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Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: March 31st, 2017, 1:01 pm
by SixOneTwo
Two restaurant concepts coming to North Loop's Maytag building

Paywalled article: http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... ml?ana=twt

From what I heard a few weeks ago, it should be a ground level restaurant with a basement bar.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: April 6th, 2017, 10:10 am
by reeckman
Apparently I missed the news that Marin closed and is in the process of becoming something else. Mercy, I think it was.
Correct! And definitely noteworthy.

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... idien.html

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: April 6th, 2017, 2:38 pm
by seanrichardryan
They've done some odd remodeling on the exterior. They've overlaid the windows with faux muntins. It's bizarre
And the white courtyard enclosure is gone.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: April 9th, 2017, 7:45 pm
by Silophant
There's white sheeting covering the windows of the old Cosi space in the IDS Center.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: April 15th, 2017, 6:32 pm
by marquette
There's white sheeting covering the windows of the old Cosi space in the IDS Center.
Roti is going in...modern mediterranean chain mostly in chicago and dc..about 30 total

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: April 17th, 2017, 12:03 pm
by SixOneTwo
Two restaurant concepts coming to North Loop's Maytag building

Paywalled article: http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... ml?ana=twt

From what I heard a few weeks ago, it should be a ground level restaurant with a basement bar.
More info:

http://northloop.org/two-restaurant-con ... uilding-2/

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: April 21st, 2017, 2:47 pm
by Anondson
The Strib on the "eatertainery" coming to North Loop's 515 Washington Ave N.

http://www.startribune.com/new-restaura ... 419979613/

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: April 24th, 2017, 7:56 pm
by mnmike
Haskells wine bar in the old Dunn bros space...perfect fit.

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... ormer.html

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: May 8th, 2017, 8:45 pm
by twinkess
Cardigan Donuts opens Thursday according to the sign on the door.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: May 31st, 2017, 11:40 am
by secchamps
Toast Wine Bar closed last night. Such a shock.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 8:50 am
by Silophant
New Bohemia is opening a location in the eastern Wells Fargo tower. Or, I guess, the Edition building in front of it.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 9:05 am
by amiller92
Sweet.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 9:43 am
by MNdible
I know the forum hates encouraging people to drive, but I think that for some of these areas to thrive on non-game days, they need to bring down off-peak parking rates. Sure, it makes sense to charge $100 to park in the Mills Fleet Farm ramp on game day, and it probably makes sense to charge $15 during business hours, but does it really make sense to charge $6 during the evening on a non-event day when the ramp is 95% empty?

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 2:26 pm
by mnmike
I heard from a store owner downtown that Mc Cormick and Schmick's is closing...don't think I've seen anything confirming yet, so put that down as a rumor for now. If so...they aren't amazing or anything, but unless something else is lined up pretty quick it is yet another depressing empty spot. They are also a pretty standard go to business dinner/lunch spot in a lot of downtowns, so it kind of surprises me, though I know they have left a few others. But as I say...that may be totally untrue, just a rumor.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 2:34 pm
by amiller92
I know the forum hates encouraging people to drive, but I think that for some of these areas to thrive on non-game days, they need to bring down off-peak parking rates. Sure, it makes sense to charge $100 to park in the Mills Fleet Farm ramp on game day, and it probably makes sense to charge $15 during business hours, but does it really make sense to charge $6 during the evening on a non-event day when the ramp is 95% empty?
You'd think these ramps would have much lower off-peak prices, yes (although at $8 all day if you're in by 9am isn't terrible for a weekday rate).

I don't think it will make any meaningful difference to New Bohemia, though, as I'd imagine the vast bulk of its business will be (1) people already parked for work, (2) local residents, (3) people arriving by train or other transit, and (4) people who park on the street during off-peak times.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 2:56 pm
by MNdible
I don't think it will make any meaningful difference to New Bohemia, though, as I'd imagine the vast bulk of its business will be (1) people already parked for work, (2) local residents, (3) people arriving by train or other transit, and (4) people who park on the street during off-peak times.
This is probably true to some extent, but I think that in order for the Commons and the restaurants that surround it to really be an exciting and active space, you're going to need people coming in from other parts of the city. And in order for that to happen, it needs to be easy and price-appropriate to park in the area.

At the moment, it's going to be cheaper to park on the street unless you're going to be there for a long time, but that's backwards -- it should be cheaper to park in the ramp, thereby leaving more expensive street spots open for convenience use. We really don't want people circling the streets looking for metered spots -- we want them to drive straight to the ramp, and then walk the block or so to their final destination.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 4:53 pm
by kirby96
I heard from a store owner downtown that Mc Cormick and Schmick's is closing...don't think I've seen anything confirming yet, so put that down as a rumor for now. If so...they aren't amazing or anything, but unless something else is lined up pretty quick it is yet another depressing empty spot. They are also a pretty standard go to business dinner/lunch spot in a lot of downtowns, so it kind of surprises me, though I know they have left a few others. But as I say...that may be totally untrue, just a rumor.
While that would certainly be a bummer, boy would I not be surprised. Those places are embarrassments to the name in my opinion. The original was truly great - 20 years ago (now closed as well). Pretty hard to chain-ify a seafood place I imagine. Basically impossible to maintain quality over cooking seafood in a whole bunch of restaurants I gotta imagine.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 6th, 2017, 7:58 pm
by grrdanko
I know the forum hates encouraging people to drive, but I think that for some of these areas to thrive on non-game days, they need to bring down off-peak parking rates. Sure, it makes sense to charge $100 to park in the Mills Fleet Farm ramp on game day, and it probably makes sense to charge $15 during business hours, but does it really make sense to charge $6 during the evening on a non-event day when the ramp is 95% empty?
Street parking is free 6 pm to 8 am weekdays and all weekend at almost every space downtown east of Marquette and west of Portland. Check out the map of the meters:

http://cityoflakes.maps.arcgis.com/apps ... ce7fee4280

Unless there is an event rate in effect you never have to pay for off peak parking downtown if you don't want to.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 7th, 2017, 9:25 am
by MNdible
Indeed there are a number of spots in that area, but I'd expect that loophole will (and should be) closed pretty quickly.

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Posted: June 7th, 2017, 2:39 pm
by cnelson
All the meters near the stadium are 8am- 10pm including weekends. Not sure what the new ramp is charging, but the surface lots are still pretty cheap in this area. The one at Portland and 3rd is $2 for nights and weekends, the one at Park and Washington is $5. (and day rates are more like $7-12, not $15.)