American Airlines Center Food & Drinks
Dallas Stars · Dallas, TX
- Cheapest food
- $7
- Cheapest drink
- $5
- Menu items
- 51
The AAC embraces Texas food culture, and the arena publishes every stand's menu. Brisket is everywhere: Zavala's Barbeque on the plaza concourse outside section 121 for sliced brisket sandwiches, chopped brisket tacos and a smoked brisket dog, and DBQ at 334 for a chopped brisket or pulled pork sandwich and BBQ brisket mac and cheese. El Taco Tex has street tacos and an elote cup, Tostitos Cantina a Flamin' Hot elote dog, and the Ranch Water Bar pours the Texas cocktail. Karbach has a bar of its own, alongside a Texas Craft Beer bar.
Tips & Fan Reports
Enjoy a pregame meal and drinks at The Henry across the street then leave yourself some time to hang around out front of AAC to take in the sights and atmosphere before heading inside.
Karbach has a bar of its own at the AAC, alongside a Texas Craft Beer bar. The arena names no Deep Ellum, so do not count on the IPA.
Chili and Fritos show up as the Chili Cheese Nacho and the Texas Chili Cheese Dog at Fast Break, not as a Frito pie. The arena publishes no Frito pie on any stand menu.
Ranch Water (tequila, lime, Topo Chico) is the Texas cocktail. It's available at the arena.
For the best pregame meal, eat at Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum and rideshare to the arena.
The brisket sandwich at the AAC is legit Texas BBQ, not just arena food with a BBQ label.
Dallas arena prices are among the lowest in the NHL. Take advantage.
Know Before You Go
- Venue payments
The arena is cashless at concessions, merchandise, and parking and accepts credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay.
Fee-free ReadySTATION kiosks near the Modelo Golden Lion and Michelob ULTRA clubs convert up to $500 cash to a prepaid card.
- Outside food and drink
Outside food and beverages, including bottles, cans, thermoses, and coolers, are prohibited.
Baby food, formula, and plastic baby bottles are permitted after inspection; contact Guest Services about medical or religious dietary needs before the game.
- Dietary options
The arena publishes vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-limited options and asks guests to tell staff about food allergies or restrictions before ordering.
For medical or religious dietary needs, contact Guest Services in advance; baby food, formula, and plastic baby bottles are permitted after inspection.
- Alcohol sales cutoff
Alcohol sales stop when 12 minutes remain in the third period for Stars games.
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The Henry
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How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Concession menu
American Airlines Center's Concessions page, where each stand expands to give its exact concourse location and its full menu. The page warns that menu items and offerings are subject to change, and publishes no prices.
- Nearby restaurants
Google Places API (New) Nearby Search
- Value menu
Checked for 2026: no value menu at American Airlines Center
- Venue policies
Current American Airlines Center FAQ, accessibility, food-and-beverage, ticketing, and app pages reviewed for Dallas Stars game-day policies.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them (concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces), so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Food prices: Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research
- Drink prices: Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research