Food Retailing / Supermarkets

Minnesota Restaurant Boasts Retractable Roof

Union Restaurant and Rooftop offers al fresco dining in minutes

Published

11 years ago

November 28, 2012

Robin Donovan

Marketing and design firm Shea Inc. (Minneapolis) recently partnered with Kaskaid Hospitality (Bloomington, Minn.) to launch Union Restaurant and Rooftop in Minnesota. The four-level building was previously an office space, and now features a lower-level club lounge, first-floor restaurant and bar and top-floor bar with a retractable roof.

According to a Shea, the main level bar and restaurant integrates a kitchen and dining room feel by showcasing the theater of the cooking along with custom raw steel built-in kitchen shelves to provide a separation, but visual openness between bar and dining room. Additional design elements include hand-crafted artisan lighting and a variety of seating.

The firm says the retractable roof offers a clear city view and is the first of its kind in the U.S.

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