It’s a spring debut for Spring Cafe, the restaurant replacing Como Dockside.

The cafe at Como Park’s Lakeside Pavilion opened Thursday. Look for an Americana picnic approach with ceviche, salads, sandwiches and more on the grab-and-go menu. A made-to-order menu includes beef brisket and barbecue pork, fried chicken, wild rice brats, Peterson Beef chili, kimchee and elote dogs, tacos and veggie burgers. Beer, wine and kegged cocktails are part of the drink menu.

“We want people to be able to get food and grab a cool beverage with it,” said JD Fratzke, director of culinary operations. “We’’ll have stuff ready to go right away. Then we’ll have items made to order.”

To start, the indoor part of Spring Cafe (1360 N. Lexington Parkway, St. Paul; springcafestp.com) is up and running. Eventually, the pavilion counter outside will open, too.

“We’ll grow into that when the weather gets warmer. We have a really cool idea for how that’s going to be run. Stay tuned,” Fratzke said. “We just want to to get the indoor counter service right first.”

As far as a third counter, which previously sold casual fare such as burgers and hot dogs near the Lake Como waterfront, “We’re going to open that in the summer when the weather’s more consistent. That one will have a dessert focus,” said Fratzke.

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O’Reilly will also manage the music and theater operation of the pavilion, which hosts 100 or more performances annually.