Photos: Parka restaurant in Minneapolis

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Minneapolis residents Chenny and Nick Rancone, with their three-year-old son Miles, foreground table, enjoy lunch at Parka Friday, March 15, 2013. The restaurant opened in January 2013 in the same building as home furnishing retailer Forage Modern Workshop. The two businesses are separated by a partial wall. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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One of the desserts at Parka, the restaurant that shares a building with Forage Modern Workshop, is banana cream pie garnished with vanilla cream, banana jam and chocolate Friday, March 15, 2013 in Minneapolis. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Home furnishing retailer Forage Modern Workshop specializes in products from Minnesota and the Midwest Friday, March 15, 2013 near Lake Street and 41st Avenue S. in Minneapolis. Forage shares a building with new restaurant Parka. A partial wall separates the two. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Terrariums and mobiles hang in the windows at Forage Modern Workshop, the new retailer specializing in home furnishing and decor from Minnesota and the Midwest, Friday, Mar. 15, 2013 in Minneapolis. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Parka's manager Josh Cook delivers food during a busy lunch Friday, March 15, 2013. The restaurant, which share a space with retailer Forage Modern Workshop, is a collaboration between Victory 44, Rustica Bakery and Dogwood Coffee Co. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Home decor and furnishing retailer Forage Modern Workshop, which sells many items with Minnesota and Midwest origins, and restaurant Parka share a space on Lake Street in Minneapolis Friday, March 15, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Parka, a new restaurant that shares a space with home furnishing retailer Forage Modern Workshop on Lake Street in Minneapolis, is a collaboration between Dogwood Coffee Co., Rustica Bakery and Victory 44. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Parka's fried chicken, served with biscuits, gravy, carrots and peas Friday, March 15, 2013 in Minneapolis. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Barista Stephany Achter prepares a coffee drink Friday, March 15, 2013 at Parka on Lake Street in Minneapolis. The restaurant is a collaboration between Dogwood Coffee Co., Rustica Bakery and Victory 44. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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The neon pink espresso machine at Parka, the new restaurant near Lake Street and 41st Avenue S. in Minneapolis. The restaurant is a collaboration between Dogwood Coffee Co., Rustica Bakery and Victory 44 and shares a space with Forage Modern Workshop. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo