Here is the list of Twin Cities metro restaurants and other food vendors that I have written up on the blog. Since being written up some of these restaurants have closed (for example, Piccolo—R.I.P); some have been overhauled completely (for example, Grand Cafe); and some have changed their names (for example, Lao Sze Chuan has become Legendary Spice). I am not good at going back and adding that information in so use these reviews with caution.

By recent request, at the bottom of the page you will find a custom Google Map with all my reviewed restaurants marked. Hopefully this will reduce the number of angry emails I get for almost never remembering to say where exactly the restaurants I review are located. (The map does not include closed restaurants or food trucks with no fixed address.)

If a restaurant you really like or find interesting is not listed here, by all means write in to the comments below to draw my attention to it.

American

• Big Daddy’s Barbecue (Saint Paul) (3/16/2016)
• Grand Cafe (Minneapolis) (7/5/2016)
• In Bloom (St. Paul, MN) (3/5/2019)
• Lyn 65 (Minneapolis) (11/14/2017)
• Midtown Global Market (Minneapolis) (12/4/2018)
• Sandcastle (Minneapolis) (9/6/2016)

Chinese

• A&L Chinese: Dim Sum Again (Inver Grove Heights, MN) (2/20/2018)
• A&L Chinese: Dim Sum in Inver Grove Heights (Minnesota) (4/26/2015)
• Dim Sum at Yangtze (St. Louis Park, MN) (11/2/2017)
• Grand Szechuan (12/29/2013)
• Grand Szechuan Redux (4/27/2014)
• Grand Szechuan Yet Again (12/23/2014)
• Grand Szechuan, 2015 (11/3/2015)
• Grand Szechuan, 2016 (12/29/2016)
• Grand Szechuan, 2017 (Bloomington, MN) (1/2/2018)
• Grand Szechuan, 2018 (Bloomington, MN) (2/24/2019)
• Lao Sze Chuan (Minneapolis) (6/5/2018)
• Little Szechuan (Hot Pot), Saint Paul (6/17/2014)
• Little Szechuan, West End (7/15/2014)
• Szechuan (Roseville, MN) (7/14/2015)
• Szechuan II (Roseville, MN) (3/27/2018)
• Szechuan Spice (1/9/2014)
• Szechuan Spice II (Minneapolis) (11/4/2014)
• Tea House (Minneapolis) (6/23/2015)
• Tea House II (Minneapolis) (4/10/2018)
• Twin Cities Dim Sum (Yangtze Mostly) (6/30/2014)

European

• Kramarczuk’s (Minneapolis) (3/17/2019)

Fine/High End Dining

• 112 Eatery…and Some Thoughts on La Belle Vie (Minneapolis) (10/13/2015)
• Bar La Grassa (6/25/2014)
• Borough (2/27/2014)
• Brasserie Zentral (5/30/2014)
• Brasserie Zentral, One Year On (6/5/2015)
• Corner Table (Minneapolis) (4/14/2015)
• Grand Cafe II (Minneapolis) (4/16/2019)
• Heirloom (St. Paul) (5/20/2016)
• Heyday (7/10/2014)
• Hyacinth (St. Paul, MN) (4/2/2019)
• In Bloom (St. Paul, MN) (3/5/2019)
• Martina (Minneapolis) (10/24/2018)
• Meritage (St. Paul) (5/10/2016)
• Ngon Bistro (St. Paul) (8/15/2018)
• Piccolo (3/29/2014)
• Piccolo II: The Re-Piccoloning (7/27/2014)
• Piccolo III (10/14/2014)
• Piccolo IV: Fifth Anniversary Dinner (1/27/2015)
• Piccolo IX (1/17/2017)
• Piccolo V (6/16/2015)
• Piccolo VI & Some Complaining about the James Beard Awards (3/22/2016)
• Piccolo VII (8/16/2016)
• Piccolo VIII (12/20/2016)
• Piccolo X (2/24/2017)
• Piccolo XI (One Last Time with Feeling) (3/10/2017)
• Restaurant Alma, Fall 2017 (10/31/2017)
• Restaurant Alma, January 2014 (1/18/2014)
• Restaurant Alma, Summer 2015 (7/8/2015)
• Saffron (Minneapolis) (6/14/2016)
• Sea Change (4/24/2014)
• Spoon and Stable (Minneapolis) (9/15/2015)
• Spoon and Stable II (2/28/2018)
• Tenant (Minneapolis) (9/20/2018)
• The Bachelor Farmer (10/13/2013)
• Tilia (12/26/2013)
• Tilia, Again (Minneapolis) (5/22/2018)
• Tongue in Cheek (St. Paul) (10/4/2016)
• Travail (Robbinsdale, MN) (8/7/2015)

Indian/South Asian

• Bawarchi (Plymouth, Minnesota) (9/3/2014)
• Darbar India Grill (Apple Valley, MN) (2/3/2019)
• Dosa King (Spring Lake Park, Minnesota) (9/9/2014)
• House of Curry (Rosemount) (11/11/2014)
• House of Curry II (Rosemount, MN) (3/6/2018)
• House of Curry III (Rosemount, MN) (4/9/2019)
• Malabari Kitchen (Minneapolis) (10/7/2014)
• Midtown Global Market (Minneapolis) (12/4/2018)
• Persis Biryani Indian Grill (Eagan, MN) (2/19/2019)
• Scenes from India Fest, 2018 (St. Paul, MN) (8/19/2018)

Japanese

• Ichiddo Ramen (St. Paul) (4/17/2018)
• Kado no Mise (Minneapolis) (2/9/2018)
• Kyatchi (Minneapolis) (9/10/2015)
• Masu Sushi & Noodles (Apple Valley, MN) (12/5/2017)
• Origami (Minneapolis) (10/21/2014)
• Sushi Fix (Wayzata, MN) (8/25/2015)
• Tokyo Grill (Northfield, MN) (6/19/2018)
• UniDeli (Minneapolis) (4/5/2018)

Malaysian, Hmong, Other Asian

• Cheng Heng: Cambodian Cuisine in St. Paul (1/16/2018)
• Hmong Village (St. Paul) (9/20/2016)
• Hmongtown Marketplace (10/28/2014)
• Hmongtown Marketplace: Food (5/15/2018)
• Hmongtown Marketplace: Shopping (5/18/2018)
• Kolap: Cambodian Cuisine in St. Paul (9/5/2018)
• Peninsula (Minneapolis) (9/23/2014)
• Peninsula, Again (Minneapolis) (10/9/2018)
• Pinoy Fusion (Saint Paul) (4/19/2016)
• Satay 2 Go (Apple Valley, Minnesota) (12/2/2014)
• Singapore (Minneapolis) (10/20/2015)
• Sole Cafe (St. Paul, MN) (12/12/2018)
• The Rabbit Hole (Minneapolis) (12/16/2016)

Mexican and Other Latin American

• Andale Taqueria (Richfield, MN) (4/24/2018)
• Chimborazo (Minneapolis) (4/15/2014)
• El Triunfo (Northfield) (5/25/2014)
• El Triunfo, Three Years On (Northfield, MN) (3/7/2017)
• Homi (St. Paul) (9/13/2016)
• Homi, Again (St. Paul, MN) (9/26/2018)
• La Colonia (Minneapolis) (5/3/2018)
• La Huasteca (Minneapolis) (11/17/2015)
• Maya Cuisine (Minneapolis) (10/27/2015)
• Tacos etc. at Los Ocampo (Minneapolis) (6/9/2016)

Somali, Ethiopian, North African/Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

• 4th Annual Little Africa Fest, St. Paul (8/22/2017)
• Ansari’s (Eagan, MN) (11/6/2018)
• Babani’s Kurdish Restaurant (St. Paul, MN) (1/25/2018)
• Demera (St. Paul) (3/20/2018)
• Fasika (St. Paul) (9/21/2017)
• Ghebre’s (St. Paul, MN) (3/27/2019)
• Moroccan Flavors (Minneapolis) (2/7/2017)
• Nawal (Burnsville, MN) (1/31/2017)
• Saffron (Minneapolis) (6/14/2016)
• Tawakal (Burnsville, MN) (3/3/2017)

Thai

• Bangkok Thai Deli (3/20/2014)
• Bangkok Thai Deli II (Saint Paul, MN) (12/9/2014)
• Bangkok Thai Deli III (11/10/2015)
• Bangkok Thai Deli IV (St. Paul, MN) (5/8/2018)
• Joy’s Pattaya Thai (Richfield, MN) (10/10/2017)
• Joy’s Thai (Lakeville, MN) (11/27/2018)
• Karta Thai (3/19/2015)
• Khun Nai Thai Cuisine (Minneapolis) (11/21/2017)
• Krungthep Thai (3/14/2014)
• Lao Thai (St. Paul) (3/13/2018)
• On’s Kitchen (11/24/2013)
• On’s Kitchen II (5/5/2015)
• On’s Kitchen III (St. Paul) (2/15/2018)
• Ruam Mit Thai (St. Paul) (8/29/2018)
• Sen Yai Sen Lek (Minneapolis) (11/18/2014)
• Sota Hot & Cold (St. Paul, MN) (9/16/2018)
• Spice (Savage, MN) (2/15/2017)
• Supatra Thai (7/6/2014)
• Taste of Thai Yai (Apple Valley, MN) (12/22/2015)
• Thai Cafe (St. Paul) (12/19/2017)
• Thai Cafe, Again (St. Paul, MN) (10/16/2018)
• Thai Curry House (Burnsville, MN) (12/27/2016)
• Thai Garden (St. Paul) (12/13/2017)

Vietnamese

• Cam Ranh Bay (Burnsville, MN) (10/28/2016)
• Ngon Bistro (St. Paul) (8/15/2018)
• Pho 79 (Minneapolis) (11/23/2016)
• Pho Everest (Lakeville, MN) (12/17/2015)
• Pho Everest, Again (Lakeville, MN) (1/27/2019)
• Pho Hoa (Minneapolis) (12/6/2016)
• Pho Tau Bay (Minneapolis) (10/17/2017)
• Pho Valley (Apple Valley, MN) (7/25/2018)
• Saigon Palace (Burnsville, MN) (8/9/2018)
• Simplee Pho (Apple Valley, MN) (5/29/2018)
• Tay Ho (St. Paul, MN) (11/20/2018)
• Trieu Chau (St. Paul) (9/14/2017)

Here be Lutefisk (and Other Minnesotan Delights)

• “Scandinavian Buffet” (Northfield, MN) (12/4/2015)
• Smelt Fry at Ranchero Supper Club (Webster, MN) (4/5/2019)

Map (I hope you’re happy, Chad)

Clicking the icon at the left of the bar at the top of the map will open a “legend” with all the restaurants listed in alphabetical order. That big cluster on and along University Ave. in St. Paul is where I recommend you spend most of your time.