Editor's note: The following article is based on excerpts from a larger story about renovations at the Peoria Civic Center . Many of the upgrades will come to the Civic Center arena, which isn't scheduled to have a show until late September.
Concession offerings at the Peoria Civic Center will be almost entirely revamped.
Two new concessions stands — a Mexican cantina and a BBQ joint — will be added to the arena as well as two grab-and-go options for quick snack service. Last year, the Civic Center added an Avanti's stand.
"Those will be welcome additions ... more than just your typical concession food will be available next year, so we think our patrons will like that," Beau Sutherland, Civic Center director of sales and marketing, said.
The Avanti's concession stand will be moved toward the arena's main concession area on the north side. The BBQ joint and cantina will be added near the concession area near section 112.
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One of the biggest things Civic Center officials would still like to see in Downtown Peoria is a family-style restaurant with a kids' menu.
"It really goes to why we're expanding our food options here. We recognize that families don't have those food options right downtown, right by the venue where they can park and be across the street with their kids having a pizza and then they come to the Harlem Globetrotters," Sutherland said. "So, we said, let's do some of this ourselves, expand our offerings so that we can have more food availability for patrons coming in with families."
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This article originally appeared on Journal Star: New concession stands coming to the Peoria Civic Center
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