Written by Ken Galloway Ken has been a hospitality executive and professional chet in the Twin Cities for many years and has been a long-time supporter of the local hospitality scene. ReGrow White Bear We want to stay open for you. Have you supported your favorite restaurant this week? As many businesses re-open following efforts to slow COVID-19, they need the community's support now Thank you to EDC for forming the ReGrow committee ReGrow-WBL.com TAKE OuT more than ever to survive. Join the effort to ReGrow White Bear as we cultivate growth, community and awareness to create a vibrant, bright and thriving White Bear Lake area. Order takeout today! ReGrow Dining White Bear Lake The first Carbone's opened in St. Paul in 1954, and the name has been familiar to pizza delivery trade and are counting on that to lovers in the metro ever since. In 1985, Steve Boleen purchased Carbone's in Mahtomedi. Steve married his wife Liz in 1989, and in 1991 the couple opened their downtown White Bear Lake location, where they thrived for ten years before moving to Birch Lake Square on Hwy. 96 in 2001. Business was good, and in 2017 they moved across the parking lot to their current space on the south side of the shopping center. Their goal was to expand their business with the larger space, complete menu, and full-service bar Although pizza is still king, Steve points out that their salads are extremely popular, as are appetizers like their meatballs with sauce their efforts. and cheese, and their variety of entrees. They are quite proud that Carbone's was recently voted "Best Appetizers" in White Bear Lake along with being finalists for "Best happy Hour" and "Best Pizza". They run Happy Hour seven days a week from 3 to 6 p.m., with all house beverages 50% off. There is an evening Happy Hour as well. Until COVID hit sales and customer counts For many years, Goose Lake has been the Acqua team quickly revamped the menu home of the Midwest Ski Otters Waterski Team. Local residents are familiar with the they developed a great menu specializing free ski shows they've been performing on Sunday afternoons, and can also spot the team training and practicing on the lake. A small group of Ski Otters thought it would be fun to own the former Don's Little Bar on through the winter. the lakeshore. They wanted to prowide a fun and family friendly restaurant for the ski families and their show crowds. Place, they already have a robust take-out and and along with Head Chef Janel Marier sustain their sales over the winter They also offer frozen pizzas. Most take-out is by phone (651-129-7609), but they continue to experience growing online business. The couple is proud of their longtime support of youth sports in the community sponsoring numerous teams, including five or six hickey teams each year: They have also invested heavily in many safety upgrades in the restaurant and have taken the Safe Dining Pledge. They are grateful for the support of their loyal customers, their longtime staff and the City of White Bear Lake, who have always been supportive of in high quality burgers, wings, sandwiches and more. Their entire menu is available at www.cabin61.com, and they are counting on Takeout business to help sustain sales The group is so very thankful to the City of White Bear Lake for their support in helping them build a beautiful new deck overlooking the lake, which was paramount in attracting customers this past When the bar came up for sale in 2016 the current ownership group of Lindsey Carpenter, Kristi Skillings, Melissa Martini- summer. They are also so grateful for their Laughlin and Carrie Berg organized and purchased the bar, naming it Cabin 61. Their vision was to create a family friendly success," says Lindsey neighborhood restaurant with great food, in a causal and fun environment. The group realized fairly early on that successfully running a restaurant and trying to do their "day jobs" was proving a bit more challenge than they expected; so, they made the decision to seek out expert management. They contacted Daron and Nicole Close, owners of the Acqua Restaurant Group. "That decision proved to be one of the better ones we've made," says Lindsey. The loyal customers and their hard working. dedicated staff. "They are the reason for our ww LA CABIN 61 hones Piz Pub Cabin 61 Carbone's Pizzeria & Pub - White Bear Lake cabin61.com I (651) 340-8415 4150 Hoffman Rd, White Bear Lake had been steadily increasing for years. In- person dining has slowed but being a Pizza carboneswhitebearlake.com I (651) 429-7609 1350 Hwy 96 E, White Bear Lake, Written by Ken Galloway Ken has been a hospitality executive and professional chet in the Twin Cities for many years and has been a long-time supporter of the local hospitality scene. ReGrow White Bear We want to stay open for you. Have you supported your favorite restaurant this week? As many businesses re-open following efforts to slow COVID-19, they need the community's support now Thank you to EDC for forming the ReGrow committee ReGrow-WBL.com TAKE OuT more than ever to survive. Join the effort to ReGrow White Bear as we cultivate growth, community and awareness to create a vibrant, bright and thriving White Bear Lake area. Order takeout today! ReGrow Dining White Bear Lake The first Carbone's opened in St. Paul in 1954, and the name has been familiar to pizza delivery trade and are counting on that to lovers in the metro ever since. In 1985, Steve Boleen purchased Carbone's in Mahtomedi. Steve married his wife Liz in 1989, and in 1991 the couple opened their downtown White Bear Lake location, where they thrived for ten years before moving to Birch Lake Square on Hwy. 96 in 2001. Business was good, and in 2017 they moved across the parking lot to their current space on the south side of the shopping center. Their goal was to expand their business with the larger space, complete menu, and full-service bar Although pizza is still king, Steve points out that their salads are extremely popular, as are appetizers like their meatballs with sauce their efforts. and cheese, and their variety of entrees. They are quite proud that Carbone's was recently voted "Best Appetizers" in White Bear Lake along with being finalists for "Best happy Hour" and "Best Pizza". They run Happy Hour seven days a week from 3 to 6 p.m., with all house beverages 50% off. There is an evening Happy Hour as well. Until COVID hit sales and customer counts For many years, Goose Lake has been the Acqua team quickly revamped the menu home of the Midwest Ski Otters Waterski Team. Local residents are familiar with the they developed a great menu specializing free ski shows they've been performing on Sunday afternoons, and can also spot the team training and practicing on the lake. A small group of Ski Otters thought it would be fun to own the former Don's Little Bar on through the winter. the lakeshore. They wanted to prowide a fun and family friendly restaurant for the ski families and their show crowds. Place, they already have a robust take-out and and along with Head Chef Janel Marier sustain their sales over the winter They also offer frozen pizzas. Most take-out is by phone (651-129-7609), but they continue to experience growing online business. The couple is proud of their longtime support of youth sports in the community sponsoring numerous teams, including five or six hickey teams each year: They have also invested heavily in many safety upgrades in the restaurant and have taken the Safe Dining Pledge. They are grateful for the support of their loyal customers, their longtime staff and the City of White Bear Lake, who have always been supportive of in high quality burgers, wings, sandwiches and more. Their entire menu is available at www.cabin61.com, and they are counting on Takeout business to help sustain sales The group is so very thankful to the City of White Bear Lake for their support in helping them build a beautiful new deck overlooking the lake, which was paramount in attracting customers this past When the bar came up for sale in 2016 the current ownership group of Lindsey Carpenter, Kristi Skillings, Melissa Martini- summer. They are also so grateful for their Laughlin and Carrie Berg organized and purchased the bar, naming it Cabin 61. Their vision was to create a family friendly success," says Lindsey neighborhood restaurant with great food, in a causal and fun environment. The group realized fairly early on that successfully running a restaurant and trying to do their "day jobs" was proving a bit more challenge than they expected; so, they made the decision to seek out expert management. They contacted Daron and Nicole Close, owners of the Acqua Restaurant Group. "That decision proved to be one of the better ones we've made," says Lindsey. The loyal customers and their hard working. dedicated staff. "They are the reason for our ww LA CABIN 61 hones Piz Pub Cabin 61 Carbone's Pizzeria & Pub - White Bear Lake cabin61.com I (651) 340-8415 4150 Hoffman Rd, White Bear Lake had been steadily increasing for years. In- person dining has slowed but being a Pizza carboneswhitebearlake.com I (651) 429-7609 1350 Hwy 96 E, White Bear Lake,