What local restaurants like City Pork and Kolache Kitchen are serving inside Tiger Stadium

Correction: This article has been updated since its original posting to correct an error. Caliente Mexican Craving serves Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas—not BBQ—inside Tiger Stadium. 225 regrets this error.

With the LSU-Alabama game coming up this Saturday, fans will be anxiously lining up to get into Tiger Stadium for the showdown.

But there’s excitement beyond the football field. Some of Baton Rouge’s most popular local restaurants and locally owned franchises offer gameday dishes that stand out from the typical concession food.

LSU Dining Senior Director of Operations Jack Cruise says he gets contacted all the time by vendors looking to sell their speciality products in the stadium. Working with the vendors, Cruise says they come up with a menu that can be served quickly but also gives game attendees a taste of what the restaurant has to offer.

New to Tiger Stadium this year are City Pork Brasserie & Bar, Kolache Kitchen, Lava Cantina, City Gelato and Leroy’s Lipsmack’n Lemonade, which donates some of its proceeds to area children’s hospitals.

“It’s just a unique opportunity for us and for the local vendor that really benefits the fan,” he says.

Here are some of the unique vendors that serve in Tiger Stadium and a sampling of their menus:

City Pork Brasserie & Bar: Big Pig Pulled Pork Sandwich, Pulled Pork Nachos and BBQ Popcorn

The Kolache Kitchen: Sausage and Cheese Kolache, Boudin Kolache, Bacon and Cheese Kolache and Pulled Pork Sandwich

Lava Cantina: Lava Cantina Fiesta Dog, Brisket Nachos, Mexican Rice Jambalaya, Chicken Fajita Wrap and Rock ‘n Pops

Caliente Mexican Craving: Street Taco, Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla and Pork Nachos

City Gelato: Providing a variety of gelato flavors

Leroy’s Lipsmack’n Lemonade: Offering their popular lemonade

Kona Ice: Snowcones

Jambalaya by Shake: Red Beans and Rice, Boudin and Alligator Balls, Meat Pies, Éttouffée, Cheeseburger and Sausage Poboy

(Smashburger and Papa John’s Pizza also provides concessions stations in the stadium through local franchisees)

Note: While LSU doesn’t provide a specific map of vendor locations in Tiger Stadium, Cruise says the local vendors mentioned above are spread evenly throughout the stadium and accessible to most ticket holders.