Restaurateurs aren t chicken, when it comes to cooking something up in Rochester
A new restaurant – Chicksie’s – is being built out in the former Subway spot at South Broadway and 20th Street Southeast. In additional to the spicy chicken place, two other unique franchises might or might not be working on Rochester locations. 12:41 pm, Apr. 20, 2021 ×
As vaccination numbers increase, activity in the Med City restaurant scene is starting to heat up again, with some new names popping up as old places close.
There is buzz going around about three new places, though only one is confirmed to be opening in Rochester.
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Stepchld (24 University Av. NE., Mpls., stepchld.com) has quietly opened in northeast Minneapolis.
There s a story behind that name, and yes, you read correctly, there s no i in this Stepchld. All of the menu items are basically a step removed from their origin, said brand director Kamal Minneapple. For example, we re doing birria for lunch, which is usually a Mexican dish but ours uses berbere spices from East Africa. We re trying to think outside the box. We want to surprise the taste buds, to give you something that you know but veer a little to the left or the right.