Centerplate Prominently Featured in SI.com

Sports Illustrated Votes Centerplate to Its All-Star Menu

July 20, 2010

Cha Cha Bowl (AT&T Park)

"The Cha-Cha Bowl (named for Hall-of-Famer Orlando "Cha-Cha" Cepeda), mixes black beans, rice, jerk chicken, and pineapple salsa to form one of the most uniquely delicious ballpark foods in the country."-- Dave Tobener, Golden Gate Giants

 

 Ybor City Cuban Sandwich (Tropicana Field)

 "Origins may go back to Cuba, but the Cuban sandwich is truly a Tampa specialty. The Cuban sandwich at Tropicana Field is a solid representation - ham, pork, Swiss cheese and mustard on pressed Cuban bread. And good."-- Mark Topkin, St. Petersburg Times 

 

Gilroy Garlic Fries (AT&T Park)

"AT&T Park's signature food item is a tray of fries smothered in a mixture of garlic (fresh from the city of Gilroy, aka the garlic capital of the world), olive oil, parsley, salt, and pepper. You'll think you don't want any, then someone next to you gets an order, you get a whiff of all the mouth-watering garlic, and then somehow you've finished two orders of them yourself before the end of the 5th inning. They're that good."-- Dave Tobener, Golden Gate Giants

 

Ichiroll (Safeco Field)

"Eating sushi at ballpark for the first time feels odd. Yet, it's common-place to see fans all around eating Ichirolls in the stands. The roll itself is less flamboyant than the man it's named after. It's a standard spicy tuna roll combination that's extra spicy and has a bit of wasabi to provide some kick that's prepared in front of you by real sushi chefs. It's a tasty sushi roll with good flavor and a light alternative to typical artery-clogging ballpark foods."-- Ryan Divish, Seattle News Tribune