Superdome food is an embarrassment...

[JudiB]

Why wouldn't you expect decent food... no, make that GOOD food, in a city that thrives on it's tourists and is renowned for it's excellent cuisine, in an arena where thousands of tourists go every year?

Thanks for the tip though, JRO.

[JRO]

mass production of large quantities of food = not very good food IMO

That brings up how curious I am about 30 people in line at the ATM for Saints games as soon as they walk in the building. I know they just drove past 3 or more on the way

[Jesse]

The mass quantities excuse is bunk IMO, the Jazz Fest packs people in every year, and the food is always good. It can be done by the right people, and it's clear the folks working the dome aren't it and I wonder why that is when there are clearly people in this city who can (and I assume would want to).

[TulaneRebel]

Earlier poster hit it as far as the convention center and airport - Dutch/Marc Morial gave long-term service contracts to his cronies who slop out the worst food and service. Airport bartenders are the worst.

As far as the Superdome, the '08 Dome Foam paired up quite nicely with the not-quite-foot-long hot dog.

[BTG]

Airport bartenders are the worst.

Have you ever had the honor of being served by the old slow lady at the "Oak Bar", or whatever it is called in the Southwest terminal?
That place is horrible.
I had to fly three times in a two month period a few years back and I had to laugh after watching her or the other bartenders run that show? At that time they were not serving any of their draught beers, but instead of putting cups over the taps or putting up a sign saying they were out, it was just deemed a better business practice to wait for people to make up their mind and try to place their beer order, then tell them bottled beer only.

Same little show with their sandwiches. They had a sign out in the terminal that said they served various sandwiches. They also had a sign in the bar that showed all of the sandwiches. Only problem was, they were only doing one or two of the various ones listed.

[Jesse]

I had the pleasure of trying to get a drink from that old woman less than two weeks ago. Nothing has changed. You'd swear I must've asked her to hand blow the bottle, then farm the hops, purify the water, brew the beer, and run it herself through the bottling line. I thought I only asked for an Abita Amber. Ridiculous.

[Gourmondo]

Have you ever had the honor of being served by the old slow lady at the "Oak Bar", or whatever it is called in the Southwest terminal?
That place is horrible.
I had to fly three times in a two month period a few years back and I had to laugh after watching her or the other bartenders run that show? At that time they were not serving any of their draught beers, but instead of putting cups over the taps or putting up a sign saying they were out, it was just deemed a better business practice to wait for people to make up their mind and try to place their beer order, then tell them bottled beer only.

Same little show with their sandwiches. They had a sign out in the terminal that said they served various sandwiches. They also had a sign in the bar that showed all of the sandwiches. Only problem was, they were only doing one or two of the various ones listed.

These are but a few of the reasons I am grateful I don't have to travel for work anymore.

[Schuarta]

Any restaurant, bar, or similar establishment, which doesn't depend upon return visits of its customers for its success, should not be entered with any hope of finding quality in its product or service. Airports, train stations, sports venues, and the like, have little or no intention or ability in developing a relationship with repeat customers. Your stuck with what you get; just hope they at least pass the Board Of Health Codes.