Comments on: Why you MUST go to the Red Hook Ball Fields, Plus How to Get There

By: Cornography and Collaborative Consumption Brazen Kitchen

Cornography and Collaborative Consumption Brazen Kitchen — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:34:16 +0000

[...] Fairway/Ikea gentrification started. Sad, to say the least. The best Latino street food in town. Hands down. I think half the treat came from the fact that the FIXINS — from hot sauces, slaws, pickles, [...]

By: Red Hook and Erie Basin

Red Hook and Erie Basin — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:31:57 +0000

[...] Hook Ball Fields Food Trucks serving the most delicious Latin American street food all summer long. There are always long lines, [...]

By: Big Daddy Cool

Big Daddy Cool — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:45:48 +0000

Just wondering if the NYC Food Guy got around to answering my question about Health and Food Safety.

I also read in the Brooklyn Paper that the people living in this area are complaining about more rodents lurking around because of this.

By: Robert Sawyer

Robert Sawyer — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:41:46 +0000

Great spread, a cuisine(s), one you make irresistible. I think the next cool dry weekend, I’m there. In the meantime, what are the good trucks or stands in Manhattan?
Also, how do you answer questions like the one sent by “Big Daddy Cool”?

By: NYC Food Guy Video: NYC Food Guy’s Favorites at the Red Hook Ball Fields | NYC Food Guy

Mon, 03 May 2010 11:15:43 +0000

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By: Big Daddy Cool

Big Daddy Cool — Sat, 01 May 2010 11:53:00 +0000

Cleanliness, handling, storage and temperature and quality of food is kept is very important to my stomach.

Do these vendors have certificates of Food Safety by The Dept. of Health?

By: Ms. T

Ms. T — Sat, 01 May 2010 11:40:13 +0000

I will save my Fairway trips for the weekend now! I just like to look!

Jose el matron, you may be on to something here!

By: Red Hook Food Vendors Open for Business Tomorrow! | NYC Food Guy

Red Hook Food Vendors Open for Business Tomorrow! | NYC Food Guy — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:17:31 +0000

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By: Jose el maton

Jose el maton — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:01:21 +0000

You people don’t want to listen to me that’s ok.How can you trust illegal alien food?These people come from very poor towns back in mejico,these people don’t even have toilets in their homes.Do you know they keep their food past the expiration date in order to save food cost.They don’t wash their hands,don’t take my word just observe them when you order your nasty tacos.People open your eyes mejicans people are very dirty people you will get sick from eating these nasty foods.

By: Where to eat this weekend: Hecho en Dumbo for Upscale, Affordable Mexican Street Food | NYC Food Guy

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:10:34 +0000

[...] enjoy a rice-milk based, cinnamon flavored drink with my Mexican food, but I can thank the Red Hook Ball Fields for introducing me to the perfect complement to spicy street food. Hecho en Dumbo’s version [...]

By: bbqmackster

bbqmackster — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:07:43 +0000

jose sounds like someone who wants to keep the lazy manhattanites and Gringos out of his ‘hood!
Which is a smart idea haha!
I mean really, anyone with a brain can find all sorts of articles detailing the fight and money involved in forcing all the vendors to get permits that are up to code.
there really isn’t anything logical or reasonable that can be said against such an obviously ridiculous claim. Not to mention how F-ing good some of the food is.
The Barbacoa is the best I’ve had anywhere in the US. I am from LA, lived in SF, eaten in Sunset Park, Spanish Harlem, Queens Roosevelt actin, you name it, from the Mexican truck that is the furthest South on the far side of the fields, it is simultaneously crisped on the edges, gamey, fatty, meaty! OMG, drizzled with salsa verde and a few bites of Chicarron and carrots pickled with jalapenos… it’s like being back in DF! Orale!

By: pedro romero

pedro romero — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:19:16 +0000

I grew up in Red Hook, in the 60’s and the beginning of the 70s’, 466 Columbia Street, my cousins lived at 124 Bush Street.
I played a lot of baseball at the ball fields. As far as the central americans and mexicans moving in respect them and try to learn their culture. It is different from the Puerto Rican/Dominican communities where they have more of an Indian based culture while ours are more African

By: chubbychinesegirl

chubbychinesegirl — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:07:59 +0000

thanks for the detail and directions, im gonna check it out next saturday! excited!

Jose, what makes you think the food you get at a random restaurant is any cleaner? eating out always has it’s hits and misses, you just never know… but i’m willing to take a chance for good food =)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:42:20 +0000

Jose, perhaps you’ve had one bad experience at the ball fields, but I’ve enjoyed food there at least a dozen times over the last 5 years and have not once fallen ill. Oh, and they actually do have city permits and have to pass DOH inspections. I’m not sure where you’re getting your information.

By: Jose Elmaton

Jose Elmaton — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:41:24 +0000

Do not eat at red hook ball fields the food is dirty you will get sick.These people have no city permits,pay no taxes and are all Illegal aliens.Seriously the city doesn’t have inspectors at the site,you will get sick guarantee.