People heading to a concert or game at MetLife Stadium should not count on finding kosher food inside the stadium, and they should not count on getting out of the parking lot in less than two hours.
Dani Klein put it bluntly: “don’t count on the stadium for your kosher food, and don’t count on the parking lot to let you leave in under two hours.” Her answer is to start early, park at American Dream, eat before the event and walk over. “There’s a better way. And it’s literally across the bridge,” Klein said.
That bridge crosses Route 120 and connects American Dream to metlife stadium, giving event-goers a route that avoids the worst of the stadium traffic. The walk is roughly 0.9 miles end to end, or about 17 minutes, and the walkway is accessible from Parking Lot A, Level 1, or near the A2 exit by the Superstore.
American Dream now has several kosher options that can make the detour worth it: Bravo Pizza, Chickies, Fish Grill and Smash & Grab, with a kosher Miznon location coming soon. The advice is to arrive 45 to 60 minutes earlier than a normal MetLife arrival plan, park at American Dream, and eat a pre-game meal there before heading to the stadium.
The timing matters because a major event at the Meadowlands can turn the stadium lots into a slow-moving exit. The trip out can take 90 minutes to two hours, according to the guidance, while American Dream parking is paid but comparable to or cheaper than stadium lots. An Uber, if that is the plan, should drop riders at American Dream rather than at the stadium.
Over the years, MetLife Stadium has had only a handful of kosher food options, and they have never been reliable enough to build a night around. American Dream, by contrast, has quietly become one of the better kosher food courts in the New York metro area, which makes the mall more than a shopping stop. For a lot of fans, it is now part of the route to and from the game.
The practical choice is simple: eat before you enter the stadium world, or risk ending the night hungry and stuck in traffic. For anyone going to metlife stadium today, the bridge may be the shortest line in the whole operation.
