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Travel 4: All Around the World Same Song

Slap Shot said:
I haven't been to some of these places recently (perhaps others can weigh in), but a few that come to mind depending upon your likes and price point:

-Zen Box (Ramen etc)
-Hell's Kitchen
-Oceanaire Seafood ($$$)
-Manny's Steakhouse ($$$)
-Crooked Pint
-Naf Naf Grill (Middle Eastern)
-Tavola (Italian)
-Dan Kelly's (Pizza)
-Zelo (Italian)
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Zen Box I've heard of, so that must mean something. We've been looking for a good ramen place since our favorite closed a few years back.
I'll be perfectly honest about Crooked Pint. I wasn't a huge fan the last time I was at another of their locations. It's just cromulent.
Isn't Naf Naf a chain? Can't remember.
Haven't been to any of the other places.
 
Oh, and one other thing. Generally, I'd stay away from the breweries in area around the Armory. You have to get out to the north loop or cross the river to get a good one.

I enjoy Town Hall Brewery. I forgot to mention that one. I can't remember the last time I ate there, but it's probably cromulent as well. The beers all tend to be excellent. I always make a point to stop by their booths at beer festivals.

Oh, and last time I was at Butcher & the Boar, I was extremely unimpressed. The first time I was there it was great. The second time, not great. THen the bill came I was very unhappy.


Edit: Brits is cromulent as well. WOuldn't be the top of my list. Wouldn't be the bottom.
 
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unofan said:
Minnesotans, where's a good place for dinner near the Armory?

Going up there in about 2.5 weeks for the Yellowcard concert, staying at the Hyatt nearby, don't want to have to drive after checking into the hotel if we can help it. It'll be a Saturday if that matters.
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If you want to stay near the Armory, two blocks north, at 530 4th St S is Boludo (https://www.boludo.com/). It’s a mix of South American food and pizza. Award winning, but I’m only in the area for lunch as I work in the building to which it’s attached, but I don’t have enough time to go there for lunch.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Oh, and one other thing. Generally, I'd stay away from the breweries in area around the Armory. You have to get out to the north loop or cross the river to get a good one.

I enjoy Town Hall Brewery. I forgot to mention that one. I can't remember the last time I ate there, but it's probably cromulent as well. The beers all tend to be excellent. I always make a point to stop by their booths at beer festivals.

Oh, and last time I was at Butcher & the Boar, I was extremely unimpressed. The first time I was there it was great. The second time, not great. THen the bill came I was very unhappy.


Edit: Brits is cromulent as well. WOuldn't be the top of my list. Wouldn't be the bottom.
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Well depending on when you went and where the second time you likely weren't really eating at Butcher and the Boar anyways. The restaurant "shut down" and while it re-opened it moved somewhere else. The old spot is called "The Butcher's Tale" and from all accounts sucks hard. The "original" is now in the North Loop and is owned by the same company that does Parlour and Borough. Funny thing is they have the old menu while Butcher's Tale has the chef. (who replaced the original who was much better) From what I heard there was a lot of drama involved in that.
 
St. Clown said:
If you want to stay near the Armory, two blocks north, at 530 4th St S is Boludo (https://www.boludo.com/). It’s a mix of South American food and pizza. Award winning, but I’m only in the area for lunch as I work in the building to which it’s attached, but I don’t have enough time to go there for lunch.
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For some reason the start of this comment conjured fond memories of Stefon from SNL.
 
Handyman said:
Well depending on when you went and where the second time you likely weren't really eating at Butcher and the Boar anyways. The restaurant "shut down" and while it re-opened it moved somewhere else. The old spot is called "The Butcher's Tale" and from all accounts sucks hard. The "original" is now in the North Loop and is owned by the same company that does Parlour and Borough. Funny thing is they have the old menu while Butcher's Tale has the chef. (who replaced the original who was much better) From what I heard there was a lot of drama involved in that.
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both were in the original run.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
This is very true, I don't think I ate dinner at a single chain restaurant when I was flying in to work in MSP back in 2016/2017. Or at least, not a national chain (Ike's is a chain, but very small and local to MSP).
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I honestly don't mind localish chains for the most part. Carbones and Broadway for example. Or revival and catrinas.

But, at some point they go beyond what I would call local. Dairy Queen, for example. Even carbones is getting there. But most are owned and operated locally.

That said, the twin cities really does have an incredible food scene. And theater. And beer. And whiskey. And... well, you get the picture.
 
Local city chains can be quite good. 3-5 locations seems to be about the limit before quality goes in the toilet.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
I honestly don't mind localish chains for the most part. Carbones and Broadway for example. Or revival and catrinas.

But, at some point they go beyond what I would call local. Dairy Queen, for example. Even carbones is getting there. But most are owned and operated locally.

That said, the twin cities really does have an incredible food scene. And theater. And beer. And whiskey. And... well, you get the picture.
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I am with you except this. There is only one acceptable Broadway (since the original closed) and that is the one in Robbinsdale. That has the original recipe for pizza. The rest of the stores have cheap knock offs that taste nothing like the original. Very similar to how Red's Savoy was back in the day...
 
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