Brooklyn Cyclones offer new gourmet concessions options

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Citi Field and Yankee Stadium offer gourmet food choices for fans, and now, a minor league park hopes its new concessions compare favorably with the big leagues.

At a Brooklyn Cyclones game, you can always dig into a Nathan's frank. After all, the Cyclones play in Coney Island. But the team is upping its game when it comes to concessions.

Giulia De Gatta is one of the owners of the Brooklyn-based Arancini Brothers, and she serves her perfectly portable rice balls in an egg carton. The flavors range from mozzarella and basil to Nutella.

Another Brooklyn-based company sells all-natural iceys, and there's a kosher stand for those with dietary restrictions. El Tigre offers gluten-free tacos.

And if fans plan to run the bases, then they won't feel badly about hitting NYC Pig Guy for pulled pork or chorizo sausages, or bacon on a stick, or something called "the big bad wolf."

"We basically just take a pretzel bun, lay the chorizo down, pulled pork, bacon, a little Thai chili barbecue sauce, and you've got to try to eat it," owner Thomas Perone.

And how about a s'more for dessert?

"S'mores is homemade marshmallows whisked in with some chocolate syrup, then we dust it in graham cracker crust," Perone said.

"It's delicious," game attendee Kristian Velez said. "It's bacon and chocolate, who doesn't love that?"

That's very much the idea behind inviting these new vendors to MCU Park.

"We're seeing the change in food at Major League ballparks, at arenas across the country," Brooklyn Cyclones vice president Steve Cohen said. "And we wanted to bring that to a minor league setting."

"It does make it more interesting," one fan said. "And it gives us more menu to choose from because not everybody can eat a hot dog or want a hot dog, you know, so having a taco is probably a good choice."

The other upside of attending a Cyclones game is the price: no seat cost here costs more than $17, and the most expensive food item is only $14.

For fans, that's like a home run.

"The game got a little boring, but the food kept me entertained," Velez said.