Nationals Ballpark

[Guest themetfairy]

For those of you in DC - are there any decent places to eat near the new stadium in DC? What are the food options within the park?

Thanks.

[Guest AG/DC]

I can't say much for the neighborhood, which is still a year away from being much of anything. They have a large selection of places off the concourse. Ben's Chilli Bowl, a landmark U Street establishment from back in the day, has set up a satellite location on the concourse. I can't say if they carry over the flava and atmosphere of the original Ben's.

[Guest themetfairy]

Cool - thanks.

Are you going this week?

[Guest AG/DC]

Maybe.

I'm on a day-to-day lifestyle.

[Guest themetfairy]

Well, e-mail me if you go Wednesday. I can access my mail from my phone.

[Guest AG/DC]

Excellent.

I tell you this, Ratzinger covers a lot of ground out there in center.

[Willets Point]

I went to Ben's Chili Bowl last summer. Great place.

[Guest AG/DC]

I may be at Wednesday.

[Guest attgig]

ben's isn't right next ot the park, but they do haev a concession stand right in the park. I ahve 2 ticekts to thursday's game that I might have to bail on.... i'll get a better idea tomorrow if i can or not...



here's a slideshow of the food in the park:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/foodanddining/features/2008/nats-park-food-040208/gallery.html

[Willets Point]

I've been to Washington a gazillion times, but somehow I've never been in the part of the city where the new ballpark is located. It looks like its sandwiched between two military installations. Perhaps you can eat at the commissary.

AG, is there a Metro stop nearby?

[bmfc1]

The "Navy Yard" stop is right there--on the Green Line.

[Guest themetfairy]

attgig wrote: ben's isn't right next ot the park, but they do haev a concession stand right in the park. I ahve 2 ticekts to thursday's game that I might have to bail on.... i'll get a better idea tomorrow if i can or not... here's a slideshow of the food in the park: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/foodanddining/features/2008/nats-park-food-040208/gallery.html

Thanks for the info attgig

Unfortunately, we'll miss you - we're only going to be there tomorrow.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I just realized that there are no weekend Mets games in DC this year.

AND there are no weekend Nationals games at Shea.

The schedule is really nuts.

[bmfc1]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I just realized that there are no weekend Mets games in DC this year. AND there are no weekend Nationals games at Shea. The schedule is really nuts.

True that. Much to my dismay, all 9 Mets games in DC are during the week (as are all 9 Phillies games). Makes no sense.

[G-Fafif]

attgig wrote: here's a slideshow of the food in the park: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/foodanddining/features/2008/nats-park-food-040208/gallery.html

That W pretzel is quite enticing...unless the Mets fall behind.

[Guest themetfairy]

G-Fafif wrote: ="attgig"]here's a slideshow of the food in the park: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/foodanddining/features/2008/nats-park-food-040208/gallery.html That W pretzel is quite enticing...unless the Mets fall behind.

I'll have to wait for another trip to try the pretzel - can't eat bread this week. But it is cute - kind of like those Mickey Mouse shaped ice cream pops at Disney World.

We'll check out for ourselves whether Nationals Park leans more to cute or to cool.

[bmfc1]

Noah's Pretzel's is an interesting local company.

http://www.noahspretzels.com/

[Guest themetfairy]

bmfc1 wrote: Noah's Pretzel's is an interesting local company. http://www.noahspretzels.com/

]We are the ONE AND ONLY Pretzel shop to serve a Gluten and Casein Free (GF/CF) pretzel for adults and kids having restricted dietary needs.

That's cool - as a parent, it has to be difficult when your child can't partake in the kinds of things that other families take for granted. Kudos to Noah's for addressing one of these needs.

[bmfc1]

http://www.nationalspride.com/ballpark/menu.cfm

I don't see a listing for matzah brei.

[G-Fafif]

themetfairy wrote: ="G-Fafif"] ="attgig"]here's a slideshow of the food in the park: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/foodanddining/features/2008/nats-park-food-040208/gallery.html That W pretzel is quite enticing...unless the Mets fall behind. I'll have to wait for another trip to try the pretzel - can't eat bread this week. But it is cute - kind of like those Mickey Mouse shaped ice cream pops at Disney World. We'll check out for ourselves whether Nationals Park leans more to cute or to cool.

You'd think between the Mets' first trip in and the Papal visit, there'd be some sort of chametz dispensation in the air...though probably not.

[Guest themetfairy]

bmfc1 wrote: http://www.nationalspride.com/ballpark/menu.cfm I don't see a listing for matzah brei.

Thanks - I'm printing out the guide.

No need for matzah brei - I'm just avoiding bread this week. Chili cheese fries work for me

[Guest attgig]

themetfairy wrote: Unfortunately, we'll miss you - we're only going to be there tomorrow.

are you right in dc? and yeah, you're definitely picking the right night to go, with santana pitching. hopefully, ollie doesn't walk to many guys making the night last longer than it has too. i gotta drive back to bmore afterwards.

[Guest attgig]

bmfc1 wrote: Noah's Pretzel's is an interesting local company. http://www.noahspretzels.com/

yeah, actually, that's one really cool thing with the park. a lot of their featured restaurants are local places. ben's, noah's, boardwalk fries, red hot & blue, gifford's.

[Guest themetfairy]

attgig wrote: ="themetfairy"] Unfortunately, we'll miss you - we're only going to be there tomorrow. are you right in dc? and yeah, you're definitely picking the right night to go, with santana pitching. hopefully, ollie doesn't walk to many guys making the night last longer than it has too. i gotta drive back to bmore afterwards.

I'm not in DC yet - we're making it a day trip (yeah, it's a lot of driving. But my hubby can get a half day of work in and MiniKnight can get a half day of school in). I'm excited that we'll get to see Johan pitch in person.

BTW, thanks again to bmfc1 for the menu link. MiniKnight tends to take a long time to make such monumental decisions as what to have for dinner, so it's great for us that he'll have a chance to weigh his options in advance

[Guest themetfairy]

I thought the foam talons that they sell at the gift shops and stands were adorable -

[metirish]

Who did Mini-Knight get the pale skin from , I bet he wishes he got your skin tone.

[Guest themetfairy]

That's not me!

[G-Fafif]

The curly W pretzels (to say nothing of the company) kicked Aase.