Dining at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is looking to get even better. And even more local, with the impending addition of a top-performing diner, a modern-day Juicy Lucy specialist and a popular Northeast Minneapolis distillery.
More than 25 new eating-and-drinking options will appear over the next 20 months, as the airport overhauls food courts in each of Terminal 1's concourses.
The Blue Door Pub, which specializes in the Minnesota-born cheese-stuffed burger known as the Juicy Lucy (or "Blucy" in Blue Door-speak) is coming to Concourse C in August, and fast-casual Peoples Organic will open on Concourse F in October; a second Peoples will appear in the terminal's Airport Mall in December 2019.
The fun and funky Hi-Lo Diner -- the original, on E. Lake St. in Minneapolis, is housed in a New Jersey-built classic 1950s stainless steel diner -- will open in March 2019 on Concourse F. And PinKu Japanese Street Food (get a taste of its delicious, quick-service fare -- love that spicy tuna on crispy rice -- at its northeast Minneapolis location) will open in August 2019 in the Airport Mall.
Tattersall Distillery will serve cocktails and small plates on Concourse A by July 2019.
The Blue Plate Restaurant Co. (Highland Grill, the Freehouse, Edina Grill) is opening Bottle Rocket on Concourse C in November 2019 in a space currently occupied by Dairy Queen. The company closed its original version, in St. Paul's Mac-Groveland neighborhood, last December.
Branches of Minnesota-based Buffalo Wild Wings will also appear on Concourse C in November 2019. Another Minnesotan, LeeAnn Chin, is coming to the Airport Mall in August 2019. In addition, Minneapolis-based Caribou Coffee is adding to its airport roster with a Concourse F location, opening this May.
The Cook & the Ox steakhouse will debut in August 2019 in the terminal's Airport Mall, Mexican-centric Zona Cocina is set for Concourse C in November 2019, and casual City Point Bar will materialize on Concourse B in July.
