MUSKEGON, MI - It won't be your traditional Mexican taco that will be served up at L.C. Walker Arena's new restaurant this fall. It will be Rad Dads' "fusion" tacos.

What's a fusion taco, you ask. We're talking possibly asparagus, shrimp, ahi tuna, mushrooms, vegan, Vietnamese, cauliflower, Irish ... We're talking a food mashup that goes very well with tequila.

The "dads" call themselves "taco slayers and tequila kings." They're out to change the mood at the arena, and offer a fresh take on food in downtown Muskegon.

And their plans are to establish Rad Dads' Taco and Tequila Bar at a new arena restaurant space this fall just in time for the start of Lumberjacks hockey season.

"We're not a traditional Mexican-style restaurant," said Matthew Gongalski, one of the three dads.

The others are Greg Chase and Randy Yeager.

The trio has already made a bit of a splash with their food, making a popular showing with their food truck at Taste of Muskegon this year. Marketing is in full stride with the three dads' faces appearing on T-shirts around town.

Gongalski, who helped found Rebel Pies pizza inside Unruly Brewery, said the trio is going for an "'80s-'90s vibe" with an urban feel that will be family friendly. The restaurant will be open seven days a week and will include some late-night hours, he said.

The hope is for the restaurant to be open by mid-October, he said.

Rad Dads' also will operate a frozen yogurt stand that will offer walk-up service from the exterior of the arena during warm months and year-round service during arena events.

The city of Muskegon, which owns the arena, has started renovating the space for the restaurant at the corner of West Western Avenue and Fourth Street.

Renovations for the yogurt stand and taco and tequila restaurant are expected to cost about $350,000. Funds for the renovation will come from the city's public improvement fund.

A lease agreement with the city calls for Rad Dads' to lease 5,300 square feet of space inside the arena and an additional 500 square feet for outdoor dining. The lease rate is tied to the cost of the renovations. If they are $350,000, the rate is $66,250 annually.

The rate drops, but no lower than $53,000, if the renovations costs come in less than $350,000. The term is three years with four three-year renewal options.

Rad Dads' expects to invest another $250,000 in the restaurant, Gongalski said. There will be two entrances: one from the interior of the arena and one from the outside.

City officials have been looking to build a restaurant at the arena to help increase year-round use of it. Previous discussions with The West Michigan Rum Company to lease the space for a restaurant and distillery didn't work out.