Apple Valley’s giant new pickleball playground is getting its food lineup in place. Picklehall, the sprawling indoor complex on the way to the south metro, has named four food vendors as it eyes a September opening and tries to prove that paddles, patios, and a beer wall can anchor a neighborhood hangout, not just a tournament stop.
According to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the chosen operators will fill a two-level food hall that takes up about one-third of Picklehall’s footprint. The developer has set a vendor application deadline of Friday, July 24, 2026, making this the first clear public look at both the tenant lineup and the rollout schedule for food service inside the building.
What Picklehall Will Offer
Picklehall is planned as a two-story, 67,000-square-foot complex with 18 indoor pickleball courts, an 80-tap self-serve beer wall, patios that open to the east and a rooftop deck overlooking the action on the courts, Minnesota Monthly reported. Renderings and planning documents show the food hall concentrated along the building’s east side so diners can watch games from their tables or linger by the beer wall, while the pro shop and office spaces are grouped to the north.
Where It Will Go And Why It Matters
City records place Picklehall on a long-vacant parcel at the northeast corner of 153rd Street and Garrett Avenue. That intersection is part of a commercial node the city highlighted for growth in its 2026 budget, according to the City of Apple Valley. Developers are pitching the project as a south-metro hub meant to serve nearby apartments and hotels as well as the broader Dakota County pickleball crowd.
Part Of A Bigger Trend
Design firm 10K Architecture lists the Apple Valley facility at roughly 67,000 square feet and highlights a two-story food hall with four tenant bays, signaling how central dining is to the overall guest experience. Local pickleball trackers such as Pickleball City note that Picklehall is part of a broader south-metro wave of private indoor builds that combine courts with curated food and drink instead of just benches and vending machines.
What’s Next
The developer is now moving toward permits and tenant build-outs, and the Business Journal reports the team is targeting a September 2026 opening for at least portions of the complex. That timeline hinges on how quickly the city signs off on permits, how construction proceeds and how fast vendors can build out their stalls, but locking in food operators makes a fall debut a realistic bet.
For Apple Valley, the lingering question is whether Picklehall’s mix of 18 courts, a food hall and an 80-tap self-serve beer wall can turn a once-empty corner into a reliable neighborhood hangout or if it will live mostly as a tournament and league destination. We will keep an eye on permits, tenant build-outs and any further vendor news and report back as those details firm up.
