Warning... Food Porn

One thing no fan of baseball will deny about the Met's stadium is the great variety and taste of food choices available. Now... we won't get into a competition between Citi Field and say... Camden Yards but... we will get into an internal competition between the contenders AT Citi Field.

Fifth Place: Tacos

Now... call me biased because I'm not a fan of tacos in general, but I want something slightly easier to eat when in the confines of a stadium. Plus, when you factor in: Sour Cream, Guacamole, Salsa and other sauces you are eating a soupy mess and ruining your favorite jersey.

Fourth Place: Knishes

If the Wilpons really wanted to appeal to the Jewish community they'd offer Kosher Chinese food. Wait... maybe that's already in the works. Anywho... I have a friend who is a big fan of this starchy snack so I'll talk about it. It beats the taco in terms of stadium fare as it's got great portability. It loses handily in taste as... well... it hasn't got any. Sure you can dip it in mustard or ketchup but for my money give me fries. When is Citi Field gonna open a place that serves chopped liver and gefilte fish?

Third Place: Pulled Pork

Finally... something I actually like eating. My issue with the version at Citi Field is not the mess factor but the taste. I like my pulled pork saucy and there's... not so much. It is good, but hardly worthy of a second glance. If you want good pulled pork, go to Virgil's in time square.

Second Place: Italian Heroes

Not subs, not grinders and certainly never hoagies. This is as American as... well... half the stuff we claim to be American. Riddle me this though, if you were to be watching the game at home... what would you like to be eating. My guess is that more than one person will raise their hand for an Italian Hero.

First Place: Shack Attack

When cows are chopped up to bits and turned into ground chuck. They dream of being turned into a shack burger. You say, "So what? My stadium serves burgers." No, my friend, your stadium serves meat sandwiches that look like burgers. A shack burger IS what your BASIC burger is meant to be. Sure... we all have our tastes. Bleu Cheese, Barbecue with Fried Onions or my favorite Peking Duck Burger, (Burger Deluxe on Rte 23 North) but if we are being purists... we all know that a burger is meat + cheese + bun + lettuce and tomato and the pure carnal joy of chewing.

If you get the chance, check out the not stadium locations of Shake Shack. YES... you will need to wait in line. YES... the line does wrap half way around Madison Square Park. Just do it. Okay? Pick me up a "Great White Way" while your at it.