Good Food, Bowling, Theater -- It doesn't get any better than this...


Michael Schade, the wizard behind the Dupont Circle Update, informed me about the Bryant Lake Bowling alley and theater "complex" in Minneapolis. Like the McMenamins brothers in Portland, who have made a good business rehabilitating old theaters and other "odd" places (an asylum, old schools) into great mixed-use entertainment venues. The McMenamins brew their own beer that they supply to their 50+ establishments, etc.
Bryant Lake Bowl shows a lot of creativity--just like Buffalo Billiards did in its time on Dupont Circle--who thought that a "restaurant" could make money with an underground location [although I do miss the dancing babes at "The Cellar"]? Well, add a destination component that's a lot of fun, urban-oriented entertainment like billiards and darts, in an area starved for such attractions, and you have a recipe to make money.
The food looks pretty good too... There are concerts there, etc.


Index Keywords: arts-culture; restaurant; concerts-music urban-revitalization
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