Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine // Feasting on the Bounty of the Upper Midwest
Picosa Restaurant near St. Anthony Main has closed, as confirmed by their website. Picosa opened in 2007 where Sophia’s Jazz Club was previously. We haven’t been able to get further comment and their phone is already disconnected.
MoreDamn, damn, damn. The Indonesian restaurant Bali has closed. They really were an under-appreciated gem. [Via Stephanie March]
MoreThe Woodbury location of the pizza and hoagie shop Paisano’s has closed down; the St. Paul location (619 Selby Ave.) remains open. [Via Aaron]
MoreThe website for Snap Pizza & Ice Cream is still up. But a chowhound says Snap is closed for good, and their phone number has been “temporarily disconnected,” which doesn’t sound promising. UPDATE: A call to Pop! confirmed the closing. Apparently it shut down a couple weeks ago.
MoreA call to the sales office at Morton’s confirmed a rumor that the Minneapolis branch of the national steakhouse chain called it quits this morning, citing trying economic times and diminished profits. The closing is effective immediately. UPDATE: Closings in Westchester (IL) last Sunday and Southfield (MI) last Friday also confirmed.
MoreDara tells at least some of the intriguing story behind the meat-heavy gastropub Butcher Block on Hennepin, Zimmern’s assesment of local tastes hits home and / or raises ire (“up in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, we tend to not like things we can’t pronounce”), a Dunn Bros. owner laments the closing of her shop […]
MoreZimmern reports that “after 22 years, D’Amico Cucina is shutting its doors serving its final meal on June 27th.”
More[Via City Pages]: The burrito shop at 1400 Lagoon Ave. is no more; the Dinkytown location of Burrito Loco (418 13th Ave. SE) remains open.
MoreThe 614 Washington Ave. S.E. Espresso Royale has shut down, leaving two other locations still operating in Minneapolis. The company website’s description of the location: “…the company’s only cafe run entirely by its crew. And who said socialism never works?” Erk. Apparently the free market did, in this case.
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