Food prices at Camden Yards

[Tony-OH]

2 minutes ago, Chaka Garcia said:

Where are these vendors? I usually park at the stadium and don’t see any food carts.

The one I'm talking about was outside of Pickles.

[Frobby]

28 minutes ago, Chaka Garcia said:

Where are these vendors? I usually park at the stadium and don’t see any food carts.

They’re over by Pickles, the block north of the stadium.  

There used to be vendors selling hot dogs over by the parking lot, but it’s been at least 5 years since I’ve seen one there.  The stadium probably stopped it.
 

[Going Underground]

12 minutes ago, Frobby said:

They’re over by Pickles, the block north of the stadium.  

There used to be vendors selling hot dogs over by the parking lot, but it’s been at least 5 years since I’ve seen one there.  The stadium probably stopped it.
 

Used to be a lot on the side of the Convention Center 

[Chaka Garcia]

20 minutes ago, Frobby said:

They’re over by Pickles, the block north of the stadium.  

There used to be vendors selling hot dogs over by the parking lot, but it’s been at least 5 years since I’ve seen one there.  The stadium probably stopped it.
 

I thought the same thing. I remember getting a nice crab cake and cheap hotdogs. Nothing for several years.

[Roll Tide]

On 4/8/2023 at 10:42 AM, Going Underground said:

From the Sun:

We wanted to find out how much a ballpark meal will cost this season, and since the Orioles wouldn’t disclose this information ahead of game day, we headed to the stadium to scan the menu boards for some answers.

First things first: a jumbo hot dog will set you back $8.25 this season. Pair that with a domestic beer, priced at $10.99, and you can expect to pay more than $20 when tax and tip are factored in

 

 

 

 

We wanted to find out how much a ballpark meal will cost this season, and since the Orioles wouldn’t disclose this information ahead of game day, we headed to the stadium to scan the menu boards for some 

 

First things first: a jumbo hot dog will set you back $8.25 this season. Pair that with a domestic beer, priced at $10.99, and you can expect to pay more than $20 when tax and tip are factored in.

Camden Yards has some of the priciest beers in Major League Baseball, according to a recent analysis by sportsbook NJ.bet. The sportsbook found that Baltimore’s beer is the fourth most expensive in the league, behind the New York Mets’ Citi Field, the Chicago White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field and the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field. Across the MLB, the average cost of a beer is $6.96, according to the report.

 

As for those peanuts and Cracker Jack, you can pick up a bag for $5.99 each. The nachos, meanwhile, are among the most affordable snacks on the menu, at $4.99.

On the costlier end of the spectrum is a stadium staple, the Boog’s pit beef sandwich. One sandwich — pit beef, pit turkey or pit pork piled high on a Kaiser roll — will cost you $15.99. A “Big Boog’s” combo adds Chesapeake chips for another $5. The pricing didn’t seem to deter fans, who lined up dozens deep to score a smoky sandwich.

We took note of pricing for some other favorites:

•Personal cheese pizza: $8.49 ($8.99 for pepperoni)

•Chicken tenders and fries: $13.99

•Camden smash burger: $12.99

•Italian sausage with caramelized onions and orange peppers: $9.99

•Jumbo pretzel: $6.99

•Stadium fries with Old Bay and malt vinegar: $8.99

•Ice cream cup: $6.75

•Bottled water: $5.49

•Bottled soft drinks: $5.99

•Fresh-squeezed lemonade: $6.50

•Premium beer: $15.75

•Canned cocktail: $12.99

This is the cost of luring people who aren’t really fans to the games with cut rate tickets. The season ticket holders and premium seats buyers get to pay for the kids free, and mid week $10 or $12 seats specials via concessions. I haven’t been to a game yet this year but the food last year was flipping horrible. My guess is that it’s not much better and it’s laughable that they were reporting that the concessionaires ran out of hot dogs on Easter Sunday by the 5th inning.

I’ll probably get blasted but the team can’t sell soon enough. The Angelos era is still the worst ownership group in baseball and among the worst in professional sports.

Just wait until Adley and Gunnar bolt for free agency after the team fails to lock them up early. All because the Curse of Peter Angelos.

Edited April 11, 2023 by Roll Tide

[banks703]

16 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

This is the cost of luring people who aren’t really fans to the games with cut rate tickets. The season ticket holders and premium seats buyers get to pay for the kids free, and mid week $10 or $12 seats specials via concessions. I haven’t been to a game yet this year but the food last year was flipping horrible. My guess is that it’s not much better and it’s laughable that they were reporting that the concessionaires ran out of hot dogs on Easter Sunday by the 5th inning.

I’ll probably get blasted but the team can’t sell soon enough. The Angelos era is still the worst ownership group in baseball and among the worst in professional sports.

Just wait until Adley and Gunnar bolt for free agency after the team fails to lock them up early. All because the Curse of Peter Angelos.

One of the folks I went with yesterday was jonesing for the crab dip pretzel (I only vaguely remember this being an option as I hadn’t been to a game since Covid) but we could not find it. She swore up and down that they had one last year but I couldn’t verify and the vendors on the second level seemed to have never heard of such a thing as a pretzel with crab dip. 

[Roll Tide]

3 minutes ago, banks703 said:

One of the folks I went with yesterday was jonesing for the crab dip pretzel (I only vaguely remember this being an option as I hadn’t been to a game since Covid) but we could not find it. She swore up and down that they had one last year but I couldn’t verify and the vendors on the second level seemed to have never heard of such a thing as a pretzel with crab dip. 

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/ballpark/food

 

 

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Crab Dip Pretzel

 

Soft baked pretzel with crab dip, Monterey Jack cheese, and Old Bay seasoning; Available at the B&O Market along Eutaw Street.

 

[Going Underground]

22 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

This is the cost of luring people who aren’t really fans to the games with cut rate tickets. The season ticket holders and premium seats buyers get to pay for the kids free, and mid week $10 or $12 seats specials via concessions. I haven’t been to a game yet this year but the food last year was flipping horrible. My guess is that it’s not much better and it’s laughable that they were reporting that the concessionaires ran out of hot dogs on Easter Sunday by the 5th inning.

I’ll probably get blasted but the team can’t sell soon enough. The Angelos era is still the worst ownership group in baseball and among the worst in professional sports.

Just wait until Adley and Gunnar bolt for free agency after the team fails to lock them up early. All because the Curse of Peter Angelos.

Most teams have ticket specials. Many teams like the Astros,Rangers and Twins and more have $1.00 hot dog Tuesdays. 

[banks703]

15 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/ballpark/food

 

 

 

Thank you! I briefly tried to find it during the game but was too busy enjoying the family size bags of pistachios and beef jerky that I brought with me. 
 

Allowing outside food is a game changer for me. I love bringing in my own snacks to anything that allows it. 

[eddie83]

1 hour ago, Going Underground said:

Used to be a lot on the side of the Convention Center 

There were vendors at the corner next to CC. Across from warehouse where many walk over. 

[LA2]

5 hours ago, Chaka Garcia said:

I thought the same thing. I remember getting a nice crab cake and cheap hotdogs. Nothing for several years.

This saddens me.

[Sports Guy]

I care a whole lot less about the prices than I do not being prepared, every damn year, for the crowds on OD. 
 

Takes forever, food not prepared, etc…customer service generally blows.

[survivedc]

I mean this, I think the most effective response to poor service, high prices and a bad fan experience are writing letters (emails). I have written a few over the past couple years, have always gotten a response and have received compensation a couple times. They can’t offer that if everyone writes so they’ll actually have to make changes.

[Sports Guy]

[ThomasTomasz]

On 4/10/2023 at 10:43 AM, eddie83 said:

I just don’t get it. It’s all about saving money by not paying employees an extra hour of wage who are already not making much to begin with. 

I mean, they could literally just open Eutaw Street, and block off both left field and the right field area beyond the scoreboard and sell food from their highest priced concession areas and open the sports book.  That would satisfy most fans who would want to get in early, and would make them money while having fewer people by not staffing the lower bowl.  It is crazy how much they are giving up by not doing this.  

Hell, just give me 90 minutes.