Nachos in Paradise: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia (Phillies vs. Nationals)

I come from the land of no teams and moved to an island without pro sports. It took me 37 years to get to see a professional game. I was beyond excited. The Phillies have always been my favorite baseball team because of the person who I first got into watching baseball games with was from Philly. I couldn't believe that not only was I going to see a game, but I was going to see the Phillies. We took the train to the stadium and got awesome seats that were in the front row of the first upper section. We had an amazing view of the entire field and no one in front of us. When the sun came out, it was perfect. When it went behind a cloud, I was cold. I rocked my gloves for most of the day, especially on the hand that held my frosty beverage. I was beyond bummed that I left my Phillies Phanatic hat in Honolulu. It would have kept me so warm. There were crazy kids running around eating ice cream even though it was so cold. They had gloves on too. If it's cold enough to wear gloves, you won't catch me eating ice cream. Kids are so crazy! It didn't matter if I was cold though because I was having soooooo much fun watching the game and spending time with the coolest guy in Philly. We both knew the nachos would be sub par. It was more about the special moment than the quality of the nachos. The chips came straight from a bag and the cheese sauce poured from a machine. We managed to get them back to our seat with only a couple casualties from the wind. The game was magical. There were some local dudes sitting right behind us who gave me the authentic experience of being at a game in Philly. The mascot came out and did a little performance with his “mom” in honor of Mother’s Day. We walked around and checked out the history of the team near the bull pen. The Nationals Team was getting heckled so hard by guys standing around. Near the end of the game the Phillies were down by 3 and then tied it up! It was so exciting watching them get the bases loaded at the bottom of the 9^th and almost win the game then. But they didn’t score and it went into extra innings. We saw an old lady that was watching the game alone and very passionately. She must have been like 80 years old and so adorable with her Phillies gloves. Concerned that she was alone and how she was getting home, my friend asked if he could walk her to the train station and she looked at us like we were crazy because the game was not over yet. She was just using the restroom. The Phillies got the Nationals down with three quick outs. The excitement just kept growing. And then we won! It was one of the best afternoons of my life.

PRESENTATION: Amazing! Sleek and streamlined plastic container is very easy to handle. The cheese sauce is served in a separate container which allows for the cheese sauce to maintain its hot temperature despite the chilly air and keep the chips from being soggy. RAD: The salsa cup which is salsa, sauce, and a dip all in one. Ketchup can’t do that shit. Ketchup can’t be salsa. LAME: Any breeze whatsoever and you lose your chips. The stadium design creates wind tunnels so you have to be careful not to let any fall to the ground. There is no wind guard on the sleek design of the container. TOPPING TO CHIP RATIO: As good as you can get by allowing yourself the amount of cheese sauce and salsa you want on each bite.