Minneapolis Restaurants

In the past I have always been unhappy with the offerings suggested by my family in MN when I got to visit. \ \ I know a lot of you are foodies and things change, even in the midwest. \ \ Are there any great Italian, Chinese, Thai, or Mexican places. \ \ Just to give an idea of my taste I think the touted Green Mill (do I have that name correct?) pizza is largely vile.

• The Olive Garden is nice. Close to home too.

  Ya Sure Ya Betcha

• R1\ \ Are you my Mother?

• Hell''s Kitchen is the bomb. Great for breakfast, too.

• I visited a friend there a few years ago. There was a particularly fine restaurant in an old bank. Also, one of the art Museums has an amazing restaurant by a celebrity chef. I cannot think of who though.

• I haven''t been in the Twin Cities in a long time, but I do remember that there was a very big Hmong community and the Viet Namese restaurants were quite good.

• Hilarious. I googled and found "The Melting Pot," a national fondue chain was the third highest rated restaurant by customer reviews after Hell''s Kitchen and Nicollet Island Inn. If I were you I''d try Solera, a tapas place at 900 Hennepin near the bars. It''s not "top drawer" I''m sure, rather casual I suspect, but at least you''d see the local hipsters out and about.%0D

• R6\ \ Thanks but I''ve no desire to see a hipster, just to eat some good meals.

• "local hipsters out and about"%0D\ %0D\ I like Minneapolis but "hipster" and "Minneapolis" do not belong in the same sentence.

• So other than watching hip no one has any personal places they like?

• Lucia''s on or near Randolph Ave. in St. Paul is excellent.

• Italian - 112 Eatery%0D\ %0D\ Chinese - Shuang Cheng or Mandarin Kitchen (it''s in Bloomington a suburb but they have great dim sum)%0D\ %0D\ Thai - Bangkok Thai Deli (in St Paul)%0D\ %0D\ Mexican - I''m not a huge fan of Mexican but I like Taco Morelos and Guayaquil (actually Equadorian)

  the cheekster

• Thanks Cheekster....\ \ I adore dim sum.

• For pizza I like Pizza Luce. They use a wheat crust so don''t expect it to be a New York or Chicago style pizza. I like Davanni''s for Chicago. I''ve heard good things about Punch! I assume they''re do some sort of thin crust.

  the cheekster

• If I did a pizza I would try Punch. In the past I have never liked any of the pizza I have had in Minnesota. \ \ Do you live there Cheekster?

• Haven''t been there in a long time but I used to really like Cocolezzone.

• the bank, %0D\ %0D\ cosmo%0D\ %0D\ both excellent and expensive

• Hells kitchen is very impressed with itself for a diner.

• Bachelor Farmer for high end. They also have an amazing bar in the basement, $9-$14 drinks plus a weekly punch that goes for $5. Origami for sushi, they've been around forever. Red Stag is a hipster take on the supper club. Emily's Lebanese Deli is great. Kramarcyks for great lunch - cabbage rolls are divine. Bryant Lake Bowl has good food and is a lot of fun. Moto-I has good Japanese and great housemade saki W.A. Frost is lovely for a weekend late lunch. The Anchor has the best fish and chips I've had anywhere. And amazing mashed peas.

• It's not a great food city. It's an excellent theater city.

• Who the hell is bumping up 2 year old Minneapolis threads out of the blue?

• BUMP

• I've enjoyed Zelo's Italian Restaurant the two times I've been to Minneapolis.

• I liked hells kitchen but very touristy.