New stadium, new eats: What's on the menu at Salt Lake Bees' new stadium

SOUTH JORDAN — Food and baseball go hand-in-hand.

While some argue that the term "hot dog" may have been coined from a cartoonist attending a ball game, what is known is that Jack Norworth referenced peanuts and Cracker Jack in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" — still a staple at ball games today. And stadium nachos? That's another fixture with roots tied to baseball.

Salt Lake Bees baseball fans will have plenty of new food options when The Ballpark at America First Square opens next week. The team released its 2025 concessions options on Friday ahead of Tuesday's home opener.

Nate Thompson, the team's communications manager, said fans should expect the "ballpark basics," like hot dogs and popcorn; however, there are some new in-house options overseen by Larry H. Miller Sports + Entertainment, the team's owner.

The available options include:

• Home Plate Chicken: A crispy chicken.
• Catcher's Cantina: Serving Mexican and Tex-Mex food.
• Mediterranean: Selling Mediterranean bowls and other food items.
• Franx: Offering the "all-star footlong hot dog."
• The Change Up: A venue featuring "local Utah businesses."
• Cheesesteak: Selling Philly cheesesteaks.
• Brats & Dogs: Offering hot dogs and bratwurst.
• Food trucks will sell items by the stadium's left field.

Concession prices were not immediately made available.

Bees officials said they were hopeful that everything would be up and running for the opener, as construction crews worked feverishly around them to get the stadium ready for the first game last week. But the team said Friday that a handful of other concessions also planned for this year are either still under construction or will become available on the stadium's concourse as warmer temperatures arrive.

One of those is JDawgs, a Utah-based hot dog chain that also operated in the Bees' old home, Smith's Ballpark. There's a reference to the old stadium also planned in Smith's Ballpark Market, a concession that plans to sell "packaged refreshments and treats" when it opens.

The team is also working to open a new "Grab 'n Go" concept, similar to an Amazon Go convenience store.

"That's where fans can basically just walk in, they swipe their card first and then they go pick up whatever they need and they're out of there," Thompson told KSL.com. "They don't need to wait in line or anything. ... We're hoping that's something that can be really efficient — you can get up at the end of an inning and be back in your seat before the (next) inning begins."

Other forthcoming options include:

• Bumble's BBQ: Slinging "smokehouse BBQ and Mac 'n Bees."
• The Square Grill: Selling "classic grill favorites," along with churros and soft pretzels.
• Snowie: A new location for the Utah shaved ice brand.

The opening dates for those concessions are to be determined.

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