TO bars ramp up for Super Bowl LVII on Sunday

Rheegan Goodale Culture Editor

Chris Murie expects to serve over 200 pounds of chicken wings this upcoming Sunday.

Murie owns The Dizzy Sports Pub on Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto, and is working in advance to prepare his Superbowl Sunday menu.

He said chicken wings are in high demand and pose an issue every year.

“You got to get your chicken wings in early,” Murie said. “So I’ll be placing my order this week, because if you wait until the weekend to order, they’re going to be all over.”

Murie isn’t the only one making plans for the big night. He said many bars are struggling to accommodate the demand for Super Bowl seating, and will require all hands on deck.

“We’ll have to be fully staffed,” Murie said. “We’re doubling it.”

Wayne Cowley has owned The Bottom Line Restaurant & Bar for 18 years. He said he expects his bar to be at full capacity, seating up to 280 guests this Sunday.

“We’re sold out,” Cowley said. Cowley is an ex-NHL player. Regardless, he said Super Bowl

Sunday is the bar’s biggest event of the year.

He said they are working with their sponsor, Molson, to attract new customers and bring the event to life.

“We generate advertising throughout the whole year to get prepared for the Super Bowl,” Cowley he said. “And we do a spe- cial menu just for the Super Bowl.”

This year marks the first restriction-free Superbowl since 2020. Last year, capacity and masking restrictions were still in place due to COVID-19 mandates.

“In my area alone, eight restaurants have closed and none have reopened,” Cowley said. “Before COVID, eight bars would close