Fan Vote Reveals Worst Stadium Foods in America

The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, during the Red River Rivalry (Photo by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey)

A new study found that Texas was home to four out of 10 of the stadiums in the US with the worst food quality. Claiming the worst spot was the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas, home to the annual Red River Rivalry game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners.

The study analyzed Google reviews for nearly 200 stadiums in the US and examined how frequently visitors mentioned the food quality and whether or not those reviews were positive or negative. The Cotton Bowl came in with a staggering 74.7% negative reviews.

Other Texas schools that made up the 10 worst were Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, home of the SMU Mustangs; the Alamodome in San Antonio, home of the UTSA Roadrunners; and Rice Stadium in Houston, home of the Rice Owls.

Land-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, which is the largest sports and entertainment venue on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, came in as second-worst in the country with 72.09% negative reviews. The stadium plays host to two college football HBCU football classics and has played host to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the past.

Third-worst was War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas, with 70.18% negative reviews. Currently home to minor league soccer and high school football, War Memorial Stadium traditionally hosts at least one game for the Arkansas Razorbacks each season.

According to the findings, Major League Baseball stadiums generally outperformed football venues. Stadiums such as Petco Park in San Diego, home of the San Diego Padres, and Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, home of the Cincinnati Reds, had review ratings of just 11.4% and 21.1% negative, respectively.