Popular Philly eateries shut down Astros catering requests originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Houston Astros are spending a substantial amount of time in Philadelphia this week as they battle the Phillies in the World Series, and they need to grab some grub worthy of pro baseball players while they're in town.
Hilariously, it seemed Tuesday night like they were having a hard time finding the right post-game meal.
At least two popular eateries - Angelo's Pizzeria and Mike's BBQ - have shot down catering requests from the Astros, according to posts from the restaurants' social media accounts.
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Here's the since-deleted post from the official Mike's BBQ Instagram, in which Astros dietician Lisa Clarke reached out to the restaurant in search of catering:
Oddly, Clarke called Mike "Gil" and appeared to be in search of Latin food, which isn't served at Mike's. I have to wonder if Clarke was trying to reach Gil Arends, the co-owner of Puyero Venezuelan Flavor in Society Hill on 4th Street.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia reached out to Mike's BBQ via Instagram ahead of this story's publication on Tuesday night. The message was read but never received a response.
By early Wednesday morning the Mike's BBQ account had deleted the original post and replaced it with a new one with a more Astros-friendly statement.
"It was very funny saying we weren’t going to feed them. Which we couldn’t anyway. We don’t make Latin food. Nor were we open those days," the post says. "Im happy that it fired up Philly fans . I thought it would bring lots of laughs."
NBC Sports Philadelphia reached out to Strauss for comment on Wednesday, and he provided more context as to what exactly happened, explaining that he told Clarke she had the wrong number and telling her she should refer back to the Phillies if she was indeed in search of Latin food.
Got it.
Then we have a pair of posts from Danny, the genius behind the famous Angelo's pizza and sandwiches on 9th Street.
Danny posted a video to his Instagram story in which he refuted any suggestion that Angelo's cooked for the Astros, asserting he told the team no, and shortly thereafter he reposted a story from Phillies team chef Keith Rudolf showing a party tray of Angelo's hoagies fueling the Phillies ahead of Game 3:
Unfortunately, DiGiampietro was apparently flooded with hateful posts and messages from angry Astros fans decrying his saying "no" to Houston's request.
NBC Sports Philadelphia reached out to DiGiampietro for comment on the situation:
"Honestly, I haven't seen any stories. I'm just going off what people told me, but everything that was written before today was an accurate [sic], but I'm taking it all and str [sic]. I'm not mad at anybody."
So there you have it: fun internet posts that turned unpleasant, because that's the internet.
