OT: Fast Food

[kcsu]

Just turn the whole place over to Wegmans

 

[BlueCurtain]

Just turn the whole place over to Wegmans

if the prices they charge at their cafes carry over, they might not be such a good idea.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Just remembered SU is partners with TOPS so Wegmans is definitely out of the question.

 

[Stern]

You can't tell me that Dinsour (or Limp Lizard) couldn't take a concession stand on each end of the dome and just keep it simple with Pulled Pork sandwiches only and fries. They don't need a whole menu, just sell a simple sandwich. Something basic. Get a place in there to sell hamburgers/cheesburgers. And keep the rest the same. Literally that would be a world of difference and I think very doable and heaven and earth wouldn't be needed to make that happen.

 

[OttoMets]

You can't tell me that Dinsour (or Limp Lizard) couldn't take a concession stand on each end of the dome and just keep it simple with Pulled Pork sandwiches only and fries. They don't need a whole menu, just sell a simple sandwich. Something basic. Get a place in there to sell hamburgers/cheesburgers. And keep the rest the same. Literally that would be a world of difference and I think very doable and heaven and earth wouldn't be needed to make that happen.

No, but pretty extensive kitchen improvements would be needed to make that happen – grills and exhaust fans for those cheeseburgers, for starters. Until then, any burgers are going to suffer for the same reason Burger King’s product did: cheap burgers cooked elsewhere and reheated (or, like my Whopper, not) at the point of sale taste pretty bad.
With finite resources, SU’s going to throw any available million dollars into lockerroom or scoreboard upgrades before making investments in kitchen renovations. I’m sure that they’ve considered just about anything in the food realm that we can think of (some of it – those “Red Osier” sandwiches, mac and cheese, and pulled pork – already exists).

 

[rrlbees]

You can't tell me that Dinsour (or Limp Lizard) couldn't take a concession stand on each end of the dome and just keep it simple with Pulled Pork sandwiches only and fries. They don't need a whole menu, just sell a simple sandwich. Something basic. Get a place in there to sell hamburgers/cheesburgers. And keep the rest the same. Literally that would be a world of difference and I think very doable and heaven and earth wouldn't be needed to make that happen.

The Dome sells pulled pork sandwiches.

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[Cheriehoop]

A lot of food places are run by charities. A friend of mine works at one that is run for a chearleading squad that compets all over the north east. She gets credit towards her daughter's bill by working there. It works out great for them. That might have something to do with higher prices.

If I recall SU charges all these charities $. Back in the day SU supplied the cups to sell soda, etc. The stand I worked at was losing $ on people who kept asking for cups or wanting cups of water-usually saying it was for a baby or child etc. Well the cups were provided by SU and they charged as if they would be sold for a soda etc so the stands took abuse for stopping the giving away of cups etc. They were all losing good $ by doing it and the charities were prohibited from bringing their own cups. In fact at the end of each game day, SU counted the cups that were left from what they gave you to figure out how much in beverages you sold so they could calculate how much to charge the charity. I can't recall the deal with food but I got myself in trouble for giving away some empty cups before I was aware of the reason.

 

[BlackKnight76]

New replay boards need to be much bigger to approach respectability -- but how much bigger can they realistically be? Why not just take out the endzone seating in the 300s for football and borrow the new videoboard that was installed at Alliance stadium? The athletic dept is not losing any ticket revenue in that location and fans would be treated to a BCS-quality video presentation. In between score updates, the video board can go into "live action mode" and create the appareance of fans in those seats - just borrow the PS3 EA crowd animations.

They won't be that much bigger but they're hopefully much higher quality, and they have space for digital ads which will help bring in revenue.

 

[sutomcat]

No, but pretty extensive kitchen improvements would be needed to make that happen – grills and exhaust fans for those cheeseburgers, for starters. Until then, any burgers are going to suffer for the same reason Burger King’s product did: cheap burgers cooked elsewhere and reheated (or, like my Whopper, not) at the point of sale taste pretty bad.
With finite resources, SU’s going to throw any available million dollars into lockerroom or scoreboard upgrades before making investments in kitchen renovations. I’m sure that they’ve considered just about anything in the food realm that we can think of (some of it – those “Red Osier” sandwiches, mac and cheese, and pulled pork – already exists).

I believe the BK location had a grill. I saw the smoke and smelled grilled burgers many times waiting for friends outside of gate N, close to where the BK concession stand was. I agree they served burgers cold, but that was because they staged the food way too early, didn't care about quality or customer happiness. They deserve to get booted.

I agree there is a need to extend the food and drink available in the Dome, to bring customer service up to the levels competing venues have had for many years. To be fair, they have made some improvements. You can get pulled pork sandwiches, chicken parm sandwiches, sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions, in addition to Dome Dogs and nachos and cheese. The Italian Bistro near section 126 has the chicken parm sandwiches (not great but certainly better than a cold hot dog in a cold wet bun), along with meatball subs and maybe even lasagna. There are a couple of wrap sandwiches available in some of the stands too. Turkey is one. They have soft ice cream too in one or two places.

But more choices are needed, more variety is needed, and it would be awesome if they could open up some concourses to give people easier access to get to the locations of the stands they interest them, and give people places to stand and eat/talk without being in the way of others.

Link 1

This second link talks about Dome concession options. Don't know why they don't do the Brew and BBQ and Italian Bistro options for football. They just use normal concession stands...anyone know why football fans are shunned?

Anyway, I would like to see more specialty concession stands. They need to add some standard items like Philly Cheesesteaks, tacos, burritos, carnitas, Chinese food, a salad place, a sushi place, lobster and shrimp rolls/po boys, BBQ ribs, chicken and brisket (in addition to the pulled pork they have today; this would preferably be from Dino), crab cakes, box frites, more/better pizza options, frozen custard, etc. that everyone in the business has but the Dome. Then add some upstate flavor with things like chicken riggies, Utica greens, Plainville turkey drumsticks, beef on weck, etc. Local brews, other beer choices too (some people like ginger ale too).

Any major stadium or arena in the country has far more variety than the Dome does. From reading their links, I think the Dome thinks having a handful of relatively cheap choices gives the people what they want: cheap (bad) food that you don't have to wait for in line for a long time.

I think they are completely out of touch with their customers. People want good food, they want lots of choices and if necessary, they will be willing to walk halfway around the Dome, wait in line to get it and pay a higher price for it as well.

I sincerely hope someone at the Dome reads this thread or takes the time to poll the people that frequent the Dome. They need to get in touch with their customers. They need to catch up with modern arenas and give Dome fans some decent choices for food and drink.

Link 2

 

[OrangeFreek]

They won't be that much bigger but they're hopefully much higher quality, and they have space for digital ads which will help bring in revenue.

I BEG TO DIFFER!!! That's all I have to say!!!!!

 

[JeremyCuse]

I believe the BK location had a grill. I saw the smoke and smelled grilled burgers many times waiting for friends outside of gate N, close to where the BK concession stand was. I agree they served burgers cold, but that was because they staged the food way too early, didn't care about quality or customer happiness. They deserve to get booted.

I agree there is a need to extend the food and drink available in the Dome, to bring customer service up to the levels competing venues have had for many years. To be fair, they have made some improvements. You can get pulled pork sandwiches, chicken parm sandwiches, sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions, in addition to Dome Dogs and nachos and cheese. The Italian Bistro near section 126 has the chicken parm sandwiches (not great but certainly better than a cold hot dog in a cold wet bun), along with meatball subs and maybe even lasagna. There are a couple of wrap sandwiches available in some of the stands too. Turkey is one. They have soft ice cream too in one or two places.

But more choices are needed, more variety is needed, and it would be awesome if they could open up some concourses to give people easier access to get to the locations of the stands they interest them, and give people places to stand and eat/talk without being in the way of others.

Link 1

This second link talks about Dome concession options. Don't know why they don't do the Brew and BBQ and Italian Bistro options for football. They just use normal concession stands...anyone know why football fans are shunned?

Anyway, I would like to see more specialty concession stands. They need to add some standard items like Philly Cheesesteaks, tacos, burritos, carnitas, Chinese food, a salad place, a sushi place, lobster and shrimp rolls/po boys, BBQ ribs, chicken and brisket (in addition to the pulled pork they have today; this would preferably be from Dino), crab cakes, box frites, more/better pizza options, frozen custard, etc. that everyone in the business has but the Dome. Then add some upstate flavor with things like chicken riggies, Utica greens, Plainville turkey drumsticks, beef on weck, etc. Local brews, other beer choices too (some people like ginger ale too).

Any major stadium or arena in the country has far more variety than the Dome does. From reading their links, I think the Dome thinks having a handful of relatively cheap choices gives the people what they want: cheap (bad) food that you don't have to wait for in line for a long time.

I think they are completely out of touch with their customers. People want good food, they want lots of choices and if necessary, they will be willing to walk halfway around the Dome, wait in line to get it and pay a higher price for it as well.

I sincerely hope someone at the Dome reads this thread or takes the time to poll the people that frequent the Dome. They need to get in touch with their customers. They need to catch up with modern arenas and give Dome fans some decent choices for food and drink.

Link 2

WOW great post Tom, I think you nailed it. Widening of the aisles would be a god send but I am sure thats cost prohibitive at this point and may not even be possible based on how current stands and bathrooms are situated. You also raised an interesting point about why better food seems available for football versus basketball. I thnk it maybe due to the fact basketball usually has 3 times the amount of home games and due to the inability to tailgate more people are looking for food.

I do think the Dome should concentrate on bringing in NY style food and upstate favorites. Hell even a Tully's stand at this point would likely be a gold mind those tenders are like crack (no I dont know from personal experience). As someone who frequents the wine trails on Seneca and Cayuga lake I dont know why SU hasnt tapped into that market as well. There are literally dozens and dozens of wineries who would love to get there brand out there for an SU game not to mention the residents of these areas that SU could market to.

 

[OttoMets]

I believe the BK location had a grill. I saw the smoke and smelled grilled burgers many times waiting for friends outside of gate N, close to where the BK concession stand was. I agree they served burgers cold, but that was because they staged the food way too early, didn't care about quality or customer happiness. They deserve to get booted.

Good call - there was definitely a blue Burger King haze in that alley near Gate N before most games. There must be some cooking facilities in that corner (I'd been told that grills and fryers were cost prohibitive, but they must have something over there).

Maybe using non-profits in lieu of a professional concessionaire contributes to the difficulty in maintaining variety and quality?

 

[Orangello]

Good call - there was definitely a blue Burger King haze in that alley near Gate N before most games. There must be some cooking facilities in that corner (I'd been told that grills and fryers were cost prohibitive, but they must have something over there).

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[orangenirvana]

I can't believe there are people who still eat fast food.

 

[BlackKnight76]

I BEG TO DIFFER!!! That's all I have to say!!!!!

...with what?

 

[orangenirvana]

agreed BK has got to go we got a couple woppers there at the start of a football game and they were cold in the middle. I think they make them somewhere else and ship them in. I would hate to order from there after halftime. Being from Rochester, the Dome needs to take a look at the food stands at Red Wings Stadium. I know there is a differance between a dome and a open stadium, but at a redwings game you can get anything from a Red Osier steak sandwitch to mac'n cheese. As a matter of fact Red Osier is a kind of bbq place that is primarily in stadiums and has a couple moble units for festivels. The dome should have them move in.

Frontier Field is the best. Love going to Red Wings games.

 

[bnoro]

After reading through everyone's ideas I think many of you are understating the difficulty of what needs to be done here. The Dome stands are far too small to really be able to supply these specialty foods, especially those stands on the upper level. There's a reason they don't have pizza up there. Popcorn and Hot Dogs are made in a room underneath the lower bowl because they wouldn't be able to do it in the stands. The specialty items are almost all made ahead of time, how many of you have seen an actual oven/deep fryer in the concession stands?

It would be incredible if they could renovate the stands but it would be extremely cost prohibitive. Getting credit card machines would be a great first step, but it is so difficult to slowly upgrade these stands.

Dome foam has nothing to do with the pour, the reason it is so foamy, especially on the second deck, is because the beer has to travel through hundreds of feet of tubing to actually get to the taps. This is another reason why craft beers are almost out of the question. I'm sure the updated stands will be directly located over the kegs to counter this problem.

Finally, those who say "we should just get a Wegmans" or "we should just get a Dinosaur" need to realize the process that goes into securing contracts and menu items for these companies. MSG took forever to get the deals done with their new restaurants they built on the 6th floor concourse last year and those had a full stand completely retrofitted to their requirements. The Dome has tiny little stands with very little adaptability and i doubt Dinosaur would really want to mass produce their product for concessions. They would have to prepare it outside and bring it in. The pulled pork at the Dome now is just a frozen 5lb bag they heat up before games. Those sandwiches are prepared about 2 hrs before the game.

 

[OrangeFreek]

That was another thing I was told that is being added.. Credit cards will also be accepted at all points of sale starting first game of football.. And as for the replay boards I was told that they will in fact be LED AND A LOT BIGGERthen the old ones..