I wouldn’t call myself a foodie but I enjoy good food while I’m on vacation. I tried several different restaurants during my short stay in Minnesota. If you ever head to Minneapolis check out these eateries and let me know what you think of them.
- Hazel Northeast is a great place for breakfast. It is a neighborhood cafe that serves American food. I ordered Pancakes with sprinkled sugar, sausage, scrambled eggs and hash brown with onions. Food was tasty and cheap.
- We arrived at Chino Latino during happy hour. I tried Korean fried chicken for the first time and it was delicious. It came with 3 pieces chicken (2 legs and a thigh), rice and black beans. For dessert, I tried fried ice cream. It consisted of several layers: whip cream on the bottom, cup, fried ice cream inside topped with coconut inside of a tortilla cup. I wish I could say I fell in love with dessert but i didn’t like the texture or coconut. Don’t let my taste buds deter you from tasting because my friend enjoyed.
- As I was heading to the airport, we decided to go by Matt’s Bar a burger joint located in South Minneapolis. The bar is known for the famous Jucy Lucy. It is a Burger patty stuffed with melted cheese. If you love cheese, you will love the burger. I must warn you; an abundance of napkins are needed because the cheese squirts everywhere after biting into the burger. I must also caution you that the hot cheese may burn your tongue. I don’t have a picture of the burger because I was eating in the car and it was to messy to try and take a picture but we did manage to take a pic outside of the restaurant.
- We went to a restaurant called Hell’s Kitchen located in downtown Minnesota. I thought the restaurant was apart of Gordon Ramsay TV show but after reading the menu I realized that restaurant was established long before the show. As I entered the restaurant, I noticed the decor was a little scary because it was meant to play off the name Hell’s Kitchen. The owners of the restaurant Mitch Omer, Cynthia Gerdes, and Steve Meyer stated “the name came about because how they feel slaving in a hot kitchen”. Even though I now know the meaning, I certainly prayed after I left. LOL. I ordered a half rack of ribs which were pretty good. They have live entertainment on certain days and people often often go for breakfast or brunch.
I’ve never been to Minneapolis before, but after reading this I might have to pay it a visit one day!
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I never really thought to visit Minneapolis until my recent trip, but I’m so glad I went. You should go one day if you get the chance
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I am a big fan of fried ice cream! Now you have me trying to figure out where to find some here in DC…
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I used to live in DC, never came across it there. Let me know if you find some.
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These look delicious! And Korean Fried Chicken sounds pretty darn tasty if I must say so myself!
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It was delicious, you def have to try it, wish had some now.
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Matt’s is well know fo their Jucy Lucy and Hell’s kitchen gets a lot of visitors. I live here and haven’t been to any of these except Chino Latino.
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Yes it looks like people go to Hell’s Kitchen for brunch/breakfast. Next time I go I have to ask you for food recommendations
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That Korean fried chicken sounds interesting. And maybe even the ice cream. The tortilla shell threw me though.
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I thought the Korean fried chicken would be like regular fried chicken but it had such good flavor I didn’t even need Barbecue sauce which I usually put on everything. LOL The texture on the fried ice cream threw me.
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I’m a burger type of girl so I would go to Matt’s Bar. I’m a lover of food, I would go to all of these places.
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If you lie burgers, you would def love the Jucy Lucy, If you like onions and mushrooms you can add that as well..
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that food looks so yummy. might have to go on a hunt for some fried ice cream
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Let me know if you enjoy the fried ice cream, i wasn’t a big fan. LOL.
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Putting this on my Pinterest! I love finding restaurant guides for cities I want to visit. I really hope I can get to Minnesota this year.
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Thank you, Hopefully you get a chance to go soon! Thanks for reminding that I need to put the blog post on Pinterest
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Never been to Minneapolis, but if I ever find myself there I will have to try one of these places out. The steak and fries looks good.
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Yes I’m pretty sure there were lots of restaurants but these were the ones that I made it to in the short weekend I was there. But these are good places to start. The ribs and fries were pretty good.
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Korean fried chicken sounds so good! I’ve never been to Minneapolis before but if I ever go, I’ll keep even not out for these spots.
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Rashida, As I was eating I was like where have you been all my life. Yes keep this post in mind if you ever visit Minneapolis.
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Oh how I love fried ice cream, and with coconut too. YUUMMM!! Oh and any restaurant with the name “Hells’ Kitchen, damn good food”, better have some damn good food. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the info.
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Exactly since there name boast about it, they better be about it. LOL The ribs were nice, tender and had meat on them. I don’t like coconut, which is why I probably didn’t enjoy it.
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Hey Tiffany,
Do you have a number in which I can contact you?
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Hi Maria, I text you last night, did you get my text?
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Thanks for sharing. The food options looks so good. I’ll definitely keep these options on my list.
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