by Cori Hilsgen
news@thenewsleaders.com
If you notice a few changes to the menu at Sliced in downtown St. Joseph, it’s because new owner Mary Kuebelbeck and her team have been busy preparing new options.
Kuebelbeck, a St. Joseph resident, recently purchased the business.
“I love developing unique dishes and never let the opportunity to try something new pass me up,” she said.
Kuebelbeck said she and her team will continue to offer a majority of the previous menu items, but they will add to it their char-broiled burger, appetizer menu, homemade soups and salads.
“Our grinders, or oven-baked sandwiches, are now called Heros to grow on the theme this is New York-style pizza with an urban design,” Kuebelbeck said.
Another change to the menu is the business will team up with Bad Habit Brewery on some upcoming events.
Kuebelbeck encourages customers to try their Bad Habit Druncurds which are India Pale Ale beer-battered fair-style cheese curds served with the business’s signature pizza sauce.
“A great sophisticated cheese pairing for all of the amazing beers on draft,” she said. “Sliced staff is also looking forward to the ‘Fish, Love and Rock and Roll’ first annual fish fry with La Playette Bar in the spring. It’s going to be one heck of a party.”
Sliced will offer $2 pizza by the slice after 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for a night-life happy hour.
“I believe downtown St. (Joseph) has a lot to offer and it can be a fun night out for any crew, with regular live music, a brewery, art on display, unique shops and just fun people everywhere,” she said. “Sliced provides delicious food to the local pubs with free delivery.”
Kuebelbeck has worked with food for 15 years. She was previously the regional manager of Bello Cucina and before that worked at Red Robin in St. Cloud.
At Red Robin, Kuebelbeck was a proud member of the Woman of Excellence program, a leadership group dedicated to growth of women’s leadership skills in the food industry, and she was involved with helping to open the restaurant. She also worked at Old Chicago, O’Hara Brothers, Custom Catering and LaCasita Restaurant in St. Cloud.
Kuebelbeck studied business at both St. Cloud Technical College and at the Minnesota School of Business.
She is married to Nathan Kuebelbeck, who works in information technology at ColdSpring, a granite company in Cold Spring. They have two daughters who attend Kennedy Community School.
“As a local, I am dedicated to this community and look forward to becoming more involved in the next year with local businesses and the people of St. Joseph,” Kuebelbeck said. “I am very proud to be a small business owner and have been working toward this opportunity for many years in my career as a manager and mentor to many. Make sure to stop in and chat me up.”
Sliced on College Avenue is open from 11 a.m-10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday.
Orders can be placed online at www.slicedoncollegeave.com or call 320-557-0500. The business offers delivery, catering, take-out and accepts reservations for large parties.
St. Joseph resident Mary Kuebelbeck recently purchased Sliced in downtown St. Joseph. She is adding some new options to the menu, including pairing with Bad Habit Brewery to offer some choices with craft beers, oven-baked sandwiches, char-broiled burgers, homemade soups, salads and more.
Mary Kuebelbeck deglazes onions and thyme with Bad Habit Brewery’s Dark Beer for a new Sliced menu item, Bad Habit Stout onion and andouille pizza. Kuebelbeck recently purchased the business located in downtown St. Joseph.
