What's Lurking In Your Stadium Food?

[Ngata Chance]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100725/stadiumconcessions

107 Stadiums were rated, all from the big 4. M & T Bank was awesome at 4%.

Here's a hint though. Don't go to any games in Florida hungry...

[FlaccoFlicker]

i saw that special too i want to record it and show my crew so i can be like this is why you need to change pans out!

[Ngata Chance]

No kidding. Rodent feces. Cockroaches.
Food that has sat out unrefridgerated for hours at a time. Food prep people dropping a deuce and not washing their hands.

All lovely, lovely images.

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

Pittsburgh, 60% Roadkill not properly Cooked

[PuRock]

I use to work for a third party vendor that would bring food into Fedex Field (Redskins). And let me tell you that the back rooms (especially the walk-in fridges) were plain disguising. They weren't properly cleaned ever by the stadium, instead the stadium relied upon minimum wage employees to take the task into their own hands.....not happening.

But a lot of the food is prepped and served by third party vendors. The food isn't bad itself, it's just how it is handled once it gets to the stadium that makes it gross.

FYI, when I use to work for fedex we would feed the players on Weds. Would trade Pot Pies to Deion Sanders for Autographed footballs.

[FlaccoFlicker]

alot of those vendors are actually volunteers from Churches too I did some Memorial Stadium games for my cousins church and it was volunteer but you got free food

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

The food I have gotten at M&T before has been Excellent

[AwakenTheDemon]

Tropicana Field got a 100% >.> Actually, what's wrong with Florida in general when it comes to stadium food? Bank Atlantic in Fort Lauderdale had the best score... with a 67%.

Oh well, I don't get food or beverages from stadiums when I go anyways.

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

pitt 61 holy hell

[PuRock]

I like how the Verizon Center has 100% of vendors in violation.

Yummm, now I know why the food tastes so good, all those extra flavors.

[AwakenTheDemon]

Cleveland may suck for sports teams, but at least they know standard health regulations and practices.

[PuRock]

[quote name='BohBalmerOsbohs' date='26 July 2010 - 05:51 PM' timestamp='1280181088' post='437926']
The food I have gotten at M&T before has been Excellent
[/quote]

Well that would explain why they are tied for second in the country according this map. Only 4% of vendors in violation. That's like 1 vendor.

Another stadium has only 3%....so close to the gold for M&T

[Moderator 2]

At the end of the game I go by the condiment stations and it turns my stomach lol.
I am a sanitation freak at tailgate, making sure the food is kept cold and on ice because I got food poisoning 4 years ago from a salad at a chain restaurant and was I was convinced I was going to die.
I have my wipes, insta read thermometer, hand sanitizer, table covers and I can count on 1 hand the amount of times I have gotten food at the stadium, but its good to see M&T scored well.

[AwakenTheDemon]

[quote name='Moderator 2' date='26 July 2010 - 06:19 PM' timestamp='1280186390' post='438007']
At the end of the game I go by the condiment stations and it turns my stomach lol.
I am a sanitation freak at tailgate, making sure the food is kept cold and on ice [b]because I got food poisoning 4 years ago from a salad at a chain restaurant and was I was convinced I was going to die.[/b]
I have my wipes, insta read thermometer, hand sanitizer, table covers and I can count on 1 hand the amount of times I have gotten food at the stadium, but its good to see M&T scored well.
[/quote]

I second that feeling. I got food poisoning from a buffet style restaurant in my town. The most miserable 48 hours of my life, it was absolutely horrible. Couldn't keep anything, food or drink, down.