The Detroit Lions are rolling out a bigger, more ambitious food lineup at Ford Field in 2026, and the plan is built around three clear ideas: bring more multicultural dishes into the stadium, keep prices accessible, and give local restaurants a bigger spotlight.
On Wednesday, the team unveiled the new offerings, and the result is a menu that stretches well beyond the usual game-day basics. The Lions are expanding their old “Drink of the Game” concept into food with a passport-style setup that encourages fans to sample international items around the stadium, collect stamps on their cards and enter contests based on how many they gather.
A few of those passport items stand out immediately. The Third and Porter Potstickers at Section 124 come with fried lemongrass chicken potstickers, mild chili crisp, scallions, ginger soy dipping sauce and toasted sesame.
The Corktown Corned Beef Nacho at Section 137 features fresh kettle chips, corned beef, white cheese sauce, Thousand Island, coleslaw, tomato and chives. Over at Section 238, the Brush Park BBQ Chicken Wings bring smoked and fried wings with Detroit dry rub, cherry BBQ glaze, white sauce, blue cheese and chives.
Other passport items on the board include Greektown Loaded Falafel Tots at Section 244, Poletown mini kielbasa hoagies at Section 109, 24th Street birria bowl at Section 126, Michigan Ave. Coney fries at Section 227 and Dearborn loaded shawarma fries at Section 229.
There are also new items at the Soaring Eagles Sports Bar in Section 222: a hot link hoagie and a glazed burnt ends sandwich.
Affordability is another major part of the push. The team is offering value combos such as the F-150 Tailgate Combo, Ford Field Stadium Classics and Lions Kids Meal, along with deals at the Den Marketplace in Sections 227 and 242, where value-priced snacks and beverages start as low as $2.99.
Local restaurants are back in the mix, too. Xav’s Jammin Caribbean Fusion, which has a brick-and-mortar location at 25890 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, is featured in Section 135 with jerk chicken wings, shrimp loaded fries, jerk chicken loaded fries and black bean loaded fries. The Paradise Street Eats & Biryani offering also appears on the new lineup, along with a Bombshell treat bar.
I tried a good amount of the new food during the unveiling, and the shrimp loaded fries from Xav’s Jammin Caribbean Fusion were the standout. The sauce had a tangy, spicy kick, and the fresh fruit and vegetables like mango helped balance it out. The Corktown Corned Beef Nacho also delivered, with the kettle chips giving the dish an extra edge, and the Brush Park BBQ Chicken Wings were excellent, especially with the blue cheese and cherry BBQ glaze combination.
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