The Dallas Italian Restaurant Providing Pregame Meals for the Boston Celtics

Pregame meals are big business.

June 3, 2024

Image: Pasta is a standard pregame meal for many athletes, and one Dallas restaurant will be supplying lots of noodles for the Celtics pregame meal.

Pasta is a standard pregame meal for many athletes, and one Dallas restaurant will be supplying lots of noodles for the Celtics pregame meal. Hank Vaughn

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Enoteca Italia has earned official bragging rights for catering the Boston Celtics pregame meal played in Dallas on June 12.

The owner, Alban Besiri, told us he works with the Mavericks and NBA so that the teams know where to get good food when they're in town. Now, so do you.

Enoteca, located in Turtle Creek, is a wine bar and restaurant with traditional Italian pasta dishes, pizzas, chicken and steak. Pregame meals for athletes usually contain carbs along with protein and vegetables. According to Enoteca's Instagram, the Celtics have ordered just that: pasta with chicken or shrimp and vegetables, along with a bunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, which we're assuming are half-time snacks.

But don't waste your time lurking around Oak Lawn to spot some players. Instead of having a restaurant full of NBA players, their custom menu is delivered to the American Airlines Center.

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That means we'll all need to grab a resy at Enoteca to see what all the chatter is about. See you there.

Enoteca Italia, 3102 Oak Lawn Ave., No. 116. Tuesday – Thursday, noon – 9 p.m.; Friday, noon –10 p.m.; Saturday, 4–10 p.m.; Sunday, 4–9 p.m.; closed Monday.

Aaren Prody is a freelance food writer for the Dallas Observer, whose culinary endeavors are inspired by her travels around the world and fueled by a seriously good cup of joe. Her repertoire also extends to her camera and niche selection of Spotify playlists.

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