EVERETT — The biggest loser at the Everett Events Center was the licorice.
"I’ve only sold one package," said Jeff Schmeck, working behind the counter at the Arena Gallery Grille.
Candy bars were also sitting on the sidelines. "I’ve sold just one," Schmeck said, turning away from his cash register to check the inventory behind him.
The night’s biggest sellers were the $3 cup of fries — selling like hot cakes — and the $5 beers. Another winner was the hard lemonade at $5.50 a bottle.
Events center concessions were in full swing Saturday night.
Cardboard boxes full of plastic cups, plates and spoons lined the first-floor service aisles.
On the second floor, home to more than a dozen concessions, the nacho cheese glistened and the hot $3 and $4 dogs sizzled.
The Everett Jaycees, who staffed the Port O’ Call concession, came prepared for the sellout crowd. The manager had ordered 1,000 hot dogs. Even before game time, they had sold more than 350 hot dogs.
It was a good pick.
The "brats and the Buds" were the night’s top sellers, said Leisa Pond.
And to top it off, all the mustard, ketchup, pickle relish and onions you could pile on a bun were free.
At the Schooner Tap Room, bottles of fruit juice, soda and designer beer were visible behind the four sets of frosty glass doors.
Sales were brisk.
There the big sellers were the microbrews — Scuttlebutt, Flying Pig and Redhook — said Chelsea Holzinger, also with the Everett Jaycees.
Elizabeth Cummins of Snohomish said her boss ordered 40 gallons of hot chocolate and 40 gallons of hot coffee. Enough for hundreds of sales at $2.50 a cup.
Why so many gallons?
It wouldn’t be hockey without hot chocolate, Cummins said.
Reporter Janice Podsada: 425-339-3029 or podsada@heraldnet.com.
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