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Tiger Stadium concessions
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:07 am
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:07 am
First of all, I love Tiger Stadium. Have been going with my family for as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest memories occurred in TS from as far back at Auburn ‘88 to Florida in ‘97, to as recent at beating Bama in OT this year.
However, last night with multiple vendors running out of cups for hot chocolate made me think about my experiences from high school to professional, specific to concessions.
If we want to continue claiming TS is one of the best stadiums in all of CFB, we’ve got to step it up in this area. Concessions play a large part in people’s experience. Granted, some of the lines seem to move faster this year when they let you put the beer on the auto check out machine or when 2 or 3 employees are assigned to scanning your items and taking your credit card for payment.
I realize this isn’t a new gripe from the fan base or TD boards. And I remember Woodward pounding his chest that he revamped concessions with Aramark shortly after he arrived. Unfortunately, it fell short. Way short.
This off season would be a great time for some short to long range planning specific to concessions / stadium experience.
Allow more restaurants to sell their food? Cane’s , Rotolo’s, or Couyon’s just to name a few.
And what about finding a way to enhance the beer garden experience and get it closer to the action in the stadium near the south end zone? Offer more seating with stand up tables in the end zones?
However, last night with multiple vendors running out of cups for hot chocolate made me think about my experiences from high school to professional, specific to concessions.
If we want to continue claiming TS is one of the best stadiums in all of CFB, we’ve got to step it up in this area. Concessions play a large part in people’s experience. Granted, some of the lines seem to move faster this year when they let you put the beer on the auto check out machine or when 2 or 3 employees are assigned to scanning your items and taking your credit card for payment.
I realize this isn’t a new gripe from the fan base or TD boards. And I remember Woodward pounding his chest that he revamped concessions with Aramark shortly after he arrived. Unfortunately, it fell short. Way short.
This off season would be a great time for some short to long range planning specific to concessions / stadium experience.
Allow more restaurants to sell their food? Cane’s , Rotolo’s, or Couyon’s just to name a few.
And what about finding a way to enhance the beer garden experience and get it closer to the action in the stadium near the south end zone? Offer more seating with stand up tables in the end zones?
This post was edited on 11/20/22 at 10:09 am
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Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:09 am to Kreg Jennings
The concessions in the south endzone didn’t have jalapeños for the nachos. Had a cold hotdog. Ate 2 bites and threw away. Disgusting.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:10 am to Kreg Jennings
Geez man. Hot chocolate?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:11 am to Kreg Jennings
Other than every singular item being over $10 the lower south endzone has some decent options besides the usual concession hot dog and nachos crap.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:11 am to Kreg Jennings
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However, last night with multiple vendors running out of cups for hot chocolate
Same here. They ran out at the end of the first quarter (by section 104) and we stood in line for 20 minutes before they told us.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:12 am to Kreg Jennings
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Tiger Stadium concessions
suck balls, and always have, as much as I love TS it is one of the worst sports venues, from a fan friendly perspective, I've ever been to
This post was edited on 11/20/22 at 10:21 am
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:12 am to Kreg Jennings
Bring back the cub scouts and church groups
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:15 am to Kreg Jennings
Daiquiri stand didn’t even have cups lol. They probably shifted them for hot chocolate, but damn they had all week to know weather was going to be cold. You would expect the demand for hot chocolate to be through the roof
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:20 am to Kreg Jennings
I love my time in Tiger Stadium. Concessions, however, have long been horrible and overpriced. I've seriously had much better concession quality at local high school venues run by the band or cheerleader parents. That's not remotely acceptable for what it costs to grace the gates of Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:23 am to Kreg Jennings
quote:
First of all, I love Tiger Stadium. Have been going with my family for as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest memories occurred in TS from as far back at Auburn ‘88 to Florida in ‘97, to as recent at beating Bama in OT this year.
However, last night with multiple vendors running out of cups for hot chocolate made me think about my experiences from high school to professional, specific to concessions.
If we want to continue claiming TS is one of the best stadiums in all of CFB, we’ve got to step it up in this area. Concessions play a large part in people’s experience. Granted, some of the lines seem to move faster this year when they let you put the beer on the auto check out machine or when 2 or 3 employees are assigned to scanning your items and taking your credit card for payment.
I realize this isn’t a new gripe from the fan base or TD boards. And I remember Woodward pounding his chest that he revamped concessions with Aramark shortly after he arrived. Unfortunately, it fell short. Way short.
This off season would be a great time for some short to long range planning specific to concessions / stadium experience.
Allow more restaurants to sell their food? Cane’s , Rotolo’s, or Couyon’s just to name a few.
And what about finding a way to enhance the beer garden experience and get it closer to the action in the stadium near the south end zone? Offer more seating with stand up tables in the end zones?
I don't go to sporting events for the concessions..sorry. if I want whatever is there, I'll get something, if not I'll eat afterwards. Tired of people complaining about concessions.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:28 am to Kreg Jennings
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hot chocolate
Hot dog water FTW
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:32 am to Kreg Jennings
How do you run out of anything with a 1/2 full stadium, if it was even half full
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:37 am to Kreg Jennings
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Allow more restaurants to sell their food? Cane’s ,
Can you imagine the price on those tenders in the stadium?
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:41 am to Kreg Jennings
People will make comments (like eat before LOL) and downvote, but its 100% the truth. If its worth doing, do it right.
Take pride in all of the product (fan experience), esp considering fans nationwide are staying home.
Also, with some of the best food in the world, use it as your benefit. I have to believe SW is smart enough to see this.
Take pride in all of the product (fan experience), esp considering fans nationwide are staying home.
Also, with some of the best food in the world, use it as your benefit. I have to believe SW is smart enough to see this.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 10:41 am to Kreg Jennings
They weren’t ready for that overflow crowd????
Posted on 11/20/22 at 11:18 am to Kreg Jennings
I have been going to LSU games for decades. I don't think I have ever ordered any food in the stadium. I eat great food at the tailgates and order a coke for my bourbon.
We need to improve the bathrooms
We need to improve the bathrooms
Posted on 11/20/22 at 11:24 am to Kreg Jennings
I haven't been to every SEC stadium but I've been to most and hate to say this but Tiger Stadium is better than most in terms of selections and the outside food vendors.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 11:50 am to Kreg Jennings
One limitation that is always forgotten about Tiger stadium - there are an extremely small number of locations inside of the structure that allow for cooking food on site, between fire code requirements for venting and health department codes. Even if Cane’s wanted to do something, logistically they would have to have a food truck outside of the stadium to cook in, then bring the food in and distribute it to its booths, while keeping it warm. I doubt there’s a lot of profit involved in the extra people and equipment needed to pull that off.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:01 pm to Kreg Jennings
Couldn't get hot chocolate with 9 minutes left in the game. They were closed.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:18 pm to Kreg Jennings
Mercedes Benz Stadium and Lambeau have been my GOAT concession experiences.
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