Sandy, UT --
Major League Soccer (MLS) team Real Salt Lake will celebrate the opening of a new soccer-specific stadium at the end of the 2008 season, and today announced Levy Restaurants, a leader in premium sports and entertainment dining concessions, as the official restaurant partner at the new Real Salt Lake MLS Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
Chicago-based Levy Restaurants is a James Beard Award-winning restaurant company known for having transformed sports and entertainment dining experiences by bringing restaurant-quality food to sports and entertainment settings. At Real Salt Lake Stadium, Levy Restaurants will operate concession stands throughout the ground and club levels, along with luxury suites, with a menu that offers traditional stadium food favorites, healthy menu options and a luxury suite menu incorporating locally-grown, regional specialties.
Levy Restaurants also leads menu development and planning at several other MLS soccer-specific stadiums, including Chicago's Toyota Park, home of the Chicago Fire, and The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, the home stadium of both the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. Levy Restaurants has roots in the Salt Lake City area as well. Bistro Toujours, an upscale restaurant specializing in French and American cuisine located at the resort Chateaux at Silver Lake, in Park City, Utah, is among the company's diverse portfolio of restaurants.
"We're thrilled to be working with Real Salt Lake to create unique dining experiences for their fans," said Andy Lansing, President and CEO of Levy Restaurants. "We are restaurateurs at heart, and food is our passion. The stadium will be among the finest in the league, and Levy Restaurants is happy to add to fans' enjoyment through our food."
"Levy Restaurants has proven itself a leader in the development of cuisine and food service at venues of all types across America," said SCP Chairman Dave Checketts, owner of Real Salt Lake. "Patrons at our world-class Stadium deserve the unique mix of local and international menu offerings that Levy expertly prepares. Just as our Stadium brings people together, breaking bread over Levy Restaurants creations completes the regal experience."
The concessions menu will include classic stadium fare done the Levy Restaurants way, such as foot-long chili char dogs, bratwursts and steak sandwiches, and specialty items such as the chipotle lime chicken tacos, stir fry ginger beef and Levy's signature ice cream nachos, a dessert made with cinnamon sugar tortilla chips topped with ice cream and chocolate syrup.
In the luxury suites, the menu created by Levy Restaurants Regional Chef Tom Coohill includes diverse options such as mini buffalo chicken sandwiches, chili-apricot roasted pork sandwich and a classic beef tenderloin.
Also available in the luxury suites will be Levy's Chef's Harvest selections, which are made with natural, locally grown, sustainable or organic ingredients and will include a chef-carved ribeye, red trout sliders and a sirloin sandwich.
The kids menu gives parents a balance of options such as "Pups" mini corn dogs, Peanut Butter & Jelly on whole wheat, fresh fruit cups and fruit bubble teas.
"With this menu, I wanted to give Real Salt Lake fans great dining options throughout the stadium," said Coohill. "We strived to create a menu that truly offered something for everyone, and the abundance of great locally-grown ingredients in Utah allowed us to create great flavors with the Chef's Harvest selections."
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About Levy Restaurants
Levy Restaurants was founded in Chicago in 1978 and is recognized as one of America's fastest growing and most critically acclaimed restaurant companies, and is the leader in premium sports and entertainment dining concessions. Levy's diverse and expansive portfolio includes award-winning restaurants such as James Beard-winning Spiaggia and Bistro 110 in Chicago, Fulton's Crab House and Wolfgang Puck's Grand Café at Walt Disney World Resort, renowned sports venues, such as Lambeau Field in Green Bay, STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, and American Airlines Arena in Miami, retail locations including Hershey's, Build a Bear and the Harley Museum, and events including Super Bowls, World Series, Kentucky Derbies, and the Grammy Awards. For further details on Levy Restaurants, visit www.levyrestaurants.com.
About RSL Stadium
The Real Salt Lake Stadium opens this Fall, 2008 in Sandy, Utah, at the heart of the Wasatch Front, just 15 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. A world-class sports and entertainment venue, the Stadium seats 20,000 people for various sports, including Major League Soccer games, with capacity rising to 25,000 for concerts and other events. Other amenities include 32 luxury suites, a 2,000-square foot Stadium Club, 1,000 club seats, five locker rooms, a 60-foot Video Board, a pair of ribbon LED boards and breathtaking views of both the Oquirrh and Wasatch Mountain ranges. The Stadium is a new class of venue in the InterMountain West, attracting events that would not otherwise visit Utah bolstering the state's reputation as an international sporting destination. Please visit www.RSLstadium.com for a webcam, photos, and more information.
