Best stadium food?

Discussion in 'Food & Travel' started by babytiger2001, Oct 10, 2003.

  1. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not sure if this thread has ever been don here yet-- but at least for the moment, I've pinched the idea from the Revs' board, for inspiration. :D

    Which stadium has the best food, either inside or out? Might as well include tailgates in this, too, and not just limit it to something that would line the pockets of the stadium vendors.

    Me, I've been fortunate to have visited many great venues not only around the USA in my MLS and soccer travels, but others around the world, too.

    Although I've had some wonderful adventures in the way of great stadium food, the MCG in Melbourne gets my vote. (I've put up a poll with the seven of the ten stadiums in some of the MLS venues, but I've decided to think outside the square with my personal preference.)

    Was at the 'G' for the first time back in late July or thereabouts, and my wife and I had freshly cooked hot dogs on fresh buns, crispy french fries, and nachos that were to die for. And this was on a cold, rainy night, too... didn't ruin our cuisine experience one bit.

    Share your experiences below... what's your best experience(s)?
     
  2. amerifolklegend

    Jul 21, 1999
    Oakley, America
    The Ichiroll at Safeco Field is simply delicious.

    Best single item of stadium food I've ever had.
     
  3. Jeff

    Jeff Member

    Apr 14, 1999
    Alexandria, NOVA
    In-stadium, Camden Yards. Burgers, BBQ, you name it, all tasty by any standards.

    Invesco is nothing special, though the $5.25 personal pan pizzas by Bruschetta are decent and a rare item that's not a complete ripoff.

    Coors Field is pretty good too. Though a bit pricey, you have some sweet brats.

    Out of stadium, sausages from the carts outside Fenway Park, hands down. No matter how much of a health kick I'm on, at least one of those gets devoured any time I'm in the area. Greasy, yeah. But the damn best sausages anywhere, Italian, anything.
     
  4. Lanky134

    Lanky134 New Member

    Oct 25, 1999
    134, 3, 6
    Boog's BBQ at Camden Yards. Pit pork, beef or turkey with beans & slaw for $8. And Boog will sign autographs, too.
     
  5. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Orlando Cepeda's Cha Cha Bowl at Pacific Bell Park. A rice bowl with jerk chicken, black beans, pineapple salsa, hot sauce. You can't beat it.
     
  6. The Double

    The Double Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 11, 2002
    Denver

    Close the thread. Its pointless now. The sausages are that good.



    Or, Primanti's in PNC Park.
     
  7. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I go to this stand every time I go to Pac Bell Park, but I generally get the tri tip sandwich instead of the cha cha bowl. They have Red Stripe beer, too.
     
  8. supersport

    supersport New Member

    Oct 17, 2001
    San Francisco
    Those trucks parked outside of San Siro (Milan), The Suasage and Pepper sandwiches are awesome.
     
  9. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Speaking of which, does former Warrior center Nate Thurmond still have his rib joint in San Francisco? I've lost track since I've been over here.

    Not only would that seem like a good BYO tailgate food, but I had those one time, and they had to be the best ribs I ever had, as a once-off.
     
  10. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    In stadiums, I've always found that EVERY minor league ballpark has better food than EVERY major league ballpark. Hot dogs are hotter and meatier. Beers are bigger/cheaper.

    Note: Jeff ain't kidding about the sausages outside Fenway though.
     
  11. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    I found it pretty funny you included RFK in your poll. Great soccer stadium as far a sightlines and atmosphere but I wouldn't feed that crap to inmates.
     
  12. FearM9

    FearM9 New Member

    Jul 14, 2000
    On my bike
    I was at Home Depot last weekend and feasted on the usual stuff...pizza, nachos, hot dogs...I didn't see anything that stood out. Wait...the $10 margaritas that supposedly didn't contain tequila.

    Camden Yards has Boog's BBQ!!!

    I've always loved the garlic fries at Spartan.
     
  13. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think that's very dangerously close to being a mortal sin. :(

    Agree with you there... the garlic fries rock. :D
     
  14. sj_quakes_fan

    sj_quakes_fan Member

    May 18, 2001
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    The mortal sin is that they have this great big flashy stadium and their beer and food selection just outright sucks. They could do so much better!
     
  15. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Now, now, give them time. Rome, or in my case over here, the MCG, wasn't built in a day, you know. I'm sure things food-wise (catering contracts, etc.) will improve at the HDC next season. :)

    Any other stadium food stories?
     
  16. 655321

    655321 New Member

    Jul 21, 2002
    The Mission, SF
    There's a BBQ place on Haight St. called Nate's, so maybe.

    PacBell is famous for the garlic fries, but I always get the huge brats. Sometimes, two of them.
     
  17. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeppers, that's the one.

    Like I said before, fantastic ribs.
     
  18. Spartacus

    Spartacus Member

    May 20, 2001
    The NO SOCCER Zone
    Since William has been so kind as to link this again...

    1) Second the motions on the sausages outside Fenway and the Cha-Cha Bowl at SBC
    2) Tri-tip sandwich with BBQ sauce from Turkey Mike's BBQ at San Jose Municipal Stadium (home of the San Jose Giants, the SF Giants Advanced Class-A affiliate)...by the way, we have garlic fries, too!
    3) Pulled pork sandwich from Dillard's BBQ at Durham Athletic Park (the old one...I don't know if Dillard's moved with the Bulls to DBAP). I usually got a couple per game and I'd have gotten more if it wasn't such a bitch to crawl over people in the bleachers to get out of my seat!

    Since William brought up the MCG...there's nothing like a hot Four'n'Twenty meat pie and a cold Carlton Draught.

    And honorable mention for the imported beer stand at the University of Hawaii's Stan Sheriff Center...32 ounce Steinlager and Heineken for $4.50. Thank God UH Wahine Volleyball usually wins in 3 games...any more than a pre-game beer followed by 2 between games beers and I'd be in trouble.
     
  19. rabble-rabble

    rabble-rabble Member

    Jul 26, 2004
    West Jordan, UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If they do the same thing for soccer as they do for football games, then Rice-Eccles, the temporary home of the Salt Lake franchise for a year or two, has the potential to have some of the best food in the MLS stadiums. For Univ. of Utah pointy ball games, they have a large plaza behind the south seats where they bring in about 10 independent vendors operating portable concession stands. Great variety and great food including

    Greek stand with Gyros and kabobs
    Polynesian food
    Navajo Tacos (Native American cuisine)
    Char-broiled burgers and thick cut fries
    Submarine sandwiches
    Mexican food
    and a few others I can't remember right at the moment.

    Seems that whatever I'm in the mood for I can something to whet my appetite.
     
  20. CW1980

    CW1980 New Member

    May 4, 2004
    Belfast
    They used to serve pakora in the Club Deck at Ibrox which was pretty good, but I must say that the best half-time pie I've ever had was at McDiarmid Park, home of St Johnstone FC. I had about seven in one sitting (during a boring Heart of Midlothian - St Johnstone encounter about four years ago).

    I'm drooling just thinking about it now...
     
  21. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bumping the old thread to say that the food at one of my other worksites, Telstra Dome, ain't too bad, either. ;)
     
  22. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    I stand by this statement
     
  23. johan neeskens

    Jan 14, 2004
    Stadiums aren't supposed to have good food. A stadium that offers good food loses all street cred in the football community in any case (prawn sandwich eaters!).
     
  24. dm3mdgtr

    dm3mdgtr Member

    Jun 17, 2003
    Mckinney, TX
    Club:
    Arsenal FC


    Beat me to it. That place could serve moldy bread and sewage water and it would be an upgrade.
     
  25. Barbara

    Barbara BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 29, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How is it that no one has mentioned the bacon-wrapped hot dogs outside of the HDC?
     

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