Minneapolis bar Betty Danger's closed until spring: 'Winter is the death hammer'

The restaurant's website says it will "reanimate in April for fun and frolic."

January 7, 2020 at 10:23PM
The vertically revolving patio (Ferris wheel) is a popular draw to Betty Danger's Country Club in Minneapolis. The standard Danger Experience on the wheel includes a beverage and a 20-minute rotating experience. Snacks are also available as add-ons. Photographed May 9, 2015.
The vertically revolving patio (Ferris wheel) is a popular draw to Betty Danger's Country Club in Minneapolis. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Betty Danger's Country Club left 2019 with a bang, and entered 2020 with a dose of circumspection: the one-of-a-kind northeast Minneapolis bar is due for some downtime.

According to a note left on the restaurant's Facebook page on January 1, Betty Danger's (2501 NE. Marshall St., Mpls, 612-315-4997, bettydangers.com) is officially closed for the season and will reopen in the spring.

If you made your way there this yuletide, you'll recall the bar was transformed into Mary's Christmas Palace, a holiday-spirit hijacking that spiced up the cocktail menu and decked every possible surface in Christmas lights and tinsel. The bar was as full of patrons as it was kitschy decorations.

Betty Dangers' representative Donny Nelson told City Pages that the decision was a financial one. "For our own financial well being and sanity, we have decided we need to make some adjustments," Nelson said, adding that "winter is the death hammer."

According to the Facebook post, the restaurant will reopen on April 3, 2020. "Betty Danger" herself signed off with a cheeky:

"See you soon!
Love,
Betty"

about the writer

about the writer

Hannah Sayle

Audience Engagement Editor

Hannah Sayle is an Audience Editor at the Star Tribune.

See More

More from Eat + Drink

card image

Deep-fried puffy tacos, dough ‘knots’ and s’mores ice cream sandwiches scored high on our list.

card image