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United Center Food & Drinks

Chicago Blackhawks · Chicago, IL

Know Before You Go

Essential details checked against official venue information.

Venue payments

Food, beverage, and merchandise purchases are cashless; accepted methods include credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay.

Applies to: Chicago Blackhawks games

United Center Frequently Asked Questions

Outside food and drink

Outside food and beverages are not permitted inside United Center.

Applies to: Chicago Blackhawks games

United Center Frequently Asked Questions

Dietary options

United Center publishes gluten-free, kosher, vegetarian, and vegan menu options.

Applies to: Chicago Blackhawks games

  • Use the current dining page or United Center app to locate participating stands.

United Center Frequently Asked Questions

Cheapest food
$7
Cheapest drink
$6
Menu items
59

The United Center embraces Chicago's food culture with deep-dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches, and Polish sausage alongside standard arena fare. Goose Island (brewed in Chicago) is the signature beer, with local craft options rotating throughout the season. The concourse is wide and well-organized with food options on every level. Chicago arena pricing is moderate by NHL standards, not cheap but not New York expensive. The arena names its stands: Chicago Dish at 104, 222, 305 and 322 for the Chicago-style dog and Maxwell Street Polish, Giordano's at 120 for deep dish, thin crust and a 6-inch Italian beef, Lillie's Q barbecue at 119, 206 and 330, Honey Butter Fried Chicken at 115, Mrs. Levy's Deli at 229, This Little Goat Taqueria at 114 and 230, Gibson's filet mignon sliders at 103, and the Goose Island Pub at 109.

Tips & Fan Reports

Parking is free for events if you buy something at Billy Goat Tavern. Also check out Pequod's for pizza - it is the official Blackhawks bar and the deep dish is legendary.

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Goose Island is brewed in Chicago and has its own pub at section 109, pouring the Matilda Belgian ale alongside the regular draft.

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The 300 level is not just basics: Lillie's Q barbecue is at 330, Legacy Burger at 313, the Corona Beach Bar at 309 and Breakaway at 301 and 318.

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The West Loop has better food at lower prices than the arena. Eat before you go if you can.

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Mobile ordering is available through the United Center app for faster pickup.

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The Italian beef at the United Center is legit. Get it dipped with hot giardiniera. It's the Chicago way.

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Post-game, Portillo's on Taylor Street is a quick detour and stays open late.

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On-Site Selections

Everything sold inside the arena, listed under the stand that sells it.

Prices are researched typical rates for the 2026-27 NHL Season.

Chicago Blackhawks Drinkware

Tumblers, koozies, and Chicago Blackhawks glassware for the pregame and the ride home.

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Stadium Neighborhood

Goose Island Taproom

$$

Brewery 4.8 (1,200)

1800 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Maxwells Trading

$$

Restaurant 4.7 (613)

1516 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Ranalli's Pizza Bar - West Loop, Chicago

$$

Pizza Restaurant 4.7 (2,425)

1326 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Uncle Mike's Place

$

Filipino Restaurant 4.7 (1,721)

1700 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, USA

Bottom Lounge

$$

Live Music Venue 4.6 (2,440)

1375 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

Cobra Lounge

$$

Pizza Restaurant 4.5 (991)

235 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

The Loyalist

$$

American Restaurant 4.4 (779)

177 N Ada St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

City Winery Chicago

$$$

Live Music Venue 4.3 (2,160)

1200 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA

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How We Checked This Page

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Drink prices

United Center 2026: domestic draft $12 at Blackhawks games, against $12.49 at Bulls games in the same building

Compared against a maintained reference table and corrected where it disagreed

Concession menu

United Center's Dining & Concessions page, which carries a panel per stand with its section numbers and an item list with descriptions. Levy Restaurants runs the program. The panels render behind a carousel, so they were read from the page's own DOM text. No prices are published.

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Nearby restaurants

Google Places API (New) Nearby Search

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Value menu

Checked for 2026: no value menu at United Center

Compared against a maintained reference table and corrected where it disagreed

Venue policies

Current United Center FAQ, accessibility, and parking pages plus the Blackhawks mobile-ticket guide reviewed for Chicago Blackhawks game-day policies.

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Not yet checked against a published source

These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them — concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces — so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.

  • Food prices — Team Marketing Report FCI + venue research