Concession Prices

[Zeebart21]

They have contracts with these people. The contracts wont be broken. I wonder...does UL even have a say so in the concession contractor in the dome? maybe its Greg Davis you need to wear out on this one.

Gotta say, though...on that basketball11 game winning streak...that $14.50 I spent on the Jumbeaux Mic Ultra and 2 bags of roasted peanuts was damned well worth it.

Z

[dhuval]

I've been living in baton Rouge for about the past 26 years and usually make about 6 or 7 Southern baseball games a year. Their baseball booster club handles concessions and cooking for all baseball games. However, they don't always serve all these items on weekday games. I was there this past Sunday and here's a sample of what they regularly serve on weekends:

Chicken wing (5) or catfish (3) box with fries $5.00
BBQ chicken thigh quarters-------------------- $4.00
BBQ hamburgers or pork chop sandwich $3.00
(real pit bbq, not baked & dipped in Kraft sauce)
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya box------------$4.00
Hot Sausage Poboy (with or without chili)-----$4.00
Hog dogs (with chili) ---------------------------$3.00
French Fries, Nachos, popcorn ----------------$2.00
Can soft drinks ---------------------------------$1.00

[LifeTimeCajun]

Thats Mr. ml tigue moore to buddy

I hear you on that but Mardi GRAS ball is once a year type deal, how do they expect a family of 4 to do that for 15 home basketball games or 26-30 home baseball games. That's a lot of money plus the cost of season tickets, college athletics should still be family oriented.
this isn't the NBA or NFL, either way besides all that sodexo sucks bad and the bald headed jerk needs to go, he walks around like his name is tigue Moore
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[awadelewis]

_ They have contracts with these people. The contracts wont be broken. I wonder...does UL even have a say so in the concession contractor in the dome? maybe its Greg Davis you need to wear out on this one.

The upside is that contracts do come up for renewal. Feedback back to Dr. Savoive, Mr. LeBlanc, and Mr. Farmer about the poor quality of the selected vendors will hopefully get factored in when time comes for that renewal. I've been curious about whether the contract for on-campus dining and athletic venue catering is tied together. I suspect we would get better results if they weren't.

Gotta say, though...on that basketball11 game winning streak...that $14.50 I spent on the Jumbeaux Mic Ultra and 2 bags of roasted peanuts was damned well worth it._

Having a good product out in the basketball floor does make it a little easier to accept. And the prices at the 'dome are in line with similar venues that I've visited. It's just that at those prices, I really expect much better quality than what we're getting from Artisan and Sodexho.

[jcstewart]

Does anyone know when the sodexho contract expires? It seems they have been serving overpriced garbage for more than a few years now. It may be almost time for the contract to be revisited.

[Frenchie35]

_ I've been living in baton Rouge for about the past 26 years and usually make about 6 or 7 Southern baseball games a year. Their baseball booster club handles concessions and cooking for all baseball games. However, they don't always serve all these items on weekday games. I was there this past Sunday and here's a sample of what they regularly serve on weekends:

Chicken wing (5) or catfish (3) box with fries $5.00
BBQ chicken thigh quarters-------------------- $4.00
BBQ hamburgers or pork chop sandwich $3.00
(real pit bbq, not baked & dipped in Kraft sauce)
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya box------------$4.00
Hot Sausage Poboy (with or without chili)-----$4.00
Hog dogs (with chili) ---------------------------$3.00
French Fries, Nachos, popcorn ----------------$2.00
Can soft drinks ---------------------------------$1.00 _

With a menu and prices like that I would past on supper and eat at the ball park every time. I remember going to one arena but can't remember what sport. But they had big deep fried turkey legs for $5.....it was a meal in itself with french fries and a drink. Forget eating at the Tigue until things change.

[waterboy]

_ With a menu and prices like that I would past on supper and eat at the ball park every time. I remember going to one arena but can't remember what sport. But they had big deep fried turkey legs for $5.....it was a meal in itself with french fries and a drink. Forget eating at the Tigue until things change. _

I believe it was Lakefront Arena. They also had bottle Heineken.

[CajunsHat]

_ I've been living in baton Rouge for about the past 26 years and usually make about 6 or 7 Southern baseball games a year. Their baseball booster club handles concessions and cooking for all baseball games. However, they don't always serve all these items on weekday games. I was there this past Sunday and here's a sample of what they regularly serve on weekends:

Chicken wing (5) or catfish (3) box with fries $5.00
BBQ chicken thigh quarters-------------------- $4.00
BBQ hamburgers or pork chop sandwich $3.00
(real pit bbq, not baked & dipped in Kraft sauce)
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya box------------$4.00
Hot Sausage Poboy (with or without chili)-----$4.00
Hog dogs (with chili) ---------------------------$3.00
French Fries, Nachos, popcorn ----------------$2.00
Can soft drinks ---------------------------------$1.00 _

im sure we could find PLENTY of fans to come up with a better menu than what we have served right now at the Tigue/Lamson Park. and it could be sold at MUCH lower prices. how bout an old fashin boycott until things change, so the students and lower income folks (i fit into both categories for the next 8 months) can afford to enjoy a game and eat some ballpark food. i know for sure im gonna be eating at home before going to another ball game, because 10 bucks for a crummy burger/powerade is not what i call a worthy meal at Lamson park or the Tigue. and because i have such lower income these days, i dont even think about buying beer at games. i didnt even get to enjoy beer for the latter part of the basketball season...that was a bummer for me. so, just give us a break on softdrinks and food and im sure most/all of us will be happy.

[LifeTimeCajun]

igeaux.mobi

[douglas]

_ I had no problem paying $8.50 for a large Abita at the basketball games. You are talking about a 32oz beer... Any idea what beer costs at a saints game? _

agreed! i don't know how much the other beers are, but seriously a quart of abita amber at a cajuns game for under 10 is a fair price. a 12 oz cost at least 3.50 if not four at any bar in town. The large draft at bww is in the 6.50 to $7 range, two bucks mark up for the "at a game" fee is reasonable.
What i don't get is why we cant have something like a jambalaya at games, it's cheap and can be made mass production style. I think home and away fans would dig on that and give us one more thing to be known for, not just the normal crap nachos and burgers.
We are already nationally known for our food in the parking lot of cajun field, why not inside cajun field. I don't mind forking 7 bucks for some food but why not make it actual food? Festival international seems to do fine and average prices are 5 bucks a serving.
All of our ancestors were poor as _____ cajuns and figured out how to make some pretty damn good food, duplicate that