(PR) Trenton, NJ) Fans of the Trenton Thunder, the Double A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are encouraged to come to the ballpark hungry this season. The team announced many new additions to the Waterfront Park concession offerings on Wednesday including a new partnership with Newtown, Pennsylvania’s The Green Parrot Restaurant and Pub. All new items are highlighted in bold below.
The Green Parrot will have a satellite location on the third base concourse offering eight-inch personal pizzas that are freshly baked in a new wood-fired oven, Baby Back Ribs, BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches and BBQ Chicken Sandwiches. The stand will also offer Nachos made with The Green Parrot’s famous chili. The Green Parrot Restaurant and Pub is located at 240 North Sycamore Street in Newtown, PA.
New “Strike Zone” Kids Snack locations above sections E and N will give fans an express food option. The stands, with the distinctive Dietz & Watson awnings, will offer items portioned and priced for kids including Kids Hot Dogs, Grilled Cheese and Peanut Butter and Jelly Uncrustable sandwiches as well as a variety of chip, cookie and candy selections. Additional new items added to these stands will include Hershey’s Regular and Chocolate milk and the soon-to-be-famous Frito Pie, which consists of Fritos brand corn chips served with your choice of Chili, Cheese or both. For an additional charge, sour cream and diced tomatoes will be available to top off the order.
Waterfront Park fixture, “The Grille”, is located along the first base concourse and will once again be home to Chickie’s and Pete’s and their world famous Crab Fries. Chickie’s and Pete’s has added Mozzarella Sticks to their menu this season and The Grille will continue to be home to Italian Sausages, Pork Roll Sandwiches, Cheese Steaks, California Burgers, Bratwursts and more.
Snyder’s of Hanover has joined the Thunder family as an official snack provider at Waterfront Park. Snyder’s will offer a variety of products including Sourdough Special Pretzels, Ripple Chips and Pretzel Thins to be served in our Luxury Suites, Yankee Club and Picnic Areas. Yellow Corn Nacho Tortillas, Buttered Popcorn, Mini Pretzels, Honey Mustard and Onion Nibblers, and a variety of potato chip products including Krunchers! Kettle cooked chips which will be available at most of the concourse food and beverage locations.
The Main Food Courts, identical on both the first and third base concourses, will continue to feature traditional ballpark fare including Dietz & Watson Thunder Dogs, French Fries, our fan favorite Chicken Tender & Fry Basket and more. Funnel Cakes are also available at the end of each food court. The Main Food Courts are also home to the Healthy Choices Menu that features Roast Beef, Grilled Chicken Breast and a Gardenburger served with lettuce, tomato and complementary bag of Ripple Chips which boast to have 40% less fat than regular potato chips, 0 trans fat and no preservatives. To compliment these entrees, the Main Food Courts also offer a variety of Salads, Fruit Cups and Diet Decaffeinated Iced Tea from Rosenberger’s Dairy.
On the beverage side, the Thunder are pleased to serve Stewart’s famous Root Beer at the main food courts this season in addition to the full line up of Coca Cola sodas and Rosenberger’s Ice Teas and juices. New beers available at the ballpark this year are Blue Moon and Leinenkugel Summer Ale. Sunflower seeds will be available this year at all beer locations for the first time.
Waterfront Park favorites, Mikey’s Ice Cream, Squeeze Play Lemonade and Dippin’ Dots will once again be available on the main concourse. SUPERPRETZEL Soft Pretzels again be available at locations throughout the concourse and SUPERPRETZEL Braided Pretzels will be vended in the seating bowl.
Fans attending games on the Luxury Suite level will enjoy a revised catering menu and a brand new “Pub Menu” that features a variety of appetizer and entrée items available in individual serving portions. Also, patrons will be able to order individual liquor drinks at our newly expanded Kiosk bar location in the elevator lobby. And of course, fans enjoying the view from our Luxury Suites will once again be able to take the Thunder Burger Challenge, in which they have a half hour to eat chef John Caiola’s monster creation featuring pork roll stuffed grilled cheese sandwiches serving as the buns for 16 ounces of beef with all the fixings. The $15 burger is free if eaten in the allotted 30 minutes.
The Thunder recently announced a series of Daily Promotions for the 2010 season. Three of these promotions are food related: Kids Eat Free Mondays in which all children under age 12 will receive a voucher at the entrances for a free hot dog, bag of chips and a fountain soda, $1 Hot Dog Tuesdays (Tuesday night games only) and Thirsty Thursdays™ presented by Budweiser that will feature $2 Bud and Bud Light bottles from the time gates open until the middle of the 5th Inning (Thursday night games only).
Trenton begins its 2010 season by hosting the Erie SeaWolves on Thursday, April 8 at 7:05 PM. The New York Yankees World Series Trophy will be on display on the stadium concourse during the game and the first 2,000 fans will receive a magnetic schedule thanks to the Verizon Yellow Pages. It is also the first of the new “Daily Promotions” and is a Thirsty Thursday™ presented by Budweiser.
