Off-Day Thread

All of the above sound great.  Maybe even a healthy restaurant (salads and the such), and a teriyaki type place.

Wahoo's and Sharky's are much better than Rubio's and Baja Fresh IMO.  A

As for BBQ, absolutely!  A place where you could get ribs, chicken, and/or smoked/sliced tri-tip.  They have the space to put it in over where you used to be able to time your home to first base speed.  Does it still have Erstad's time up there?

There are too many hot dog/sausage options on the 3B terrace side.  Granted there isa Ruby's there, but I miss the Italian Beef Sandwiches from there.
I agree that some sort of "healthy" option would be nice

Back in my younger days (mid to late 80's), I remember there used to be carving station that had the best Roast Beef /BBQ Beef / Corned Beef Sandwiches just to the right (if you were walking towards the field) of the tunnel that would take you to Aisles 25, 27, and 29 (now known as Sections 108 & 109.  Anyone remember what that was called?

At most of our stadia over here, you get one or all of the following:

Pies - Beef and Onion, Steak and kidney or Curry flavoured microwaved in a plastic bag
Fish and chips (with mushy peas if you're lucky, or perhaps if you're not)
Bovril (a hot meat based drink - kind of like tea only made with cows instead of tea leaves - which tastes worse than it sounds)

You can't consume alcohol inside the stands in Britain, because we're incapable of drinking and watching sports without someone demanding a fight over whether or not the goal-keeper for the home-team is intimate with his dog/cat/mother and the police stepping in with riot gear.

From what I remember of my formative teenage years in Orange County, I'd go with the two common themes listed above, as that was pretty much my diet for 7 years -

Baja/Tex-mex (you cannot get good Mexican food anywhere in this country) - I'd vote for at least one 'Margharita night' a year as well
BBQ - but make it a decent BBQ pit not some commercialised excuse for BBQ.

(and that In-n-Out idea is a cracker)

Also, what's up with the Hooter's at the stadium?  Whenever I walk by it is empty. Does anyone even go there?

The spring meme would be 50's: diners and dives, with classic cars on display. Apple Pan, In'N'Out, Pink's, Ruby's. Throw in a Duke's or Bob's Big Boy. Maybe even Cafe 50's or Charlie's Chili.

In summer we would have BBQ, and it would include one actual stop on the summer BBQ competition circuit. Contestants cook out on the parking lot before the games and fans could sample foods out there as part of a large tailgate party that date. More corporate entities would serve in the stadium throughout the summer. I could go Claim Jumper, but I would rather open those pads up to some of the great street side BBQ cooks in South Central LA. I don't know how to do it, though.

Fall would be the Mexican meme. Baja, baby. Fresh, hand-made tortillas being grilled all game long. A cantina. An authentic taqueria. Yeah, throw in a couple of chains such as Frescas and La Salsa or something.

The concourses behind the main seating areas throughout the rest of the park revert to standard, traditional, ballpark fare (except for the sit-down restaurant pads, which are sold to the Hooters, Panda Express, corporate types for highest bid).

But let's get serious about the standard fare, huh? No more Weinerschnitzel crap. For the money there is still plenty of profit for high-end, kosher, dogs. And stop boiling them, dammit. The fries are a great recent improvement. Keep those. Package the foods into meals (1, 2 or 3 dogs; peanuts or fries. That's #1 thru #6.) The vast majority of customers order from the meals and add their drink. The meals come boxed as a kit with condiments and napkins. Faster to put together in the back, faster to take away from the counter. No need for the time and space of condiment counters. Quicker service and better traffic flow all around.

Finally, you know all those nice specialty pads and bars that are outside the councourses? LEAVE THEM OPEN 1 HOUR AFTER GAMES. It's not like you are going to be busy cleaning up or anything. You have huge crowds of people who are going to be milling about anyway, waiting for exit traffic to clear. Encourage that. Give them a place to congregate and mingle and spend their money. Change the prices to Happy Hour. Play some decent rock on the PA system. Maybe develop them into singles bars. Lord knows the stadium is already on the verge of being the single largest meat market in the county. All it needs is a tipping point.

Taco truck-style tacos!  Asada, pastor & carnitas on little corn tortillas.  They typically sell for a buck a piece; but even at $2.25 at the stadium, you could still eat well and not break the bank.  Hire local taco truck operators, not some dumbed-down bland corporate wannabes.  Have a salsa bar where customers can add onions, cilantro and choose from a variety of salsas.  An adjacent aguas frescas purveyor would top it off nicely.

Rick Ankiel got called up.