Ball Arena debuts elevated playoff menu
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The playoff food offerings at Ball Arena include a seafood tower. Photo: Esteban L. Hernandez/Axios
When it comes to the playoffs, even Ball Arena's culinary team knows it's time to step up.
The big picture: Legends Hospitality, the arena's food and beverage provider, unveiled a menu featuring roughly 40 fresh entrees, snacks and desserts for the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets' latest postseason run.
State of play: Legends Hospitality executive chef at Ball Arena Adam Holt tells us the dishes came together after about three months of planning.
The new items include bites that will be available throughout the arena and some that are exclusive to its luxury suites.
- The menu includes a new giant nacho and blackened shrimp taco (Level 200), a sushi platter and PB&J fried cheesecake (VIP level), a seafood tower, house-made sausage and house-made ice cream (Club Lexus).
Dig in: The shrimp tacos are remarkably tasty, with restaurant-quality taste and presentation.
- The bacon-wrapped salmon bites, an unusual combination that works well as a bite-sized snack, is another highlight. And if you find yourselves in Club Lexus, you have to try the homemade rocky road ice cream.
If you go: Holt told us he, "can't play favorites," but if he had to make recommendations, he'd go with the giant Bavarian soft pretzel, a pie-sized doughy treat he says can easily feed a family of four.
- Then there's the surf-and-turf dog, perhaps the most outlandish item on the playoff menu: A wagyu beef hot dog topped with lobster.
- There's a caveat: Holt says that the specialty dish won't be available until the playoffs' final rounds.
What's next: The Avs host the Dallas Stars Wednesday at Ball Arena starting at 7:30pm.
