Introduction
If you’re a fan of Costco’s food court, you’re in for a treat! We’ve compiled a list of five Costco food court hacks that you have to try at least once. From customizing your order to getting the most bang for your buck, these hacks will help you get the most out of your Costco food court experience. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the five Costco food court hacks you have to try at least once!
5 Costco Food Court Hacks You Have To Try At Least Once
Costco’s food court is a great place to grab a quick bite to eat, but there are some hacks that can make your experience even better. Here are five Costco food court hacks you have to try at least once:
1. Get a Free Sample
Costco is known for its generous samples, and the food court is no exception. Ask the staff for a sample of whatever you’re considering ordering, and you may just get a free taste. It’s a great way to try something new without committing to a full order.
2. Ask for Extra Toppings
If you’re ordering a pizza or hot dog, don’t be afraid to ask for extra toppings. The staff is usually more than happy to accommodate your request, and it’s a great way to customize your meal.
3. Get a Combo Meal
If you’re looking for a deal, consider getting a combo meal. Most of the food court items come in combo meals, which include a drink and a side. It’s a great way to get more bang for your buck.
4. Ask for a Discount
If you’re ordering multiple items, don’t be afraid to ask for a discount. The staff may be willing to give you a break on the price if you’re ordering multiple items. It never hurts to ask!
5. Get a Free Refill
If you’re ordering a drink, don’t forget to ask for a free refill. Most of the drinks at the food court come with free refills, so you can get more bang for your buck.
These are just a few of the hacks you can use to get the most out of your Costco food court experience. Give them a try the next time you’re at the food court, and you may just find a new favorite meal!
What first comes to mind when you think of Costco? Huge cases of water? Boxes of pasta noodles? Gallon-sized jugs of liquor? Paper towel rolls that go on for days? Or is it… the hot dog? Or maybe fresh pizza?
According to Mental Floss, Costco sells more than 100 million hot dogs every year, which is more than every single Major League Baseball stadium combined. And per Cracked, Costco just barely misses out on being one of America’s top 10 pizza sellers in terms of volume.
So sure, Costco is the place to go when you need to stock up on cleaning wipes and coffee and sheet cakes and such, but it’s also a great place to eat thanks to the low prices and the surprisingly tasty foods for sale there. If you want to make the hot and ready eats at Costco even better, then try one of these five Costco food hacks we found thanks to some mad geniuses of the interweb.
Pizza-wrapped hot dog
Pizza is delicious. Hot dogs are delicious. So what do you get when you wrap a slice of Costco’s pizza around a Costco hot dog? You get an entrée that costs less than $3.50 (that’s with a drink, mind you) and that will thrill your palate, keep you full for hours, and that, yes, might make a cardiologist have a heart attack just seeing it. Heart health woes aside, this Costco food hack went perfectly viral on Reddit a couple years back.
Pizza-wrapped hot dog in a bun
As if wrapping a salty, savory hot dog in a cheesy, saucy slice of pizza wasn’t enough already, right? Well, for some people… it wasn’t. Why discard that soft, bready bun and eat the pizza wrapped hot dog as is? In this meal-in-your-hand Costco hack, you nestle the wrapped dog back down into the bun (which will be essentially butterflied wide open) and then you work this beautiful mass of food into your mouth.
Hot dog stuffed into chicken bake
First, a quick point of reference: the word “glizzy” is used as slang for hot dog in some places. The Forbidden Glizzy, meanwhile, is what some are calling a Costco hot dog inserted into the store’s Chicken Bake. Why is it forbidden? Ask your cardiologist. To make one, just slice (or bite) both ends of the Chicken Bake off, then slip the dog on through that chicken, cheese, bacon, and sauce.
Churro stuffed into chicken bake
The Costco Churro Chicken Bake hack has some fans but many more detractors. This foodstuff consists of a sweet fried churro slid into a Chicken Bake much like the hot dog was before it. A pair of bold food testers who post on Instagram under @YuckingItUp tried the hack, and one called it “vile” and said he was “not going to swallow that.” Is it worth you trying it? Sure, at least once.
Pizza-wrapped hot dog stuffed into a chicken bake
The subject line of the Reddit post that shared this uber hack started with the words “raising the ante.” And that’s a fair statement here. This hack involves wrapping inserting a Costco hot dog into a Costco Chicken Bake, as above, and then wrapping that pairing in a slice of Costco pizza. It’s an intense enough foodstuff that one person replied to the original poster asking: “What trauma happened to you guys when you were little?” Another did the math and concluded that this hack amounts to consuming around 1,640 calories.
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Steven John