Opening Day brings the start of a new Cincinnati Reds baseball season and a number of changes at
Great American Ball Park, mainly new food and drink offerings.
An all-you-can-eat concession stand is now located on the View Level down the first-base line, behind Section 530. $20 gets you a wristband for unlimited chips, hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts and soda, limit four items per visit to the stand. Game tickets aren’t included in the all-you-can-eat pass, and wristbands are limited to the first 1,000 fans per game.
A variety of new foods are available at concession stands around GABP. At the Machine Room Grille in left field you’ll find the mixed fry topped with chili, queso and banana peppers. There’s also a new fajita bowl, which consists of a flour tortilla filled with rice, beef or chicken, peppers, onions, queso and a guacamole salad.
Instead of smoking its own meat, Mr. Red’s Smoke House will be selling
Montgomery Inn chicken and pork. It will also offer the Montgomery Inn chopped brisket sandwich all season long, as well as rotating dishes for each series.
On the first-base concourse, Fry Box will have the Crab Box, which is fries topped with lump crab, cheese and seafood seasoning. Porkopolis’ two locations — one on the main concourse level and the other on the third-base concourse — will have The Flying Pig, a bacon-wrapped brat. The Teppanyaki Grill, which was popular during the 2015 All-Star Game, is coming back this year and will have Kobe beef and pork belly cooked to order as well as Banh mi sandwiches.
For those with a sweet tooth,
Taste of Belgium on the third-base concourse will have the Reds Velvet Waffle, which is topped with a cream cheese-based whipped topping. Coat It, Top It, Drizzle It, Get Nuts will have offer a make-your-own ice cream bar on the third-base concourse.
A variety of new beer selections will be available for purchase, including
Braxton Brewing Co. Storm,
West 6th Brewing IPA and
MadTree Brewing Rounding Third.
There’s also a new entertainment district in left field, the
Fioptics District, which includes a full-service walk-in bar that serves domestic and imported craft beer, wine and mixed drinks on the View Level. A $15 general admission ticket for sections 408-410 includes the first drink in the Fioptics District as well as admission to the new rooftop bar.
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