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You are here: Home > Press Releases > NBA City to Open at Target Center in Minneapolis, February 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHE NBA CITY RESTAURANT SCORES AGAIN!NBA City to Open at Target Center in Minneapolis, February 2006MINNEAPOLIS, September 22 - NBA City Restaurants, the NBA's venture into themed dining, has signed an agreement to open an NBA-themed restaurant in the Target Center in Minneapolis, it was announced today by Ralph Burnet, owner and chairman of NBA City Restaurants. The new NBA City in the Target Center, home to the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, is set to open February 2006, in conjunction with NBA All-Star 2006 taking place in Houston. NBA City in the Target Center will be the second NBA-themed restaurant in the U.S. and will be patterned on the successful original NBA City venue which opened in September 1999 in Orlando at Universal Studio's CityWalk and was voted Orlando's Best Theme Restaurant by the Orlando Sentinel. An estimated 500,000 people travel through NBA City's doors each year to enjoy a unique dining and entertainment experience. "The strength of the NBA brand and the consistent quality of NBA City's food and service has made it one of the most visited restaurant destinations in Orlando," said Burnet. "We realized from its increasing popularity that the time is right to bring that experience to new markets, and with Minneapolis's affinity for basketball and great food, it is the perfect place for our domestic expansion to begin." NBA City will be situated on the east side of the Target Center, easily accessible from the street or by Skyway. The restaurant will have a seating capacity of 300 with a bar that will seat 50 and features state-of- the-art, high-definition televisions. "We look forward to opening in the Target Center and providing the same high quality, entertainment experience that the Orlando restaurant has offered since it opened," said NBA City President Jim Stanley. "Since its inception, our goal with NBA City has been to change common expectations of the themed dining experience by providing exceptional food and service comparable to places charging twice the price." NBA City provides a complete entertainment package, including an interactive game area where guests can test their basketball skills, a retail store where guests can shop for their favorite NBA merchandise, and a restaurant where diners can enjoy great food and drink while watching their favorite sporting events and programming produced by the NBA exclusively for NBA City. # # # Contacts: |
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