Levy Restaurants

History

The company was founded in Chicago, IL in 1978 by Larry and Mark Levy of St. Louis. The first property was D.B. Kaplan's Delicatessen in Chicago's Water Tower Place. In 1982, the company pioneered the concept of fine dining in stadiums and arenas with award-winning restaurants and foodservice locations at Chicago's Comiskey Park (home of the Chicago White Sox) and again in 1985 in Chicago's Wrigley Field (home of the Chicago Cubs.) In 1989, the company was selected by The Walt Disney Company to own and operate two locations inside their world-famous Walt Disney World Resort, Terralina Crafted Italian and Portabella. Levy was also a partner in the former Wildhorse Saloonand Fireworks factory location at Walt Disney World. The Terralina Crafted Italian's has consistently been voted best Italian restaurant in Orlando. Portobello has achieved one of the top ten sales volumes of any restaurant in the United States. In 1994 they added their first location outside Chicago. The company also created and implemented the WOCAAT (Winning One Customer At A Time) training philosophy.

Locations

As of 2025, Levy manages food service operations for facilities in all of the major North American sports leagues, including:

• American Airlines Center, Dallas
• Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
• Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
• Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
• Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
• Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
• Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Chase Field, Phoenix
• Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
• CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
• Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
• Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
• Delta Center, Salt Lake City
• Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
• Enterprise Center, St. Louis
• Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
• Ford Field, Detroit
• Fox Theatre, Detroit
• Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Intuit Dome, Inglewood, California
• Kaseya Center, Miami
• Kia Center, Orlando
• LoanDepot Park, Miami
• Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, Rochester Hills, Michigan
• Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, Sterling Heights, Michigan
• Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
• Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
• New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
• Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland
• Oakland Arena, Oakland, California
• Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Township, Michigan
• Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
• Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
• Rate Field, Chicago
• Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
• Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
• Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Stifel Theatre, St. Louis
• Target Center, Minneapolis
• TD Place Arena and TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
• T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
• Toyota Center, Houston
• United Center, Chicago
• USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, New York
• Wrigley Field, Chicago

Levy's primary competitors in the sports industry include Aramark, Delaware North, Legends Hospitality, and Sodexo.

They also manage all food service operations at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL, multiple establishments inside Walt Disney World, and the Uber Arena in Berlin.

Restaurants

In addition to its role as the food & beverage provider at sports and entertainment venues, Levy operates several standalone restaurants. Levy operates the restaurant Maddon's Post as a partnership between Chef Tony Mantuano and former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon.

References

• Chicago Business: May 18, 2006 Levy Restaurants to operate food services at Sears Centre
• Hoover's - Levy Restaurants
• St. Louis Business Journal, June 30, 2006 - Koplar, Levy set new table - Destination restaurant to anchor $20 million project in Central West End, by Lisa R. Brown
• Pittsburgh Business Times. January 17, 2006, Levy Restaurants selling to British firm

References

1. "Chicago Business Journal".
2. Channick, Robert. (January 31, 2019). "From a Chicago deli to the Super Bowl: How two brothers built a food industry powerhouse". Chicago Tribune.
3. [http://www.levyrestaurants.com/Levy/AboutLevy/NewsRoom/PressKit/levyheritage.htm Levy Restaurants History and Heritage 2005] {{webarchive. link. (June 30, 2006 . "Levy Restaurants.")
4. McCormick, Bret. (2025-11-30). "Sports Food & Beverage: Key players in the industry".
5. Newcomb, Tim. (2025-10-28). "Levy Debuts Host Of Arena Food For New NBA And NHL Seasons". [[Forbes]].
6. Cobe, Patricia. (2023-10-24). "Levy introduces new food and beverage options at NHL and NBA arenas".
7. (2019-07-16). "Taste of the Speedways".
8. (2025-03-26). "New menu items at Audi Field".
9. Mahoney, Ashley. (2025-09-18). "What to eat at Bank of America Stadium this Carolina Panthers season".
10. (2025-08-30). "MSU addresses fan complaints to enhance football concessions". WLNS 6 News.
11. Cooper, Robin K.. (2020-03-11). "NYRA picks concessions giant Levy for Saratoga, Belmont tracks, opens door for Mazzone". [[American City Business Journals]].
12. Pryor, Justin. (2018-08-23). "To Celebrate The ROVAL Debut, Charlotte Motor Speedway Is Offering Up Two New Tasty Creations".
13. Fitzpatrick, Tara. (2025-03-17). "First pitches and wild sandwiches: Levy's new baseball menu is Americana, amplified".
14. McCarthy, Kelly. (2025-03-05). "Churchill Downs chef reveals new menu for 151st Kentucky Derby".
15. "Kansas City Current Selects Levy as Food and Beverage Partner for New Downtown Stadium".
16. Martin, Bruce. "How NASCAR, Levy And Denali Are Recycling Food Waste At Daytona 500". Forbes.
17. (2025-10-25). "DODGER STADIUM".
18. Duarte, Michael. (2025-10-27). "New food items at Dodger Stadium for 2025 World Series between Blue Jays and Dodgers".
19. (2024-07-16). "Enterprise Center, Stifel Theatre, Levy Restaurants to hold job fair July 23". [[National Hockey League]].
20. Selasky, Susan. (2025-11-25). "Lions’ Thanksgiving game brings epic Detroit-style feast at Ford Field".
21. Williams, AJ. (2022-05-05). "Fox Theatre Introduces New Suite Experience".
22. (2014-03-06). "IMS Taps Levy Restaurants As Concessions Partner".
23. Joyce, Ethan. (2025-11-30). "Magic, Levy install 43 VisioLab self-checkout units at Kia Center".
24. Lawrence, Demi. (2025-10-07). "Blazers partner with Levy on hospitality as Moda Center changes take shape". [[American City Business Journals]].
25. Macias, Veronica. (2024-09-29). "Oakland Arena concession workers hold rally to demand higher wages".
26. Timbers, Portland. "Portland Timbers, Thorns FC announce new hospitality partnership with Levy".
27. Sarracino, Jacob. (2025-11-26). "Levy Restaurants prepares 4,000 Thanksgiving meals for families in need at Rate Field".
28. (2014-04-02). "Great things cooking at TD Place with addition of Levy Restaurants". [[Ontario Hockey League]].
29. (2006-09-15). "Levy Restaurants and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) have entered into a long-term agreement for Levy to provide foodservice at the US Open".
30. Newcomb, Tim. "How Celebrity Chefs Create Dishes With Levy For The U.S. Open". Forbes.
31. Barnes, Rachel. (2025-06-04). "Ravina Festival's Chef Dishes On This Year's New Menu".
32. McCormick, Bret. (2025-11-30). "Levy to take over ESPN Wide World of Sports F&B".
33. (2025-10-17). "Burgermeister moves into the Uber Arena and starts exclusive partnership with AEG".
34. (March 20, 2019). "Cubs' Joe Maddon and Spiaggia's Tony Mantuano Reveal Name of Wrigley Restaurant".