Most of the guests in town for the All-Star festivities had cleared out of the 300-room Renaissance Hotel by midafternoon yesterday, ending a three-night run of sold-out accommodations at rates between $499 and $1,500.

"From our perspective, we think it went fantastic," said Tom Hemer, director of sales and marketing for the elegant old building that sits at the end of the Roberto Clemente Bridge and was in numerous TV shots seen by baseball fans around the world.

It may take days or even weeks to thoroughly examine the overall economic impact of hosting Major League Baseball's celebrity-packed, midsummer event -- and whether the big game truly produced the $52 million boost to the region projected by VisitPittsburgh.

People certainly turned out for the show. MLB yesterday officially announced that the FanFest booths and exhibits at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center drew more than 106,000 over five days, an attendance number that ranks among the top five in the event's 16-year history.

Concessionaire Aramark sold a lot of food at the ballpark. Over the entire All-Star celebration, fans bought almost 24,000 hot dogs, more than the 19,000 that officials had projected.

Still there was never any danger of running out, said Stephen Musciano, Aramark's general manager for PNC Park.

In other examples of impressive consumption, consumers bought 17,000 trays of nachos, 13,000 pretzels, 4,000 bags of peanuts, 7,500 Primanti sandwiches and 1,650 Benkovitz fish sandwiches.

Special stations set up to offer food from other regions, including Philly cheesesteaks and Maryland crabcakes, did well with fans even asking for autographs from the chefs. Mr. Musciano said the company may play with the concept next season, perhaps adding one or two specialty items depending on which teams are in town to play the Pirates.

Outside the ballpark, restaurant results seemed to vary according to location. The Tonic Bar & Grill on Liberty Avenue -- close to baseball-celebrity-packed Westin Convention Center Hotel -- stayed very busy, said Manager Danelle Lochrie, with outdoor seating being quite popular.

Hard Rock Cafe, across the Monongahela River at Station Square, hosted a Pirates event on Saturday night and reported an overall increase in foot traffic, although the crowds weren't overwhelming. Sales of T-shirts and glassware were strong, said Gary Marasco, general manager.

On the other hand, Lidia's Pittsburgh restaurant on Smallman Street in the Strip District was quieter than usual. "It actually hurt instead of helped our business," said John Conley, operations manager.

He speculated that regular customers were frightened off by reports of increased security and traffic changes, while the thousands who went to FanFest and paid as much as $50 for parking stayed there as long as possible to get their money's worth.

While a typical convention brings lots of diners, Mr. Conley wasn't exactly complaining. "All in all, it was great for the city," he said. "I'm willing to take the shot in our business."

He thought Pittsburgh would benefit in the long term from its moment in the television spotlight and from generally making a good impression on its guests, despite those parking rates. A baseball agent and an attorney came in to the restaurant Tuesday and talked about how kind people in Pittsburgh had been, he said. "I think we ended up looking good."