LOS ANGELES—While many Cincinnatians are visiting the City of Angels, one has made it his home.
What You Need To Know
- Domata Peko spent 11 years with the Cincinnati Bengals as a defensive tackle
- Peko now resides in Los Angeles and is helping his wife run Sunset Trocadero, a restaurant and bar
- Sunset Trocadero has slowly become a Bengals fan zone- with memorabilia and Bengals gear all over
- For the Super Bowl, Peko is hosting a Bengals Super Bowl watch party and anticipates a bar-full of Bengals fans
That’s former Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko.
He spent 11 years with the team and five years ago helped his wife open up Sunset Trocadero.
“My wife has been my backbone and support system throughout my whole career," Peko said. "I wouldn’t have made it 15 years without her. So I just want to give back to her.”
While it isn’t exactly a sports bar, it’s 'Bengal-ed' out ahead of the big game.
Peko says Bengals fans have been coming in all week to support him and his business.
“It’s one of the biggest things I miss about Cincinnati is all the fans," Peko said. "There’s some of the best fans in the business and it’s so good that they’re in the Super Bowl right now. We’re here to cheer them on and I’m so proud of my team.”
One of those fans is Ryan Malone, He heard about Peko’s bar online and decided to come out and try it during his Super Bowl trip.
“He’s been a fan favorite to Cincinnati for such a long time and I always see a smile on his face and walking in here he said hi and it’s like we’ve been friends," Malone said.
This weekend, Peko is hosting a special Bengals Super Bowl party.
“It’s going to be all Bengal nation here," Peko said. "The whole bar is going to be full of Bengals fans cheering them on as they go and win us a Super Bowl.”