Two downtown Minneapolis restaurants shutter for good

Jess Fleming, Pioneer Press
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Two downtown Minneapolis mainstay restaurants have closed in recent weeks.

Rock Bottom Brewery, which opened in 1993, was the first brewpub to set up shop in the Twin Cities, and just the second for the chain, which started in Denver and in its heyday had as many as 40 locations.

When Rock Bottom came to town, it was unheard of to brew and serve beer from the same space, and for many years, the pub coasted on the novelty of its business model.

However, as craft breweries and brew pubs have spread across the nation, the chain has shrunk dramatically. Now there are just 16 Rock Bottom restaurants in the U.S.

The La Salle Plaza restaurant quietly closed its doors last week.

And Seven Steakhouse & Sushi has also closed, for the second time this year, and it appears this time, it’s for good.

The restaurant announced the closure on its website, saying: “Due to circumstances beyond our control, we cannot operate a restaurant/bar in our current residence building of 700 Hennepin Ave. To which, we have no alternative but to close. We understand the inconvenience to you and what this may cause and thank you for your patronage to us at Seven.”

The restaurant previously closed in January, only to reopen in March.

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