Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California | Big A Burger | Is It A Must Try Stadium Food at the Big A?

Angel Stadium is a place I’m quite familiar with being an Angels fan for most my life (sadly of late) and have been to many, many, games through the years. So I thought it would be fun to include here.

Angel Stadium History

A little background about Angel Stadium: Built in 1966, Angel Stadium is the fourth oldest stadium amongst MLB stadiums with a seating capacity of 45,517. The official name is Angel Stadium of Anaheim but I don’t think anyone uses that formal title. It’s either Angel Stadium or The Big A.

The stadium has gone through a few renovations over the years, the most iconic and noticeable being the large display of artifical rocks with cascading water and fountains out in centerfield which shoots up fireworks after every Angels homerun and Angels home win.

Aeshetically, there’s nothing really unique about the stadium that really stands out besides the rock structure out in centerfield and the two giant Angel helmets that are located in the front of the stadium.

But nothing that feels like a uniquely “Angels” only experience inside the stadium. There’s the usual fare: restaurants, team stores, food vendors of course, and for the stadium being as old as it is, it’s in pretty good shape overall.

The Food

There’s a lot of options here of course. In time I’ll continue to update this as I try more items and places.

Big A Burgers

The “burger chain” within the stadium is Big A Burgers. There’s a few locations scattered throughout the stadium – sections 107, 226, 428, & Brewery X. Plenty of locations for easy access throughout the stadium.

I stopped by here about 20-25 minutes before the game and there wasn’t any line at that time. The menu is simple, as you’d expect. A single patty cheeseburger, double cheeseburger, the main headliners, along with the typical fries, and surprisingly chili fries.

I went with the Big A Combo which included a Double Cheeseburger, fries, and bottled drink ($23). The food was instantly ready, which is both a good and bad thing. Good being that the food was ready right away and I didn’t have to wait. Bad in that if it’s ready that quickly, the food has most likely been sitting for a while and won’t be very fresh.

The burger and fries were indeed, not very fresh, and were most likely sitting under a heat lamp for a while. The burger and its patties are actually a pretty good size. The patties were dry though, not very juicy, and not the best quality. The secret sauce was pretty watery and I could have used more on the burger.

With all that being said, it’s not HORRIBLE. It wasn’t great either though. I know the picture I painted is bleak, but this is stadium food afterall. It’s a whatever kind of burger. Nothing special, it exists and it’ll fill you up.

However, the fries are tasty. They’re reminiscent of fries from the burger joint Rally’s. They’re well seasoned and flavorful, not too crispy or crunchy though since they’d been sitting for a while. If these came out hot they’d be really good fries.

Overall, for the price ($23) you get a good amount of food (for a meal at a stadium).

They’re definitely generous with the amount of fries and it’s a filling burger. I had eaten this before, from the same location. But I got it during the middle of the game and it seemed to be a lot fresher and better overall.

As odd as it sounds, I’d actually go here when it’s a bit busier in order to get a more freshly made burger and fries.