WINONA, Minn. – What Winona kid doesn’t have a memory of a summer cone from Penguin Zesto – and older folks too. That may change soon. At age 58, Rich Drazkowski is selling the shop at East Third and Carimona, as well as a sister shop in Goodview. Since 1998, Penguin Zesto has been serving walk-up burgers and ice cream. No, there’s no inside seating. Originally the Carimona shop was just plain “Zesto” — no “Penguin.” But Draz, who admits to a lifetime fascination with penguins. expanded the name. Why not? He owned he place. In the early 2000s he opened a second shop in suburban Goodview. Unlike the original summers-only Carimona shop, the Goodview location opens earlier in the year for workers to wander over from near the nearby industrial park.
A Winona landmark. Burgers, fries and ice cream concoctions. It’s future? Depends on who buys.