I’m not quite sure what has happened this year: free tickets to Mariner’s games three times in four months. Tonight it the tickets were even Suite tickets.
This meant FREE food and drinks throughout the game.
But I also had a mission. After my recent Ivardog encounter I felt it imperative that I try the iconic sushi of the stadium: the Ichiroll.
$9 behind home plate buys you eight pieces of what is essentially is a spicy tuna roll with matchstick cucumber thrown in for good measure. I’ve definitely had worse sushi, but that faint praise. Our sixth inning sample was better than most supermarket rolls, but only barely. It was dominated by an extra wasabi kick that took the spicy level up to the point that it was hard to taste the fish. The rice was also gummy.
I love the IDEA of the Ichiroll as well as the name, but the execution significant room for improvement. So far the Ivardog is clear front-runner in the Safeco Field concessions smack-down. Yet I did get a tip via Facebook that the Kidd Valley hamburger from a stand out behind left field needs to be tried before an overall winner is selected. I guess this means another visit to the ballpark.
