Former Customers Eulogize Jack's

The East Harriet eatery/coffee shop closed on Friday.

Chef Kevin Kathman Out At Jack's

Jack's much-praised experiment seems to be over.

Jackie, we hardly knew ye. Two months into its highly-aclaimed reboot, it looks like Chef Kevin Kathman is no longer with the East Harriet restaurant.  The causes are unclear: Minnesota Monthly's Jason DeRusha reports that Kathman is accusing owner Jerry Nelson of fishy finances, while Nelson says Kathman refused to keep labor costs in check. Either way, it looks like reviews like this, from our story about Jack's January reopening— “Oh, Delicious!” regular Matt Perry exclaimed, describing a dinner he and his wife had Sunday night as part of Jack’s “soft re-opening.” “Their food went from pretty unremarkable to outstanding,” Perry said. “They really took it to the next level.” —could be a thing of the past as Jack's looses Kathman's …

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Kristin Jones

10:43 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Perhaps they should focus more on service than on menu revamps and other extraneous things. When you walk in the door and no one helps you, when they are unwilling to make you a cup of tea because it's "too late in the evening" and when you wait forever for someone to bring you menus and take an order when you are dining with kids, they need more help than a fantastic chef. Perhaps Jack's should …   more ›