In article , [email removed] (Anton Groh) wrote: > > I'm going to Minneapolis/St. Paul on business. Any leads on good food, > intersting local specialties or just good eatin' would be appreciated. > > Thanks........Anton I was at Minneapolis around end of July for a few days (I had to attend a conference) and we stayed in downtown (marriot City Center), around the Nicolette Mall. One great place was Ruth Chris's Steak House. I know it's a national chain, but you can smell the fragrance of perfect steak for as far as a block away, and the wind wasn't even blowing! The steak are to kill for, and their flourless chocolate cake just put me over the top!!! Another good place is down the Nicolette Mall. It was a BBQ rib place. I have forgotten the name of the place, but it is very easy to get there. Walk along Nicolette Ave. in the direction away from the Federal Bank and the Mississippi River, where you will encounter a few hotels and such. You will then see a French restaurant (It's also a good place with a fair price). The BBQ place is just down the corner. They have very good ribs at downhome price, with a very homey atmosphere. I apologize for not able to remember the name of these places, but nothing is coming to mind right now. For good atmosphere, go to the Italian restaurant in the Marriot City Center. At dinner time the staff doubles as entertainers and sing various tunes, including selections from "The Phantom of the Opera." They're actually quite good! The food is also excellent, and they have a selection of after dinner drinks that will enhance your enjoyment of food. As far as I can remember, their local speciality is the walleye fish (pike?), served in various styles, including deep fried in a beer batter. If you go in October, you're liable to bump into the Oktoberfest crowd, and that just might prove to be a good bet (unless you detest German food, that is.) ============================================================================== James Shih ([email removed]) University of California, Riverside .....and of course the university does not necessarily share these views......
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Restaurants in Minneapolis/St. Paul
Anton G. wrote: >I'm going to Minneapolis/St. Paul on business. Any leads on good food, >intersting local specialties or just good eatin' would be appreciated. A couple of recommendations in Minneapolis: Goodfellow's, on Nicolette Mall 612.332.4800 Contemporary American D'Amico Cucina, 100 N 6th 612.338.2401 Northern Italian Azur (can't find the card -- it's on the top floor of a downtown shopping center) Mediterranian. Had 3 excellent meals at these three places last year. Cheers,
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM. References: Nntp-Posting-Host: falstaff.watson.ibm.com Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Lines: 19 >Anton G. wrote: >>I'm going to Minneapolis/St. Paul on business. Any leads on good food, >>intersting local specialties or just good eatin' would be appreciated. There is a (fairly) new restaurant called "Mitterhauser's". I have not been there, but I know the chef, and have been to his previous restaurants. He had on on Nicolett Mall a while ago, and most recently he had place in St. Peter, Minn. Klaus Mitterhauser is Austrian, and very talented. There are Austrian specialties on the menu, as well as some lighter dishes, including some vegetarian choices. Should be good. Address: 2640 Lyndale AVe. S., Minneapolis, Minn. 872-4808. I plan to try it myself when I am in Minn. in Dec. /C [email removed]
Someone wrote: : I'm going to Minneapolis/St. Paul on business. Any leads on good food, : intersting local specialties or just good eatin' would be appreciated. In Mpls there's several places down on the river; and in the same area a Polish restaurant that used to be excellent; and in the IDS tower there used to be one of the bet French restaurants around In St Paul: Downtown - Hotel St. Paul Grill - excellent food West 7th - just past 7 corners: Cosentino's - best pizza in the area - great Italian food - served cafeteria style - Italian Market/Deli Mancini's - about 1 mile up from Cosentino's - great steaks Down on the river industrial area - Awadas - good steaks & fish and great LaHamMishwe<sp?> (lamb shishkabob with garlic sauce, lavosh, tabouli salad, Lebanese rice) - and if you don't order the lamb you can still ask for the tabouli with lavosh & garlic sauce instead of the regular salad Summit Hill (past the Cathedral) on Grand Ave - numerous shops & restaurants to satisfy any taste including: At Dale & Grand is a great Mexican restaurant Next block up, Grand & Avon is a Japanese restaurant Greek (can't remember the name) - great lemon chicken soup - Grand & Grotto Across the street is Godfather's pizza - good Ciatti's - Grand & Victoria - what Italian Gardens would like to be - fantastic "bottomless" salad bowl - great Italian foods - at lunch time - enjoy the Caesar salad Next to Ciatti's is a capeccino house that has desserts that are so sinful and decadent Diagonally across the street is HagenDaz & coffe house right next to a croissant place that has plain, dessert and sandwich style croissants Grand & Lexington - the Lexington (the Lex) - has two sides to eat at - on the left is more formal - food presented (like Caesar salad) at the table - on the right is more 'pub-like' and cozy - good food - nice Steak Diane Up Grand a bit is the Green Mill (they've expanded to several places around the twin cities, but this is the original) Out by Snelling is Lindy's Steakhouse - homestyle cooking, non descript salad, but great steaks That's all I can think of right now