Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon February '12
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| Colossal Cafe expands to St. Paul, gets truer to its name |
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| Colossal Cafe expands to St. Paul, gets truer to its name |
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| E. Katie Holm |
| Pig & Fiddle in Edina is open for business |
NOW OPEN
Blue Plate's Lowry and the Bachelor Farmer were this month's big openings.
The Public House (former N. Washington Cafe)
Amsterdam (former Pop! St. Paul)
Adagio Cafe and Espresso (former Dragonfly)
Urban Bean II (former Muddy Waters)
Bachelor Farmer (Dayton bros.)
The Lowry (Blue Plate in Uptown)
Origins Coffee & Tea (Cart at 5th/Nicollet Mall)
Ryan's Pub (Former 3 Monkey's)
Mi Sinaloa (former Willy D.'s)
Andale Taqueria y Mercado (Richfield)
Sonora Grill (Midtown Global Market)
NOW OPEN
Several new outposts for popular Asian eateries opened this month.
Viva Brazil
Little Szechuan St. Louis Park
Osaka Golden Valley
Grand Szechuan Plymouth
Rare Steak and Sushi
Blue Ox Coffee (38th & Chicago Ave.)
Asia Bistro
Catalina's, Minneapolis
NOW OPEN
This month was rough for closings...
RedRosa Italian Grille
Asian Taste
Pandolfi
Indian Garden
Wilde Roast
The Six15 Room
Cru in Grand View Lodge
Gather
Kinsen
Mill Valley Kitchen
Muddy Waters
NOW OPEN
Republic, Wise Acres, and more opened this month.
Republic
(221 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis)
Candy Alley
(4813 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis)
Casper & Runyon's Nook
(reopened at 419 Hamline Ave. S., St. Paul)
Bullfrog Cajun Bar
(1111 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis)
Bread & Pickle
(Lake Harriet concessions)
Wise Acre Eatery
(5401 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis)
Crave Downtown
(825 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis)
Soul Daddy
(Mall of America, Bloomington)
Burger Jones II
(1617 West County Road 42, Burnsville)
Turtle Bread Longfellow
(4205 E. 34th St., Minneapolis)
Blue Point Bloomington
(4400 W. 78th St., Bloomington)
Las Teresita's Mexican Grill
(5748 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis)
The Lowry Cafe
(2207 Lowry Ave. N., Minneapolis)
Wuollet Bakery Downtown
(200 S. 6th St., Minneapolis)
Pacific Islander Cuisine
(920 E. Lake St #114, Minneapolis)
ALM Corner Cafe
(3301 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis)
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
(3090 Courthouse Ln, Suite 100, Eagan)
NOW OPEN
Forum goes to the grave, but Rachel's *finally* opens...
Morgan's New World Tavern
(14201 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville)
The Nicollet
(1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis)
Glory Days Bar & Grill
(500 Fifth Ave NW, New Brighton)
Modern Times
(3200 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis)
Sugar Pop
(MSP airport)
Rachel's
(222 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis)
Green Spoon
(2600 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis)
Current Restaurant
(3291 St. Croix Trail S., Afton)
Teppanyaki Grill and Supreme Buffet
(2216 E. Lake St., Minneapolis)
Goda Cafe
(3400 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis)
Masu Sushi & Robata
(330 E. Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis)
Sky Deck Sports Grille & Lanes
(Mall of America)
Soul Daddy
(Mall of America)
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| Stabby's departs as Stillwater comes alive with dining options... |
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| A second Sweets, the loss of legendary lutefisk at Pearson's, and more... |
OPEN
The return of Heidi's, the loss of Liberty, and more...
Heidi's (2903 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis)
The Lowbrow (42nd/Nicollet, Minneapolis)
Andiamo Ristorante (1629 Lena Ct, Eagan)
University Buffet (225 University Ave. W., St. Paul)
Pasta Zola (Eden Prairie Center, Eden Prairie)
Himalayan Restaurant II (765 53rd Ave NE, Fridley)
Lucy's (3025 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis)
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