Study ranks Golden 1 Center the 17th best NBA stadium for food

Feb 29, 2024, 6:56 PM

Jeff Koons' artwork "Coloring Book" is on display at the newly constructed Golden 1 Center as crews work on the outside of the building in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Golden 1 Center is the home of the Sacramento Kings and seats 17,500. The Kings will play the San Antonio Spurs on October 27th for their first NBA regular season game. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) (Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images)

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BY BRENDEN NUNES

Sactown Sports writer

Golden 1 Center is known as one of the loudest NBA arenas, providing the Sacramento Kings with an ideal home-court advantage. But providing for those fans is also essential, with food and drinks being a staple.

Baxter conducted a study to determine which stadiums around the league have the best and worst food comparatively. Their rankings accounted for the number of concession stands per 10,000 seats, concession stands per 100,000 square feet, the price per ounce of beer, hotdog prices, and positive sentiment.

Per Betway (https://t.co/HeySWBDeZ6) Ball Arena is the worst venue in the NBA for foodies pic.twitter.com/WvpwCAsKGv

— Jake Shapiro (@Shapalicious) February 29, 2024

Here are the statistics in each of those categories for Golden 1 Center.

Concessions Stands per 10,000 seats: 2.44
Concession Stands per 100,000 sqft: 10.79
Price of Beer of ounce of beer: $0.65
Hotdog Price: $5.25
Positive Sentiment: 56/100

Golden 1 Center ranked 17th among NBA arenas in the accumulative final formula, between Fiserv Forum and Wells Fargo Center.

When is the next Sacramento Kings game?

Sacramento will finish this tough two-game trip on Friday night when they face the Western Conference’s top seed, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Kings have split the first two matchups against Minnesota this season, with the road teams winning each matchup thus far. On November 24th, Sacramento handed the Wolves their first home loss behind a significant effort from De’Aaron Fox (36 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists).

In the most recent meeting between the two West foes on December 23rd, Minnesota defeated the Kings by a final of 110-98 at Golden 1 Center.

Be sure to tune in right here on Sactown Sports 1140 for all of your Kings vs. Timberwolves coverage, beginning at 3:30 PM PST on Game Night before a 5:00 PM PST tip-off from Minneapolis.