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Best Ballpark Food in America
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Nothing is more American than apple pie and baseball. And nothing is more baseball than peanuts and Cracker Jacks. Maybe 100 years ago ...
Today's major-league stadiums are chock-full of specialty foods that are often signature items for a particular park. For me, growing up in Los Angeles, it was the Dodger Dog. Mmmm ...
I was disappointed, however, to learn that the Dodger Dog did not make this year's Sporting News list of Best Ballpark Food in America. In fact, I recognized almost nothing traditional about the five items on the list -- although baseball fans at each of the stadiums featured would vehemently disagree with me.
For the record, here are the best five foods found at baseball stadiums across America according to the editors of Sporting News. For a detailed description of each, click here.
Sausage and chowder: Fenway Park
Rocky Mountain oysters: Coors Field
Primanti Bros. Sandwich: PNC Park
Rubio's fish taco: Petco Park
Old Style beer: Wrigley Field
Filed under: Food and Drink
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
lilred Aug 28th 2007 1:55PM
you left out the mustard at jacobs field. that's one of the things i miss since moving from cleveland. everyone who visits is required to bring stadium or ballpark mustard
Quinny Aug 31st 2007 2:58PM
how about our cheesteaks at CBP in Philly
Laura Aug 31st 2007 3:07PM
First, Texas Stadium is where the Cowboys play - Ameriquest Field is where the Rangers play. Second, the garlic fries are so much better than the turkey legs it isn't even funny.
JD Aug 31st 2007 4:24PM
They don't have the best food anymore. As a kid growing up in Brooklyn in the fifty's the whole family would go to a Twilight Doubleheader. That's right a doubleheader. First game starts at 4pm. Mom would pack sandwiches on fresh kaiser rolls and we could get a cold cola for 10 cents. Outside Ebbets field my Dad would buy to bags of hot fresh roasted peanuts at 5 cents a bag. the tickets, 5o cents. Children under 5 free. Even Fireman could afford that. When Baseball was Baseball.
Gail Aug 31st 2007 4:59PM
San Francisco's Park has awesome food! It may be over priced (aren't they all?), but you can't miss the bratwurst with sauerkraut, and a good cold Anchor Steam beer. Yum yum!!!
paula caray Aug 31st 2007 5:03PM
I`m from a family of broadcasters & have been to every major league ballpark in the national league. Chicago has the best hotdogs at Wriggly Field. Of course everyone has their own preference. Opinions will differ.
paula caray Aug 31st 2007 4:47PM
I`m from a family of broadcasters & have been to every major league ballpark in the national league. Chicago has the best hotdogs at Wriggly Field. Of course everyone has their own preference. Opinions will differ.
Ms. B Aug 31st 2007 4:49PM
The BEST food was at Anaheim Stadium. The Big A! Nice, flat, round tortillas. Course we had to bring our own. And we tossed them around in the stands. I mean, ANYBODY can buy a hot dog for Pete's sake!
Casey Aug 31st 2007 5:30PM
Stan's Bar outside Yankee Stadium on River St. in the Bronx. Warm beer, lousy food...but the energy level and sense of history is unsurpassed.
smarteepantz Aug 31st 2007 5:53PM
You know, it really didn't seem like these editors were writing about the best they ever had in an empirical sense, just what they have the fondest memories for. These were six guys' opinions, hardly worth advertising as "Best in America" or whatever. How's about actually doing a REAL poll, or having a REAL cook-off with the signature dishes from America's ballparks? I would like to see that...
WMCst5 Aug 31st 2007 5:45PM
Want to have a homey, old fashioned ball park experience? Try Curves double A ball team and ballpark in Altoona. I absolutely love the place. Everything, food, tickets, parking cost 1/3 to 1/2 of what it does at the Major league parks. The stadium is very modern. The food is as good or better than what you would get at a major league park. I live 30 minutes from PNC park in Pittsburgh and two hours from Altoona. I mostly go to Altoona and watch the Curves play. Oh, if you ever do go, plan on stopping at the adorable little amusement park right nextdoor to the ball park. The whole experience is very down home.
badgerfly Aug 31st 2007 6:12PM
Garlic Fries at AT&T are worth a kayak trip in the frozen tundra... oh wait that was just July.
Ashley Aug 31st 2007 6:14PM
Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City definitely has the best pretzels. Freshly grilled!
colleen Aug 31st 2007 6:37PM
YINZ apparently have never had a Primati Bros sandwich at PNC park. so messy and to die for
Catman Aug 31st 2007 6:50PM
Baseball not worth watching? lol Yes...another "non" fan. I'm sure you know that baseball has had record attendance over the past few years. What can I say. Some people threw the ball in the yard with Dad when they were a kid and had baseball in their hearts. Others were riding skateboards and playing D & D.
fred Aug 31st 2007 7:51PM
Who cares? All the food is terrible and overpriced. But I guess after 3 or 4 $8 beers anything tastes good.
CindiLou Aug 31st 2007 10:26PM
SAFECO FIELD in Seattle - home of the losing Mariners. Ahh, I do love those guys. Wide assortment of good eats, not to mention the most beautiful baseball facility in the country.
Tim Sep 1st 2007 12:19PM
Baltimore's Camden Yard's and Boog Powell's BBQ beef and BBQ ribs. Aunt Annie's pretzels but you can get them almost anywhere now. Home of the Famous Maryland Crab Cake.
D. Langer Sep 1st 2007 4:29PM
AT&T Park in SF has the ChaCha Bowl beyond centerfield for $8 that is the BEST! Huge bowl of rice, black beans, tasty & plenty of BBQ chicken, killer salsa...an entire meal! That & an SF Anchor Steam Beer & Life is Good. Watching the Giants lose another game is just background noise.
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