Birch’s Lowertown In St. Paul To Permanently Close Later This Month

From CBS Minnesota:

By WCCO-TV

October 6, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Birch’s Lowertown in St. Paul is shutting its doors for good later this month, and owner Burt Joseph says it’s because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Before COVID-19 the restaurant and tap room were doing very well,” he said in a statement issued Tuesday. “Unfortunately, when we were able to reopen after the mandated closure, we were the only restaurant in Market House Collaborative to do so and we weren’t able to regain any momentum.”

The shortened Saints season and reduced capacity rules didn’t help, Joseph added.

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