Monday, April 5, 2010

Royals opening day: New hot dogs, Stroud's at the K

Posted by Jonathan Bender on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:30 AM

click to enlarge Stroud's Fried Chicken and cinnamon rolls are now available at Kauffman Stadium.
  • Stroud's Fried Chicken and cinnamon rolls are now available at Kauffman Stadium.

If you're heading out to Kauffman Stadium, you'll find a host of new food options from concessions operator Aramark.

"Aramark is looking forward to a great second season at Kauffman

Stadium," said general manager Jon Sutton. "We've talked with fans, tested new concepts and fine-tuned our

operation to build on last season's success by adding unique new

concepts."

click to enlarge The Royal Bacon Blue Dog is one of eight new signature hot dogs.
  • The Royal Bacon Blue Dog is one of eight new signature hot dogs.
The big news is that fans will find Stroud's fried chicken, along with cinnamon rolls and chicken tenders. Aramark is also rolling out two new carts -- the  Dugout Dog House and KC Cantina station.

The Dugout Dog House features eight signature hot dogs at two carts in the Outfied Experience, one at each foul poll. Among the eight choices are a Chicago Dog (complete with the all-important celery salt, along with yellow mustard, neon relish, diced onions, sport peppers, tomato wedges and pickle spears on a poppy seed bun), Royal Bacon Blue Dog (bleu cheese crumbles, chopped bacon and red onion), and the Kansas City Dog (swiss cheese, grilled sauerkraut and Boulevard Pale Ale mustard). Each of the hot dogs has a suggested beer pairing as well. 

click to enlarge The Royal Bacon Blue Dog is one of eight new signature hot dogs.
  • The Royal Bacon Blue Dog is one of eight new signature hot dogs.

The KC Cantina Cart is an expansion of the burrito stand introduced last year in the concourse behind home plate. The stand will still have burritos and nachos, along with an adjacent condiment bar. At the cart, burritos will be made to your specifications, similar to Chipotle. Nachos and margaritas will also be available. 

There are a few quirky additions as ballpark food continues to move away from the traditional menu. This year, fans will be able to eat a smoked turkey leg, corn on the cob and a catfish sandwich. But the new entrees aren't just for meat lovers. Vegetarians can cheer as Kauffman will have veggie dogs and burgers widely available and vegetarian nachos and burritos.

Some old favorites will return, though. The Royals are once again offering Buck Night ($1 hot dogs, peanuts, small Pepsi drinks and Twinkies) and the All You Can Eat Seats ($35, hot dogs, nachos, peanuts, pretzels and Pepsi products). 

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The concessions at the K are very poor. They dropped several items this year that were new last year. There is no more variety now than there was pre-renovations.

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Posted by RoyalFan on 04/14/2010 at 11:11 PM

desultory food service has only added to the funereal atmosphere at the K over the year ... Ever been to Wrigley? Sheesh, it can be done ...

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Posted by Rick in PV1 on 04/06/2010 at 4:26 PM

So how much does it cost to get a breast and drumstick from Strouds? $10? $15?

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Posted by Abe on 04/05/2010 at 1:43 PM

I hope they changed the hot dogs themselves. They were awful last year. The move to Aramark last year was a disaster in terms of food quality.

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Posted by Matty on 04/05/2010 at 11:23 AM
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