Was it worth it? The youngest member of Logullo’s party took a big, goopy, Cooper sharp-slathered bite. At the bottom of the fourth inning, we caught Bob Logullo of Newark, Delaware - sporting a Phillies cap and a Harley Davidson jacket - at the end of a two-inning wait during which they missed every single run the Phillies scored. But during early innings, the line was relentless. In March, we called the cheesesteak it serves one of the better renditions one could expect in a ballpark: Liscio’s roll, medium-chop ribeye, Cooper sharp cheese.īy the seventh inning, however, you could pretty much just walk up and order. Uncle Charlie’s is named after a Phillies icon, former team manager Charlie Manuel. Length of food line: 40-45 minutes at peak “It’s like the two new roller coasters at Six Flags,” he said. Each boasted 40-minute lines at peak times, about two innings apiece.ġ883 and Charlie’s are right off Ashburn Alley, Tedesco said, and they’re both new. So who’s got the actual longest wait for food? On our visit, the worst lines were at 1883 Burger Co and Uncle Charlie’s Cheesesteaks. The same is true for spots with larger menus that can’t just queue up the food and place it in a box. complicated.įood that’s customized to order, the way it is at Uncle Charlie’s Steaks, will take longer per customer. And Chickie’s and Pete’s will always look like it’s the longest line.īut the longest lines don’t necessarily mean the longest waits for food. So does the busy corridor at Ashburn Alley behind center field. Unsurprisingly, the most famous food names have some of the longest lines. Which food lines are the longest while watching the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park? “The biggest hits are usually at the end of the third inning, and then end of the fifth,” Tedesco said. But as for the absolute worst times to pick up food? “At the bottom of the first, when the Phils bat for the first time - and Bryce Harper is usually the third batter of the game - the concourse is empty,” Tedesco said.īut when Harper leaves the field, watch out: The stands empty, and the food lines fill. This quiet period can last through the first inning. “It's amazing how quiet it can be sometimes before the first pitch,” Tedesco said. That’s also when you might find Phillies legend Charlie Manuel talking to fans at namesake Uncle Charlie’s Steaks, and 1980s home-run king Greg Luzinski serving his own barbecue at Bull’s BBQ. The best time is always before the game, said Aramark's Tedesco. Different bread, from different bakeries. They tally how many people will want a cheesesteak from Tony Luke’s, how many from Campo’s and how many from the new Uncle Charlie’s. Taste test: We tried the new food at the Phillies ballpark, including a Charlie Manuel cheesesteak They’ve calculated how fast you get your Crabfries from Chickie’s and Pete’s, and how many pies an hour they need to bake at Manco and Manco. And that you’ll get up for a cheesesteak when he’s done. They know you’ll probably be glued to your seat when Bryce Harper bats at the bottom of the first. Turns out, from the moment you scan your ticket at Citizens Bank, Aramark knows you’re there. We also asked the best and worst times to sprint out for a hot dog. We tallied both, to tell you which food you can get without missing much of the game. Some of those lines meant nearly two-inning waits for a cheesesteak or a burger. We know, because we stopped by the stadium during a sold-out game on Saturday, May 5, to monitor how long everyone waited for food - a game that was extra-rushed because many fans got snagged in traffic from the nearby 76ers playoff game, according to Kevin Tedesco, general manager of ballpark food vendor Aramark. A new and relentless pitch clock now drives each inning to rapid completion, with games nearly a half-hour shorter. And this year, there’s less time to feed them. That means a potential 40,000 people, and 40,000 hungry mouths. No matter how dismal the early season standings, weekend Phillies games at Citizens Bank Park have been selling out with regularity after the team’s World Series berth last year. Two things blossom in the spring: flowers, and food lines at the ballpark. Watch Video: A new massive Philadelphia Phillies videoboard is revealed at Citizens Bank Park
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