Fans expect more than just hot dogs and burgers when going to games in 2014. In today’s sports world, everyone gets the VIP treatment when it comes to food and beverages.
Here is our top 10 chef-inspired dishes found in NFL stadiums across the country. We dare you to try to re-create them at home.
Related: Chef Review: Comfort Food
Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports
Top 10 Best NFL Food
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10 Grilled Fish Tacos - Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego Chargers)
San Diego is king of the fish taco, so the Chargers knew a long time ago it was vital to have some of the best in town, and certainly the best in the league. These are mahi mahi seasoned with a jerk dry rub and topped with pico, cabbage and crema.
Ever had something like this at a football game? We haven't either.
Photo: https://twitter.com/Pettasium
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09 Beef on Weck Eggrolls - Ralph Wilson Stadium (Buffalo Bills)
Buffalo is known for beef, (hello wings!) but this is a new take: two-inch deep fried eggrolls containing roast beef, cheddar cheese, carraway seeds and kosher salt, all with Dijon horseradish. An Asian-American combo that has us drooling.
Photo: https://twitter.com/delawarenorth
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08 Bucket Nachos - CenturyLink Field (Seattle Seahawks)
Sure, we love the Dungeness Crab Roll you can get at Seahawks games, but where else can you get a giant bucket of gourmet nachos?
The "Champion Chip Hawk Nacho," features blue and green Seahawk chips with chipotle cheese sauce, pollo verde or ground beef, black beans, cotija cheese, diced green chilies, Jalapenos, black olives, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and banana pepper rings.
Not sure which would burn worse: A Richard Sherman slap to the face or the trip to the bano following the intake of these nachos. However, both of them -- worth the money.
Photo: https://twitter.com/delawarenorth
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07 Toro's Chicken Stack - NRG Stadium (Houston Texans)
Hill Country smoked chicken, candied bacon, jack cheese and cranberry mayo on a jalapeno roll with arugula. You've never had a chicken sandwich like this. We're passing on Chik-Fil-A this time.
Photo: https://twitter.com/ARAMARKsports
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06 The Horse Collar - Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers)
This sandwich became instantly famous online when it was released summer of 2014. This 'Horse Collar,' is Kielbasa toped with beer cheese and fried sauerkraut on a horseshoe roll. Honorable mention is Green Bay's 'Pac 'n Cheese.' Both dishes scream Wisconsin.
Photo: https://twitter.com/delawarenorth
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05 Smokin' Double Barrel Wagyu Frankfurter With Pork Chicharrones - Levis Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)
This had the internet doing a double take summer of '14 when it was released. Wagyu dogs with bacon, pork chicharrones, guacamole, pico de gallo and God knows what else -- the Niners' new stadium takes it to a whole new level when it comes to 'frankfurters.' Supposedly, the word 'hot dog' does not appear in the stadium once.
Photo: Twitter
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04 Capicola & Cheese Sandwich - Heinz Field (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Another famous local staple, Primanti Bros. serves up this one-of-a-kind gem: capicola, provolone, french fries, coleslaw, tomatoes -- all within this Italian bread sandwich.
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03 40 for 60 Burger - TCF Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)
We had to include a burger on here, and this one was so stupid it makes your heart want to fail by looking at the picture alone. It's a 40 percent bacon and 60 percent ground beef patty with cheddar, bacon, crispy onions and a fried eggg, with special sauce served on a pretzel bun.
It's named after an old QB's gameday philosophy of 40 men playing for 60 minutes. I'm thinking it's more the fact you have a 40 percent chance of surviving a heart attack after eating this, but you have a 60 percent chance of having the hardest taste-bud orgasm you've ever experienced.
Photo: https://twitter.com/darrenrovell
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02 Slows Bar-B-Q's The Yardbird Sandwich - Ford Field (Detroit Lions)
Slows Bar-B-Q is a fairly new yet famous local staple. They made their mark at football games with this pulled smoked CHICKEN (yes, not pork), smothered in sautéed mushrooms, mustard sauce, applewood smoked bacon and cheddar on a brioche bun. You know it's insanely good -- and unique -- when the Travel Channel comes calling.
Screen capture via Travel Channel.
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01 Tailgate Stack - Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)
This is so novel we're not sure what to make of it: burnt ends topped with cheddar, malted beer grain syrup, bacon and fried egg -- all served on a piece of fry bread. Ya, that's bread... that's fried. Deep. Fried. Bread.
Insane.
Photo: https://twitter.com/darrenrovell
