Planning a trip to Minneapolis but not too sure where can you have awesome meals that comes in an affordable price tag? Well, if you visit Minneapolis in a charter bus, you can be sure to find many food joints that will not kill your wallet.
Travail Kitchen is one of those places where the food is great and the price is ok. Located in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, this place does not take reservations and there are no waiters. However, the team of 14 or more chefs provide entertainment for its diners. They also change their menus every week.
Another diner to visit is Victory 44 where the chef, Erick Harcey cooks everything on his American menu by himself, and this place also doubles up as a college bar. The menu is written on the chalkboard and ranges from bacon fries up to special short-rib dumpling. You can head here for food at any time of the day as this place serves its customers all day. A must try is Victory 44’s exquisite Eggs Benedict 2.0, made from poached eggs, melted leeks and mustard hollandaise.
At Haute Dish, their specialty would be the TaterTot Haute Dish which a unique casserole dish that features glazes, braised short ribs topped with giant, cheesy homemade Tater Tots crusted with potato flakes and instead of traditional canned mushroom soup, this dish is served with porcini béchamel sauce. This place looks swanky with red leather booths and low lighting, just like your typical 1950s diner.
If you prefer something freshly baked from the oven, you should head over to Rustica, where owners Steven and Barbara Horton line their shelves with Sicilian olive-studded bread, French country bread “miche” and their special meringue and buttercream layered cake “dacquoise”. Don’t forget to head there especially on Thursdays to sample their levain bread filled with toasted sesame seeds, or on Sundays where their special is a special Spanish inspired bread with a sugary glaze called cañadas de azucar.
For a modern North African menu, do stop by Mediterranean Saffron Restaurant and Lounge where chef Sameh Wadi modifies your classic dishes in a whole new way. Classic such as the hummus is not served traditionally, but instead enriched with caramelised paprika butter.
Another twist in a traditional menu is done by The Bachelor Farmer, where they give traditional Scandinavian menu a little modernization. Owned by Eric and Andrew Dayton, there are also bread specialty dishes and a must try would be the delicious grilled, marinated cucumber salad with smoked trout.
