Now, the entrepreneur who bought the building wants to build a new legacy of his own.<\/p>\n
Joe Jarbah purchased the Godfather\u2019s building at 7450 Unity Ave. N. in late March from Roger Backstrom for $825,000, according to real estate records.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a full remodel, Jarbah told CCX News he\u2019s planning to reopen the business as Joe\u2019s Sports Bar, Pizza and African Deli.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrooklyn Park needs another sports bar and it\u2019s going to diverse,\u201d Jarbah said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a great place for the city. I think the city of Brooklyn Park really really needs stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new restaurant will serve two styles of food: African cuisine with a Liberian focus and bar classics.<\/p>\n
Jarbah mentioned \u201ccassava leaves, potato greens, collard greens [and] jollof rice,\u201d as examples of African foods that would be available during daytime and dinner hours.<\/p>\n
Customers will also find American and late-night standards that many bar-goers look for while watching a Vikings game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDifferent kinds of pizza, we\u2019re going to have pasta, we\u2019re going to have burgers, wings, fries,\u201d Jarbah said. \u201cBar vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sports element of the bar is important to Jarbah \u2014 he plans to show professional and college level football, hockey, soccer, tennis, baseball and volleyball on a multitude of televisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you ever been to Willie McCoy\u2019s? A sports bar like that, that\u2019s what I\u2019m trying to do,\u201d he said. \u201cYou go in there and you feel like home. You have games, the Minnesota pull tabs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jarbah hopes to open the new restaurant in July.<\/p>\n
While this is his first foray into the restaurant world, he\u2019s already active in Brooklyn Park\u2019s<\/a> business community.<\/p>\n He\u2019s the owner of Boss Kuts, a barber shop just blocks away from the former Godfather\u2019s.<\/p>\n Joe Jarbah purchased the Godfather\u2019s building at 7450 Unity Ave. N. in late March from Roger Backstrom for $825,000, according to real estate records.\u00a0And after a full remodel, he\u2019s planning to reopen the business as Joe\u2019s Sports Bar, Pizza and African Deli. He\u2019s also the owner of Boss Kuts barber shop.<\/p>\n![\"exterior](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1884.jpg\")
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