Levy Restaurants’ Dodger Stadium Concessions Panned

Dodger Stadium has grown by only 1,000 seats in recent years, but the lines at concession stands “have seemingly grown by 1,000%,” according to the L.A. TIMES’ Bill Plaschke in a column about Levy Restaurants’ management of the venue’s concessions. Plaschke wrote of standing in line for 25 minutes “even though the stadium was at just 60% capacity,” adding, “Welcome to Levy’s Lost World, horrendous nightly concession lines that shed a harsh new light on old baseball favorites.” Dodgers Exec VP & COO Marty Greenspun said, “Is there room for improvement? Absolutely. We are working with the Levys to make it happen.” But Plaschke wrote, “That seems to be the problem. Working with the Levys.” Levy Restaurants Regional Dir of Operations Scott Goldberg said, “I always think we could be quicker,” but he added, “Our hands are tied sometimes.” Goldberg cited the small size of the Dodger Stadium concession stands, and that there are “only two elevators running from their eighth-floor warehouse.” Plaschke noted Levy, which serves 73 sports venues, has a 15-year lease with the Dodgers, so the “only option is to complain, complain, complain. There is clearly more room behind the concession stands for more vendors. There are clearly ways for workers to provide quicker service” (L.A. TIMES, 5/14).