For the new 50th Street Cafe, it’s about striking a balance. Opening just last month in the space that had been Pearson’s Edina Restaurant just four days earlier (and for the previous 37 years), the diner aims to retain its regulars while attracting a new crowd.
“We’d like to keep as many customers as we can but we’re definitely trying to get another crowd in here too–change the scene a little bit,” Acting General Manager Deacon Eells said.
The restaurant’s new owner, John McCarty, is no stranger to the breakfast and lunch world. McCarty also owns the Uptown Diner, Woodbury Cafe, Louisiana Cafe and Grandview Grill, as patrons of those restaurants may already have guessed, given the recognizable logo on the new 50th Street Cafe sign.