A First Look Inside Basic Bird + Other DSM Dining News
News on the opening date, the menu, and the look. Plus more news on the DSM dining scene.
I have a lot to report on this week, including Basic Bird’s upcoming opening, as well as quite a few tidbits about new/upcoming/recently opened restaurants. If you like this post, don’t forget to subscribe and share! Thanks.
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An Early Look at Basic Bird

Basic Bird will open before you know it. Oh, I know — the projected January 3 open date still feels like a long way off, especially for anyone who’s been missing Joe Tripp’s take on Korean Fried Chicken after he stopped selling it from Harbinger on Sunday nights. But given all that goes on in December, January 3 will be here before you know it.
Tripp and his wife and partner Alex Tripp (who also own Harbinger and Little Brother) gave me a tour of the space, which is in the former Rice Bowl location at 2607 Beaver Ave. I went in with five questions and came ou…