Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville

Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville

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Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
Dining Well in DSM by Wini Moranville
A First Look Inside Basic Bird + Other DSM Dining News

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.

Dec 04, 2023
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A First Look Inside Basic Bird + Other DSM Dining News
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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.

Let’s start with ….

An Early Look at Basic Bird

The mural, spanning one side of the building, promises a good time. Joe and Alex Trip are getting ready to make that happen. All photos by me unless otherwise noted.

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…

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