Peter's white whale
All 30 NBA arenas. Every concession stand. One quest.
The rule: it only counts if we see a real game and eat real arena food. Some of this journey was completed before Lisa joined the quest. When teams get new arenas, they get re-added to the list.
The journey so far.
LA Clippers
Intuit Dome · Inglewood, CA
Food MVP: The all-you-can-eat VIP spread 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Our home base for arena-food videos. It is the most state-of-the-art arena you can visit, putting many other NBA arenas to shame. We update the channel with a new food video each season.
See our full Intuit Dome food guide ->
Toronto Raptors
Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON
Milwaukee Bucks
Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI
Los Angeles Lakers
Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA
This photo is actually from a Sparks game, not a Lakers game, at what was then Staples Center. We're very much not Lakers fans, but we have been to an actual Lakers game before, we just don't have photo proof of it. Also RIP our dear friend Scott who is on the far left of this photo.
Utah Jazz
Delta Center · Salt Lake City, UT
Portland Trail Blazers
Moda Center · Portland, OR
Food MVP: Sizzle Pie's garlic cheese basil slice, arguably the best pizza we've had at any arena 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Arena #15 of 30, our halfway point.
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Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center · Minneapolis, MN
Food MVP: Skip the concourse and go find Owamni instead 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Timed the trip so our Clippers were the visiting team, and got to walk from the hotel to the arena on the skybridge without ever going outside in the cold.
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Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK
Houston Rockets
Toyota Center · Houston, TX
The Rockets game was the excuse; the Vietnamese Cajun crawfish and Texas barbecue in Houston's Chinatown was the real highlight.
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Memphis Grizzlies
FedExForum · Memphis, TN
Food MVP: The Memphis-style dog with a jalapeno bun, a genuine hometown twist 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Arena #21 of 30, and they were giving away Christmas ornaments the night we went.
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New Orleans Pelicans
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
We sat courtside this trip and met Jamal Crawford. No video of this one, just a genuinely fun memory.
New York Knicks
Madison Square Garden · New York, NY
Peter won a trip to New York at a Clippers game and used it to catch the Clippers play the Knicks here.
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Chicago Bulls
United Center · Chicago, IL
We were in town to run the Chicago Marathon and caught a Bulls game at United Center while we were there.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Rocket Arena · Cleveland, OH
Food MVP: Skip it and go find West Side Market and Asiatown instead 🌶️🌶️
Left in the fourth quarter with the Cavs up 99.9% to win, and watched from the Uber as the Pacers stormed back and won in double overtime.
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Charlotte Hornets
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
Food MVP: Chick-fil-A over the $19 steak sando (the sando was dry and stingy on the chimichurri) 🌶️🌶️
Followed the Clippers on the road for this one and watched James Harden drop 55, a new Clippers franchise record.
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Miami Heat
Kaseya Center · Miami, FL
Orlando Magic
Kia Center · Orlando, FL
Washington Wizards
Capital One Arena · Washington, DC
Food MVP: Skip the $20 Fuku sandwich and the $14 fountain soda; the concourse food isn't worth the arena markup 🌶️🌶️
Came out for the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon and to raise money for St. Jude, then crossed off arena #24.
Read the full trip guide →Western Conference
LA Clippers
Intuit Dome · Inglewood, CA
Dallas Mavericks
American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX
San Antonio Spurs
Frost Bank Center · San Antonio, TX
Los Angeles Lakers
Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA
Golden State Warriors
Chase Center · San Francisco, CA
We did catch a Warriors game once, but it was at their old home, Oracle Arena, before the move to Chase Center. Since that's a different building, this one's still on the board.
Sacramento Kings
Golden 1 Center · Sacramento, CA
We visited the old Arco Arena but we haven't been to the Golden 1 Center yet so this one is on the list.
Phoenix Suns
Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ
Denver Nuggets
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
Utah Jazz
Delta Center · Salt Lake City, UT
Portland Trail Blazers
Moda Center · Portland, OR
Minnesota Timberwolves
Target Center · Minneapolis, MN
Oklahoma City Thunder
Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK
Houston Rockets
Toyota Center · Houston, TX
Memphis Grizzlies
FedExForum · Memphis, TN
New Orleans Pelicans
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
Eastern Conference
Toronto Raptors
Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON
Milwaukee Bucks
Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI
Boston Celtics
TD Garden · Boston, MA
New York Knicks
Madison Square Garden · New York, NY
Brooklyn Nets
Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY
Philadelphia 76ers
Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA
Chicago Bulls
United Center · Chicago, IL
Cleveland Cavaliers
Rocket Arena · Cleveland, OH
Detroit Pistons
Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI
Indiana Pacers
Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN
Atlanta Hawks
State Farm Arena · Atlanta, GA
Charlotte Hornets
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
Miami Heat
Kaseya Center · Miami, FL
Orlando Magic
Kia Center · Orlando, FL
Washington Wizards
Capital One Arena · Washington, DC
We rate the food at every arena we visit.
Start with our Intuit Dome deep-dive, the most ambitious arena food scene in the league.
Watch the arena food reviews →