Second straight sandwich from Catch of the Day, in right field on the field-level concourse. This review comes with help from my wife, a trusted and distinguishing sandwich source.
The lobster roll costs $17. By my standards that’s a bit steep for any meal, and certainly at a ballpark. But by lobster-roll standards it doesn’t seem that unreasonable. The in-stadium markup on lobster rolls at Citi Field seems pretty small relative to the markups on other food items, most notably hot dogs, soda and pizza.
The lady reports: “It is everything a lobster roll should be; not more or less. You get a good amount of lobster meat and it tastes surprisingly fresh, not fishy. There’s not too much mayonnaise, the celery is crisp, and the bread is soft.
I took a bite of this myself, despite my stomach’s objections. This assessment seems accurate. It’s about an average lobster roll, and an average lobster roll is very good.
And I should note that my wife and I have pretty high standards for lobster rolls, as we both grew up near (and I once worked at) Jordan Lobster Farm, a wholesale/retail lobster market locally renowned for its version of the sandwich.
