Outrageous prices for not-so great food — the issue of stadium concessions is pretty interesting. So interesting that Slate’s Daniel Engber wondered and found out what it’s like to be a beer vendor. Aside from in airports and on airplanes, where else can you be subjected to a limited number of relatively unappetizing, uncreative, unhealthy concoctions that are sold at unbelievably high prices?

Even the July 2006 revamping of RFK Stadium and the new food court didn’t stop us from smuggling in a hummus and veggie sandwich to Tuesday’s Nats vs. Marlins game as a way of avoiding the concession selections. One blogger lamented that a crab cake sandwich with fries and a margarita set him back a whopping $20. We’re still stuck on the $5 hot dogs and $6 lemonades.

Though Aramark has rolled out some veggie dogs, it’s hard to find them amidst the stands replete with chicken fingers. And in what’s a step in the right direction, Southwest’s Cantina Marina runs the new food court bar. Still, there’s room for improvement. There are stadiums out there that serve up a decent amount of respectable local grub: notably, Pittsburgh’s PNC Park (Primanti Bros. sandwiches) and Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park (Tony Luke’s). Around here, we’re pining away for something along the lines of Ben’s half-smokes and Moby Dick House of Kabob’s kabobs. Heck, a Java Green stand would be fabulous for the veg-types among us. But when the time comes for the new stadium to sign its food contract — what local staples or healthier options would you like to see on the menu?