Grand Forks’ Bronze Boot restaurant, established 1954, is closed and for sale

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Open since 1954, the Bronze Boot Steakhouse and Lounge in Grand Forks will not reopen anytime soon: It is for sale.

Terry Fonder, the chef and owner since his father Darcy died nearly five years ago, told Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty that he will not reopen the supper-club-style restaurant.

The restaurant is owned by Alerus Financial, the way his father left it in a trust fund, he told Hagerty, who is reporting it in her Thursday “Dear Shirley” column.

The Bronze Boot was essentially forced to close by Grand Forks Public Health a week ago after a patron complained about the leaky roof. Inspectors said they found plastic sheets over parts of the kitchen, dining room, bathroom and bar, and that some of the water was stagnant. Fonder voluntarily closed, though Public Health Director Don Shields said the department would’ve otherwise considered mandatory closure.

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