RESTAURANTS + BARS

Inside 2 new restaurants at Little Caesars Arena

Melody Baetens
The Detroit News
PointsBet Sports Bar and Little Caesars Arena debuted Thursday at Little Caesars Arena. Those using the PointsBet sports betting app will get an enhanced experience and perks while hanging out here.
PointsBet Sports Bar and Little Caesars Arena debuted Thursday at Little Caesars Arena. Those using the PointsBet sports betting app will get an enhanced experience and perks while hanging out here.
Melody Baetens
The Mixing Board at Little Caesars Arena is a full-service restaurant with a live music stage.
The Mixing Board at Little Caesars Arena is a full-service restaurant with a live music stage.
Melody Baetens
PointsBet Sports Bar at Little Caesars Arena is the first PointsBet full-service restaurant in the United States. It offers sports fans an enhanced betting experience when they use the PointsBet app in the bar.
PointsBet Sports Bar at Little Caesars Arena is the first PointsBet full-service restaurant in the United States. It offers sports fans an enhanced betting experience when they use the PointsBet app in the bar.
Melody Baetens
Formerly where Sports & Social was, PointsBet Sports Bar has offer pub grub, a full bar and has a VIP lounge as well as a spacious dining area and bar seating.
Formerly where Sports & Social was, PointsBet Sports Bar has offer pub grub, a full bar and has a VIP lounge as well as a spacious dining area and bar seating.
Melody Baetens
“ This is a sports bar, but it ’ s like a digital sports book, ” said PointsBet USA CEO Johnny Aitken in Detroit on Thursday at the new PointsBet Sports Bar at LCA. “ This is the first one for us in Detroit, but we ’ ve got another five deals around the U.S. in Denver, with the Nuggets and the Avalanche, in Indiana with the Pacers … but this is the first one anywhere.
“This is a sports bar, but it’s like a digital sports book,” said PointsBet USA CEO Johnny Aitken in Detroit on Thursday at the new PointsBet Sports Bar at LCA. “This is the first one for us in Detroit, but we’ve got another five deals around the U.S. in Denver, with the Nuggets and the Avalanche, in Indiana with the Pacers … but this is the first one anywhere.
Melody Baetens
A Krispy Kale Caesar salad ($13) with chopped romaine, fried kale, pretzel croutons and a house-made dressing is on the food menu at PointsBet Sports Bar.
A Krispy Kale Caesar salad ($13) with chopped romaine, fried kale, pretzel croutons and a house-made dressing is on the food menu at PointsBet Sports Bar.
Melody Baetens
The entrance of PointsBet Sports Bar from inside Little Caesars Arena. The PointsBet app can tell when a user is in the bar and offer enhanced odds, specials and more.
The entrance of PointsBet Sports Bar from inside Little Caesars Arena. The PointsBet app can tell when a user is in the bar and offer enhanced odds, specials and more.
Melody Baetens
A lounge area with a stage inside the Mixing Board, one of two new restaurants at Little Caesars Arena.
A lounge area with a stage inside the Mixing Board, one of two new restaurants at Little Caesars Arena.
Melody Baetens
A small homage to Madonna is one of the many nods to Michigan inside the Mixing Board, a bar and restaurant inside Little Caesars Arena.
A small homage to Madonna is one of the many nods to Michigan inside the Mixing Board, a bar and restaurant inside Little Caesars Arena.
Melody Baetens
The entrance of the Mixing Board from inside Little Caesars Arena. The restaurant used to be Kid Rock's Made in Detroit.
The entrance of the Mixing Board from inside Little Caesars Arena. The restaurant used to be Kid Rock's Made in Detroit.
Melody Baetens
The Neighborhood Sausage Board ($33) is one of the shareable offerings at the Mixing Board. It has Italian, Polish and Irish sausages, charred peppers, pickled vegetables, grilled onions, mustards and soft pretzels.
The Neighborhood Sausage Board ($33) is one of the shareable offerings at the Mixing Board. It has Italian, Polish and Irish sausages, charred peppers, pickled vegetables, grilled onions, mustards and soft pretzels.
Melody Baetens
Chef Eddie Jackson at the Mixing Board inside Little Caesars Arena shows off a plate of Corktown Nachos made with Yukon Gold potato chips, Michigan craft beer cheese, jalapeno peppers, scallions and sour cream.
Chef Eddie Jackson at the Mixing Board inside Little Caesars Arena shows off a plate of Corktown Nachos made with Yukon Gold potato chips, Michigan craft beer cheese, jalapeno peppers, scallions and sour cream.
Melody Baetens