Only got in there a couple of times. Do know that it's an institution.
No matter the day or time, all 14 stools at the time capsule diner are guaranteed to be filled. The blueberry-walnut pancakes are worth a pilgrimage alone. Even the James Beard people understood as much, honoring Al’s in the "America's Classics Restaurants" category in 2004.
For the past 40 years, diners relied on one man to deliver on these promises and more: cook and co-owner Doug Grina.
But this familiarity and sense of timeless stability is changing, as the 70-year-old announced his impending retirement, WCCO reports.
Though Grina originally took the job as a cook in 1977 while studying horticulture, he found that his true home was Al’s. To this day, he says he’s “one of the only people I’ve ever met who loves his work so much he can’t wait to get there in the morning...
http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/cook-owner-of-als-breakfast-retiring-after-40-years/566133561
No matter the day or time, all 14 stools at the time capsule diner are guaranteed to be filled. The blueberry-walnut pancakes are worth a pilgrimage alone. Even the James Beard people understood as much, honoring Al’s in the "America's Classics Restaurants" category in 2004.
For the past 40 years, diners relied on one man to deliver on these promises and more: cook and co-owner Doug Grina.
But this familiarity and sense of timeless stability is changing, as the 70-year-old announced his impending retirement, WCCO reports.
Though Grina originally took the job as a cook in 1977 while studying horticulture, he found that his true home was Al’s. To this day, he says he’s “one of the only people I’ve ever met who loves his work so much he can’t wait to get there in the morning...
http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/cook-owner-of-als-breakfast-retiring-after-40-years/566133561
