Speaking Frankly
July 08, 1996
We came, we saw, we scarfed. We checked out the fare at all 28 major league ballparks and judged their culinary offerings according to our home-cooked rating system: zero to four hot dogs, including halves.
Atlanta Braves
ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY STADIUM
Gotta Try: Eating before you get to the ballpark.
Avoid: The corn dog, an uncooked frank in a cornmeal condom.
Beer List: Includes Marthasville, described by one Atlantan as "popular with Southern women."
Ambience: Muggy and buggy and smells like a urinal.
Rating: Hot Dog
Baltimore Orioles
ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS
Gotta Try: The moist Maryland crabcake sandwiches, chased by a cinnamon-batter Uncle Teddy's hand-rolled soft pretzel.