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Pak Zam Zam brings a bit of Pakistan to Nordeast

Country's unique flavors offered in inexpensive, generous portions

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By Rachel Hutton

Published on February 16, 2009 at 4:38pm

So far as I know, Pak Zam Zam is the only Pakistani restaurant in Minnesota—and it may also be the brightest restaurant in the state. Its walls are painted Coca-Cola red and tangerine orange, and its fluorescent lights are so glaring that surgery seems as likely as lunch. Its Central Avenue storefront feels just as Spartan as it did when it housed a Bollywood video store. Aside from a photo of the Taj Mahal and a crop-art image of a rooster, the looped electronic cables hanging from the ceiling are about the only things that qualify as decor—unless you count the adorable baby sleeping in a bassinet near the cooler.

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