Petco Park drops to #6 most Vegetarian Friendly Ballpark in new PETA list

by jbox on Jun 3, 2009 9:41 AM PDT

As if being beaten by Philadelphia twice in a row wasn't bad enough. Now they've humiliated us again by being a better Vegetarian Friendly Ballpark. When will it end? Philadelphia remained in the number one spot for the second year in a row. Petco Park however dropped from #4 in 2008 to #6 in 2009.

2009 Top 10 Veg-Friendly Ballparks

6. PETCO Park (San Diego Padres): Although the Padres' batting lineup is struggling, the team's lineup of yummy vegetarian options is stacked. The stadium offers veggie burgers, veggie dogs, vegetarian sushi rolls, fresh fruit salad, gourmet vegetable salads, roasted corn, and PB&J. Although PETA has serious issues with PETCO, PETA loves the Padres for providing healthy, humane fare to fans in "America's Finest City."

Ever since the last Dollar Dog night last year where I ate too many hot dogs, I've been eating Veggie Dogs at Petco. I really grossed myself out eating the regular hot dogs and I can't get back on the horse. The Veggie Dogs are surprisingly okay and you put enough relish, mustard and onions on them and you barely notice that you aren't eating meat.

I need to try Petco Park's PB&J though, I've never seen it on the menu but suspect that it is sold at the Kids Cart in the Park in the Park. I'll need to get some kid to score me one of those.

Coors Field, Turner Field and Minute Maid Park all leap frogged Petco Park in this years heated competition. Safeco Field which previously held the #3 spot dropped off the list entirely.

In the 2009's list of Healthiest Cities in America San Diego was #9 and Philadelphia was #27. So there!

Poll

Do you like Petco Park's vegetarian cuisine?

Yes, I don't miss the meat

37 votes

No, Lettuce find some meat to eat

58 votes

95 votes | Poll has closed

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haha

I need to try Petco Park’s PB&J though, I’ve never seen it on the menu but suspect that it is sold at the Kids Cart in the Park in the Park. I’ll need to get some kid to score me one of those.

Is this like the opposite of when kids try to get adults to buy them beer?

by SDPads_1 on Jun 3, 2009 9:49 AM PDT reply actions

Yes they are sold at the Kids Cart in the park.

This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on Jun 3, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Wow

you don’t say!

by SDPads_1 on Jun 3, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions

maybe im the minority.....

but i think the lower we are on that list we are the better.

PETA…here am i am…come get me

I am anti everything Giles...

by icaughthundleys#4 on Jun 3, 2009 9:52 AM PDT reply actions

Toucan tastes GREAT in a stew

Koala, not so much

DODGERS, RED SOX, YANKEES, BRONCOS, PATRIOTS and RAIDERS all suck. Especially the Dodgers.

by LJbumfool on Jun 3, 2009 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

For what it's worth jbox

I along with a whole lot of other vegetarians/vegans appreciate that you eat the veggie dogs instead of real hot dogs. And a lot of animals appreciate it too.

by Zach (maestro876) on Jun 3, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

Vegetarians:

“We club baby seals for fun, not food.”

I am anti everything Giles...

by icaughthundleys#4 on Jun 3, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions

I was just at Minute Maid (#5)

And I wouldn’t trust their veggie options. That place is so infatuated with BBQ and Chili, they probably just scape the meat off of whatever veggie item you’re buying. Especially the baked potato. I didn’t see one person order it with out a whopping helping of chili or brisket on top. I think the person behind the counter would give you a confused look if you said you didn’t want the toppings on the baked potato. In a place where they serve so much meat it seems like that should count against them, because for every veggie burger order there’s got to be a few tons of meat items ordered. And they give you the Texas-sized portions too.

Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.

by Wonko on Jun 3, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions

Ha, they really know their products well, too

I had some difficulty trying to get the service people to tell me what the difference was between the BBQ baked potato and the regular baked potato. The first person I asked couldn’t tell me because they were in charge of the drinks. I asked the second person behind the counter, and here is the exchange.

Me: “I’ve never been here before, what is the difference between a barbecue baked potato and a regular baked potato?”

2nd person: “It’s a baked potato, but it has barbecue on it.”

I could only laugh. Further questions were just going to make it harder than it had to be. I never found out what meat it was.

I feel like I told this story here once already…

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Jun 3, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions

barbecue is always pork

I learned this the embarrassing way in Charlotte.

“What kind of meat is on the barbecue sandwich?”
“It’s barbecue and coleslaw.”
“What kind of barbecue?”
“It’s barbecue”

by Dex on Jun 3, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

If you're eating hotdogs for the meat,

you’re doing it wrong.

You know, plants are just animals with cell walls. Just because you can’t hear their screams, doesn’t make it right.

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by Axion on Jun 3, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

hahaha

Just because you can’t hear their screams, doesn’t make it right.

by jbox on Jun 3, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay

This is where I’ve gotten into some fun discussions with. I saw some chick on Yelp talk about how she was a “vegetarian” and she was reviewing a Cuban restaurant and criticized how much pork they had on the menu, but it’s okay, because she only gets the fish dishes there.

And apparently, lots of “vegans” I’ve spoken to seem to think it’s alright to eat the flesh of our aquatic swimming friends and it “doesn’t count as meat” because they’re fish. That being said, would Rubio’s fish tacos be considered part of the vegetarian-friendly criteria of Petco? Are fish not meat??

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jun 3, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions

Nirvana always told me

that it’s okay to eat fish because they don’t have any feelings.

by jbox on Jun 3, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

NOFX

feels the same way about shellfish

by sixpakfrombelgium on Jun 3, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Rec'd

A thousand times rec’d, if I could

by unclemoe on Jun 3, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I've got to assume

That PETA is not in favor of eating fish. Just a hunch.

Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.

by Wonko on Jun 3, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

What if they're sharks?

Cause sharks and killer whales are fish that eat other fish, which is totally inhumane.

by Dex on Jun 3, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions

That's what I'm thinking

But I’ve encountered more than a few “vegans” who claim it’s okay to eat fish, and some who’ve actually said “chicken is not meat – it’s poultry.”

My rebuttal to that is simply that chickens have eyes, and they can see you stab them to death and watch themselves bleed. They’re meat. But they stand firm that poultry does not classify as meat. They’re sure as hell not vegetables though!

But it’s kind of like arguing stolen bases – some people just don’t get it.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jun 4, 2009 6:36 AM PDT up reply actions