Dodgers Fans Divided over Dogs, Drinks at Stadium
Saturday, May 21, 2005 14:41Dodgers Stadium is no place for a gourmet, nor is it a place for someone who simply wants fresh, tasty eats during the game. That appears to be the consensus in the recent ChowHound Los Angeles thread, Dodger Dogs? Anything else edible at stadium?
Dommy! writes:
“As a life long Dodger fan, the state of the eats at the park are at an all time low… King Taco is no longer there and they got rid of some of the premium dogs (I still get a Dodger Dog for old times sake, but DOUSE it in browns mustard, onions and relish…). Thankfully they do let you bring in outside food and I have a backpack which is the PERFECT side to smuggle in a couple of Bay Cities Deli Godmothers and a large bag of Jalapeno Kettle Chips without being denied by the ushers…”
If you plan to buy concessions in the stadium, the Dodgers site has a list of vendors and their locations. Chowhounders recommend: 
Dodger Dogs… but only half-heartedly (on the Pavillions, Field, Loge, Club, Reserve and Top Deck)
Gordon Biersch’s garlic fries (Field level)
Soft Serve Ice Cream (Field, Lodge, Club levels)
…and don’t get fountain drinks on any level since they tend to be pre-poured, and therefore, watered down
If you are bringing food with you into the stadium, there is some agreement about the best places to pick up nearby eats, pre-game:
BBQ King
(a.k.a., The Original Texas Barbecue King)
867 W Cesar E Chavez Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phillipe’s
1001 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(get the french dip sauce on the side!)
If you choose to carry in your own eats, one Chowhounder warns that you can’t bring your food in a bag larger than 14″, or you may get sent back to your car. Another said he’s had no such problem with the guards this season. The official website says: “Food is permitted from outside the stadium provided it is not in bottles, cans, coolers or thermoses. Unbroken, factory sealed plastic bottles of water and other non-alcoholic beverages of 1 liter or less are permitted.”
Complete security guidelines exist for what you can and cannot bring into the stadium. They are certainly worth checking if you don’t want to spend the night eating b-b-q in the front seat of your car.
For even more information see the ChowHound Los Angeles thread Dodger Dogs? Anything else edible at stadium?
Photo credit: hexod.us
Jason says:
May 24th, 2005 at 3:08 pm
Unrelated: I’ve seen hex’s hot dog picture show up in lots of random places lately.
I think it was on the gawker media gaming site kotaku.com last week.
SoCalorie says:
May 24th, 2005 at 3:17 pm
Just saw it. Lame. Kotaku didn’t even credit him. Hex wuz robbed!
hexodus says:
May 24th, 2005 at 4:16 pm
not ok. i pretty much let anyone use any of my pictures as long as they put a link back(and hopefully tell me just so to save me the trouble of ego-surfing :-)).
i will try and get in touch with kotaku and let em know that they gotta link or take it down. but it’s a total breach of etiquette for them to do that.
hexod.us says:
May 25th, 2005 at 10:22 am
Taking My Hotdog
I was just informed by la.foodblogging that the Gawker Media site, Kotaku, among others has been using my Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog photo without authorization. Whoa, whoa, whoa…I know that they say that theft is the sincerest form of flattery,…
SoCalorie says:
May 25th, 2005 at 10:36 am
Well, credit where credit is due, amen.
(And further along that line of thought, I found out thanks to Jason, the talented, fashionable and always on-the-ball editor of LAist.com.)
maria says:
May 7th, 2007 at 7:34 am
This makes me feel hungry,I better dash of for a Hot Dog!