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May 18, 2009, 10:49AM

Gettin' It While the Gettin's Good

America's best ballpark food,

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Some still subscribe to the popular belief that consuming anything except hot dogs and beer at a baseball game, with or without a Cracker Jack chaser, is as un-American as crêpes. But let’s be (ahem) frank. When given a wealth of gustatory delights to choose from, it’s increasingly difficult to justify a lukewarm hot dog on a moist bun. We took a tasting tour through the country’s top major league stadiums, searching for the culinary equivalents of a home run. Here are the imaginative, often over-the-top dishes that we thought—quite simply—hit it out of the park. 

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Just looking at this behemoth of a sandwich is enough to raise your resting pulse. Fans of the local Philadelphia Phillies are as passionate about this stacked creation as they are about their starting lineup. The dictionary-thick mound of salami, steak, cheese and onions is bookended by a mammoth kaiser roll that’s slicked with a “secret sauce” that tastes suspiciously like Russian dressing.

 

Discussion
  • No, Ruby's Slider at Dodger Stadium is not good, as this article alleges. In fact, most ballpark food sucks, at least in those I've visited. Petco in San Diego: loser. Angel Stadium: the best. Coors Field: so-so.

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