Kamal Mohamed is closing his first full-service restaurant after four years in Northeast Minneapolis. StepChld will end its run at 24 University Ave. NE on Aug. 24, the owner and chef announced Monday ...

StepChld ends its run Aug. 24. “After almost five years, it’s always going to be a part of me, and I’m grateful for the fact that I got to do it,” Mohamed said.

Stepchld will end its run at 24 University Ave. NE on Aug. 24 after four years of earning accolades as one of the best restaurants in Minnesota.

Stepchld — and its adjoining speakeasy-like craft cocktail bar Hyde — has taken over the former JL Beers space. "Northeast deserved something that was going to be a bit more eccentric, ...

StepChld runs on a "flat hierarchy." There are no chefs. Mohamed thinks of a dish, brings it to the team, and they collectively tweak it and work it out until they land on something.