2022 AA Domestic Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
May 23, 2022, 2:25 pm
#932
Join Date: Jul 2020
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Thing that was weird was FA didnt give me the regular app, salad or soup but I was able to request them all and get them as well as sundae & cheese plate. The FA's on FF on the A321T are the best Imo.
May 23, 2022, 4:09 pm
#933
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Yes, JFK-LAX. Think I mentioned it in detail above. Some chana masala and saffron rice & then the standard gulab dessert (which was really good). The entree was fine too tbh. Looked like nothing but was decent. Wish it had more spice. Wish there was more of it too. It was the Asian Veg.
Thing that was weird was FA didnt give me the regular app, salad or soup but I was able to request them all and get them as well as sundae & cheese plate. The FA's on FF on the A321T are the best Imo.
Thing that was weird was FA didnt give me the regular app, salad or soup but I was able to request them all and get them as well as sundae & cheese plate. The FA's on FF on the A321T are the best Imo.
May 23, 2022, 6:26 pm
#934
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 540
OK thanks. I get the sense that they've "brought back" special meals system wide, but forgot to account for them on non-Flagship flights. Regarding the FA not giving you the regular app, salard, soup, that kinda makes sense? Who knows if those meet your "dietary restriction?"
May 24, 2022, 7:36 am
#936
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Location: Washington, DC
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Is it safe to assume DCA-ORD, a previous "exception" route, still has no meal service? The meal code in the flights doesn't list one, so I'm assuming not. However, I'm curious what recent experiences are.
May 24, 2022, 8:34 am
#937
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Location: AUS
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I don't think any of the prior exception routes get meals. LGA-ORD and DFW-ORD used to get a full meal. Now it's beverage service.
May 24, 2022, 9:23 am
#938
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SFO-PHL AA 2661 Lunch
Interesting situation and props to the flight attendants and the gate agents for quick action. Catering loaded four(!) main lunch courses - not four options, but four trays. A321neo with 20 F seats, so 16 short (not including the flight deck). FA had station supervisor photograph the empty ovens. Somehow they scared up a bunch of sandwiches in just the few minutes before the door was closed, apparently not from AA catering but from a nearby terminal concession (I'm guessing that by the packaging). Choice of turkey, ham or egg. Quick audible, and it worked. The sandwich was really good. Not a hot meal, but fresh, tasty and filling.
PDB, warmed nuts, substitute sandwich, and custom sundae (one spoonful consumed before I remembered to take the photo - oops).
Interesting situation and props to the flight attendants and the gate agents for quick action. Catering loaded four(!) main lunch courses - not four options, but four trays. A321neo with 20 F seats, so 16 short (not including the flight deck). FA had station supervisor photograph the empty ovens. Somehow they scared up a bunch of sandwiches in just the few minutes before the door was closed, apparently not from AA catering but from a nearby terminal concession (I'm guessing that by the packaging). Choice of turkey, ham or egg. Quick audible, and it worked. The sandwich was really good. Not a hot meal, but fresh, tasty and filling.
PDB, warmed nuts, substitute sandwich, and custom sundae (one spoonful consumed before I remembered to take the photo - oops).
May 24, 2022, 9:32 am
#939
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AA catering department is a complete mess these days. Nice you got the nuts and sundae, arguably the best parts of any AA meal.
May 26, 2022, 9:16 am
#941
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Location: AUS
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AUS-ORD
May 26, 2022
Kosher "breakfast"
Wasn't excited about the choices (egg, bacon and cheese croissant and fruit plate) so I thought I'd try a special meal. Picked Kosher as I had hoped to replicate a great breakfast out of AUS I had to Tampa back in April. Smoked salmon, egg, nice bagel, etc. It was not to be.
Part I was this big box that completely filled the tray table.
Part II was this separate hot entree, simply placed on top of the box.
Contents of the box. No picture of the turkey main course. I didn't eat much of it, as it simply was not breakfast. I did sample the starter and the turkey main, which were both quite tasty. Overall I would have been satisfied with this as a dinner and may switch to it for my return on Sunday. A hot meal would be nice on a route that normally is just a sandwich or salad. My biggest complaint was how unwieldy all of this was on the domestic F tray table. I guess it must be standard practice to deliver a kosher meal like this to ensure no contamination in the galley.
May 26, 2022
Kosher "breakfast"
Wasn't excited about the choices (egg, bacon and cheese croissant and fruit plate) so I thought I'd try a special meal. Picked Kosher as I had hoped to replicate a great breakfast out of AUS I had to Tampa back in April. Smoked salmon, egg, nice bagel, etc. It was not to be.
Part I was this big box that completely filled the tray table.
Part II was this separate hot entree, simply placed on top of the box.
Contents of the box. No picture of the turkey main course. I didn't eat much of it, as it simply was not breakfast. I did sample the starter and the turkey main, which were both quite tasty. Overall I would have been satisfied with this as a dinner and may switch to it for my return on Sunday. A hot meal would be nice on a route that normally is just a sandwich or salad. My biggest complaint was how unwieldy all of this was on the domestic F tray table. I guess it must be standard practice to deliver a kosher meal like this to ensure no contamination in the galley.
May 27, 2022, 10:36 am
#942
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
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JFK-LAX AA341
Chicken stuffed with cheese and spinach.
If you like dried up room temperature chicken titty, this is the meal for you:
Chicken stuffed with cheese and spinach.
If you like dried up room temperature chicken titty, this is the meal for you:
May 27, 2022, 10:52 am
#944
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May 27, 2022, 10:59 am
#945
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