Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants Archives

Duluth Grill makes big Lincoln Park land moves

Oct 27, 2022 No Comments

Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants co-owner Tom Hanson stands atop OMC Smokehouse. The former Kemps Dairy property and new parking lot are in the background. (Photos by Mark Nicklawske)

A popular Duluth restaurant group has acquired the largest piece of open land in the Lincoln Park business district and plans to build apartments, a parking garage and new street-level business space on the property — similar to plans announced by its previous owner.

The purchase is part of several big land moves revolving around the Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Lincoln Park Craft District, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End

Corktown Deli and Brews moving to 27th Avenue West

Jun 22, 2022 No Comments

Fox 21 reports that Corktown Deli and Brews will change its location in early 2023. The business opened in 2018 at 1906 W. Superior St. Co-owner Jeff Petcoff told Fox 21 more space is needed, so Corktown will move about three quarters of a mile southwest to 102 S. 27th Ave. W.

Parent company Arrowstar Hospitality Partners purchased the former Duluth Stove and Fireplace building in May. It is adjacent to the Duluth Grill, another restaurant under Arrowstar’s umbrella.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Corktown Deli and Brews, Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Lincoln Park Craft District, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End

People mag chooses Duluth Grill as Minnesota’s top breakfast

Oct 01, 2018 No Comments

Duluth Grill is highlighted in the October 2018 issue of People magazine as part of a feature on Top Breakfast Restaurants in each state. The grill’s recipe for Smoked Salmon Hash Skillet, featuring salmon smoked at OMC, the Duluth Grill’s sister restaurant, is spotlighted.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End

Corktown Deli & Brews and Love Creamery will open June 13

Jun 11, 2018 1 Comment

Two new eateries, next door to each other at 1906 and 1908 W. Superior St. in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, will officially open full hours on Wednesday, June 13.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Corktown Deli and Brews, Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Ice Cream, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End, Love Creamery

Opening in June: Corktown Deli and Brews

May 17, 2018 No Comments

Jeff Petcoff and Conor Maki – Photo by Lissa Maki

Corktown Deli and Brews is busy prepping for an early June opening. The fast-casual eatery in Duluth’s Lincoln Park Craft District is inspired by the iconic sandwich traditions of New York City.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Corktown Deli and Brews, Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Lincoln Park Craft District, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End, OMC Smokehouse

Coming soon to Lincoln Park: ice cream and pastrami

Sep 14, 2017 No Comments

Two new businesses are setting up in Lincoln Park’s burgeoning craft district. Love Creamery and Corktown Deli and Brews will occupy 1908 and 1906 W. Superior St., respectively.

The building, which now features an adjoining space, is undergoing renovations to separate the businesses. Tom Hanson hopes to open Corktown Deli and Brews by January, while Love Creamery owner Nicole Wilde anticipates a May opening.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Corktown Deli and Brews, Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Frost River, Lincoln Park Craft District, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End, Love Creamery

Perfect New Restaurant: OMC Smokehouse

Jul 21, 2017 No Comments

OMC Smokehouse is the winner of Perfect Duluth Day’s best new restaurant poll. The popular barbecue joint smoked the competition, garnering 82 percent of the vote among the two finalists. The Boat Club Restaurant and Bar was runner up with 18 percent; 14 other nominees were eliminated in early voting.

OMC (which stands for oink, moo, cluck) opened in February. For more than two years, area residents eagerly anticipated the restaurant’s arrival.

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Carnivores rejoice: OMC Smokehouse opens

Feb 09, 2017 No Comments

For more than two years, Duluth carnivores have been salivating at the prospect of OMC Smokehouse, Tom Hanson’s new restaurant venture. The wait will be over when OMC opens Wednesday, Feb. 15.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End, OMC Smokehouse

New Duluth-area Restaurants: Fall 2016 Update

Sep 26, 2016 No Comments

The opening date of a new eating or drinking establishment is often a moving target. A majority of enterprises planning to launch in the coming months required significant gutting and reconstruction of old buildings, a common recipe for delays. Here’s the scoop on four soon-to-launch food and beverage joints.

7 West Taphouse

Owner Rick Lampton has pushed back the anticipated opening date for Superior’s 7 West Taphouse to Oct. 3. The burger bar at 1319 N. Tower Ave. is modeled after the original Duluth location. It will feature burgers, tacos and 40 rotating taps of craft beer. Click here to read the full-length story from July.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants 7 West Taphouse, Blind Pig, Boreal, Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Fitger's Brewhouse, OMC Smokehouse

Not your typical cookbook review

Mar 22, 2016 No Comments

Once upon a time we stopped caring about where our food came from, and had no knowledge of the people who grew it. We stopped cooking, ate out of boxes, and tore cellophane wrappers off microwaved “TV dinners.” We even ate fast food meals in our cars without stepping foot outside. Sounds crazy, but it’s actually true! Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum came to rely solely upon international corporations to feed us, even though they’ve proven time and again that their only care is for profits.

Slowly, surely, relentlessly, we are waking up. There is another way. The Duluth Grill Cook Book II is the latest contribution toward our community’s drive to create a sustainable local food system. I lingered over a scratch-made pie and perused the book for a couple hours while taking in the atmosphere. Read my thoughts on Ed’s Big Adventure.

Recommendations, Restaurants Books, Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants

OMC Smokehouse anticipates November opening

Jan 06, 2016 2 Comments

Duluth Grill owner Tom Hanson stands in the gutted 1886 structure that will house his next restaurant venture.

If all goes as planned, the nascent commercial stretch of the Lincoln Park neighborhood — home to Bent Paddle Brewing, Damage Boardshop and Frost River Trading — will gain a distinctive new restaurant before the end of 2016.

OMC Smokehouse is Duluth Grill owner Tom Hanson’s latest project. OMC stands for oink, moo, cluck. The aptly named eatery will cater to carnivores with its smoked meats and cured sausages, but Hanson promises there will be menu items aimed at vegetarians, too.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End, OMC Smokehouse

Inefficient, Crazy and Utterly Delicious

Sep 28, 2015 No Comments

Recently I was treated to a 90-minute interview with Tom Hanson in his office just off the kitchen of Duluth Grill, beyond the secret sauces and fresh ingredients. What I learned continues to blow my mind. The resulting column, accessible through the Duluth Budgeteer, barely scratches the surface in observing how he continues to utterly defy conventional wisdom. I quickly came to the conclusion that if he were the CEO of any large corporation he would have been given his walking papers years ago. Happily, it ain’t so, and we’re left with one of the Duluthiest establishments in town.

You can view an expanded version with numerous photos on Ed’s Big Adventure.

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Duluth Grill book in Barnes & Noble

May 21, 2015 No Comments

Hey! A little late here with the news, but The Duluth Grill Cookbook has been picked up by Barnes & Noble in all Minnesota and Wisconsin stores. This is fun. My favorite news appearance was in Madison, not the least because they told me right at the last minute they’d love to see a cooking demo. I was not prepared for a cooking demo.

Art Books, Duluth Grill Family of Restaurants

Duluth Grill looking for more local food suppliers

Dec 19, 2014 2 Comments

Duluth Grill is looking to expand its local suppliers and is specifically interested in a place to find lamb … as well as other good local products. The restaurant spent over $399,000 with local farms and businesses last year, and is looking to expand.