The restaurant's smoked bacon, elk brats and more were slated for return in summer or fall of 2020, but the place "continues to live in exile" during project delays, according to Instagram. It is moving to the Lowa46 development, an apartment building with a small Cub at 46th and Hiawatha. But there's good news: the Vikings bar has found a new home in south Minneapolis. Erik the Red (601 Chicago Av., Minneapolis, 61, ) The "Nordic BBQ" spot near U.S.According to a post on the restaurant's Facebook page, what was intended as a temporary closure in November became permanent in early January. S, Stillwater, 65, ) A year after opening in the former location of Smalley's Caribbean Barbeque in Stillwater, Minn., Caribbean Smokehouse has closed. Owner Todd Zallaps wrote on Facebook that "it has been an uphill battle since I took over approximately a year and a half ago, and I can no longer justify trying to hang on." Read our coverage here. Blackbird Cafe (3800 Nicollet Av., Mpls.) A south Minneapolis favorite of early birds and brunch-goers for more than a decade has shut its doors.In 2019, it transformed from a high-end, bistro-style spot to an Irish pub. The restaurant had a tumultuous couple of years as it tried to find its footing in the burgeoning neighborhood, where a regular nighttime crowd never materialized. With the Minnesota Vikings season over, the restaurant neighboring U.S. 4th St., Mpls., /) A three-year run for McKinney Roe has come to an end. 6th St., Mpls., /) After 18 years in business, the downtown Minneapolis institution has closed its doors permanently, citing failed lease negotiations with the building owner. And some simply slip away quietly, until a particular craving sends us to their doors, only to find that dreadful sign that proves the nightmare of 2020 was real: Closed. Others promise to reopen at some unspecified time in the future - and we hope that they do. Many restaurants don't make announcements on Instagram or send out news releases. Here are 94 of them - nearly three times the number of closings we wrote about in 2019. Again and again, places that surprised and delighted us, that entertained and nourished us, served their last meals. Some restaurants, already hurting from dining restrictions, were swept up in the destruction that unfolded in the Minneapolis and St. But in 2020, the pain kept coming as the pandemic brutalized the Twin Cities hospitality industry. Saying goodbye to a beloved watering hole, a neighborhood café or a four-star restaurant is never easy.
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