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Second Helpings Restaurant Reviews

Hazellewood Grill

With food and service that often exceeds expectations, Hazellwood Grill, now a couple years old, has grown into one of, if not the best, dining options around Lake Minnetonka.

July 14, 2008

Bloomington ChopHouse

Bloomington ChopHouse

Premium cuts and succulent seafood are only two of the reasons why this sleek new restaurant’s menu shines.

July 2008

Porter & Frye

Porter & Frye

This self-described “modern Midwest” restaurant spins the familiar, seasonal, and exotic with artistry and sumptuous surprise.

June 2008

Pagoda

Pagoda

With a focus on the food, this new Dinkytown restaurant’s stir-fries and bubbling hot pot dishes are sure to please.

June 2008

California Cafe Second Helping Restaurant Review

California Café

Though the light mascarpone cheesecake is pleasing, it is clear that the Mall of America still is not a safe place for foodies.

May 15, 2008

Psycho Suzi's Second Helping Restaurant Review

Psycho Suzis

Woe be it to the soul who is trying to eat “lite” here, but for all the rest of us, Psycho Suzi’s is a hometown hoot whether you arrive on a hog or a walker.

May 15, 2008

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Fierce Latin and Asian flavors invigorate your taste buds with Sanctuary's freewheeling, exotic menu.

May 2008

The Strip Club

The Strip Club

Mouth-watering fried oysters and spicy barbecue pork-shoulder sandwiches are only the start of the pleasures found at the Strip Club.

May 2008

Muffuletta

It appears a lot of thought and attention goes into Muffuletta's specials, but the rest of the menu needs some tweaking and a bit more care.

April 24, 2008

La Chaya Bistro Second Helping Restaurant Review

La Chaya Bistro

Juan Juarez Garcia, an Italian-trained Mexican chef, has opened La Chaya Bistro in South Minneapolis. This former KFC has been upscaled with natural colors, warm woods and sophisticated artwork.

April 22, 2008

Midoris Floating World Café

The tiny slip of a Japanese restaurant sits quietly just off the main drag and, as the name suggests, acts as an oasis in a bustling neighborhood.

April 17, 2008

Crave

When dining at Crave in the Galleria, what comes to mind is those neighborhood coffee shops from the 1960s and 1970s with big menus, casual just-past-diner atmosphere, fast service, and modest prices.

April 8, 2008

roasted bone marrow

Red Stag Supperclub

Chef Bill Baskin of Red Stag—formerly a sheet metal shop, now environmentally aware restaurant—creates a menu featuring pleasures of the hunt.

April 2008

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Otho

Otho's chef has found that the locals prefer restrained spicing and pricing, and the result is a compromise that leaves those with a discerning palate wishing for more.

April 2008

Istanbul Bistro

Strip mall dining may not be fine dining, but the soul of Istanbul makes it a worthy find.

April 1, 2008

Kozys Steaks & Seafood

Kozy’s is improved, its menu seems broader, the prices, while still top-drawer, are a decent value as ingredient quality is good and cooking careful.

March 20, 2008

Tryg's

Tryg's has made a go of it without a signature name in the kitchen, focusing on its popular bar, live music, and a big menu of less ambitious American bistro fare. If Tryg’s is not thriving, it’s certainly surviving.

March 20, 2008

Alaska Eatery

Alaska Eatery

Follow your nose to Alaska Eatery where the scent of wood smoke from the open kitchen reveals chefs sizzling steaks, chops, and fish over wood-fired grills.

March 2008

Meritage

Meritage

The charming French brasserie ambiance and menu of French classics, such as steak frites and escargots, is a welcome addition to the St. Paul dining scene.

March 2008

Heidi's Restaurant, Buffalo Shrimp

Heidi's

Heidi's is the third time around for acclaimed chef Stewart Woodman—and it seems well on its way to being the charm, serving up elegantly simple fare in the former home of Pane Vino Dolce.

February 2008


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