Turns out it’s paved with delays. Hell’s Kitchen 2, the Duluth location, was originally slated to open in June. Then construction and equipment problems pushed the date to July 16. But new partner and GM Mark “Pappy” Anderson says everything has been surprisingly pacific since. “We opened for business nearly two weeks ago and it’s all been good,” Anderson says. “We were up to an hour wait by the third day. But we’ve got a great staff and everything seems to be running smoothly.” Of course, Anderson’s last gig was teaching 8th grade social studies for three years on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, so managing a staff of pajama-clad servers and a couple thousand unruly tourists probably seems like a cakewalk. Unlike the Minneapolis HK, this Canal Park restaurant serves three meals a day and sports a full liquor license. . . .also an iron-gated private dining room called Purgatory that seats 8-10, and the finest collection of black chandeliers in the entire Midwest.
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