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| Nye's Polonaise Room | | 112 East Hennepin Ave. | | Minneapolis MN 55414 | | (612) 379-2021 | | | Official website: http://www.nyespolonaise.com/ | | | Featured Dish(es): Cheese & Potato Pierogi, Nye's Style Prime Dip Sandwich | | | Episode: Time Tested Treasures (Season 13, Episode 12) | | | Original Air Date: February 27th, 2012 | | | | Hours: Mon-Thu: 4pm-2am, Fri-Sat: 11am-2am, Sun: 4pm-1am | | | |
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| | Description: Opening in 1950, Nye's Polonaise Room hasn't changed whole a lot since then. But if we go further back, the building it occupies dates from the 1830 's and for years was home to a working man's bar named Hefron's. Al Nye bought the place in the late 1940's. and being a machine shop foreman himself, he kept it close to if s blue collar roots. In 1964, his success at running the bar enabled him to buy the building next door for a dining room addition, which he renamed The Polonaise Room. Thankfully, all the 1960's hipster regalia is in full bloom at Nye's: the curved piano bar with Chopin portrait, the red carpeting, the dark wood paneling and the gold flecked booths. Like it has since it opened, Nye's still anchors the gateway to the Nordeast and continues to add to the funky, indescribably irreverent personality of this section of town. |
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