Staff Blog
Citizen’s Bank Park Food Review
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FanFoodie, created by the good folks who brought you Hugging Harold Reynolds, is a new blog for “the frequent traveler who makes it a point to attend sporting events when on the road, and has a penchant for local cuisine.”
The reviews are from fans for fans, and are less about culinary excellence and more about the best way to enjoy your visit to stadiums across the country. It’s a good site to keep bookmarked. Their review of Citizen’s Bank Park is up now.
Money Quote:
Mark Twain’s wife, annoyed by his constant swearing, once decided to cure him of the habit by swearing herself. Twain listened to her for a while before delivering his response: “The words are right, but the rhythm is wrong.”
The food at Citizens’ Bank Park, the home of the 2008 World Phucking Champions, is like that. The names - Tony Luke’s, Rick’s, Chickie & Pete’s, and McNally’s are among the big boys, thorough enough to impress even the most dyed-in-the-delph locals. But if it’s natural rhythm and cadence you’re after, your best bet might be the stadium-food standbys.
The truth about Stadium food at CBP is that - aside from the surprisingly excellent Bull’s BBQ, where you can cop a Turkey Leg that could double as a club in a pinch and catch Phillies legend Greg “The Bull” Luzinski mingling with the crowds outside - it’s made for outsiders. Is it dope that Tony Luke’s is making your sandwich? Yeah, of course, but smart locals are copping one from the original half a dozen blocks away and bringing it in anyway.
I’d compliment the review, but I wrote it. Enjoy.
