Just 9 months after the Cubs broke their 108 year championship drought, they will break a 104 year drought of Wrigley Field being without kosher food since the day it opened.
Starting on 7/21, the ownership of Chicago caterer Danziger Kosher Midwest will open “DanZtand,” which will serve Romanian hot dogs, Romanian polish sausages, and super pretzels. It will be located in Terrace reserve in right field outside section 235 and it will be kosher supervised by the CRC.
When I’ve attended games at the friendly confines in the past I’ve parked at nearby Milt’s and enjoyed their delicious food before heading to Wrigley, but there’s nothing quite like enjoying a hot dog at a game. Plus Romanian’s hot dogs and sausages have a cult following to boot.
The Cubs will become the 13th baseball team to field a kosher stand. Other major league venues with kosher stands include:
Baseball (13):
- Baltimore Orioles
- Boston Red Sox
- Chicago Cubs
- Cleveland Indians
- Kansas City Royals
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Miami Marlins
- NY Mets
- NY Yankees
- S. Louis Cardinals
- Texas Rangers (Select games only)
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Washington Nationals
Basketball (7):
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Chicago Bulls
- Miami Heat
- NY Knicks
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Toronto Raptors
Football (8):
- Baltimore Ravens
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Miami Dolphins
- NY Giants
- NY Jets
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Redskins
Hockey (8):
- Boston Bruins
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Florida Panthers
- NJ Devils
- NY Rangers
- NY Islanders
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Toronto Maple Leafs
What is the best kosher food you’ve had at a sporting venue?
Which kashrus agency will be supervising? OU? CRC?
I’d guess CRC, but I’ve reached out to them for comment and will update when I hear back.
Confirmed, CRC.
Dan asked: What is the best kosher food you’ve had at a sporting venue?
IIRC, the best I have had was at Busch Stadium, where I had a hot dog that was topped with pastrami. I just feel blessed that I didn’t have an MI on the spot.
Lol, I do have to try that. I think the Royals have the same caterer as well.
My best food would have to be the Legends seats at Yankee Stadium.
I second the Busch stadium vote and so does Mario Batalli:
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What’s the best thing to eat at Busch stadium ??
@Mariobatali What did you decide on, Chef?
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Killer pastrami!! Yum!
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@Mariobatali , @KohnsKosherDeli thanks you for choosing us!
I don’t believe the Detroit Lions have kosher food anymore.
Barclays Center in Brooklyn in my opinion has the best kosher options at any sports venue between Abigail’s and David K Deli its the largest selection in any venue and probably the best quality food.
That’s comparing an upper class steakhouse to a fast food burger. Barclays has fast food, hotdogs, burgers, knishes. Even the Calvin Klein Club only has some chicken thing and deli sandwiches. Can’t compare to fresh steaks served in Yankees legends.
The food that Abigails serves in the Garden in Madison Club is way better than what they serve in Barclays, but you have to order 2 days in advance (Abigails serves the kosher food in the SPG suite in MSG, but it’s finger food, nothing like the meals they serve in Madison Club)
Sweet chili sausage with grilled veggies on top at Mets Citi Field! Delicious!!
It’s gotta be the pastrami sandwich and brisket eggrolls at the Barclay center
by far the best kosher food is by Yankee Stadium.. I go to NYC football club games and I have the champions suite tickets, we get food from legend suite which is pretty good compared to Barclays center court side Abigale’s food
Is there a list of which seating zones can access food from Legends?
I know Delta, Champions, and of course Legends can.
Are there others?
Be real careful with “kosher” stands. I have worked at Citi field Mets kosher stand. This probably goes for all stadiums and arenass. They do not have their own kitchen they share the non kosher kitchen. And yes things can get messy. They also have their fridges in same kitchen. Equipment can accidentally be washed by non kosher sponges and buckets. This has happened there. People sometimes put non kosher food on the kosher stand counter while they wait in line. Food might be kosher in the package, but after that I wouldn’t trust it.
If you are really a good mashgiach, you put systems in place to make sure that mishaps don’t occur. You should be the only one washing the utensils to make sure there are no shailos, not other employees.
If all your product is always carefully sealed and double wrapped, it doesn’t matter where you store it.
Finally, all food in stadiums is served on a plate or in a container, so somebody putting their pork nachos down on your counter doesn’t traif it up.
actually mr real mashgiach, these seasonal jobs are temporary and mashgichim usually come and go frequently. You dont know who was there before you and how well they supervised and who will be after you. Great point about your well placed system except that the flaw in your “system” is that usually they dont get such training. Especially temporary mashgichim just get thrown in to swim on their own, and learn as they go. Sometimes there is a shortage of mashgichim and they have to alternate multiple stands which will always lave a stand unattended for some time. Thermometers used by goyishe chef have to be made sure they werent used on some treif while in their possesion, and good luck finding that out if you arent a psychic. Also sometimes someone will come with nonkosher food and ask for toppings or something and chef will put some onions on their steaming non kosher sausage using the kosher tongs. If you made a trip to the bathroom or was busy helping serving food and didnt see it, oh well. And many such examples that can and do occur. Really the only way to make sure it is kosher is to have a designated kosher kitchen or small section that is only kosher with own sink and to have Jewish/ Frum emplyoees for the stand. Even then, but that would be the minimun, otherwise…pretty shaky.
This is definitely not the case at the kosher concession at TD garden. The kosher stand is a mobile concession which is completely covered, signed, and sealed when not in use.
The stand is operated by a working mashgiach and one other person. The mashgiach is a steady KVH part time mashgiach and there is a roster of available trained fill-ins who are regular KVH mashgichim.
As a side note, Fenway doesn’t have a kosher concession stand (at least not certified by KVH Kosher). They have a kosher vending machine (hot nosh), owned and operated by a frum fellow. All repacking is certified by KVH Kosher.
I definitely hear what you are saying, however if a stand is under a reliable certification then i will most certainly eat there. If what you are saying is true, then the problem is on that hashgacha, not the consumer. If that hasgacha gets caught doing that, then I wouldn’t eat at ANY of their certifying establishments in the city, and nor should any frum community.
they wont get “caught” since noone there can “catch” them. They overlook many things and yes even though hashgacha is the responsible one, use your head better not to eat there if there is a pretty risky chance. This goes for anything you eat out especially if its a place that shares a non kosher kitchen. sometimes mashgichim handle more than one stand thus leaving equipment and kitchen unattended. Its a tough system.
The shwarma @ Nats park is a very good deal, taste and price.
Hi Dan,
An unrelated ?: I have the Miles & More Lufthansa cc and would like to downgrade to the no annual-fee version. I searched for hours all through ur site and couldn’t find the no-annual fee one (in the past I was able to find it thru ur old site)Any advice??
Yes, I second that, the search bar needs updating.
Thanx
Staten Island Yankees used to have it too, but this year its gone.
If anyone knows someone who would like to serve Kosher there, they are looking for a vendor
The petition worked!
Dan, Soldier Field in Chicago no longer has a certified kosher stand. Please remove the Bears from your NFL list.
yes the shwarma at Nat’s Park is very good. It’s owned by Max’s in Silver Spring, Md. They also have the kosher stand at Fed Ex field where the Deadskins I mean Redskins play. I think they sell regular falafel as well.