This cold noodle salad is from the 1980s. Spicy Turkey Asian Salad à la Dayton’s was served in the Sky Room and eventually found its way into the Dayton’s Marketplace, where shoppers could grab it on their way out the door.
Salads
Broccoli Green Olive Salad from Cassidy’s Gold Pine in Hinckley
Cassidy’s Gold Pine Motor Inn and Restaurant opened in April 1964 off of the Hinckley exit on the newly constructed Interstate 35. The section of I-35 from Hinckley to Sandstone was the first segment of freeway that replaced the old road into Duluth and up the north shore. Sadly, the restaurant closed in 2020 after 50 years of ownership by the Welcher family.
Wild Rice Salad from Kozlak’s Royal Oak in Shoreview
Jack and Ruth Kozlak opened Kozlak’s Royal Oak Restaurant in 1977 after purchasing an abandoned restaurant in Shoreview. The restaurant closed and was demolished in 2014.
Greek Salad from Axels River Grille in Mendota
The Parker House opened in the late 1930s as a bar and gambling hall that later became a fine dining restaurant in the historic town. Linda Young and Charlie Burrows later opened Axel’s River Grille at the site, continuing its legacy. Axel’s found success but closed in 2024, leaving the future of the Parker House/Axel’s site unknown.
Morey’s Fish Company’s Crab and Macaroni Salad
In 1937, Ed Morey’s life changed forever when he traded sweetcorn and other produce for two boxes of fish. He sold them and later built a small smokehouse on his property to smoke the fish himself to sell alongside his produce. As demand grew, he acquired a larger plot of land and built a larger smokehouse and retail store in Motley, Minnesota. Today, Morey’s Seafood Markets offers a wide range of seafood products, including deli items, seafood dips, and smoked fish, at its shops in Motley and Baxter.
Chicken Salad from Apple’s Restaurant in Eagan
Apple’s Restaurant opened in 1990 along Town Centre Drive in Eagan, Minnesota. Patricia “Pat” Boland owned and operated the restaurant after the death of her husband, Jack. The restaurant closed in 1998.
Broccoli Request Salad from Kozlak’s Royal Oak in Shoreview
Jack and Ruth Kozlak opened Kozlak’s Royal Oak Restaurant in 1977 after purchasing an abandoned restaurant in Shoreview. The restaurant closed and was demolished in 2014.
Chicken & Strawberry Salad from Dayton’s River Room in Saint Paul
When Dayton’s expanded to Saint Paul in 1959, they took over Schuneman’s department store and its popular dining room, the River Room.
Citrus Turkey Salad from Dayton’s Sky Room in Minneapolis
In 1903, George Draper Dayton opened Dayton’s Dry Goods Company in downtown Minneapolis. The elegant Sky Room restaurant opened in 1947 to keep shoppers fed, happy, and spending money.