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Coming to Duluth??

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I have recently had the Anchor Bar in Superior recommended to me.

Apparently it was featured on the Food Network.

I would be interested in comments and/or recommendations from any of the local folk.
 
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ManBehindTheCurtain said:
I have recently had the Anchor Bar in Superior recommended to me.

Apparently it was featured on the Food Network.

I would be interested in comments and/or recommendations from any of the local folk.
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Excellent...especially if you like very unpretentious places. It was featured on Drive Ins Diners and Dives.

Upon asking the barmaid/server (depending upon whether or not you're into political correctness) what was good, a regular who was sitting beside me recommended the Anchor Supreme (for a rookie) telling me I couldn't go wrong with that choice and after that I could work my way up or down the menu as I gained experience. Sort of like working your way into the big leagues.

Loved the burger and thanked him for his neighbourly help when I was done...so, I'd recommend the same...but there's lots of interesting choices...not as many as the burger joint in Boston, or more correctly, Cambridge, Mass., the name of which I can't remember, but extensive enough.

Check out this info and click on their website for the menu. Warning, small place and almost jammed to the rafters when I was there, which was around 4:30-5:30 as I recall, on a Friday.

http://www.flavortownusa.com/anchor-bar-and-grill.aspx
 
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The Anchor is the only place you can go with a group of 10 and get out of there for about $50. For real. Love that place.

I highly recommend the Duluth Grill in the west end of town off the 27th ave WEST exit on I-35.
 
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Does anyone have recommendations for a place to go in downtown Duluth? Is Canal Park about it? (I stayed in the Holiday Inn Express for the Final Face Off and was profoundly unimpressed with the sports bar within.) My goal is to park the car when I arrive in town on Friday and then not touch it again until it's time to drive home Sunday night.

And please don't suggest Grandma's. I thought the one here in Minneapolis was terrible before it closed down, so the brand has alienated me.
 
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Eeyore said:
Does anyone have recommendations for a place to go in downtown Duluth? Is Canal Park about it? (I stayed in the Holiday Inn Express for the Final Face Off and was profoundly unimpressed with the sports bar within.) My goal is to park the car when I arrive in town on Friday and then not touch it again until it's time to drive home Sunday night.

And please don't suggest Grandma's. I thought the one here in Minneapolis was terrible before it closed down, so the brand has alienated me.
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Grandma's is gross. I'm with you, Eeyore. There's a ton of hotels in Canal Park that are nice. The Suites is funky in an old warehouse that's above the Red Lobster. But any of the hotels in CP will allow you to pop over to the DECC/ Amsoil. You'll have to get a little investigative if you walk into the old DECC to try to find the new arena but you'll make it. Canal Park has Old Chicago and The Green Mill. The bar in the Green Mill is pretty great, despite it being a MN chain. OC isn't too bad, either. Better than G-ma's anyway.

The Holiday Inn and Raddison are in "downtown" and connected to the skywalk system that will take you over the interstate to Amsoil. There's also a new Sheraton downtown that's by some nice places to eat- Pizza Luce (has a separate bar) and Carmodys' (a REAL Irish Pub). And since the weather is fantastic, you could walk two blocks up to Fitgers complex and stop in to the Brewhouse for a delicious beer. Fitgers also has a hotel in it and while you could walk to Amsoil, it would be a workout.
 
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Eeyore said:
Does anyone have recommendations for a place to go in downtown Duluth? Is Canal Park about it? (I stayed in the Holiday Inn Express for the Final Face Off and was profoundly unimpressed with the sports bar within.) My goal is to park the car when I arrive in town on Friday and then not touch it again until it's time to drive home Sunday night.

And please don't suggest Grandma's. I thought the one here in Minneapolis was terrible before it closed down, so the brand has alienated me.
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As I noted earlier there's a very nice Irish Pub now located a block from the Holiday center called Dubh Linn (http://www.dubhlinnpub.com/). Good food, lots of elbow room and beer selections. Very walkable if you're staying in Canal Park (over the bridge, take a left and two blocks you're there!)

You could probably also get a lot of people out for very little $$$$ at Gronk's - which is also in Superior - more on the Eastern Edge . . . follow HWY 2/53 and you can't miss it. Great, great burgers (some say better than Anchor) and much cleaner!!!!!
 
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skatefast said:
The Anchor is the only place you can go with a group of 10 and get out of there for about $50. For real. Love that place.

I highly recommend the Duluth Grill in the west end of town off the 27th ave WEST exit on I-35.
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Skate, what about that blue and white burger place on the north side of the highway on the way to Gooseberry Falls? I can't remember the name of the place...stopped in once to take a look...50's theme. Any experience with it? Any good?

Also, Big Daddy's...any experience?
 
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Blackbeard said:
Skate, what about that blue and white burger place on the north side of the highway on the way to Gooseberry Falls? I can't remember the name of the place...stopped in once to take a look...50's theme. Any experience with it? Any good?

Also, Big Daddy's...any experience?
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Big Daddy's is okay . . . sort of out of the way . . . but then, so is Superior!! LOL!!! No alcohol there . . .
 
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But Binny- the filth and inhospitable nature of The Anchor is part of it's charm... or something. Sorta like some teams I know...

Blackbeard-- I'm totally drawing a blank on the place up the shore... I can't even... you're not talking about Betty's Pies, are you? Totally overrated IMO.

Also downtown next to Pizza Luce-- Taak for Maten. (Thanks for Food) A Scandinavian place with good food. Like Ikea but not a cafeteria.

Also downtown is Hanabi- great Sushi joint. I know, Sushi... in Duluth? It's super though.
 
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Blackbeard-- I'm totally drawing a blank on the place up the shore... I can't even... you're not talking about Betty's Pies, are you? Totally overrated IMO.
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I think that's the place...I knew it had a woman's name in it. Looked interesting though...reminded me of a place we had here years ago called Suzy-Q's...right out of the 50's. Anyway, thanks for the warning/redirect.
 
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skatefast said:
Grandma's is gross.
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skatefast said:
... you're not talking about Betty's Pies, are you? Totally overrated IMO.
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My opinion of both of these places was formed more than 30 years ago, so I'm going to view them with a bit more nostalgia than you. In those days, the places that you recommend didn't exist, and the competition has in many cases long since gone out of business.

Thanks to the good folks of Duluth for providing better weather this week than was available for the WCHA tourney, when it started snowing every time I tried to set tire on your streets. Much appreciated. :)
 
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ARM said:
My opinion of both of these places was formed more than 30 years ago, so I'm going to view them with a bit more nostalgia than you. In those days, the places that you recommend didn't exist, and the competition has in many cases long since gone out of business
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Just trying to provide some not so tourist-trap options to give out-of-towners a more diverse flavor of Duluth. I only have 20 years of nostalgia, and the fact that I live here. Grandma's is right off the Sysco truck. Open the can, heat, serve. Do I frequent there for a beer? Absolutely. When Grandmas campaign in the late fall is "They've all gone home, you can come back" (meaning the 612'ers) that says something about their business model. I love the local flavor and will always promote it because I'm proud of where I live. Handcrafted beer from the "Swedish Mafia" that owns The Brewhouse, Burrito Union, and now Tycoons are just one of the things I love about this town. I want to share it and encourage people to think elsewhere. Hell, I'd even go as so far to say that you will have a better beer and a helluva laugh if you saunter over to the Saratoga. Duluth's strip bar in Canal Park. Where the "dancers" are sometimes pregnant or sporting a knee brace (no-lie). And on Wednesdays... or something, you can go listen to great jazz (minus the dancers). Try A Scandinavian eatery right across from the Electric Fetus and next to Pizza Luce? Beauty. This town is much more than Grandmas.
 
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For Friday . . . looks like a few of us will be meeting at Grandma's Restaurant around 3:00. I plan on buying a round for anyone that shows!! I'll be getting there - probably closer to 3:30 with my favorite UMD sweatshirt on!!! Looking forward to it, and to some great FF hockey.
 
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skatefast said:
This town is much more than Grandmas.
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Understood. The requirements of a local in a restaurant are much different than those of somebody like me who is just looking for a burger and fries once every other year or so and whose primary concern is getting in and out so I can get to the arena.
 
ARM said:
Understood. The requirements of a local in a restaurant are much different than those of somebody like me who is just looking for a burger and fries once every other year or so and whose primary concern is getting in and out so I can get to the arena.
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Plus I will add that the name of this thread is "Coming to Duluth?" And not "Staying in Duluth?" If I was doing the latter, I might be tempted in checking out other eateries.
 
ARM said:
Understood. The requirements of a local in a restaurant are much different than those of somebody like me who is just looking for a burger and fries once every other year or so and whose primary concern is getting in and out so I can get to the arena.
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Plus I will add that the name of this thread is "Coming to Duluth?" And not "Staying in Duluth?" If I was doing the latter, I might be tempted in checking out other eateries.
 
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Blackbeard, you might be looking for "Betty's Pies". At least that was there when we visited Gooseberry Falls a few years back. Also the Anchor Bar is worth the trip - great prices, great local color. Just don't ask for a salad as they frown on that kind of food. A platter of bacon (crispy) is more of what you will see people order. Also fries are great there.
 
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