The new Trinh truck in downtown St. Paul

Like gophers on a golf course, the trucks keep coming. This most recent arrival that we tracked down is the berry-red Trinh truck. Specializing in sandwiches and boba tea, it also has fresh spring rolls, Vietnamese coffee, and chips. We lined up to have a first bite.

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Shaved meat makes great street eats.

A new trailer parked near Nicollet and Ninth Street in downtown Minneapolis is bringing a taste of the world to our Midwestern streets. Owner Chris Millner has traveled the world and found a great idea in the doner kebabs of eastern Australia.More >>

Linden Hills gains another great neighborhood restaurant

The Linden Hills neighborhood is getting another  fantastic neighborhood cafe that utilizes some of the quirky, beautiful architecture and fresh, local food. The new Harriet Brassiere specializes in breakfast and opened recently in the former Cafe Twenty Eight space. We stopped by to check out the food and ask what their plans are for the future.More >>

Messy G is on the move

Although Messy Giuseppe was out last season for a few weeks, we only recently caught up with the food truck adorned with the smiling caricature. The joyous man on the truck, running away with a forkful of spaghetti is the original Giuseppe, the grandfather of the truck's owners, Rob and Mike Delmont.More >>

Meat me outside

Just in time for julep season, Jack Riebel's critical darling of a restaurant, Butcher and the Boar will finally be setting out chairs in their backyard. The patio has been beckoning since the opening.  Other than a few smokers huddled around the fireplace, there haven't been many bodies out there. That is about to change. It's location in the middle of the city, but sheltered from the traffic and grime of the buses makes it a bastion of outdoor dining delight.  We recently spoke with Riebel about his plans and here's a glimpse of what we expect to see.More >>

Real deal roast beef straight from the streets

It's clear that a lot of love and care went into the new Bloomy's food truck. If the tender-as-a-mother's-love roast beef wasn't enough, there's also the chronicle that owners Katie J and Ryan Bloomstrom maintained on their blog. Katie's writing is so candid and charming it's hard not be pulling for this truck to be a huge success.

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Brisket Reuben on a pumpernickel bun

After watching its Cloverfield-camera-style truck video, the anticipation mounted as we waited for a first sighting of the new truck for Stanley's in Northeast. Stanley's on Wheels peddles comfort foods such as braised meats atop buns or nachos. We found it on Marquette in downtown Minneapolis and joined the other rumbling tummies in line.

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Now open on the first floor of the Accenture tower

Chef-owner Lisa Hanson's new restaurant opened to much excitement. Finally a dining and destination lunch spot in a part of town that had been underserved. Hanson took what was once a Chinese restaurant and transformed it into the sort of room where a client can be entertained and a collection of cube-dwellers can find refuge.

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After six months of construction and repairs, Lynnhurst neighborhood pub George and the Dragon will open this afternoon.

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Burgers, coneys and duck fat fries

They were out in October and November for a little bit before the weather turned, and now Neato's has pulled its retro-fabulous truck out of storage and rolled onto the streets of St. Paul. Since we'd missed them last fall, we were anxious to taste their offerings.More >>