Linden Hills' long-running Milio's sandwich shop is gearing up for one last, bittersweet shift on Tuesday, giving regulars a final shot at their favorite subs before the doors close for good. Staff say they want neighbors to swing by, grab a sandwich, snap a few photos, and trade stories as the shop wraps up its run. The closure will leave the Twin Cities without a single Milio's and will officially end the chain's Minnesota presence.
According to Bring Me The News, general manager Curran Kelseth shared in a Linden Hills community Facebook group that the store would close "effective immediately," with staff planning one final opening on Tuesday. In the post, Kelseth pointed to "happenings in the city and traffic dying down in January" and summed up the situation with the blunt line, "the economy ate us whole." He invited neighbors to stop in, share memorie,s and take photos during the last day of service.
Manager Points To City Events And A Brutal Economy
Milio's official stores page lists the Minneapolis location at 3813 W 44th Street in the busy France and 44th commercial block, where the shop has been a weekday lunch staple for years. The listing shows weekday hours and contact details for the store, which sits just off the France Avenue strip that straddles Minneapolis and Edina.
Chain Footprint And Local Context
According to Bring Me The News, the Linden Hills spot is the final Milio's remaining in Minnesota; the brand still runs more than a dozen locations in Wisconsin, along with a single Iowa outpost. Over the years, Milio's has operated Twin Cities shops on East Franklin Avenue and in Edina, Woodbury, and Eden Prairie. For longtime fans, watching those signs disappear has come to feel like part of a broader squeeze on small regional chains facing higher rents and thin winter foot traffic.
What It Means For Linden Hills
Local restaurant roundups have flagged the Milio's closure alongside a wave of recent openings and shutdowns in the Twin Cities dining scene, a reminder of how quickly neighborhood retail lineups can shift, according to Axios Twin Cities. Neighbors who want one last Milio's sandwich will have a short window on Tuesday to stop in before the chain's Minnesota run officially ends. After that, the France and 44th corridor will be left to write its next chapter without the longtime sandwich counter.
