The new South Philadelphia arena is still four years away but the people building it are already making moves that matter, and this one is going to hit close to home for anyone who has ever waited fifteen minutes in a concession line at Xfinity Mobile Arena only to end up with a warm beer and a soft pretzel that has seen better days.
The Sixers and Flyers announced that Levy Restaurants will be the food, beverage, and hospitality partner for the new arena when it opens in 2030. Levy is a Chicago-based company and if you have been to a major sporting event anywhere in this country, you have almost certainly eaten their food without knowing it.
They handle roughly half of all shared NBA and NHL arenas including Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, American Airlines Center in Dallas, the United Center in Chicago, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Intuit Dome, and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas…