The 1029 Bar in Northeast Minneapolis is now under the ownership of two restaurateurs who have been serving their food there for years.
Smack Shack founders Josh Thoma and Kevin Fitzgerald announced Wednesday that they have acquired the iconic dive bar from longtime owners Troy Olson and Scott Fossland.
Thoma and Fitzgerald launched Smack Shack, best known for its lobster rolls, as a food truck and moved it in late 2010 into the 1029, where it caught the attention of Guy Fieri and ended up on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” in 2012…