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Who we are

A passion for taste, connection and adventure is at the center of all we do. We are devoted students of craft; we're dedicated to keeping things fresh and having fun doing what we love. We show up each day by leaning into challenge, making bold choices, exploring unfamiliar routes and wearing our quirkiness on our sleeves. You can feel our fiery passion for food and genuine hospitality the moment you walk through our doors. We offer up fun that's contagious, food that's delicious and smiles that are sincere.

We embrace curiosity and creativity in everything we do and foster an environment of learning, growth, and evolution for our teams and guests. We believe in endless possibilities, dreaming big, and finding inspiration in unexpected places.

OUR VALUES

Curiosity

We embrace possibility ​

Creativity 

We will never be bored with ourselves

Heart

We give a damn

Presence

We speak up, we listen, we are heard

Our timeline

2009: Ann Kim and Conrad Leifur hatch a plan to open a neighborhood pizzeria. Ann quits her job in theater administration, enrolls in and graduates from Tony Gemignani’s International School of Pizza in San Francisco.
November 2010: Pizzeria Lola opens.
April 2012: “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” featuring Pizzeria Lola premieres and daily sales records are broken over the next several months.
March 2013: Hello Pizza opens.
July 2014: Pizza Today names Lola as “Independent Pizzeria of the Year.”
November 2016: Young Joni opens.
December 2017: Star Tribune names Young Joni Restaurant of the Year and GQ names it a 2017 Best New Restaurant in America.
March 2018: Chef Ann Kim is selected as a James Beard Award finalist.
April 2019: Ann Kim wins the James Beard Award for Best Chef Midwest.
July 2019: Young Joni's back bar is named one of Esquire's 2019 Best Bars in America
September 2019: The New York Times runs an in-depth feature on chef Ann.
September 7, 2022: Chef Ann Kim and our restaurants are featured on Chef's Table: Pizza (season 7, episode 3)
Vestalia Hospitality
1005 West Franklin Avenue, Ste. 1
Minneapolis, MN 55405
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