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Second Helping
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

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

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

Cafe Levain Second Helping Restaurant Review

Cafe Levain

The new Cafe Levain has very nice food and room to grow, but having visited the old Restaurant Levain, you can’t sit in this incarnation without missing the old days terribly.

October 2007

Mission Second Helping Restaurant Review

Mission

The philosophy birthed by chef Jordan Smith still remains: simple, slightly witty compositions of good food, prepared without fuss.

September 2007

W.A. Frost Second Helping Restaurant Review

W.A. Frost

Andrew Zimmern revisits W.A. Frost after chef Leonard Anderson takes over the kitchen.

August 2007

Cosmos Second Helping Restaurant Review

Cosmos

Chef Stephen Trojahn has replaced the celebrated Seth Bixby Daugherty at Cosmos, and the restaurant hasn’t missed a beat.

July 2007

Tria Second Helping Restaurant Review

Triä

Triä welcomes chef Shelaigh Connolly, and her American comfort foods are the perfect fit.  

June 2007

Hoa Bien Second Helping Restaurant Review

Hoa Bien

Hoa Bien reopened after receiving the Mai Village treatment, transformed from a humble little University Avenue soup house into a high-style restaurant.

May 2007

Heartland Second Helping Restaurant Review

Heartland

Credit Russo and Hoehn for sticking to their guns since opening the fifty-seat restaurant in 2002, offering a daily reflection of the best of the region’s available edibles, most from family farms and grown or raised sustainably.

March 2007

Trygs Second Helping Restaurant Review

Trygs

Tryg Truelson, owner of Tryg's restaurant on the edge of Lake Calhoun, looks for a chef.

February 2007

Basil's Second Helping Restaurant Review

Basils

The Marquette Hotel has remade Basil’s, its atrium aerie, with a real plan for turning this ordinary and glum eatery into a relevant and resonant dining spot.

January 2007

NalaPak Second Helping Restaurant Review

NalaPak

NalaPak serves the most fully flavored and varied menu of regional Indian vegetarian and vegan cuisine in the Twin Cities.

December 2006

La Belle Vie Second Helping Restaurant Review

La Belle Vie Lounge

The lounge at La Belle Vie offers the same great food, plus a thrilling bar menu that doesn’t make you feel like you’re missing anything by snacking instead of dining.

November 2006

Big Bowl Second Helping Restaurant Review

Big Bowl

In an industry where Asian chain restaurants are synonymous with inauthentic dumbed-down fare, Big Bowl offers a safe entry point into the fabulous world of Asian cuisine.

October 2006


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