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Restaurant AlmaEditor's Choice |
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$$$$ | New American
In the current landscape of cheffy bravado and
self-promotion, Alma is a quietly elegant and unpretentious restaurant where
the fresh, elevated scratch fare is allowed to take center stage. James
Beard-award-winning chef Alex Roberts knows how to create the perfect
bite.
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WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
Critics' Scoring
Scores will be assigned based on a 0-100 scale broken down as follows:
100 = Perfect
90 = Excellent
80 = Very Good
70 = Good, not Great
60 = High Average
50 = Average
40 = Low Average
30 = Disappointing
20 = Nearly Without Merit
10 = Poor
00 = Worthless
99
StarTribune | Rick Nelson
07/05/06
Don't expect mannered, chef-as-architect fussiness.
Roberts doesn't waste his time with the experimental, the overwrought or the
arch. Delicious is easily the most overused word in the food-writer's
vocabulary, but that's what Roberts' work is all about: achieving maximum
deliciousness.
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82
Gayot
Alma (meaning soul) has quietly evolved into more than a
neighborhood place, drawing people from all over the Twin Cities with its
imaginative and fresh menu, designed so diners can create their own
three-course fixed-price meal.
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81.4
Zagat
... dishes show ³skill and balance² and are fashioned
from local, organic items, all served within an ³intimate² room whose
³design reflects the restaurant¹s heartland roots² ...
75
Twin Cities Eats
02/08/08
One great dish, one so-so dish, and a return home where I
sat on my radiator for a few minutes to get home; where does that leave me?
Undecided.
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70
MSP Restaurant Critics
Good. What started as a dining experience that could have
ranked close to the top, ended with a little disappointment at the quality
of entrees served by the kitchen.
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BUZZ
City Pages
Best Of: Best Chef
2008
After more than a decade in business, his Restaurant Alma
serves some of the Cities' most creative, flavorful dishes from a spare
dining room in a decidedly unsexy University neighborhood ...
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Best Restaurants
2007
At Alma, all of Alex Roberts¹s food is ³prepared with the
best fresh, seasonal, and organic ingredients available.² That¹s not only my
take, it¹s a credo.
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Minnesota Monthly | Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Best Restaurants
2008
If you¹ve never been to Alma, here¹s how our James
Beardnominated restaurant works: There¹s a standard menu, of course, but if
you prefer (and everyone does), you can opt for the fixed price, one that
allows you to choose a dish from each of the menu¹s savory sections:
appetizer, mid-course (sort of like an Italian primi course) of grains or
pasta, and an entrée.
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- No Smoking
- Kid-friendly
- Outdoor dining
- Wine and beer only
- Late night dining
- No alcohol
- Entertainment
- Wheelchair accessible
- No credit cards
- No personal checks
- Notable
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