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New American Cuisine deftly prepared and spiced
with classic Mediterranean and Japanese influences.

Welcome to Sanctuary - the restaurant
Feel free to enjoy the views on-line,
but to be here is the real treat.

Minnesota Address:

903 Washington Ave So.
Suite 150 Minneapolis, MN 55415

phone: 612.339.5058
fax: 612.339.5084

Contact Email:
sanctuary07@sanctuaryminneapolis.com

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Dinner:
Monday - Thursday: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Full Bar:
Monday - Thursday: 4:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Friday & Saturday: 4:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Sundays Closed

For reservations: Call 612.339.5058 or click here!

Private Party Contact:
Michael Kutscheid 612.339.5058

Private Party Facilities:
This is a small restaurant without separate rooms.
A private party must reserve the entire restaurant facility.

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Location: go to page

903 Washington Ave So.
Suite 150 Minneapolis, MN 55415

phone: 612.339.5058
fax: 612.339.5084
Email: sanctuary07@sanctuaryminneapolis.com


Parking Details:
$4.00 parking lots (for the evening) are on both sides.
$3.00 behind the 903 building.

For those attending the Guthrie:
The restaurant is behind the Guthrie parking ramp across Washington Avenue. The ramp provides convenient parking
right between the theater and Sanctuary.

Public Transit:
Washington Avenue buses run in front of Sanctuary.
Light rail and other buses stop less than a block behind Sanctuary
- near the Dome.

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Menu: go to page
Food representing the best of the melting pot. Think of your plate
as an American City with European, Japanese and other immigrants.

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Michael Kutscheid, Roger Kubicki and Naomi Williamson
brought their varied backgrounds together to create
a special haven called Sanctuary ~ the Restaurant.

Their vision was to create an elegant and memorable, yet welcoming and reasonably priced fine dining experience for people who visit the new theater district of downtown Minneapolis. A little escape - from the kitchen, from work, from the ordinary - right here in downtown Minneapolis!

They were delighted to be able to bring the creativity and excellence
of Chef Patrick Atanalian into a setting with a touch of the old world.
Here, Patrick's New American menu allows him to select from all
America's ethnic groups to make dishes to delight your senses.

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Reviews: go to page

Look at what they are saying about us!

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Sanctuary: the restaurant
Follow each turn of this culinary thriller

By Katie Cannon ~ Special to Metromix

I walked into the cellar-styled Sanctuary restaurant thinking I knew how the meal would play out. Simple comfort foods assumptions were sparked by the traditional wine-cellar entry. . . .
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Sue Z. Says:
By Sue Zelickson
Looking for a romantic restaurant
-with food to match-this Valentine's Day?

That's exactly what co-owners Michael Kutscheid, Roger Kubicki, and Naomi Williamson have created at Sanctuary (903 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-339-5058). Chef Patrick Atanalian's magnificently scrumptious fusion menu-along with the décor, dim lighting,
and fireplace-makes it a perfect spot for sweethearts.

Sue Zelickson is host of WCCO Radio's Food for Thought

"Get a taste of the best for less" 10.22.08
By Rick Nelson, Star Tribune - October, 2008
Splurge sensibly
"Bargain" is a relative term, but several tasting menu options make it possible to wallow in Perrier-Jouet luxury while paying Andre prices. .... Chef Patrick Atanalian makes weeknights (minus Friday) shine at Sanctuary with his ever-changing five-course ($35) spread."

"Take Sanctuary", recommends Patricia Webb-de la Cadena,
at the downtown Minneapolis restaurant of that name.

By Patricia Webb-de la Cadena , TC Daily Planet November 25, 2008
DINING | Everyone needs a little sanctuary
And Sanctuary the restaurant, in downtown Minneapolis, is the perfect place to find it. The upscale eatery opened the same week as the 35W bridge collapse. . . .
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"Book a table prior to ... the Guthrie Theater."
September 12, 2008, Sanctuary made the
Hot Five for restaurants near the Guthrie:

Chef Patrick Atanalian puts out a doozy of a testing menu Monday through Thursday nights: five inventive courses for $35. Add wine pairings for an additional $14.

"Steak That's Really Rare ~ Tartare at Sanctuary."
September 2008 | by Peter Lilienthal
A lot of people who don’t think twice about consuming raw fish of unknown provenance draw the line at eating raw meat. I was reminded of this paradox. . . . (READ MORE)

"Dining out: Summer's Hot Five"
By Rick Nelson, Star Tribune - June, 2008
Sanctuary
Chef Patrick Atanalian prepares five lovely-to-look-at courses ($35, with $14 wine pairings) every Monday through Thursday night. Out in the dining room, owner Michael Kutschied makes everyone feel welcome.

903 Washington Av. S., Mpls., 612-339-5058, sanctuaryminneapolis.com

“Mpls. St.Paul Magazine: Restaurant Reviews: Sanctuary"
By Beth Dooley
The Scene In a building dating back to the city’s inception,
Sanctuary's stone walls, rough beams, and rescued barn floors
echo ancient ruins.. . . .
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“Sanctuary a downtown haven. Find your inner Zen
with carefully crafted meals at Sanctuary.”

By RICK NELSON, Star Tribune
It's comforting to know that, in our battered economy,
a diner can find refuge at Sanctuary. . . .
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"Sanctuary: What a Difference a Chef Makes!"
Rake Review by Jeremy Iggers
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Patrick Atanalian is now in charge of the kitchen at Sanctuary,
and the cuisine at the Washington Ave. hideaway is dramatically improved.

It's a reunion for the talented Marseilles-born chef and Sanctuary's managing partner Michael Kutscheid,

"Dining out: The Hot Five" By Rick Nelson, Star Tribune -
Sanctuary
Owner Michael Kutschied's greeting at the door is warmth personified,
and the timber-lined dining room (complete with flickering fireplace) is nicely cozy.

Chef Patrick Atanalian's visually striking food is prepared with flair and finesse.
903 Washington Av. S., Mpls., 612-339-5058, sanctuaryminneapolis.com

Metro Magazine ~ New Restaurants By Mecca Bos-Williams -
What can you say about a restaurant where the manager-owner greets you maître d’-style in a white tuxedo jacket,


A Nice Rating in the Rake!!
Food 10.0, Service 10.0, Ambiance 9.0 - This warm, friendly, and comfortable location serves a wonderful compact menu, with sufficiently different choices to please the most adventuresome patron.

Minnesota Monthly - THOUGH GARGOYLES define the
look of Sanctuary, the new Minneapolis restaurant’s true
guardian spirit is its effusively welcoming frontman/co-owner,
Michael Kutscheid. Always dressed to the nines,


Twin Cities Dining Guide ~ Don’t Let the Gargoyles Fool You!
Gargoyles? Yeah, that was my reaction when I got there to chat with co-owners Michael Kutscheid and Naomi Wiliamson. Michael then informed me that everyone who has done a story on their restaurant has started out with the question, “Okay, so what’s with the gargoyles?”

The Rake Review by Jeremy Iggers - We spotted Michael Kutscheid the other night in the dining room of his new restaurant, Sanctuary, looking proud as a peacock - and even more dapper than usual.

If you have something to say send us an email!
Email: sanctuary07@sanctuaryminneapolis.com
 

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