Eat BBQ & Watch the U.S. Open Without Leaving Manhattan

For those New Yorkers not fortunate enough to have snagged U.S. Open tickets (and to nibble on the fancy food options out in Flushing), American Express has set up an alternate viewing and eating spot -- no 7 train necessary.

From Friday, August 29 through Sunday, September 7 between 11:00 AM and 11:00 PM, you can watch the U.S. Open at Madison Square Park, where they're setting up huge viewing screens and stadium seating. There's no charge to watch, and in addition to the ever-present Shake Shack, Country, Hill Country, and Rickshaw Dumpling Bar will be running stands in the park.

Hill Country will be serving up pork spare ribs, barbecue beef sandwiches, cole slaw, baked beans and a bourbon pecan pie; Rickshaw will have pork, chicken and veggie dumpling options, sesame noodle salad, jasmine rice crispy treats, and mochi dumplings; and Country will offer an eclectic upscale comfort food menu, including caramel corn Parmesan popcorn, peanut butter, jelly and banana sandwiches, cold spiced fried chicken with potato salad, and mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches. Each stand will also be serving drinks of both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic persuasions, so beware the long lines outside the electronic pay toilet.

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By Laren Spirer in Food on August 25, 2008 4:05 PM

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esquared

Great! The best part of going to the U.S. open (at lest in my part) is walking around the Tennis Grounds, watching the games at the side courts and at the jumbotron, and tasting all the food options at the food concessions. I find watching the game and spending most of the time at the stadiums (Arthur Ashe or Louis Armstrong) boring --unless it's at night and there's a great rally or upset in the making going on. But now, MSP is showing this on a big screen -- excellent! And Shake Shack is available here and not at the open. Much better than going to the Open itself.