Step inside Ike’s Food and Cocktail Restaurant and you will be back in the 50′s. Honkin’ cheeseburgers and hand cut fries, along with a creamy chocolate shake will tempt your palate.  The service is friendly and prompt.  Besides from the old diner fare, Ikes serves fresh spring rolls, barbecued chicken, hot wings, shrimp, pot stickers, [...]

Since 2000, this temple of affordable elegance has provided Twin Citians and visitors alike with the ultimate relaxed (and relaxing) dining experience. The Loring Pasta Bar is fun, friendly, and so beautiful, you’d think Mother Nature herself designed it. At the LPB, the delight is in the details – the bar’s whimsical brickwork and comprehensive [...]

Chef Lucia Watson is the owner and operator of one of the Twin Cities favorite neighborhood cafes.  The feel is intimate and the menu changes weekly as they work closely with local farmers, offering the best of each season.  Try their mixed greens with pear, hickory nuts, and home made vinaigrette.  All their salads are [...]

You’ll feel like you are in Europe when you step inside Salut.  The French feeling decor puts you in a festive mood.  The food is spectacular and unique.  Try their warm olives or a shooter of nutella banan chocolate milk.  I hear the Quiche lorraine is to die for.  Hustle and bustle is a common [...]

Cafe Latte will give you a warm fuzzy feeling the minute you step inside.  The place buzzes with activity during most hours and features three restaurants in one.  It is gourmet cafeteria serving home made soups, crunchy salads, and design your own sandwiches.  It is also a retail bakery and serves the deserts at the [...]

The Good Earth takes advantage of the plentiful natural and organic ingredients that mother earth provides. Menu items harmonize with the seasons and ingredients are always fresh and organic. Citysearch writes, “so good, so natural, so close to the earth,” writes Citysearch.com, “that it doesn’t need much augmentation.” Service at the Good Earth is very [...]

Blackbird is a casual restaurant, serving lunch and dinner, plus breakfast on the weekends. All of the dishes are prepared from scratch in their tiny kitchen. No frozen fries, no pre-fab desserts. The Blackbird chefs use high quality ingredients and transform them into their versions of homespun classics. The menu changes monthly to showcase the [...]

Fuji Ya is located in the heart of Uptown at Lake and Lyndale.  It offers a full sushi bar, extensive sake menu, private zashiki rooms and over 50 years of authentic Japanese food experience.  My favorite is the crunchy roll, tempura shrimp inside a roll of rice and crispy and spicy on the outside.  You [...]

French Meadow Bakery and Cafe opened in 1985 and is committed to serving organic and natural foods grown locally from farmers.  Their fare changes based on availability during the seasons so the food is always fresh and delicious. You order at the counter during lunch and breakfast but they have wait service starting at 5:00 [...]

The Birchwood Cafe has been around a long time.  It was established in 1926 by the Bursch family and was originally a dairy and then a neighborhood store.. In 1995 it became the Birchwood Cafe.  The Birchwood  is a friendly place full of good food and good people. The food is unique with a down-home [...]