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Restaurant AlmaEditor's Choice |
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$$$$ | New American
Alma is always lively, interesting, and welcoming, and chef Alex Roberts changing menu reflects a passion for organic, locally grown foods.
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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 "skill and balance" and are fashioned from local, organic items, all served within an "intimate" room whose "design reflects the restaurant's heartland roots" ...
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 Roberts's food is "prepared with the best fresh, seasonal, and organic ingredients available." That's not only my take, it's a credo.
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Minnesota Monthly | Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Best Restaurants
2008
If you've never been to Alma, here's how our James Beard-nominated restaurant works: There's 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 menu's 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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