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Here's how much food costs at the US Open tennis tournament, from $8.50 ice cream to $24 chicken tendershttps://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/food/news/hereaposs-how-much-food-costs-at-the-us-open-tennis-tournament-from-8-50-ice-cream-to-24-chicken-tenders/slidelist/94104460.cms2022-09-09T21:46:58+05:30

Here's how much food costs at the US Open tennis tournament, from $8.50 ice cream to $24 chicken tenders

Rachel AskinasiSep 9, 2022, 21:46 IST

The US Open tennis tournament started on August 23 and goes until September 12, and I went to check out opening day.

While tennis is the main event, many people also spend time wandering around trying out eats and sips from various food and beverage vendors.

As someone who has been to the tournament many times before, I knew that the food would be expensive during my trip this year. But some prices blew me away.

For lunch, I got what the salesperson told me was the most popular item of the day at Fieldtrip, a vendor by award-winning chef JJ Johnson. My salmon bowl was delicious, and cost $20.

As I sat to eat my lunch, other spectators looking for seats came to join me at my outdoor table. One had ordered this buffalo chicken melt for $19.50 from Melt Shop.

Two others at the table got salads for $13 and $15, and one topped hers with chicken for an additional $6.

I was also at the stadium for dinner, so I landed on a $16 order of chicken tenders and fries, which I saw a lot of people walking around with all day.

My order came as a basket with mostly waffle fries, which were tasty, but the small pieces of chicken totaled to around three complete tenders, and I felt like that was not enough to sustain someone like me after a long day.

There was another more expensive option for chicken tenders that I skipped myself: A $24, three-tender order from Fuku.

As I walked around the grounds, I saw a lot of people were also eating the $18 personal margherita pizza from San Matteo ...

... and the $10 hot dog and $15 cheeseburger from Prime Burger.

There were also some seemingly less popular items I saw like these açaí bowls, which ranged in price from $17.50 for a small to $25 for a large.

Walking through the food village, I saw some more hungry guests with $14 veggie bowls from Fieldtrip ...

... $22 rice bowls and $11 dumplings from Korilla Korean Barbecue ...

... and $24 poke bowls from Poke Yachty, where you could add a side of edamame for $10.

I also saw several tables in the food village topped with $21 pastrami sandwiches from Kosher Grill.

One couple I saw sitting on a grassy area showed me their $16 chickpea wrap from Gourmet Garage that they shared because they "needed sustenance" after standing in the sun all day.

There were a lot of lobster rolls floating around the grounds, but this duo got theirs for $31 from The Crabby Shack, along with a $16 Nashville Hot Fish sandwich and $9 Old Bay-seasoned fries.

In addition to the food vendors in the main areas, there was a stand-alone vendor positioned by Grandstand stadium from chef Josh Capon called Fly Fish. The menu features $31 oysters, $24 shrimp cocktail, and a $31 lobster roll among others.

While lines were long everywhere, the most consistent and longest of them all was the line for VanLeeuwen ice cream, where customers paid $8.50 for a single scoop, $10.50 for a double, and $1.50 to get it in a waffle cone.

Getting beverages to go with your food will also cost you. A bottle of water costs $6 or $8 depending on which size you want.

If you want a boozier libation, you can spend $22 on a honey deuce (the tournament's signature cocktail), or $18 for a glass of sparkling wine.

Other drink options include $17 glasses of wine, $14.50 beer, $7.50 bottles of soda, and $17 cocktails.

While much of the food is what I would deem overly expensive, some of it — like my salmon bowl — is worth the price tag.

There are plenty of options, but if you're not in the mood to spend big, you can bring your own food or snacks to the grounds. Just make sure you follow the bag rules.

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