Keep the doors open.<br><em>Build what comes next.</em>
Detroit Lakes, MN · A carefully coordinated kitchen expansion for a busy Detroit Lakes gathering place.
The project
Behind the hospitality. A better working kitchen.
At Zorbaz in Detroit Lakes, the work centered on consolidating two kitchens into one larger kitchen addition. New equipment and an updated standing-seam roof supported the next chapter of the restaurant while its familiar gathering spaces remained in use.
Keeping the restaurant open required a practical construction sequence. A temporary kitchen was created, mechanical services were rerouted for the interim arrangement, and the temporary setup was removed once the new kitchen was ready. The gallery shows the restaurant’s finished setting, dining rooms and outdoor gathering areas; these views provide context for a project whose central improvement happened behind the scenes.
Restaurant entrance and colorful courtyard umbrellasOutdoor dining beside the covered pavilionCorner view of the red tower and low rooflineMain bar with colorful stools and a thatched canopyLarge wood communal table with metal stoolsOutdoor dining court beneath string lightsBottle chandelier viewed from directly belowRestaurant perimeter and planted patio edgeFront view of the bar beneath its thatched canopyDining aisle beside the long restaurant barHigh-top tables along the dining room windowsDining tables beneath memorabilia-covered wallsHigh-top seating near a restaurant entryOpen dining room with red chairs and colorful signsRestaurant tables leading toward the beach-side exitOutdoor picnic tables and umbrellas on the deckStreet-side restaurant exterior behind mature treesRed tower and deck tables beside the restaurantRed tower and metal roof above the patioDeck passage along the window-lined restaurant wallPicnic tables facing a timber-clad gableCovered dining deck beneath exposed wood framingOpen-sided pavilion with picnic tables and ceiling fansCovered deck entry with high-top seatingSigns and ceiling details above the pavilion doorsPicnic tables inside the covered outdoor dining areaRestaurant frontage across the streetOpen-sided dining pavilion with exposed timber roofCourtyard tables in front of the wood-clad gableUmbrellas and picnic tables on the sunlit deckWood ceiling and ceiling fan within the pavilionUpward view of the pavilion tower and large ceiling fanCeiling fan and signs within the timber-lined towerTimber ceiling framing and large fanCovered dining area looking toward the courtyardPavilion post, beam and roof overhangStreet-facing restaurant elevations beneath mature treesPatio gate opening into the outdoor dining courtPicnic tables beneath the exposed timber roofTall entry space with a decorative bottle chandelierBottle chandelier against the timber-lined entry towerUpper windows and suspended bottle chandelierTimber-lined entry tower with signs and glazed doorsWindow counter opening toward the outdoor patioDeck picnic tables between the restaurant wingsRed entrance tower framed by treesRestaurant entry tower and standing-seam roofStreet-corner restaurant entranceWide view of the restaurant along the streetRestaurant facade behind the deck fenceRear restaurant elevation with roof dormersRoofline and service-side building exteriorWood-clad gable and tower beside the patioRestaurant corner with tower and covered deckZorbaz tower entrance below the metal roofLong dining counter along the restaurant windowsTower entrance and open-sided covered dining areaRestaurant approach with the covered outdoor pavilionHigh-top seating along the broad patio windowsCentral dining tables beneath colorful memorabiliaBar corner with metal trim and display wallCounter stools beneath a thatched bar canopyBar taps above a metal-clad counter faceService area beneath the thatched canopyClose view along the metal-edged bar topCurved metal footrail detail at the barWood bar front with a metal countertop edgeBar corner and stools beneath the canopyMain bar and adjacent high-top gathering tablesRow of beverage taps behind the barRestaurant door surrounded by signs and memorabiliaRed chairs along a narrow dining tableWindow-side counter seating and metal stools
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