If you choose not to get the lunch boxes, there are a few places to eat a few blocks away. There's also the concession stands inside the event.
And yes, you can get inspected on Wednesday night. It's not like the load-in days at regionals where all you can do is drop things off and leave. You can set up your pit, get weighed, and inspected. Practice fields open on Thursday, with qualification rounds starting that afternoon.
Or at least that's how it's been for the past two years.
