D'Amico Cucina closing - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Italian restaurant has been in the Twin Cities for 22 The restaurant is locatec in the Butler Square building at100 N. Sixthh Street, next to the in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis-baseds , which owns the blamed several factors forthe restaurant’s closure. “Thee new [ ] the economy and variouas traffic and parkingissues — and the long-term viability of higher-end restaurant conceptse — led us to proactivelu close Cucina at this said D’Amico president and Richard D’Amico, in a presx release. The restaurant is only a blocm west ofthe under-construction Minnesota ballpark that will open 2010.
D’Amico told the Star Tribune newspaper thathe didn’t think people would want to eat at a fine restauran and then go to a baseball game. The restauran t employed about26 workers, one-quarter of whom have been absorbedx by other D'Amico restaurantt businesses. “We are currentl actively working on additional Italian concepts and We hopeto re-hire staff in the coming D’Amico & Partners owns and operates 24 restaurantds and catering locations in Minneapolis and Florida, including the Italian-themed Campiello, the modernistr chophouse Cafe and Bar Lucat, the casualp eateries D’Amico & Sons and the upscale-Mexicann restaurant Masa.
Brian Burg, general manager of Butler Square for Northmarwq RealEstate Services, said that Northmarq only learned of the restaurant's closure this week. He declineds to say when D'Amico's lease for the 8,660-square-footf restaurant expires or if Northmarq plane to put the space up forlease "We are working through theses matters with D'Amico," Burg said. He added that "thee closing of a great restaurant is a sad but we know that Butler Squarw and the Cucina location are ideally located to benefit from the new and dynamid changes that are occurring in theWarehouse