“Kieran’s new location, inside the former Bellanotte, is not just an opportunity for the pub, but a new direction for Block E. As it now stands, Block E possesses a movie theater and a few chain restaurants — let’s pick that apart. With a limited number of downtown residents, the complex’s success hinges on 2.5 million other metro dwellers as well as tourists. But an Applebee’s? A multiplex? Folks in Plymouth and Eden Prairie already have those options, and don’t need to waste parking expenses and gas to get to them. Block E offers little unique draw, but maybe [Kieran] Folliard can be a torchbearer for change. ‘I think we just need a few more local, independent operators coming in here to bring some local flair, energy and attention,’ Folliard says.”
“‘E’ is for Irish” —Vita.mn
The new Kieran’s opens today at 4PM with live music from from Wild Colonial Bhoys and St. Dominic’s Trio. More.
