Stock & Bond Restaurant Will Open in Downtown Minneapolis | Eater Twin Cities
"A new steakhouse is slated to open downtown inside an 8,340-square-foot space at the Westin Hotel Minneapolis that had been dormant since January; the Minneapolis location was developed by a New York–based consultancy behind dozens of hotel restaurants and follows an original unveiled by Apicii Hospitality Group in November 2022 inside Oklahoma City's First National Center. Like its older sibling, the Minneapolis location possesses a financial connection, situated inside the 83-year-old Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank building, and will seat 251 across three options: a bar and lounge with seating for 89 guests, a 90-seat dining room, plus five private dining rooms with their own semi-private lounge space. While the Oklahoma City location focuses on USDA Prime beef, the Minneapolis menu will diverge and feature steaks from Linz Heritage Angus, specifically its proprietary Heritage Black Angus line of meats — Black Angus cuts are coveted due to superior marbling — and a full menu will be unveiled closer to opening; the Oklahoma City site’s raw bar selections and seafood to complement the beef hint at similar offerings. Executive chef John Sobojinski, an experienced butcher who spent six years working in New York City, "cutting his teeth under the tutelage of superstar chefs Missy Robbins (Lilia and Misi in Brooklyn, New York) and Jean-Georges Vongerichten," also brings hotel experience from the Royal Sonesta Minneapolis’s Wood + Paddle. Design firm Wilson Ishihara leans into the 1940s Art Deco building — incorporating references to the farmers, mechanics, and bankers of Minneapolis’ past — and retains original features such as six gilded lotus-blossom chandeliers that were part of the bank, rich jewel tones, antique brass banker wire screens, and a centerpiece mural by artist Aaron Petz on the bank’s original three-story, 33-foot ceiling depicting a banker and mechanic. The restaurant’s name references federal legislation: "The Bottled-in Bond Act of 1897 established standards for whiskey and other spirits mandating each barrel must by aged at a federally bonded warehouse for a minimum of four years, that the product needs to come from a singular distillery, and bottled at 100-proof." Translation? "This place wants to sell customers a lot of brown liquor at its 40-foot-long bar." A collection of more than 350 American whiskeys, bourbons, and ryes will be on display behind the bar with an emphasis on local brands, including several aged whiskeys and a barreled cocktail from Tattersall Distilling; wines will similarly lean on American vineyards from Napa and Sonoma to the Willamette and Columbia valleys. Construction is underway and a summer opening is planned." - Serena Maria Daniels
