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Sunday, November 15, 2026Nov 15

Restaurant Scene: New eatery is coming to the old Long Horn space in North Shore

Staff photo by Lyric Lewin / Sean Alexander will be opening a new restaurant called Build-A-Salad in the historic space on 129 N. Market St. This was the location of The Long Horn Restaurant for 65 years.
Staff photo by Lyric Lewin / Sean Alexander will be opening a new restaurant called Build-A-Salad in the historic space on 129 N. Market St. This was the location of The Long Horn Restaurant for 65 years.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I found out the historic location of The Long Horn restaurant would be used for a new locally owned restaurant.

The Long Horn opened in 1959 and ran for 65 years in the 972-square-foot diner before closing in February 2024.

Since then, there has been speculation about what business would fill the space.

I spoke with Sean Alexander under the new sky blue paint that adorns the iconic triangular roof as he told me his plans to open a new restaurant called Build-A-Salad.

Build-A-Salad

— Address: 129 N. Market St.