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.

Duluth and the North Shore

• Angry Trout (Grand Marais, MN) (7/14/2019)
• Lake Ave. Cafe (Duluth, MN) (8/25/2019)
• Lunch at the Naniboujou Lodge (Grand Marais) (7/28/2019)
• OMC Smokehouse (Duluth, MN) (7/10/2019)
• Smoked Fish and Fudge (Grand Marais, MN) (8/13/2019)
• The Crooked Spoon Cafe (Grand Marais, MN) (7/21/2019)
• World’s Best Donuts (Grand Marais, MN) (8/18/2019)

The Twin Cities Metro

American

• Big Daddy’s Barbecue (Saint Paul) (3/16/2016)
• Grand Cafe (Minneapolis) (7/5/2016)
• Handsome Hog (St. Paul, MN) (6/11/2019)
• In Bloom (St. Paul, MN) (3/5/2019)
• In Bloom, Again (St. Paul, MN) (9/25/2019)
• Lunch at the Keg and Case Food Hall (St. Paul, MN) (11/12/2019)
• Lyn 65 (Minneapolis) (11/14/2017)
• Midtown Global Market (Minneapolis) (12/4/2018)
• Pandemic Takeout 5: Quarterback Club (Northfield, MN) (4/28/2020)
• Revival (St. Paul, MN) (5/21/2019)
• Saint Dinette (St. Paul, MN) (5/29/2019)
• Sandcastle (Minneapolis) (9/6/2016)
• Young Joni (Minneapolis) (7/12/2019)

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 Mandarin Kitchen (Bloomington, MN) (7/17/2019)
• Dim Sum at Yangtze (St. Louis Park, MN) (11/2/2017)
• Golden Horseshoe at Cook St. Paul (St. Paul, MN) (7/2/2019)
• Golden Horseshoe II: Sichuan Boogaloo (St. Paul, MN) (7/17/2019)
• 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)
• Grand Szechuan, 2019 (Bloomington, MN) (1/7/2020)
• Lao Sze Chuan (Minneapolis) (6/5/2018)
• Little Szechuan (Hot Pot), Saint Paul (6/17/2014)
• Little Szechuan, West End (7/15/2014)
• Magic Noodle (St. Paul, MN) (1/28/2020)
• Pandemic Takeout 14: Grand Szechuan Again (7/7/2020)
• Pandemic Takeout 3: Grand Szechuan (Bloomington) (4/15/2020)
• Pandemic Takeout 8: Back to Grand Szechuan (5/19/2020)
• 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)
• Demi (Minneapolis) (1/21/2020)
• Grand Cafe II (Minneapolis) (4/16/2019)
• Hai Hai (Minneapolis) (4/30/2019)
• Heirloom (St. Paul) (5/20/2016)
• Heyday (7/10/2014)
• Hyacinth (St. Paul, MN) (4/2/2019)
• Hyacinth II (11/26/2019)
• In Bloom (St. Paul, MN) (3/5/2019)
• In Bloom, Again (St. Paul, MN) (9/25/2019)
• Joan’s in the Park (St. Paul, MN) (10/29/2019)
• 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)
• Popol Vuh (Minneapolis) (5/14/2019)
• 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)
• Saint Dinette (St. Paul, MN) (5/29/2019)
• Sea Change (4/24/2014)
• Spoon and Stable (Minneapolis) (9/15/2015)
• Spoon and Stable II (2/28/2018)
• Tenant (Minneapolis) (9/20/2018)
• Tenant II (Minneapolis) (7/24/2019)
• Tenant III (Minneapolis) (9/10/2019)
• Tenant IV (Minneapolis) (11/20/2019)
• 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)
• Bay Leaf (Eagan, MN) (6/2/2019)
• 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)
• Kabob’s: Beyond the Weekday Lunch Thali (Bloomington, MN) (2/7/2020)
• Kumar’s Mess and the Changing Face of Indian Food in the Twin Cities Metro (Apple Valley, MN) (12/10/2019)
• Malabari Kitchen (Minneapolis) (10/7/2014)
• Midtown Global Market (Minneapolis) (12/4/2018)
• Pandemic Takeout 12: Kumar’s (Apple Valley, MN) (6/23/2020)
• Pandemic Takeout 2: House of Curry (Rosemount, MN) (4/7/2020)
• Persis Biryani Indian Grill (Eagan, MN) (2/19/2019)
• Scenes from India Fest, 2018 (St. Paul, MN) (8/19/2018)
• The Lunch Buffet at Hyderabad Indian Grill (Bloomington, MN) (6/27/2019)
• The Lunch Buffet at Surabhi (Bloomington, MN) (6/16/2019)
• The Lunch Buffet at Tandoor (Bloomington, MN) (10/9/2019)
• The Lunch Thali at Kabob’s (Bloomington, MN) (11/5/2019)
• Three More Thalis at Kabob’s (Bloomington, MN) (11/24/2019)

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)
• Pandemic Takeout 6: Flickeramen from Bull’s Horn (Minneapolis) (5/5/2020)
• Sakura (St. Paul, MN) (3/10/2020)
• 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 II (St. Paul, MN) (8/6/2019)
• Cheng Heng: Cambodian Cuisine in St. Paul (1/16/2018)
• Cook St. Paul (St. Paul, MN) (10/22/2019)
• 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)
• Lat14 (Golden Valley, MN) (12/20/2019)
• 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

• A Return to Homi and the Question of Who Makes Money Cooking Mexican Food? (12/3/2019)
• Andale Mercado (Richfield, MN) (4/26/2018)
• Andale Taqueria (Richfield, MN) (4/24/2018)
• Chimborazo (Minneapolis) (4/15/2014)
• El Triunfo (Northfield) (5/25/2014)
• El Triunfo, 2019 (Northfield, MN) (10/3/2019)
• 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)
• Pandemic Takeout 1: El Triunfo (Northfield, MN) (3/31/2020)
• Pandemic Takeout 7: Back to El Triunfo (5/12/2020)
• Popol Vuh (Minneapolis) (5/14/2019)
• 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)
• Bangkok Thai Deli V (St. Paul, MN) (3/3/2020)
• 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)
• Krungthep Thai (St. Paul, MN) (1/14/2020)
• Lao Thai (St. Paul) (3/13/2018)
• Lat14 (Golden Valley, MN) (12/20/2019)
• On’s Kitchen (11/24/2013)
• On’s Kitchen II (5/5/2015)
• On’s Kitchen III (St. Paul) (2/15/2018)
• On’s Kitchen IV (St. Paul, MN) (9/18/2019)
• Pandemic Takeout 13: Bangkok Thai Deli (St. Paul, MN) (6/30/2020)
• Pandemic Takeout 4: Joy’s Thai (Lakeville, MN) (4/22/2020)
• 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)
• Thai Street Market (St. Paul, MN) (2/18/2020)

Vietnamese

• Cam Ranh Bay (Burnsville, MN) (10/28/2016)
• Hai Hai (Minneapolis) (4/30/2019)
• 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)
• Pho Valley II (Apple Valley, MN) (2/11/2020)
• 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.