Just months after opening a second location in Minneapolis, Rosalia will open a third restaurant in St. Louis Park in October. The wood-fired pizzeria is under construction inside Texa-Tonka Shopping Center (8000 Minnetonka Blvd.), taking over the former Revival restaurant space and expansive patio.
“With this larger space, the kitchen itself is much larger and allows us to add to what we’re doing,” said Kiri Gray, operations director for the DDP Restaurant Group.
In addition to the pizzas, dips and salads that Rosalia fans enjoy, the expanded space will allow for a whole selection of new Sicilian pastas. Along with the gluten-friendly crusts and flatbread, they’re working on gluten-free pasta options, too.
Not only is the kitchen building in more options, the bar will also offer an array of cocktails, spritzes and Amaros from beverage director Megan Luedtke.
This fresh space is part of a larger plan for the Rosalia brand to step out on its own. Gray says they’d been eyeing the greater metro area, especially the western suburbs, for a location when this one became available. And unlike the other locations, this one comes with more parking.
“It’s been fun,” said Gray. “Every time I’m over there, someone is trying to peek in the windows and asking what’s happening with the space,” she said. “They’re so eager — we’re eager to be there and be more accessible to people.”
The first Rosalia opened in Linden Hills in September 2020. Service started as takeout during the pandemic before growing to include a few dine-in tables and a lush patio.
The second restaurant opened on E. Hennepin Avenue this spring. Like that one, Christian Dean Architecture is overseeing the Texa-Tonka design.
