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Porter & Frye

Editor's Choice
$$$$ | New American

A swank space in the Hotel Ivy, Porter & Frye serves up posh cocktails and Midwest-modern dishes that spin seasonal fare with artistry and sumptuous surprise. The broad menu covers substantial entrees of local beef, pork, and chicken as well as lighter vegetarian and spa plates. While exciting and innovative, the food is executed with classic technique and heartland sensibility. Matching the caliber of the kitchen, the polished and professional service staff is warm and welcoming. If you go for dinner, be prepared to sit back and enjoy the long, leisurely, and luxurious ride.

  • No Smoking
  • Kid-friendly
  • Late night dining
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • B M - Su /L M - Su /D M - Su
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Hotel Ivy, 1115 2nd Ave. S.
Mpls., Minnesota 55403
Phone: 612-353-3500
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WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

Critics' Rating

100 = Perfect
90 = Excellent
80 = Very Good
70 = Good, but Flawed
60 = High Average
50 = Average
40 = Low Average
30 = Disappointing
20 = Nearly Without Merit
10 = Poor
00 = Worthless
89
Minnesota Monthly | Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
05/08
Each bite of celery, wild rice, and bacon brings to mind a thousand church basements, potlucks, and rural soup-of-the-day specials but-in the best way of fine dining-obliterate them, as if to say: The stuff of life may be carbon, but behold, a diamond.
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88
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine | Beth Dooley
06/08
Self-described "Midwest & modern," the menu spins the familiar, seasonal, and exotic with artistry and sumptuous surprise.
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87
StarTribune | Rick Nelson
05/14/08
The surprises pop up everywhere, but, unlike your in-laws landing at your door unannounced, these unexpected flavor, texture and color juxtapositions are entirely welcome.
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80
Gayot
... the restaurant makes the most of its host, using the street level as a bar and café and the level below it---accessed by a glamorous glass staircase---for a see-and-be-seen dining room.
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79
Twin Cities Eats
03/02/08
But the space is beautiful and service was very good. I am definitely excited to return for more cocktails and to give the dinner menu a try too.
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78
City Pages | Rachel Hutton
04/14/08
On my visits, the food at Porter & Frye varied as widely as attendance. While some dishes were the best things I've eaten this year, I had one entire meal full of letdowns.
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72
Secrets of the City | Jeremy Iggers
03/04/08
I wish I had known about the bar menu, which offers gourmet burgers and pizzas in the $10-$12 range, before I ordered dinner.
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70
MSP Restaurant Critics
Some of the menu items are excellent but unfortunately many of the flavors aren't prominent. There's fierce competition in this restaurant category, and Porter and Frye has some work to do if they wish to continue charging such exorbitant prices.
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BUZZ

Metro
Top New Restaurants 2008
... the Minnesota palate to the test-with a passing grade of true culinary sophistication.
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Metro
Best Pizza
The crust is serious, meaning real thought and technique go into it-hands down the best in town.
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