Yes, once. And I've never had an employee tell me it was one or the other. But one time I gave the person my STH card and a master card and got neither, I believe due to incompetence. I decided it wasnt worth fixing.
Share Your "eating Experiences" At Eateries Around Yankee Stadium
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I've been hitting a couple of the restaurants near the Stadium before the matches.
Feeding Tree - Gerard Ave (1 block east of the Stadium)
This is a good Jamaican restaurant. The curried goat and the oxtail are tasty. Service is quick. They have Red Stripe and Guinness Stout. Recommended.
Molino Rojo - East 161st (2 blocks east of the Stafium)
Average Dominican/Puerto Rican food. The chicken I had was good, but a few other dishes were a bit subpar. It'll do, but it ain't Malecon. Plenty of Presidente in a bottle.
Will have to find the empanadas. There is also supposed to be a pupusa lady a few blocks north on the Grand Concourse, but I didn't see her before the match against Seattle.
In the Stadium, Lobel's is the best choice.
Feeding Tree - Gerard Ave (1 block east of the Stadium)
This is a good Jamaican restaurant. The curried goat and the oxtail are tasty. Service is quick. They have Red Stripe and Guinness Stout. Recommended.
Molino Rojo - East 161st (2 blocks east of the Stafium)
Average Dominican/Puerto Rican food. The chicken I had was good, but a few other dishes were a bit subpar. It'll do, but it ain't Malecon. Plenty of Presidente in a bottle.
Will have to find the empanadas. There is also supposed to be a pupusa lady a few blocks north on the Grand Concourse, but I didn't see her before the match against Seattle.
In the Stadium, Lobel's is the best choice.
HI
einwindir , last saturday, I followed your recommendation and went on a personal quest for the empanadas and found them. My favorite were the mozarella and cheddar cheese filling just freshly out from the pot ( with some hot sauce and a big glass full of ice and zero calorie Pepsi. Deeelicious!
Nice! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Did you happen to take a way down the stairs to the immediate left of the counter? That's the entrance to Yankee Bar & Grill. Home of those Hearts of Oak savages.HI
OMG - so I know they aren't vegan but i've gotten the veggie one,with no cheese - made a rookie mistake many months ago ... filled the beeeejesus out of it with hot sauce. Took one bite and that sauce squirted out all aver. But it was mmmm-banging.
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Ahhh are you one of the savage Dude's that climb the L - train post ???? LOL must be the hot sauce that gives all that energy!
no did not go downstairs, it looked spooky...
I ventured down there when I visited. Granted, I was there for a Yanks game on Mother's Day, and not NYCFC, so it was dead quiet. Loved the empanadas, tho.
Opening Day I ate at the Yankee Tavern. It was decent food at reasonable prices. Had the Corned Beef special (since it was just before St. Pats). Companion had the fried zucchini (processed/frozen), and the Pasta Fagioli.
For the Sporting KC match I had one of their fresh pizzas. Companion had Parmigiana Hero -- meatball. Both were great. (They still had the Corned Beef as an option).
Prices were reasonable. Front/Bar can get lively/crowded, but the back/restaurant was much more calm.
For the Sporting KC match I had one of their fresh pizzas. Companion had Parmigiana Hero -- meatball. Both were great. (They still had the Corned Beef as an option).
Prices were reasonable. Front/Bar can get lively/crowded, but the back/restaurant was much more calm.
Welcome Ida, Great, will try the parmigiana hero. there are so many places , OMG, I think I am going to weight 300 pounds by the time the season is over. Lol
anyone know what prices are like at Hard Rock for just a simple burger or some wings ... can't find it anywhere online
Someone has been promoting the merits of Carl's Steaks cheese steak sandwiches in other threads, and noting the location in Section 107. I want to reiterate their quality, and also note there is a second location at section 223. It is a lot more convenient if you are on the Main Level, especially if you are on the left field side of the stadium.
The downside is that it is a freestanding cart, so they do not offer either the MasterCard discount or STH card discount. I am pretty sure there is no beer, so you have to go to another cart for that. SO there are tradeoffs and it's up to you.
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mgarbowski, May 4, 2015Report
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I DO NOT RECOMMEND CARL'S STEAK PLACE ON SECTION 107
I give it a 1 rating just in case you are starving to death and have nothing else to eat.
Last Saturday, I made my way to Carl's Steak cheese sandwiches. I had a yen for either the Philly steak sandwich or Chinese food. Trying to build my appetite, waited eagerly for the stadium to open. Checking in to the stadium,I I asked the security guy's opinion that I wanted to either go to the Chinese Noodle place or Carl's. and what would, he recommend?. Well he told me Carl's were very gooood.
I went to Carl's and what a disappointment. The Philly Steak sandwich was edible BUT I Will NOT be back for seconds. In all honesty it was bad. It was just warm. I am a slow eater, like to savor the food and want my food to be burning hot because by the time I am full my food is cold. The sandwich tasted like it was a reheated one from the day before. it was dry, the flavor was bland, the bread was like it was for 2 days old.
Staff service was poor too, I asked the woman for both - sandwich to be hot and for extra onions, I needed a microscope to find them.
Price wise it was expensive; $9.75 for this awful big sandwich . I don't mind paying for great yummy food and this sandwich was not worth it.
mgarbowski , NYCFC914 , thanks guys , I agree with your comments about this place.
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Well hang on there just a darn second! Well, OK, some of your comments are valid. I do agree on the temperature a little, could be hotter for sure. And the staff? Well, perhaps it's not a fine dining experience. The stores they had were definitely much better and I definitely miss the one on 3rd Avenue.
But I, too, ate there early on Saturday and my experience was totally different. The bread was totally fresh, the Whiz drizzled over everything just right, and far too many onions. The onions at the stores were chopped much finer and not so many. At the stadium they're larger pieces and in my experience a lot of them. In fact, I've ended up picking out a lot of them the past few times I've had one.
So I can't really explain what happened with yours but my cheesesteak this past Saturday was actually better than usual as it had a bit of extra Cheez Whiz on it. Not saying you must love Carl's but I have to think it's better than a single star.
I've said a couple of times on here that pretty much the one thing I'll miss most when we get our own stadium will be Carl's Steaks. Guess I'll have to make the trip down to Philly when we play them once that happens.
I got the Philly cheesesteak at the stadium in Philly. It was horrible. They should be ashamed of themselves.
If I'm going to go all the way to Philadelphia I'm not going to get a stadium cheesesteak. I guess I'd go to Geno's or Pat's, but those might actually be overrun by tourists nowadays. I read an article recently that said the best cheesesteaks might be in Camden, actually.
Um, it's possible I might have a cheesesteak problem.
Hi Seth, I may have been a bit rough and tough on your Carl's cheesesteak, but hey I was looking forward to eating this famously deliciously sandwich, that when I took the first bite it was nothing like I had expected and considering I was very hungry. It sure sounds like we may have been at different locations? I bought mine in the 107 section, did you buy yours in there? From another forum member who posted here said that there is another Carl's location on the 233 area. I will check it out but not anytime soon. I will try something else, maybe the Noodle place.
Thanks for sharing your eating experiences with all of us. I enjoy reading all the postings in this thread.
Lately my eating experience has been lame. I find that outside of YS food taste better and cheaper. This past Sunday I went to Noodles in the food court. I wanted to eat Chinese food. I ordered a side of dumplings (4 for $6.50 )the bowl of noodle /w beef ($9.00) In the photo it looks delicious with all those green crunchy broccoli and veggies. Sadly the veggies were overcooked, the noodle too soft. It had great flavor and the food was burning hot which I like but I won't go for seconds. I give them 6 for good flavor and serving burning hot food.
On Sunday July 12 in the game with Toronto FC, had a yen for real protein. I checked the menu on Billy's and Yankee bar and grill did not appealed to me, so went to Hard Rock . Ordered a Steak medium rare. It came with mashed potatoes, side of steamed crunchy green broccoli. it was perfectly cooked, juicy perfectly pink and tender! This steak is among my best steak I have eaten in my life. I always leave food on my plate and in this rare occasion I ate it all.
This was my second visit to Hard Rock and the fact I went back for seconds I give them a 10 on my grading book. its expensive but I am planning to go back for dessert. On that day my table neighbors ordered a brownie vanilla sundae, it was a huge one for 3-4 people to share it with. I will get it when I find a partner in crime to enjoy all those calories.
On Sunday July 12 in the game with Toronto FC, had a yen for real protein. I checked the menu on Billy's and Yankee bar and grill did not appealed to me, so went to Hard Rock . Ordered a Steak medium rare. It came with mashed potatoes, side of steamed crunchy green broccoli. it was perfectly cooked, juicy perfectly pink and tender! This steak is among my best steak I have eaten in my life. I always leave food on my plate and in this rare occasion I ate it all.
This was my second visit to Hard Rock and the fact I went back for seconds I give them a 10 on my grading book. its expensive but I am planning to go back for dessert. On that day my table neighbors ordered a brownie vanilla sundae, it was a huge one for 3-4 people to share it with. I will get it when I find a partner in crime to enjoy all those calories.
I went there for the first time for before the DC game with a buddy. I personally love the dive atmosphere and they had empanadas down their as well in addition to a nice selection of 24 oz beers and no loud club music.
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