An eater’s guide to what’s new in and around AT&T Park for 2016 - SFGate
Baseball season is just about under way, with the customary Preseason Battle of the Bay taking place this weekend as a prelude to the San Francisco Giants home opener versus the Dodgers on Thursday, April 7. The 2016 Giants have a collection of fresh additions in the dugout - Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, Denard Span - but there is also a host of new places to eat and drink, both inside AT&T Park and around the China Basin neighborhood directly outside the stadium. Inside the stadium, there are some new food options to go along with established favorites like the garlic fries and hot dogs, not to mention the Cha Cha Bowl and Crazy Crab’z Sandwich. New additions to the Promenade Level include Tony’s Slice House (Section 103), which will be adding Sicilian deep-dish slices to the mix. Mission Street Taqueria (Section 130) will feature Mission-style burritos and tacos, along with the Giants Helmet Nachos and McCovey’s BBQ kiosk (Section 136), which will serve up a half-pound hot link dubbed the Big Stretch along with pulled pork and smoked brisket sandwiches. At their new ballpark outpost, the chef couple will serve up the restaurant’s signature of umami-rich porcini doughnuts topped with raclette foam. The two restaurants located in the stadium’s culinary garden, the Garden Table and the Hearth Table, will be offering gluten-free flatbread pizzas and antipasti bar options. On the View Level, Great House of Brews will feature fried Brussels sprouts topped with lemon aioli and fully loaded tater tots. Outside the ballpark, crowds will undoubtedly still flock to the usual suspects - Momo’s, Pete’s Tavern, Pedro’s Cantina, 21st Amendment, and so on - but there are also plenty of new neighborhood spots where you can grab a drink or bite prior to a game. Over at the Yard at Mission Rock, just across McCovey Cove, a new lineup of eateries joins Anchor Brewery’s outdoor beer garden, including Creperie Saint-Germain and sustainable-focused Belcampo Meat Co. (The latter replaces the Whole Beast.) Joining familiar grab-and-go favorites like Merigan Sub Shop in the surrounding blocks are new meaty options like Bacon Bacon Cafe on Third Street (with bacon caramel popcorn and chocolate bacon) and a new burger joint named Popsons in the former Marlowe Burger space on Townsend. In addition to the regular Taco Bell menu, it features a post-5 p.m. menu of "shareables," like beef taquitos and chicken tenders. In addition to being open late - perfect for a post-game cocktail - it’s also open for weekend brunch, offering ponzu Bloody Marys garnished with shrimp and oysters and group-friendly shareable brunch boards like the smoked salmon and whitefish-filled New Yorker board. A few blocks away, over on Bryant Street, is Black Hammer Brewing - a collaboration between Jim Furman, formerly of Pete’s Brewing Co., and Bryan Hermannsson of Pacific Brewing Laboratory - offering about a dozen beers on tap, including their popular Squid Ink Black IPA.
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