Sunday, March 3, 2013
The chain's second location in Minnesota will be in the former Old Chicago location at Highway 7 and County Road 101.
Hurricane Grill & Wings in Minnetonka will open their doors for business on Monday, March 4. Then on Thursday, March 7, Hurricane will host a grand opening party with a steel drum band, Vikings cheerleaders and the Vikings mascot, with a few other surprises. Drink specials are from 6-9 p.m. The first Hurricane in the state opened in October in Burnsville. The Minnetonka location will be the chain's 50th store. This Hurricane Grill & Wings will be in the former Old Chicago location at Highway 7 and County Road 101 in Minnetonka. Old Chicago closed Sept. 4 after 16 years of business when the landlord decided not to renew the lease. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and closing time is extended to midnight on Fridays…
Friday, September 7, 2012
The most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments from around the west metro between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6.
Each week, Patch users contribute numerous insights, opinions and observations. The following is a collection of the most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments that appeared on Patch sites in Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Richfield, Shakopee, Plymouth, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story and join in the conversation. (The comments below are not meant to reflect the opinions of Patch or its staff.) *** Patch Readers Weigh In on DNC's First Night The Democratic National Convention kicked-off Tuesday in Charlotte, NC with a variety of speakers including Minnesota's own R.T. Rybak, the mayor of Minneapolis, and First Lady Michelle Obama. Richfield Patch asked …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Staff say they were shocked to learn of the news.
The Old Chicago location in Minnetonka at the intersection of Hwy. 7 and Co. Rd. 101 will close at 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14. The restaurant will close after 16 years of business. The landlord decided not to renew Old Chicago's lease, but Kitchen Manager Scott Pashina said he couldn't explain why. "That I cannot say, because I do not know," he said. "I'm not at liberty to say." Many of the 40 staff members will be transferring to other Old Chicago locations, primarily in Eden Prairie and Plymouth. "We have made some great friends over the years, and we are hopeful that you will continue to think of Old Chicago when you are in the vicinity of one of our other locations," staff wrote on Old Chicago's Minnetonka web page. As for what will …
Bruce Webber
1:35 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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