This spring marked a brand new starting for the restaurant previously referred to as Rock Elm on the Grove.

The Maple Grove institution is now known as ‘Paulie’s‘ and fulfills a longtime imaginative and prescient for co-owner Paul Sarratori.

“Paulie’s is a dream for me,” Sarratori mentioned. “I’m from the East Coast. I worked in restaurants growing up, always wanted to have one. I know my late father always wanted a restaurant, never came to fruition for him.”

At first look, Paulie’s seems like your typical American sports activities bar, however it now has an Italian-influenced menu that features pizza and pasta.

“Myself and my executive chef, we worked hard on developing crust that is like no other,” Sarratori mentioned. “It carries flavor throughout with seasoning the whole dough, instead of just the toppings.”

The Paulie’s home particular pizza is topped with sausage, pepperoni, onion, peppers, mushrooms, olives, and feta.

Yet meals and drinks aren’t the one options of this restaurant.

Sports simulators present leisure choices

Paulie’s can be a full-blown entertainment-based eating expertise. Customers can play 14 completely different video games on two simulators; from golf, to baseball, to zombie dodgeball.

“The technology’s awesome, the experience is great,” mentioned Julian Ramirez, who co-owns Paulie’s with Sarratori. “The golf courses on here are second to none.”

Ramirez works with Sarratori at their different enterprise enterprise, Optimal Performance Golf. They wished to deliver that very same sports activities simulator expertise to Paulie’s.

“We’re doing something together here where we can create a great experience for customers and have fun,” Ramirez mentioned.

It’s a enjoyable expertise that Sarratori is aware of would get the stamp of approval from his late father.

“I’m sure he’s looking down on me right now and smiling and just being my biggest supporter,” Sarratori mentioned.

Paulie’s co-owner Julian Ramirez reveals off one of many sports activities simulators. Paulie’s is positioned at 15641 Grove Circle North, Maple Grove, MN.

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