By the way, pepperoni is the most popular around these parts, followed by supremes and meat-loaded pizzas. The Zone Grill and Bar flourishes on Super Bowl Sunday. Obviously it is one of our best days. Super Bowl Sunday is not a spectacular day for liquor stores. Of course, they are closed that specific day, but Erik Johnson, general manager of The Oasis, said there's another reason.
Beer is the drink of the Super Bowl.
Sales of chips, salty snacks, sodas, beer, dips, party trays, pizzas, popcorn and the like skyrocket, he said. We are extremely busy right up to the start of the game. It then slows down, but during halftime, we have another rush. Arron Grantz, manager of Park Central 6 Theaters, said this is his first Super Bowl in Abilene, but past experience in Stillwater, Okla., leads him to believe it will be a little slow. Of course, Sunday evenings are pretty slow here.