The former site of Sherlock's Home, dark since late 2002, is coming alive again. Jimmy's Food and Cocktails (11000 Red Circle Dr., Minnetonka) is opening this month, with quite a Minnesota pedigree: Owner Jim Jennings is best known for his Jennings Red Coach Inn, a St. Louis Park stalwart from 1963 to 1999. His partners and children, Mike and Ann Jennings, are co-owners of Rosen's, the District and the Refuge in the Minneapolis Warehouse District. And partner Chip Isaacson is owner of Ike's Food & Cocktails in downtown Minneapolis.
Mike Jennings will offer a traditional American menu. "That covers everything but Italian and Mexican," he said with a laugh. Consulting chef Tobie Niditz and executive chef Craig Johnson are offering steaks, chops, seafood, pastas, sandwiches and appetizers, with most prices below the mid-$20s.
The 200-seat operation includes a pair of patios and a completely redesigned interior by Partners & Sirny, the design firm behind Mission American Kitchen and other looky restaurants. The name on the door belongs, naturally, to Jim Jennings.
"Our dad has quite a legacy in this town," said Mike Jennings. "We felt it was absolutely appropriate to name the place after him."
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