasatch Brew Pub, said the head count was down, but sales were up, so it was very comparable to last year.

“It was a great crowd,” she added.

Debbie Axtell, owner of Café Terigo said business was “very good” and equal to last year.

“The weather was perfect,” she said.

The No Name Saloon was slower on Friday night than usual, but finished the weekend 19 percent ahead of last year’s festival, said general manager Ron Wedig.

Friday was “huge” compared to the previous festival at the Main Street Deli, said Rebecca Bielinski. Sales were almost double from a year ago.

“Overall, it was tremendously wonderful,” she said.

The Eating Establishment served 550 people on Saturday and 660 people on Sunday, said manager Victoria Stevens.

“It was so busy,” she added.

The restaurant’s new dining deck helped, she said, as did the fact that they serve breakfast all day.

What make it busy, Stevens said, was the art that brought out the people.

Pam Slaughter, manager at 501 On Main, said the organization of the festival exceeded expectations.

“People were amazing the committee did a great job this year,” Slaughter said. “There was definitely more people traffic.”

Bielinski said she heard numerous compliments from both attendees and artists on how well organized the festival was this year.

Still, some restaurateurs saw room for improvement. Steve McComb said the rental trucks on Sunday evening picking up arts and equipment after the show disrupted diners on the outdoor decks.

He also thought foot traffic would have been even better had the $10 ticket price for admission been lower. McComb said about a dozen diners complained to him about it.

Stevens said something needs to be done about the parking situation especially for employees of Old Town businesses.

Wedig said he didn’t like that visitors were expected to pay for admission and parking.

“It adds up quick,” he said. “How many more people would you have seen?”

Parking lots at Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort were used, but that’s really far to send people, he added.