Ah, stadium food. In addition to digging a gaping hole in our wallet, it too often leaves us hungry for more. Yet fans are asking for more. It’s part of the experience, it seems.
If at least we got what we paid for.
Obviously, it is worse in some places. These days, it’s SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles that is in the spotlight, in addition to drawing the wrath of fans.
After the pre-season meeting between the Chargers and the Rams disputed on Sunday, several internet users (including the sports journalist Arash Center) shared footage taken in the $ 5 billion NFL Amphitheater.
There was a lot made of the $15 pepperoni pizza at SoFi Stadium but it was a bigger issue than that. The prices and appearance of many of the food options at the stadium left many fans upset. Here’s a look at the Hot Dog, Marinara Pizza, Cheeseburger Sub and Veggie Burger Sub. pic.twitter.com/xUNiN085AJ
– Arash Center (@ArashMarkazi) August 16, 2021
Mine didn’t even look like the pictures pic.twitter.com/xHqWkRXb5l
— AnnaW24 (@AnnaWalz24) August 16, 2021
$15 pepperoni slice at @SoFiStadium for Chargers-Rams
(????Instagram/Edward Henderson) pic.twitter.com/FFGlH3p5NF
– Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 15, 2021
Not very appetizing, indeed. And at $ 15 a piece, it’s not cheap.
Also, when they arrived in Los Angeles in 2017, the Chargers were charging $ 100 for a parking spot. You have to really love football to put up with all of that.
There are also worse (really?)
LA’s SoFi Stadium isn’t the only sporting venue where the food is questionable.
Here are some other dishes that will leave you with a bitter taste, even without tasting them.
Stevenage away pic.twitter.com/ivOg47Sef4
— Cray (@joe9696taylor) December 16, 2020
What’s the worst food you have had at a football match? Here’s mine. pic.twitter.com/z9E9lHygKm
— Elliot (@elliotbetts1) December 16, 2020
Has to be the Morecambe hotdog at 4 quid a pop pic.twitter.com/HwCKI6mx7m
— Emeritus proffesor of logic (@juanbambo) December 16, 2020
The baseball team in Cincinnati tried to convince me this was a « local specialty » pic.twitter.com/Dyu1fxxaX1
– Cooper Lund (@cooperlund) December 17, 2020
Kingsmeadow (cold) cheese fries pic.twitter.com/E7MX88TFLA
– Dávid Pásztor (@D_Peezy) December 17, 2020
London. Wembley Stadium ????????♀️ pic.twitter.com/atafgsmyMs
— Felicia Harrison (@only1fee) December 17, 2020
White hart lane hotdogs ???????? pic.twitter.com/bUBzK6KqQm
— Danny Monk (@DanTheYid_) December 16, 2020
There are also the strange options that surprise.
Meet PNC Park’s Cracker Jack & Mac dog, topped with caramel sauce, jalapeños, Cracker Jack & macaroni and cheese. pic.twitter.com/166CDx790u
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) March 24, 2016
There is your picture of the full burgerizza pic.twitter.com/C2OqvPsKa3
— Braves Reddit (@BravesReddit) March 22, 2016
Hey, @darrenrovell, on sale at Oakland University men’s basketball games Thursday and Saturday: The Sweetheart Dog.❤️???? pic.twitter.com/PSP3xH522G
— Golden Grizzlies (@GoldenGrizzlies) February 13, 2020
Stadium food at a good price, it exists
Luckily, there are a few sports organizations out there where getting hungry doesn’t mean emptying your Celi. An example? In 2017, the Atlanta Falcons took the gamble of drastically lowering concession prices.
Even at Super Bowl LIII, the food on the menu was still affordable.
Bold. We like that.
(via @elliotbetts1/Twitter, SBNation, Topito, Bardown)
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