Pearson’s Edina Restaurant May Close

The Churn by Emily Newhall07/28/200907/28/2009

Diners near 50th and France may soon have to look elsewhere for Swedish meatballs, lefse, and lutefisk. Pearson’s Edina Restaurant (3808 W 50th St), a 36-year-old neighborhood restaurant, may shut its doors to make way for a Walgreens drug store. Semper Development is proposing the purchase and development, which would also shutter the neighborhood’s current Walgreens (4916 France Ave S). The Pearson family has operated a number of Twin Cities restaurants since 1938; this restaurant is its only remaining one.

9 Comments

Paul on 07/28/2009 at 10:45 AM

WTF Walgreens? The Walgreens in Robbinsdale is moving across the street from their current location, and that move is taking out three longtime area businesses, including El Toro Restaurant.
David on 07/28/2009 at 10:57 AM

Pearson’s is in Minneapolis, not Edina.
Aaron Landry on 07/28/2009 at 11:12 AM

David, I tweaked the post as you are correct: Edina is across the street. The name of the restaurant, however, is still Pearson’s Edina Restaurant. Thanks for the heads-up.
annmartina on 07/28/2009 at 4:41 PM

Does anyone really need another new Walgreens building? A beloved Bloomington watering hole (Andy’s Tap), and one of the few independents left in Bloomington was closed a couple of years ago to make way for a new Walgreens.
Olivia on 07/28/2009 at 8:12 PM

This has been a tradition in my family for 10 years. We attend church and head to Pearson’s. My 7 year old knows Judy and Angel by name. French toast is her favorite meal and will not eat it anywhere else because it’s not like Pearson’s. This will be a very sad day for our family and friends. My nieces and nephews love coming to the city and having breakfast at Pearson’s. We’re going to have a tough time making a new Sunday home.
sd on 07/28/2009 at 10:15 PM

Maybe Pearson’s could move to the old Walgreen’s location?
Amanda Pearson on 10/26/2009 at 3:17 PM

Talk about being left out of the family loop. I google the family restaurant to see if we have a blog or page & I see this article :-( Say it isn’t so. Just when I’m free from Alex & have some hope of getting back home to MN… It’s like my world is being wiped away. No more french toast, or pancakes w/ the smiley face on them from Aunt Mo, or grandma’s hotdish… It’s not the same eating them at home.
Joyce on 12/15/2009 at 4:38 PM

Say it isn’t so!
Bob on 03/18/2011 at 8:46 PM

We loved Breakfast at Pearson’s. Are you going to put out a cookbook? I would love to have your pancake receipt.
Bob

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