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Wilde Roast Café
$ | American

Comfortable and laid-back, this casual counter-service cafe serves some mean treats, such as creme brulee French toast and dense fudge cake, along with finely crafted soups, sandwiches, and salads.

  • No Smoking
  • Kid-friendly
  • Outdoor dining
  • Wine and beer only
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • No personal checks
  • B M - Su /L M - Su /D M - Su
518 Hennepin Ave. E.
Mpls., Minnesota 55414
Phone: 612-331-4544
78.1
out of 100
0.0
out of 10
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100 = Perfect
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60 = High Average
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88
We Got Served
This was probably the best breakfast I've had since we started reviewing. The tortilla baked to make it crispy and there was the perfect mixture of scrambled eggs, cheese, veggies, and sausage. Another benefit of ordering separately is that your food comes out fresh. I could've EASILY eaten another one immediately, it was wonderful.
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86
City Pages | Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
08/18/04
First, you should know that as a café, Wilde Roast succeeds terrifically--it combines the best aspects of coffee shop, wine bar, and lunch spot into one elegant meeting space.
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82
Renee & Steve
05/04/05
I was impressed with a few things, first the decor, second they had bubble tea, third they had all kinds of fun non coffee shop drinks, fourth the food was good.
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80
Secrets of the City | Ann Bauer
04/03/08
That, to me, is the real beauty of Wilde Roast. It is authentically inclusive. Here, you can step inside, have your perfect cup of espresso and a devilishly good pastry, then a glass of red wine, and feel as if we Minnesotans really maybe actually can get over ourselves and our stupid boundaries and mix like we're all just weird, lost, fallible humans who need a soft chair and someone to talk to.
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80
MSPFoodies.com
02/24/08
Our favorite on their menu is the Crème Brulee French Toast, the textures and flavors of which still ring vividly in the mind. The cinnamon-roll shaped French toast has a caramel crusty top and a center that contains chunks of peach and cherry.
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68
Gayot
If "cultivated leisure is the aim of man," as Oscar Wilde once noted, we can't think of a better spot to practice it than at this northeast neighborhood eatery named in his honor. We like sinking into one of the upholstered chairs with a cup of espresso while admiring the dark woodwork of the fancy fireplace.
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47
Twin Cities Eats
11/23/08
And now I will say I was a quite disappointed. The burger itself was quite small and the vegetables in the description weren't visible in the patty at all. It just wasn't as well executed as it was marketed, which is simply sad.
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BUZZ

City Pages
Best Of: Best Queer Coffee Shop
2007
Yes, you're right, that was Wilde Roast Café's flourless chocolate torte splayed lasciviously across the cover of last September's Bon Appetit.
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