If minor league baseball doesn’t entice you to visit Dunkin’ Park, perhaps world-class ballpark food will.
The home turf of the Hartford Yard Goats was recently recognized by Major League Baseball writer Benjamin Hill for having the best concessions in Double-A baseball.
Dunkin’ Park food vendors unveiled a number of new offerings this season, which started April 6, including the Cuban Hamburger with Dijon mustard, pickles, provolone cheese and ham, along with the Fat Sandwich, composed of chicken tenders, French fries, julienne pickles and doughnut holes mashed into fried dough.
The selection that caught Hill’s attention was the Spicy Chicken Donut Sandwich at Dark Blues Diner. It’s a glazed doughnut packed with honey Sriracha fried chicken and a Munchkin on top.
“It’s dinner, it’s dessert, it’s anything you want it to be,” Hill wrote. “Just remember to grab some napkins before making your way back to your seat, as it’s a guarantee you’ll need them.”
Honorable mention in Double-A went to Dreamland Bar-B-Que (Barons in Birmingham, Alabama), Biscuits (Biscuits in Montgomery, Alabama) and The Crabzilla (Blue Wahoos in Pensacola, Florida).
Hill, who says he has visited 186 minor league ballparks, covers business and culture for Major League Baseball. He also named top ballpark foods at other minor league levels: Triple-A (BBQ Nachos at AutoZone Park, home of the Memphis Redbirds); High-A (Big Mother Funnel Burger at Fox Cities Stadium, home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers); and Single-A (Churros at Excite Ballpark, home of the San Jose Giants).
