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<br /> • BUSINESS V ESS TUESDAY,MAY 14.2002
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<br /> "Restaurateurs today are
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<br /> 11 looking for visibility, car count
<br /> ,i4'''..' Uncorking their potential 1 and activity centeis," said Bob
<br /> I Erickson, Lakeville's city ad-
<br /> As suburbs try to recruit fine dining to their downtowns,restaurateurs are sometimes ministrator. "Downtown Lake-
<br /> . , attracted by incentives from the communities. ville's new arts center fulfills
<br /> ,- one of those categories. Al-
<br /> City Restaurant efforts though we don't have the car
<br /> Robbinsdale The city provided demographic information for a business plan and low-interest count, we have the intrinsic
<br /> financing to turn the old municipal bar into 13 Moons, a casual-upscale bistro. value that goes with the down-
<br /> Edina Owners of Tejas,which moved from downtown Minneapolis,say a loosening of town, which I believe is a
<br /> city liquor laws has helped them succeed at 50th and France. meaningful attraction."
<br /> Burnsville A culinai y institute and associated restaurants are planned for the Heart of the a Erickson said he'd oke to dseowntown
<br /> City district, a new downtown area being developed with significant subsidy Wayzat 's such ey opera t-
<br /> fronm Burnsville and the Metropolitan Council. Wayn d o's Chez Foley lle.
<br /> ing in downtown Lakeville.
<br /> Brooklyn Park The Citizens Kong-range Improvement Committee is studying ways to recruit Wayzata, with its charming
<br /> restaurants to the city's new town center at Hwy. 610 and Zane Avenue. downtown on Lake Minneton-
<br /> Eden Prairie The city is working with a developer and Southwest Metro Transit to create an ka, has traditionally atti acted
<br /> "urban,transit-oriented community"that will include several restaurants and top restaurants. And Stillwa-
<br /> housing near the city's transit station at Hwy. 5 and Prairie Center Drive. ter's historic downtown on the
<br /> Lakeville The city has built an arts center to attract people to the historic downtown, and St. Croix River has no shortage vs
<br /> the Dakota County Community Development Agency has built Main Street of places to spend big money ,,
<br /> Manor,which includes apartments and a space for a restaurant. on good food. But most sub-
<br /> urbs don't have water fronts to
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<br /> Eden Prairie seems to be
<br /> • A fine niche succeeding without one.
<br /> -}'- That city has a component -
<br /> ., `°' On a recent Tuesday lunch that also is a sure-fire draw for
<br /> ik`; " .2:,, ' - hour, his dining room was restaurants—a daytime pope-
<br /> =_'` -. Y,,; packed with customers and the lation that's as large as the
<br /> -` aroma of southwestern cut nighttime population. Eden
<br /> : `' _ sine. Haugen said there's po- Prairie's high-tech industries
<br /> Richard tential for an economic alli- and other large employers
<br /> ' i-k.- -'� - Grones,a ance between suburban down- have created a demand for
<br /> Y -,:,..„1,„_ =,-_s_t {Y,, ..-„, ,.P.; partner in towns and independent res- lunch places that are kept busy
<br /> ,, t•,, ____;.0 ,,,k4,-.,.,& Cambridge taurateurs. at night serving dinner to rest- ',..
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<br /> i ,- =- -:-.4:::-I':,__44-,at is Realty,ad want to be in a place like 50th After starting in downtown ;l
<br /> yd+• -"!• •1•= c,,;. =4't.> �, dressed a and France; they'd rather be Minneapolis, Buca di Beppo
<br /> . ..i..,+ 4 •;; • u',t =,r :;:q.-4:-.---, A-ell; Brooklyn Park out by Southdale," Haugen (now a publicly held restaurant
<br /> " .> -' ;a 54 mm--- 't. -5,' `,.µ.;• citizens coin- said. "Suburbs can do a lot to chain) and the Pickled Parrot '
<br /> :'`�;:,,~ 3 f' `'` mittee on helpindependent restaurant opened outlets in an area that
<br /> 61'li - +�': ti-r„r ; t''14 '�'~f* ;' V -•' ! Thursdayoperators. Most independent is beingdeveloped as Eden
<br /> ,'!,,,1-;c:' "�':,'"'” :',' - -,:- .r'=;,,V `t_?-`�`C-] ,' i,s,, ' night.His ad- restaurateurs need a lot of help Prairie's town center. Many
<br /> - ;�,�r;•'-,;�,1;•�aM��:: ' � ':•��� n uf, vice:Don't du- getting started,so if downtown chains have announced plans
<br /> "'` ' plicate an ex- areas want to attract them they to follow
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<br /> _ - :-". £.,.+y;:' *-f;;l_-, . istingrestau- can work with the landlords Haugen, of Tejas, also
<br /> , 3 ,,•,lrr.45.,,_1`'�k k.,„„' rant;grow an [on rent], forgive taxes for a talked about the importance of ,;'
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<br /> ;'_.' � ._< ,'�t, original one. year. . . making it easier to get lunch to the success of fine ,
<br /> ,,;_,•;,, ;=• ,«,? ',. a liquor license, zoning laws, dining establishments. That's
<br /> "' -''''-2?-v '.u` 4 :,, Jeff Wheeler/ just malting it easier to do bust- another advantage the core cit-
<br /> _, , :• .' , !,il Tom',:'' Star Tribune ness." ies, with their downtown work
<br /> In the southern suburbs, forces, have over suburbs. But ,i
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<br /> downtown, you do the buildout from the city, also, city officials are singing he and others interviewed for
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<br /> ha mpetition, and every- ' So the city put up some money the fine-dining tune as they this story acknowledged that,li
<br /> body downtown is a destina- to have this project made and pour public money into new as well, restaurateurs tend to
<br /> lion restaurant, more or less," are getting paid back as long as and old downtowns.Burnsville be urban people who might ''y
<br /> Brian Herman said. There the program works. As long as has begun buying buildings have some cultural reluctance
<br /> aren't any restaurants like 13 we're in business, the develop- along Nicollet Avenue between when it comes to suburban op-
<br /> Moons anywhere near ,13 er gets paid and he can pay off Burnsville Parkway and Hwy. portunities.
<br /> Moons. ,his loan. If we go down, the 13 for its new downtown, Unless the suburb makes
<br /> That doesn't mean it's easy whole deal kind of falls down." called Heart of the City.A cull- them an offer they can't refuse
<br /> in a business known for fail- Another kind of coopera- nary school, with associated —as Robbinsdale did for Brian ,n
<br /> tires. The 1Ierntans say they'll tion — liberalization of liquor restaurants, is scheduled to and Roxy Herman and 13
<br /> make it, but they use the word .laws — helped Tejas succeed break'ground in August with Moons. u
<br /> "struggle" a lot — struggles after it moved to Edina's 50th the help of a city subsidy.
<br /> ranging from nearby highway -and France from downtown Just south of Burnsville, the —LanyWenierisat ' is
<br /> construction to a broken cool- Minneapolis in 1994. city of Lakeville and the Dakota lwenzer@startribune.conr. '''
<br /> er.compressor to thh,,.dissolu- - ,Mark Haugen said he and County Community Develop- `.0
<br /> tion of their marri ge,'LBut ;.his partner, Wayne Kostroski, ment Agency have spent mil- .-
<br /> these ex-spouses, w4 remain" :.:were pioneers in a suburban lions recently on downtown 1 - _„ - _-.. ,_,_ . .u't
<br /> business partners, sato having u,!Sllopping area that had a movie Lakeville. The city has-,turned
<br /> the city' as a third partner V tJieater, some shops but no an old church into an arts cen-
<br /> makes the struggle less frightg,* nice restaurants or hard-liquor ter, and the county;,egency
<br /> ening.'; - ,','...y,.;,,,,:,,,,,'./r -licenses,',Haugen said Kos- built Main Street Manor — y
<br /> 'The city was workin witj`'t, "'ftpski,lot�jlieti�to get Edina to senior apartments above,#3,000
<br /> the developer and with'y,;,t`i1 ',!; t?arige:0a`#1vys to allow hard square;•feet of cotmetcial
<br /> get,whatthey wanted," Brj'ijp;`,,;ffOttord'iifilt,i.i�u4' .,•;y - . , space.One space in that-build-
<br /> Ilerman said. "He [the develii'��'"'l;' ',ia,';C k
<br /> '! ,i,'+,;`: ing remains unrented the r'es-
<br /> oper]had alow-interest loan to,;' '.,: ',,'; ,, ' 'I; taurantspace.' . ,j
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