The 2-foot-long plate at Bills Stadium provides a taste of Buffalo and other NFL cities
As the Buffalo Bills host the Denver Broncos in a wild-card playoff game on Sunday, fans from both cities will be able to enjoy the “Battle Boat” – behemoth menu item at Highmark Stadium was recently highlighted by a social media content creator.
The Battle Boat is a 2 foot long display of combination spicy waffles with food from two NFL cities. One half is filled with a Buffalo staple, and the other contains a culinary delight from the opposing team’s location.
Cameron Guzzo, 26, of Massachusetts, said he decided to draw attention to the fries-laden monstrosity during a recent trip to Buffalo for his “At the Stadium Food Review” series.
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“Every ballpark I go to, I try to see if they have some crazy food, something that’s attention-grabbing, something that’s funny,” Guzzo told Fox News Digital. “Those videos seem to do really well and people really like to see the weird side of it.”
A civil engineer who is a Bills fan despite living in New England Patriots territory, Guzzo said he wouldn’t know about battleship if there was no email from the team.
Buffalo Bills fan and content creator Cameron Guzzo reviewed the “Battle Boat,” a 2-foot-long dish of French fries topped with various foods, during the game. (Cameron Guzzo)
“It’s kind of in the back corner that you wouldn’t see if you were just walking around the hall,” Guzzo said.
Fortunately for him, he said, he received an email that included an offer of food at the stadium.
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“That’s the only way I knew about it,” he said. “And I’m so glad I did because it was one of the coolest foods I’ve ever come across at a sporting event.”
Cool enough to give it a 9 out of 10 his video.
The Battle Boat was available at Highmark Stadium throughout the 2024 season, but it debuted during last season’s wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, albeit under a different name, Delaware North spokesman Glen White told Fox News Digital.
Delaware North oversees food service at all Bills home games.
Then known as “Stampede Fries,” the 2-foot arrangement of fries was topped with Buffalo chicken and blue cheese on one half and chopped pastrami, coleslaw and shredded cheese on the other.
He was given a new name for a later divisional playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, White said.
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Called “Bad Blood Waffle Fries”, the dish is boneless Kansas City style barbecue vs. Buffalo Chicken Gravy as a topping.
The concept stuck — but it took a child to come up with a permanent name during Bring Your Child to Work Day at Delaware North headquarters.
“We struggled to come up with a consistent and catchy name, so this is ours [executive chef] Stephen Forman asked all the children present that day for their input, and Battle Boat was suggested and became the clear winner,” said White.
“Battle Boat” is available at Highmark Stadium, home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. (Delaware North)
Although the Battle Boat costs $28, Guzzo said it’s worth the price.
“The week I had it, it was a Greek theme, so it was souvlaki chicken and Greek dressing and feta,” Guzzo said. “And then the other side changes drastically for the opponent’s city.”
He was there for the game against the New York Jets.
“Food transcends everything.”
“It was New York themed,” Guzzo said. “It was meatballs with marinara and mozzarella cheese.”
Guzzo had no guesses about what might be shown for Sunday’s game against the Broncos.
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“The only thing I’d heard of before I went to Denver was Rocky Mountain oysters,” Guzzo said, adding that he “wouldn’t like it if that’s what’s on [other] waffle side.”
He won’t have to worry. The Bills and Delaware North announced that half of Denver will be “top with Denver omelette: scrambled eggs, paprika, onion and pancetta.”
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As for the next NFL stadium food Guzzo will be recording, that’s an undisclosed item, “so I can’t talk too much about it right now.”
Even so, Guzzo said, he realized that “food transcends everything.”
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His latest review might end up in a stranger’s social media feed, garnering more views than any other video he’s made, “which tells me people like to see the craziest kind of food.”
