Oct 29, 2021 - Business

Parlour's Jester Concepts looks to Edina

Nick Halter

Patrons sit at the bar inside Parlour in Minneapolis. — The owners of Parlour (pictured here) have a proposal for an Edina restaurant. Image: Jester Concepts via city of Edina

Jester Concepts, the group behind Parlour, Borough and the forthcoming revival of Butcher & the Boar, has a proposal for a restaurant in Edina.

Details: The company has unveiled preliminary plans for an "elevated pizza concept" with small plates and other entrees, wine, beer and craft cocktails.

It's teaming up with Shea Inc. on a design that would include a patio and a top floor for private event space and overflow dining.

The intrigue: This restaurant proposal is part of a broader, more complicated redevelopment plan for a vacant city public works site at Highway 100 and Eden Blvd.

The City Council is still working with developers Frauenshuh and United Properties on the project, which would include 90 units of senior housing, a medical office building, parking and a public plaza.

What to watch: City Manager Scott Neal said the council received the proposal with enthusiasm and staff is going to keep working with Jester Concepts on the plan.

Brent Frederick, Jester's chief manager, called the proposal "fluid" and subject to changes during negotiations with the city. "I have no assurances it's going through."

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