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[APPLE VALLEY] Minnesota’s first Chicken Salad Chick officially has an opening date. 🐔

The fast-casual brand will open its first location in the state on Tuesday, July 28, bringing more than a dozen chicken salad flavors, sandwiches, soups, sides and desserts to Cedar Marketplace.

The locally operated restaurant will also offer indoor and patio seating, takeout, delivery and catering.

Opening-week promotions are planned, including free chicken salad rewards for the first 100 eligible guests in line on opening morning.

This is the first Chicken Salad Chick location in Minnesota, with the brand identifying the state as a market for future development.

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CHICKEN SALAD CHICK APPLE VALLEY

[EDEN PRAIRIE] A portion of the former Office Depot parking lot near Flying Cloud Drive could soon look a little different.

Shake Shack is planned for the northern edge of the property, taking the place of an earlier drive-thru Starbucks concept that is no longer moving forward. Plans show a new restaurant building with dine-in service, patio seating, and a drive-thru.

The broader site is already changing too. Planet Fitness now occupies part of the former Office Depot building, while Valvoline is also planned for a separate outlot near Den Road.

Together, the plans continue the shift of a former big-box property into a more active mix of restaurant, fitness, and service uses near one of Eden Prairie’s busiest retail areas.

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Shake Shack City of Eden Prairie

[MENDOTA HEIGHTS] The next Bricksworth Beer Co. location is officially taking shape.

Construction is now underway in Mendota Heights on the Detroit-style pizza and brewery concept’s third Twin Cities location, marking the company’s first new restaurant since opening in Minneapolis’ North Loop.

Known for its Detroit-style pizza, house-brewed beer, and scratch kitchen, Bricksworth has built a loyal following since opening in Burnsville in 2020. Now, the company is preparing to bring its brewery and restaurant concept to a new corner of the metro.

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[CHASKA] There is a lot happening at the Arboretum right now, so we figured we would fill you in.

The new Apple House is the most visible piece, but it is only part of a much larger transformation taking shape across the site.

A new entrance, updated roadways, and a reworked arrival experience are all coming together.

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