GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — FORWARD DOWN THE FIELD!
The Lions are back in the playoffs, and our West Michigan bars and restaurants are back in the kitchen, preparing for a surge of business Saturday night surrounding the game.
Here atPeppinos Pizzera in downtown Grand Rapids, the work started early— very early— because not only are they anticipating people ordering pizza for the Lions game, but there is a Grand Rapids Griffins home game on Saturday too.
Peppinos General Manager Elizabeth Kelly recommends ordering your carry-out today to make sure you have a good spot in line. If you are coming into their downtown location, she said to try and get here about 7:00 pm for the best chance at getting a seat after the Griffins Game and before the Lions kick-off.
Kelly told me when the Lions were in the Divisional Round of the playoffs last year Peppinos sold, 2.5 kegs of Miller Lite beer, and 44 total deep-dish pizzas, for this Saturday's game she is expecting to sell double that.
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