Minneapolis/St Paul natives tour guide thread?

[cross cheque]

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Red Savoy's Pizza never disappoints, my friends and I go everytime we are in St Paul especially for hockey or golfing. Doesn't quite have the staff that Alary's has but the food is much better, the drinks are stiff, and the embassy suite shuttle will drive you there and pick you up for less than $5. Other than that, St Paul's row of Tom Reid's, McGovern's, and Woodfire will get you what you need.

[HumRsky]

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I really like Great Waters, which is only a few blocks from the X and very close to Candyland.

[Runninwiththedogs]

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I think the Uptowner is an AWESOME place for drunk food. It's relatively near the Xcel.

[Pucknut]

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We are arriving around noon at MSP on Wednesday and will looking for a place for lunch, any suggestions? We have a rental.

[geneva6]

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If you just want some food at a landmark you gotta hit Mickeys Dining Car which is a block from the Xcel.

[geneva6]

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We are arriving around noon at MSP on Wednesday and will looking for a place for lunch, any suggestions? We have a rental.

If you are flying in a place called the 518 is close by and home of the Jucy Lucy burger or a block up Cedar Avenue from there is a place called Fat Lorenzos for awesome Italian food. You cant go wrong with either of those.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

If you are flying in a place called the 518 is close by and home of the Jucy Lucy burger or a block up Cedar Avenue from there is a place called Fat Lorenzos for awesome Italian food. You cant go wrong with either of those.

Home of the Jucy Lucy is Matt's Bar...just sayin'

[state of hockey]

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There is a fight over who did it first. The 5-8, or Matt's. All you need to know is that neither have the best one.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

There is a fight over who did it first. The 5-8, or Matt's. All you need to know is that neither have the best one.

That's ShamRock's...

[darker98]

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Man vs. Food named the 5-8 and Matt's as the home of the jucy lucy. They looked delicious on the show, but i went to a 5-8 bar in Maple Wood or Maple something and it was horrible. Nothing like the ones they showed on t.v. in Minneapolis.

[The Rube]

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Man vs. Food named the 5-8 and Matt's as the home of the jucy lucy. They looked delicious on the show, but i went to a 5-8 bar in Maple Wood or Maple something and it was horrible. Nothing like the ones they showed on t.v. in Minneapolis.

Sigh. Sioux fans.

And the followup declared Matt's as the tastier Jucy Lucy.

[darker98]

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Sigh. Sioux fans.

And the followup declared Matt's as the tastier Jucy Lucy.

It appears the places in Minneapolis let you choose from a variety of toppings. All I got was a choice of 3 different cheeses.

[The Rube]

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It appears the places in Minneapolis let you choose from a variety of toppings. All I got was a choice of 3 different cheeses.

Depends on where you go. IIRC, Matt's gives you one choice. 5-8 has multiple choices (and these are the ONLY two places that claim the birth of the Ju(i)cy Lucy). The others have choices, and do not claim to be the originators.

[darker98]

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Depends on where you go. IIRC, Matt's gives you one choice. 5-8 has multiple choices (and these are the ONLY two places that claim the birth of the Ju(i)cy Lucy). The others have choices, and do not claim to be the originators.

Obviously I'm going to give the 5-8 in Minneapolis a try next time i'm down there.

[HumRsky]

Obviously I'm going to give the 5-8 in Minneapolis a try next time i'm down there.

I prefer Matt's, and Matt himself actually has an origin story, the 5-8 says it just appeared on the menu sometime in the mid 50s.