Owamni by the Sioux Chef set to reopen in Minneapolis two months after electrical fire
MINNEAPOLIS – A celebrated downtown Minneapolis restaurant will soon reopen after an electrical fire closed it down nearly two months ago.
Owamni by the Sioux Chef will start serving traditional and inventive Indigenous cuisine again beginning June 2, the restaurant announced Saturday on its Facebook page.
"The building has been successfully electrified! This means our staff has been allowed into the building to begin the weeklong process of cleaning, sorting, ordering, prepping, training for the summer menu, admin work to address to many broken hearts of cancellations," the restaurant said.
Owamni is located in the Water Works Building near Mill Ruins Park. An electrical fire broke out in the building's main power panel on April 5. The damage was isolated to that lower-level room, but it took electricians weeks to get the building back into working order.
Owamni was established in 2021 by Chef Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson. One year later, it was named Best New Restaurant at the James Beard Awards.
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Sherman's latest project, the Indigenous Food Lab, will open to the public in June at Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis.