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This Popular Boston Restaurant Serves Food Named After Sports Stars

By Carolyn Kruse

We are a passionate people, here in New England. We take our food, our sports and our arts seriously. When it comes to sports, we can’t get enough. We need heaping helpings of our beloved Boston and New England teams. At one Boston spot, you can hear the cheers of sports fans nearby and eat food named after some legendary sports figures here. This popular Boston restaurant serves food named after sports stars.

You’ll find this restaurant in the heart of Fenway Park, at 82 Landsdowne St.  And you’ll find out more about it, thanks to Only in Your State. The menu has items named after Larry Bird, Tom Brady, Gronk, Big Papi and more. Take a look at some of the fan favorites, listed here. Game On! is the name of the restaurant and it has a menu dedicated to our Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox and Patriots. Your bound to find a player to put on your plate. So get your Game on Boston!

  • Nomar's Nachos

    Six time All Star Nomar Garciaparra remains Red Sox fan favorite today. He played for the Sox from 1996-2004. These tri-colored nachos are named in his honor and smothered in cheddar and jack cheese. The cheese is mixed with sour cream and house pico de gallo. Add quac, chicken, pulled pork or chili.

     

  • Chara's Chowder

    Game On! calls it “clam chowder perfect.” It’s a creamy base, with loads of clams, potatoes, a sprinkle of bacon and parsley. And like Zdeno Chara, it’s a hit.

    Patio season is upon us, and that’s the perfect chance to have a hot cup of chowder on these cooler Spring days out on the patio!

  • The Carlton Fisk Sandwich

    Red Sox Catcher from 1969-1980, Carlton Fisk, has a couple of nicknames, like  “Pudge” and “The Commander but he didn’t have a sandwich in his honor until Game On! put it on their menu. The Carlton Fish is a bbq glazed pulled pork sandwich on a sesame bun.

  • The Tedy Bruschi Sandwich

    The meatball sub is named in honor of our beloved New England Patriots’ linebacker and defensive captain. Superbowl winner Bruschi played with the Pats from 1996-2008. Like the sandwich named after him, Tedy was a hearty player who gave 100%, and was alway reliable.

  • The Bobby Orr Sandwich

    Like one of the most famous sports figures in Boston history, this sandwich is hugely popular. It’s a chicken pesto sandwich, smothered in homemade pesto oil, tomatoes and fresh mozarella, and served on a ciabatto bun.  It’s seasoned well and full of flavor, and so is the career of #4 Bobby Orr. Orr played with the Bruins from 1966-1976 and is considered one of the greatest of all-time.

  • The Larry Bird

    You know it had to be a sandwich with a bird on it. The Larry Bird is a Buffalo chicken on bread! Fried chicken tossed in housemade buffalo sauce, with blue cheese dressing, and pickles on a sesame seed bun. This one flies off the shelf, like Larry flew to the top of his game for the Boston Celtics from 1979 -1992. Truly one of the greatest, the man and the sandwich.

  • Gronk's Grilled Cheese

    Of course Gronk would have a grilled cheese named in his honor. I mean, he’s the cheesiest, and we love that about our former New England Patriot tighend, and Tom Brady’s go-to guy. Fans go to this sandwich time after time. It’s a thick cut piece of brioche bread, toasted on the grill with American cheese. So, here’s to our American cheese, Rob Gronkowski.

  • Welker and Edelman

    Ok. this is funny…because this dish stars 2 all beef hot dogs! Of course it does. It’s topped with housemade beef chili, jack cheese and scallions. Lots of beef is needed to pay tribute to these 2 Patriots wide recievers. Julian Edelman and Wes Welker were both considered tough as nails when he played for New England. It was always a show when they were in the game.

  • The Big Papi Burger

    You have to know this burger is made with the finest beef. And Big Papi was definitley one of the Red Sox finest players, and fan favorite. This burger is made with an 8 oz Colorado wagyu beef patty, sauteed mushrooms, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion and their special Game On! sauce. Papi was the big man, and this is a big burger.

  • The Brady Burger

    Game On’s famous smash burger is switched up in TB’s honor. Tom Brady always brought the bacon for the New England Patriots. And so does this burger, along with one of Tom’s healthy favorites- gaucamole. There’s lettuce, tomato, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo, to bring the heat, as our #12 always did.

     

  • The Pedro Burger

    Another Game On smash burger here. The Pedro is made with bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce and horseradish aioli. Pedro played for the Sox from 1998-2004 and could always be counted on for throwing the cheese, as Dennis Eckersley would say.

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