Arte's ballpark food prices - still pretty good

[yk9001]

Went to my first game this year on Saturday night.

 

My wife got a very large bbq hot dog outside at maybe the Clyde Wright bbq for $7.50.  It was basically two hot dogs, it was so big.

 

A 24 oz light beer was $9.00.  So, $4.50 for a 12 oz light beer.  If you go to a bar and order a 12 oz beer, aren't you basically going to pay around $4.50?

 

The best was a soft serve waffle cone - it was $5.50.  The thing was pretty damn big, and pretty damn good.

 

 

For stadium food, I thought the prices were good.

 

 

Your mileage will vary, of course.

[405z06]

Does the owner really have a say on how much every menu item costs to the fan? Don't they just sub all that out to vendor services?

[tj_]

I would assume that it's all Aramark.

[yk9001]

Does the owner really have a say on how much every menu item costs to the fan? Don't they just sub all that out to vendor services?

 

 

I would assume that it's all Aramark.

 

You two must not have been around for Arte's opening press conference in 2003.

[Lhalo]

I'd rather pay a little more to get some half-decent food in that place.

[yk9001]

I'd rather pay a little more to get some half-decent food in that place.

 

What do you have in mind?

[tj_]

You two must not have been around for Arte's opening press conference in 2003.

I know what he said and I do not care one bit about beer prices.

I still doubt he has much of anything to do with it. I'm sure he has to sign off on it all, but he must have better things to do than determine the cost of a hot dog and what not.

[Lhalo]

What do you have in mind?

Food choices like the ones I find at the ballparks in San Diego, San Francisco, etc.

[yk9001]

I know what he said and I do not care one bit about beer prices.

I still doubt he has much of anything to do with it. I'm sure he has to sign off on it all, but he must have better things to do than determine the cost of a hot dog and what not.

 

Not worth a Lifetime-like, 50 post argument about it, but the press conference beer mention, and subsequent lowering of beer prices a couple sheckles, was one of the greatest owner-marketing moves of this century, and claimed a LOT of goodwill among fans.

 

Just my opinion.

[katie]

Went to my first game this year on Saturday night.

 

My wife got a very large bbq hot dog outside at maybe the Clyde Wright bbq for $7.50.  It was basically two hot dogs, it was so big.

 

A 24 oz light beer was $9.00.  So, $4.50 for a 12 oz light beer.  If you go to a bar and order a 12 oz beer, aren't you basically going to pay around $4.50?

 

The best was a soft serve waffle cone - it was $5.50.  The thing was pretty damn big, and pretty damn good.

 

 

For stadium food, I thought the prices were good.

 

 

Your mileage will vary, of course.

Large beers ($9) are 24oz.

Small ($4.50) are 16oz.

 

2 small beers = $9. 32oz.

[Link]

I'd rather pay a little more to get some half-decent food in that place.

 

 

There's actually some pretty decent stuff, there's a salad with blue cheese crumbles/dressing, avocado, chicken, green onions, olives that's quite good.  Some of the sandwiches aren't bad either and their chips with onion dip are actually delicious (tastes like the chips are made in-house?)

[LAAFANofLA]

Helmet Nachos ftw

[katie]

Helmet Nachos ftw

Those things are ginormous

[Lhalo]

There's actually some pretty decent stuff, there's a salad with blue cheese crumbles/dressing, avocado, chicken, green onions, olives that's quite good.  Some of the sandwiches aren't bad either and their chips with onion dip are actually delicious (tastes like the chips are made in-house?)

Didn't know about the salad. Where did you buy it?

[Link]

Didn't know about the salad. Where did you buy it?

 

 

Uh... >_>  I'm not quite sure haha. I have a dugout suite so the food gets delivered, but it has to come from SOMEWHERE so I'm pretty sure it's available elsewhere (the food isn't different there, is it?).  There's a reasonable Ceasar salad too, though it's nothing special.  

[Lhalo]

The food is a little different in the dugout suites/diamond club. I'll look around for it though. Thanks for the info!

[nate]

I had the chicken nachos last time I sat in the Diamond Club... thought they were awful.  Way too salty.

[Lhalo]

I had the chicken nachos last time I sat in the Diamond Club... thought they were awful.  Way too salty.

Get the buffet next time. It's actually pretty good.

[gotbeer]

Does the owner really have a say on how much every menu item costs to the fan? Don't they just sub all that out to vendor services?

 

 

I'm sure he does.  And it's reflected in how little the Angels actually receive for concession revenue.  

[gotbeer]

Get the buffet next time. It's actually pretty good.

 

Yeah, it's a limited selection buffet.  But not normal buffet food.   

[AngelsLongBall]

Large beers ($9) are 24oz.

Small ($4.50) are 16oz.

 

2 small beers = $9. 32oz.

Is this some of that "new math" business?  I like that you keep your head on a swivel for tidbits like this.

[Eric]

It's the "Don't want to stand in line too much since they limit the number of beers you can buy" tax.

[katie]

Is this some of that "new math" business?  I like that you keep your head on a swivel for tidbits like this.

We asked how many ounces the smalls were. Only bad thing is you can only get 2 beers at a time so you're getting 2 smalls instead of 2 larges. I am not an alcoholic.

[Punk]

Man, those helmet nachos though.....

 

 

I can't finish them.