Best of the Twin Cities 2012: Eat + Drink
From pizza to pancakes, here’s our top food face-offs in old-school versus new school eats. Plus, the best food trend that’s here to stay and the best kids meals in town.
by Mpls.St.Paul Editors |
December 12, 2012
Best Trend That’s Here to Stay: Small Plates
Nearly every current restaurant and every hot cuisine has a small plates offering that goes way beyond the appetizer tradition of sharing nachos.
Beets
CAMDEN
Lobster and scrambled eggs bruschetta
NORTH LOOP
Bay scallop and squash tempura with avocado, shiso, and lotus root
NORTHEAST MPLS.
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Polenta gnocchi, meatballs
LINDEN HILLS
Brioche and foie gras gateau
SOUTH MPLS.
Chinese BBQ spare ribs
UPTOWN
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Food Face-Off
GO CLASSIC, OLD-SCHOOL, OR TRY SOMETHING NEW
Old School
BEST BAR SAMMIE
Mayslack's garlic beef (a two-handed monster)
BEST BURGER
Lion's Tap double cheese (jaw hinges required)
BEST PIZZA
Red's Savoy pepperoni slice (it’s the sauce)
BEST PANCAKES
Al's walnut blueberry cakes (yes, worth the wait)
BEST BAKERY
French Meadow (fresh local flour means something)
BEST RIBS
Ted Cook's 19th Hole (tender and succulent with its own built-in handle)
BEST RIBS
Meritage (oyster purists’ pure heaven)
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New School
BEST BAR SAMMIE
1029's lobster roll (a Smack Shack gift)
BEST BURGER
Blue Door's Juicy Blucy (redefining a category)
BEST PIZZA
Pizzeria Lola'sLady ZaZa (kimchi belongs on pizza forevermore)
BEST PANCAKES
Haute Dish sourdough griddle cakes (with triple crème brie, good morning)
BEST BAKERY
Patisserie 46 (like a Parisian wonderland)
BEST RIBS
Q Fanatic (pay extra for the pepper vodka sauce)
BEST RAW BAR
Sea Change (oysters with juniper ginger emulsion)
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