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AA/US Domestic Dining (including Canada, Mexico, & the Caribbean)
Link to Combined 2019 AA International Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
There is another thread for the contingent that wishes to debate and discuss linens as a primary subject, including related presentation issues: Linens / presentation debate for meal service on AA, US / both.
PLEASE: DO NOT POST OVERSIZED IMAGES; PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE AND REPEAT IMAGES IN YOUR QUOTED POST.
MrAndy1369 originated this thread. Other posts in this topic have been merged here, throwing his post to #4. For members’ easy reference, we have reproduced that guidepost in its entirety. /Moderators
[COLOR="Navy"]Welcome to the 2019 Domestic Dining thread and the resulting discussion/trip reports/photos/shared experiences. Here, in this wiki post, I'll strive to explain what you should expect on AA flights in First and Business, meals-wise. Keep in mind that there are many domestic flights, so there are quite a few parameters to keep track of.
Basically, in its best condensed form, you should expect to receive a meal between 4:59am - 8pm on flights longer than 900 miles, which equals about two hours in the air. From that point, there are exceptions, and specific timing parameters.
What to Expect - Mainline:
Keep in mind that this list is not entirely inclusive, and there may be certain exceptions and/or abnormalities.
What to Expect - Regional:
Keep in mind that this list is not entirely inclusive, and there may be certain exceptions and/or abnormalities.
All of the meal flights that fall under the above timing parameters will receive two choices; normally, one meat and one vegetarian.
Longer westbound flights leaving from the east coast (transcontinental; non-premium) are not officially exceptions, but some flights after 8pm receive a full dinner service (such as the 8:05pm MIA-SAN flight, or the 8:30pm PHL-LAS flight). Additionally, non-premium transcontinental red-eye flights will receive snack basket service upon departure, then a continental breakfast box prior to arrival.
Official Exceptions:
The following flights all fall under 900 miles, but will receive a full meal service, with the exception of flights leaving between 1:31-4pm. Despite some of the listed flights being over 900 miles, they are remaining listed here, based on the AA website for documentation purposes.
Additional Information:
Disclaimer: The editor of this Wiki does not guarantee the information presented above will always be accurate or properly followed by AA, given catering mishaps, irregular operations, rogue crews, or mismanagement. For the best up-to-date information, it would be prudent to check AA's website constantly for any updates, or call AA. The editors of this Wiki will keep this Wiki updated as often as possible.
Thanks to MrAndy1369 for starting the thread and for the guidelines.
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Link to Combined 2019 AA International Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
There is another thread for the contingent that wishes to debate and discuss linens as a primary subject, including related presentation issues: Linens / presentation debate for meal service on AA, US / both.
PLEASE: DO NOT POST OVERSIZED IMAGES; PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE AND REPEAT IMAGES IN YOUR QUOTED POST.
MrAndy1369 originated this thread. Other posts in this topic have been merged here, throwing his post to #4. For members’ easy reference, we have reproduced that guidepost in its entirety. /Moderators
Introduction
Welcome to the 2019 version of the combined AA meals thread, focusing on domestic service. Please post your meal/service experiences, including menus, photos, reports, questions, and service anecdotes.
To help give us a clear picture of your experience, remember to include the route, time, and meal designation (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, refreshments, none). Photos are welcome and very helpful. Those are rudimentary guidelines, but of course, the format/style is up to you.
Format Sample
This is a format you can use when introducing your meal report. This is just a sample format; deviations are expected.
AA1: JFK-LAX: 3pm
Dinner
A321
First Class, 2A
(from here, share the menu and/or experiences and/or photos)
Historical Meal Reports
Throwback mode? Go crazy!
Enjoy!
Welcome to the 2019 version of the combined AA meals thread, focusing on domestic service. Please post your meal/service experiences, including menus, photos, reports, questions, and service anecdotes.
To help give us a clear picture of your experience, remember to include the route, time, and meal designation (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, refreshments, none). Photos are welcome and very helpful. Those are rudimentary guidelines, but of course, the format/style is up to you.
Format Sample
This is a format you can use when introducing your meal report. This is just a sample format; deviations are expected.
AA1: JFK-LAX: 3pm
Dinner
A321
First Class, 2A
(from here, share the menu and/or experiences and/or photos)
Historical Meal Reports
Throwback mode? Go crazy!
- 2018 - link
- 2017 - 2017 Combined AA Domestic Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
- 2016 - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...er-thread.html
- 2015 - link
- 2014 (post-9/1 combined) - link
- 2014 (pre-9/1) - link
- 2013 - link
- 2012 - link
- 2011 - link
- 2010 - link
- 2009 (combined Domestic and International) - link
Enjoy!
Basically, in its best condensed form, you should expect to receive a meal between 4:59am - 8pm on flights longer than 900 miles, which equals about two hours in the air. From that point, there are exceptions, and specific timing parameters.
What to Expect - Mainline:
Keep in mind that this list is not entirely inclusive, and there may be certain exceptions and/or abnormalities.
- Up to 699 miles: Light snacks such as a fig bar, cookies, and/or pretzels
- 700-899 miles: Warmed nuts, a snack plate (fruit/cheese, pita/hummus, or spinach dip/pita), and a cookie
- 900-1298 miles: A meal (fruit/breakfast entree; salad/entree) followed by a cookie; no meals between 1:30-4pm
- 1298-2199 miles: A full meal including an appetizer, with cake for lunch desserts and premade ice-cream for dinner desserts
- 2200 miles and above: Same as 1298-2199 miles, but consists of made-to-order sundaes or a cheese plate for both lunch and dinner desserts
What to Expect - Regional:
Keep in mind that this list is not entirely inclusive, and there may be certain exceptions and/or abnormalities.
- Up to 175 miles: A light snack mix along with beverage service
- 176-899 miles: Sweet and savory, organic/healthy snack choices (snack basket)
- 900-2199 miles: Warm mixed nuts, two meal options, and dessert. (For flights over 2200 miles, you will receive the same selection of snacks from 176-899 miles as a pre-arrival snack. All regional meal flights leaving after 8:00pm will also receive sweet and savory snacks as the only option. Editor's note: A regional jet for 2000+ miles? Hope that never happens!)
All of the meal flights that fall under the above timing parameters will receive two choices; normally, one meat and one vegetarian.
Longer westbound flights leaving from the east coast (transcontinental; non-premium) are not officially exceptions, but some flights after 8pm receive a full dinner service (such as the 8:05pm MIA-SAN flight, or the 8:30pm PHL-LAS flight). Additionally, non-premium transcontinental red-eye flights will receive snack basket service upon departure, then a continental breakfast box prior to arrival.
Official Exceptions:
The following flights all fall under 900 miles, but will receive a full meal service, with the exception of flights leaving between 1:31-4pm. Despite some of the listed flights being over 900 miles, they are remaining listed here, based on the AA website for documentation purposes.
- Chicago (ORD) - AUS/BDL/BOS/DCA/EWR/JFK/LGA/MSY/RDU
- Dallas (DFW) - BJX/ORD/MEX/QRO/SLP
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - PAP
- Los Angeles (LAX) - DEN
- Miami (MIA) - DCA/IAD/PAP
- New York (LGA) - ATL
- Phoenix (PHX) - MZT
Additional Information:
- JFK-LAX/SFO; MIA-LAX are considered premium transcontinental flights, and as such, receives a more refined service with three meal choices, per-course service, printed menus, and tray/tablecloth linens in both F/J. Those flights now are the only domestic flights in the system to offer special meals as another option (which can be reserved by either preordering online, or calling). Red-eye flights will receive a full "supper/snack" meal service, which is basically a condensed dinner service.
- Hawaiian meal service is very similar to what you'd expect on 2200+ mile flights, but there also will be Hawaiian rolls served, along with a pre-arrival continental breakfast/snack (dependent on the length of the route). Tropical warmed nuts are also currently served.
- All flights over 700 miles, regardless of a meal being served or not, will receive warm mixed nuts and a cookie.
- At this time, pre-ordered meals are not available on American Eagle flights.
Disclaimer: The editor of this Wiki does not guarantee the information presented above will always be accurate or properly followed by AA, given catering mishaps, irregular operations, rogue crews, or mismanagement. For the best up-to-date information, it would be prudent to check AA's website constantly for any updates, or call AA. The editors of this Wiki will keep this Wiki updated as often as possible.
Thanks to MrAndy1369 for starting the thread and for the guidelines.
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ARCHIVE: Combined 2019 AA Domestic Meal, Meals, menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
Apr 26, 2019, 9:38 pm
#406
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ORD (formerly SAN)
Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)
Posts: 1,929
I had the diabetic meal today DFWPHL and it was chicken with roasted carrots and some sort of dense "mash" for lack of a better term. Obviously not potatoes but I am not intelligent enough to nail down the exact ingredients. The salad was the usual dark leafy greens with asparagus, carrots and tomatoes on top (which is in line with the above description). I had never seen this chicken before in a DBML, and it very well could have been the new standardized frozen variety. All in all, it was edible, and looked better than the non-special meal wrap my father had.
Apr 26, 2019, 9:49 pm
#407
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K (until it expires then never again), *wood Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 9,239
For rational people there is no such controversy but there's an unfortunately large number of people whose only skill in life is to be perpetually offended and to shout on the internet about how offended they are - best to ignore them. In reality the set of people who should order a special meal is: Anyone who wants to do so!
Apr 28, 2019, 7:49 am
#408
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The FT AA forum, until it no longer wants me.
Programs: CK or bust
Posts: 1,913
ORD-LGA
Lunch
Full PBD. We told FA’s no nuts for my seats because we have a cashew allergy. They proactively offered pretzels and biscoff cookies. I ordered the diabetic meal and Mr. AtomicLush ordered the gluten-free meal. They are EXACTLY the same meal with a different bread roll. Same as a prior post minus the shrimp cocktail - no appetizer for this exception flight. Warm cookie (chocolate chip or snickerdoodle) was offered to everyone. Very good service overall on this flight (other than delay and weird holding patterns due to Sabre outage which made the flight absurdly longer than it needed to be).
Lunch
Full PBD. We told FA’s no nuts for my seats because we have a cashew allergy. They proactively offered pretzels and biscoff cookies. I ordered the diabetic meal and Mr. AtomicLush ordered the gluten-free meal. They are EXACTLY the same meal with a different bread roll. Same as a prior post minus the shrimp cocktail - no appetizer for this exception flight. Warm cookie (chocolate chip or snickerdoodle) was offered to everyone. Very good service overall on this flight (other than delay and weird holding patterns due to Sabre outage which made the flight absurdly longer than it needed to be).
Apr 28, 2019, 9:50 am
#409
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: DAL
Programs: DL Silver, HH diamond, Midwest Miles (RIP), NWA WP (RIP)
Posts: 530
Will be flying AA8 HNL-DFW on the 772. I didn't find any of these meal choices listed elsewhere. Does anyone have any thought about these meal choices?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Chow Mein Stir Fried Noodles Chow Mein Stir Fried Noodles
vegetarian pot stickers, vegetables - Lemongrass Marinated Shrimp Lemongrass Marinated Shrimp
curry mac and cheese, Asian stir-fried vegetables - Wagyu Meatloaf Wagyu Meatloaf
mashed red skinned potatoes with caramelized onions
Apr 28, 2019, 10:56 am
#410
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: American EXP; British Airways Gold
Posts: 1,896
Will be flying AA8 HNL-DFW on the 772. I didn't find any of these meal choices listed elsewhere. Does anyone have any thought about these meal choices?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Chow Mein Stir Fried Noodles Chow Mein Stir Fried Noodles
vegetarian pot stickers, vegetables - Lemongrass Marinated Shrimp Lemongrass Marinated Shrimp
curry mac and cheese, Asian stir-fried vegetables - Wagyu Meatloaf Wagyu Meatloaf
mashed red skinned potatoes with caramelized onions
If you want something lighter, order the Shrimp.
If you want to be dissatisfied and kick yourself for the remainder of the flight, order the Chow Mein.
Apr 28, 2019, 7:17 pm
#411
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 21,603
LAX-ORD
Kosher Breakfast
April 28, 2019
First time ordering the Kosher breakfast and it was OK, perhaps a little better than the unusual breakfast egg dish. But talk about wrapping. The entire tray was wrapped. Our excellent FA offered to unwrapped the tray and did so in the galley. But even after that, the individual items were wrapped, with the omelet double wrapped.
LOL, there is an omelet in here somewhere.
Two buns, one cInnamon, the other brioche raisin. They were tasty but pretty dry. And canned pear and peach as the fruit.
Kosher Breakfast
April 28, 2019
First time ordering the Kosher breakfast and it was OK, perhaps a little better than the unusual breakfast egg dish. But talk about wrapping. The entire tray was wrapped. Our excellent FA offered to unwrapped the tray and did so in the galley. But even after that, the individual items were wrapped, with the omelet double wrapped.
LOL, there is an omelet in here somewhere.
Two buns, one cInnamon, the other brioche raisin. They were tasty but pretty dry. And canned pear and peach as the fruit.
Apr 28, 2019, 7:59 pm
#412
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K (until it expires then never again), *wood Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 9,239
Kosher meals are wrapped that way on purpose, I don’t know all the reasons why but it’s
my understanding that’s part of the requirement to keep it Kosher.
A frozen omelette that expires in Oct, based on the 1 year shelf life that would make it *only* 6 months old! Lucky you.
my understanding that’s part of the requirement to keep it Kosher.
A frozen omelette that expires in Oct, based on the 1 year shelf life that would make it *only* 6 months old! Lucky you.
Apr 28, 2019, 9:05 pm
#413
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
Kosher meals are wrapped that way on purpose, I don’t know all the reasons why but it’s
my understanding that’s part of the requirement to keep it Kosher.
A frozen omelette that expires in Oct, based on the 1 year shelf life that would make it *only* 6 months old! Lucky you.
my understanding that’s part of the requirement to keep it Kosher.
A frozen omelette that expires in Oct, based on the 1 year shelf life that would make it *only* 6 months old! Lucky you.
Apr 29, 2019, 8:48 am
#414
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ORD (formerly SAN)
Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)
Posts: 1,929
Apr 29, 2019, 4:38 pm
#415
Suspended
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Location: NYC
Programs: DL Diamond, AAdvantage EXP, Hyatt Explorist, HHonors Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 7,344
Living my best life from MCE, LOL
E145 out of LGA
E145 out of LGA
Apr 29, 2019, 9:51 pm
#417
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Live: IWI; Work: DCA/Everywhere; Play: LAS/SJU/MLE
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Ambassador/LTP, Nat'l Exec Elite, LEYE Gold
Posts: 6,675
Apr 30, 2019, 12:38 pm
#418
Suspended
Join Date: May 2013
Location: NYC
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Posts: 7,344
The first mini (empty) is actually hiding in the seat back pocket......you can see the tip of the orange top a little bit hehe.
Last edited by AANYC1981; Apr 30, 2019 at 12:45 pm
Apr 30, 2019, 7:57 pm
#419
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP (AC), DL G (SC), Bonvoy LTP, & IHG AMB
Posts: 1,798
Considering religious Jews can't even mix food on a washed plate, the double wrapping is presented to ensure that the food while being cooked in a non-kosher oven will not come into contact with vapors/particles or actual food from the other dishes. It's basically two factor protection.
May 1, 2019, 5:17 pm
#420
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
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PHL-LAX
A330-200
Kosher Dinner
May 1, 2019
Oy. Diabetic Dinner on the manifest but catering delivered a Kosher Dinner. Apparently T-24 hours doesn't mean anything to catering in PHL. I changed my selection from Kosher to Diabetic nearly 40 hours before departure, but FA had to apologize that catering screwed up and couldn't or wouldn't deliver a Diabetic meal at that point. The food was bad enough (think 1970's TV dinners) but having to unwrap multiple layers of shrink wrap added insult to injury. On the other hand, it was better than my last AC experience where AC forgot to load any meals on a 5 hour LAX-YUL lunch flight. LOL on the double layer stacked meal tray. Fortunately I was in 1A on the 332, so I could place items on the bulkhead counter.
OK, Short Ribs with couscous and Mediterranean veggies sounds good, but not as a TV dinner.
Five minutes of unwrapping et voila.
Love the "freshest & highest quality ingredients" line. They forgot add "... that we can provide when AA only pays us $3 for a meal."
The lemon cake was dry as a bone and chocolate sauce fused to the dish. LOL.
2:15 from arrival and I'm starving. I'll be heading for the FL for a real dinner before my drive home to The OC.
A330-200
Kosher Dinner
May 1, 2019
Oy. Diabetic Dinner on the manifest but catering delivered a Kosher Dinner. Apparently T-24 hours doesn't mean anything to catering in PHL. I changed my selection from Kosher to Diabetic nearly 40 hours before departure, but FA had to apologize that catering screwed up and couldn't or wouldn't deliver a Diabetic meal at that point. The food was bad enough (think 1970's TV dinners) but having to unwrap multiple layers of shrink wrap added insult to injury. On the other hand, it was better than my last AC experience where AC forgot to load any meals on a 5 hour LAX-YUL lunch flight. LOL on the double layer stacked meal tray. Fortunately I was in 1A on the 332, so I could place items on the bulkhead counter.
OK, Short Ribs with couscous and Mediterranean veggies sounds good, but not as a TV dinner.
Five minutes of unwrapping et voila.
Love the "freshest & highest quality ingredients" line. They forgot add "... that we can provide when AA only pays us $3 for a meal."
The lemon cake was dry as a bone and chocolate sauce fused to the dish. LOL.
2:15 from arrival and I'm starving. I'll be heading for the FL for a real dinner before my drive home to The OC.
Last edited by SFO777; May 1, 2019 at 5:25 pm