Popular Minneapolis Pizzeria Headed to Edina

One of the hottest pizza places in the surrounding area could be adding a second location in Edina later this year.

Online foodie journal The Heavy Table reports —located just a hair outside of Edina's boundaries, on Xerxes Avenue and 56th Street—will be opening a new spot in Edina later this year. The shop will be filling the location at 44th and France, the site reports, and will be called Hello Pizza.

Lola's Owner-Chef Ann Kim has and since opening in Nov. 2010, and a spot on Food Network television show .

The Heavy Table spoke with General Manager Rachel Swan, who said the Edina store will take a slightly different approach from the Minneapolis location:

"[Kim] wants to make Hello Pizza super-friendly – a communal gathering space, but with a lot of the core ideas from Lola," Swan said. "In that neighborhood, there are a lot of walkers and young kids, so [at Hello Pizza] you can get a slice instead of having to order a whole pizza. A classic New York, East Coast slice. Just jump in after school, grab a slice and go. It’s really that sort of vibe."

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