CINCINNATI — Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds is less than a week away and all the new food you can get at the ballpark has been unrelieved.
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Baseball fans may count down to Opening Day, but Great American Ballpark’s Executive Chef Gary Davis counts down to today when he gets to show off all of the new food that’ll be at the ballpark.
“It’s absolutely like an iconic day,” Davis said. “It’s really fun.”
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Davis said his job is to “come up with creativity” and find new items for the ballpark.
“It is my job to top myself,” he said.
While there are classics, Davis likes to take it up a notch.
“Little bit different from your normal, everyday ingredients,” Davis said.
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As shown on News Center 7 at 5:30, Xavier Hershovitz got to taste test some of the new items, including the Reds Island Griller and the Redlegs BBD Walking Taco.
Here is a list of the new items coming to Great American Ballpark this season:
- Redlegs BBQ Walking Taco: A collaboration between Grippo’s and Montgomery Inn, combining Saratoga-style chips with pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and coleslaw
- 50 West Soft Pretzel Double Cheeseburger: Double smash burger with American cheese, topped with Funacho cheese, house mustard on a pretzel bun with crinkle-cut fries. This is a limited time offering until April 30.
- Wings & Rings Traditional Chicken Wings: Traditional chicken wings with garlic medium or honey barbecue sauce
- Big Mozz Chicken Parm Sandwich: Crispy chicken tenders, Big Mozz sticks, provolone cheese, marinara sauce, and banana peppers on a hoagie roll, served with kettle chips
- The Reds Island Griller: Hempler’s sausage, pineapple salsa, and Kogi sweet garlic BBQ sauce, served on a hoagie roll
- Glier’s Goetta Reuben Sliders: Glier’s Goetta patty, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing, served on slider buns
- Reds Double Decker Glier’s Goetta Sluggers: Glier’s Goetta patty, a split Glier’s brat, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing, served on slider buns
- Street Tacos
- The Cincy Sizzle: Brisket, pickled red onions, cilantro and salsa verde
- Carne Asada Street Tacos: Steak, salsa roja, pickled red onions, cotija cheese and cilantro
- Chicken Adobo Street Tacos: Chicken, chili verde, white onions and cilantro
- Street Nachos: Choice of chicken or steak with queso, pickled red onions, salsa verde, cotija cheese and cilantro
The Reds open their season on Thursday when they host the San Francisco Giants.
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