New food options at Michigan Stadium for 2019
Some of the foods described here sound really good, though I'm guessing they won't come cheap.
This link has some of the same info but with more pictures.
I was disappointed that some of this stuff is only for the suites, but there is plenty of good stuff for us hoi polloi in the bleachers.
(Sorry if this is OT; wasn't sure if the fan experience counts as a football post.)
August 20th, 2019 at 5:43 AM ^
These PRETZELS... are making me THIRSTY.
August 19th, 2019 at 10:53 PM ^
Those Ignition burger options sound A-MA-ZING!! Esp the gyro burger and the one with brisket on it... Oh My!!
August 19th, 2019 at 11:00 PM ^
Agreed--that will be my first stop!
August 20th, 2019 at 9:47 AM ^
Always be careful with your ketchup.
August 20th, 2019 at 10:05 AM ^
The ad on the page right under your comment is for heinz ketchup now. Thanks Google.
August 19th, 2019 at 10:55 PM ^
Do they have poi for the hoi polloi?
August 19th, 2019 at 10:55 PM ^
Honestly, the for-everyone menu is a lot more appetizing than the suites-only menu...
August 19th, 2019 at 11:01 PM ^
Yep. The last 10 or so games I've been to have all been in the suites, and we still go to the boardwalk for food.
August 20th, 2019 at 7:22 AM ^
Are you in the suites at Princeton? Rutger at Shi# Field? There is no “boardwalk” at Michigan Stadium. We have a concourse and an upper concourse. Come to think of it there is very little wood anywhere . The only thing I can think of is the wooden program selling booths and the wooden stairs on wheels for access to the field.
August 20th, 2019 at 8:21 AM ^
Do you literal much?
August 20th, 2019 at 10:36 AM ^
Yeah , sorry, I’m sometimes “that guy” but ... my first game in the Stadium was Bo’s first loss, was a student ticket holder late 70’s early 80’s, have missed one home game since the Hoke era ...and I’ve never heard anyone refer to any area in the Stadium (or in A2 in general) as the boardwalk.
August 19th, 2019 at 10:56 PM ^
Let me guess. The burger is $35, the fries are $15, the drink with a souvenir cup that melts in your dishwasher is $12.
You have to wait in line for 30 minutes to get it, and then have crystalized bbq sauce all over your fingers for the rest of the game.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:00 PM ^
It's like you can see into the future
August 19th, 2019 at 11:03 PM ^
I don't recall food at Michigan Stadium being too over the top in terms of cost. It's a deal compared to the $11 Bud Lights at a Lions game.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:15 PM ^
$11 Bud is cheaper than seeing a therapist. I guess the thought process is, if you pay and actually show up for a Lions game then you’ll be dumb enough to buy an $11 beer.
August 20th, 2019 at 10:41 AM ^
The fords are always finding great ways to screw over the fans!!!
August 20th, 2019 at 11:52 AM ^
You've got to be kidding. Compared to where? $5 bottled waters is obscene. They don't even charge that at the airport. $5.50 hot chocolate or boxes of popcorn? Food prices are terrible at the stadium. They know they have a monopoly since you can't bring food in. Trust me - I went to business school so I know what happens economically when someone has a monopoly on a product or service.
August 20th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^
Yeah -- I'm actually fine with inflated stadium prices for most things, but never for water. If you're thirsty and poor (basically any student), you should still be able to get reasonably priced water.
August 20th, 2019 at 12:52 PM ^
That's why I love, love, love the stands with the unlimited free cups of Absopure water--at least one of which is right by the student section. I usually drink a couple at the station and bring one or two back to my seat with me. It's not as convenient as a bottle, but I prefer it to paying $10 for a couple of bottles.
You can also get a free "courtesy cup" of water at any concession station that has beverages, though they'll only give you one and the lines are long.
I think they started that practice a few years back after a particularly sunny, hot game, but I'm guessing someone here knows the exact story.
August 21st, 2019 at 5:45 PM ^
Can you bring an empty bottle in to fill at a water fountain? I found some collapsible bottles that I was going to try to bring in to avoid paying the insane prices.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:12 PM ^
Don’t forget as soon as you drop $100 on food, make it to your seat halfway through the second quarter, the inevitable happens - you have to poop. You can’t enjoy the game because all you think about is dropping a deuce.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:39 PM ^
I guess that's where THE Fighting Cooler Poopers have an advantage.
August 20th, 2019 at 8:06 AM ^
At least you are reserving your 2019 “expect the worst case scenario” outlook for the team.
August 20th, 2019 at 8:34 AM ^
They're called frites, you swine
August 20th, 2019 at 10:09 AM ^
I have literally never bought food at a Michigan game. Some of these sound great but food is never even on my mind at a game.
August 20th, 2019 at 10:49 AM ^
Tailgating isn't just for the liquor.
August 20th, 2019 at 11:53 AM ^
No doubt. It's about the beer too.
August 20th, 2019 at 12:31 PM ^
Same here. I will buy a water if it's warm outside.
The last time I bought anything was a souvenir cup, many years ago. I took little Johnny to his first game at the Big House and I thought it would be a great opportunity to commemorate such an important occasion.
Later that night, after making passionate love to my wife, I went into the kitchen to pour myself a scotch and I noticed the cup was in the trash. I fished it out and washed it by hand and then stuck it in the back of a cabinet, along with all the other sundries from various activities.
Years went by, and little Johnny became big Johnny. I'll never forget the night I brought him home from football practice. Some scouts were there and it looked like he may get some scholarship offers, and I remembered the cup. Something that was just a cheap plastic souvenir had turned into a significant memento. I went looking for it and it was nowhere to be found.
Later that night, after our routine lovemaking that had now become a weekly chore like vacuuming the stairs, I asked my wife if she knew where the cup was.
"I threw it away," she said with a peaceful sigh.
I felt a surge of rage pump through my veins as I sat up and looked at her. "You what?"
She sighed again. "There were no other clean cups, so I used it for my iced tea a few weeks ago. It melted in the dishwasher so I tossed it." Within a moment her breathing deepened and she drifted off to sleep.
With my lips pursed and nostrils flaring, I slipped out of bed and fled to the kitchen. As I poured a generous glass of scotch and looked out my kitchen window into the black void of night, I questioned everything I thought I knew about this woman. How could she toss away something so important without any thought or care? Like it was a used napkin, covered in filth, only to be dumped into a landfill and never seen again?
In one gulp I cleaned my glass of scotch and then poured another. I felt the burning sensation in my stomach fade as I stared at my ghostly reflection set against the blackness of night in the window. I wondered if this was my future, dark, meaningless, devoid of any joy or happiness.
As I gulped down my second glass of scotch, I had one final moment of clarity, one last rational thought, as I pondered, "so this is what it feels like to finally snap."
August 20th, 2019 at 1:50 PM ^
Please tell me you are published somewhere other than mgoblog.
August 20th, 2019 at 2:24 PM ^
Affirmative
August 20th, 2019 at 1:56 PM ^
Exactly. Eat something before the game at a tailgate or wherever. Never understood why people can't sit somewhere for a few hours without having to shove overpriced shitty food into their gullet.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:15 PM ^
Sometimes the Impossible 2.0 burger will come up in conversation and inevitably some retail investor/northwestern alum with kids down the block who likes the size of our jump house and the color of our beer wants to chime in about Beyond burger and how their ex wife's mom has the hookup to 50 lbs of it in her freezer. The back of my mind inevitably goes to how poorly his kids are behaving and what exactly the meat in this lady's freezer is actually made of... (This post courtesy of last weekend).
The point is, veggie burgers aren't all equal, and if you are just hungry, eat an Impossible burger. Drunk, sober, or just hungry. If someone tells you they tried the BYND burger and its too dry so veggie burgers aren't for them, tell them not all veggie burgers are created equal. Seeing that the stadium is carrying the Impossible vs a BYND is simply further confirmation of the leaders and the best.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:55 PM ^
yes, yes this is correct
August 20th, 2019 at 12:26 AM ^
Username checks out.
Do you work for Impossible brand? Selling it hard.
Then again, I love me some little caesars pizza every once and while, am proud to say it, and don't work for them. So, maybe you just like it.
August 20th, 2019 at 7:22 AM ^
Awesome first paragraph. I'd like to see more observational posts like that here.
August 20th, 2019 at 8:24 AM ^
As a science teacher, the bleeding veggie burger is one of the cooler things I've seen. The whopper version is great too.
August 20th, 2019 at 8:25 AM ^
I'm sorry, but I don't even know what any of this means.
(Disclosure: I like meat.)
August 20th, 2019 at 10:54 AM ^
Impossible burger is people!!
Cheers.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:20 PM ^
Did you see the milk shake? it's probably $18 dollars!
August 19th, 2019 at 11:22 PM ^
That seems like a lot, but that's probably like 100 calories per dollar.
August 20th, 2019 at 12:19 AM ^
Well worth the price when you consider it brings all of the boys to the yard.
August 20th, 2019 at 7:19 AM ^
Goddamn, that’s pretty fuckin good milkshake
August 20th, 2019 at 10:27 AM ^
When $5 sounded like a lot...
August 20th, 2019 at 8:10 AM ^
"Needs more milk, less shake."
- Jim Harbaugh
August 20th, 2019 at 6:21 AM ^
That's a lot of heartburn.
August 20th, 2019 at 7:33 AM ^
Your tailgate options are heartburn free? Speaking of which could I wander over some postgame? I could get your info from xm if I could stop by for a beverage. I’ll trade it for some swag for your granddaughter at a future hockey game.
August 20th, 2019 at 10:06 AM ^
You are definitely invited to join us, though I don't think I'll be doing any pre- or post game tailgating for the home opener, as I probably can't get to Ann Arbor until around 6 because of a prior commitment.
My granddaughter will definitely be there for the Rutgering, and is concerned enough about Army that she might be there for that game too.
August 20th, 2019 at 8:13 AM ^
Especially for all our non-meat eating friends. I thought the one upside of not eating meat was that it was healthier for you. This menu has shown me that Americans can still get obese eating vegetarian.