Eat Street Social

The hotly anticipated restaurant opens tonight

​After weeks of pushing back the official date, Eat Street Social, the sister establishment to the popular Northeast Social, announced on its Facebook page that it will open tonight at 5 p.m for its first public dinner service.

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David McCrindle

Oceanaire's new home at the corner of 6th and Nicollet

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Eli's expands but doesn't stray from Hennepin Avenue

​Eli's Food and Cocktails at the edge of downtown Minneapolis and Loring Park has long been a well-kept secret of downtown denizens. With its good food, well-chosen beer and wine list, and killer cocktails, it's been a safe-bet dining destination where food snobs and less unadventurous eaters could all walk away full and satisfied. Last Monday Eli's officially branched out, bringing its special kind of neighborhood bar magic to a former sports bar. We stopped in to get an early look.

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Can Minneapolis' smallest cafe make its mark in Saint Paul?

​The tiny cafe with the ironic name has opened another location.  Elizabeth Tinucci selected a spot in St. Paul, the town where she grew up, for her extension. 

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Yael Grauer

These burgers are delicious.

​Any promising new burger joint in Uptown would pique my interest, and My Burger was no exception. Located just next to the Yogurt Lab on 3100 Excelsior Blvd., My Burger boasts a brightly colored interior with a lot of green and orange and a smattering of modern minimalist decor.

The menu allows for quite a bit of variation. American, Swiss, cheddar, pepper jack, or blue cheese can be added to your burger for just 50 cents. Bacon, mushrooms, or even a fried egg can be added for a dollar, and various spices or sauces (including Cajun seasoning, jerk spices, teriyaki sauce, or BBQ sauce) can also be added for 50 cents to make your own burger.

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New location brings ice cream, cupcakes, and coffee together on one street

​St. Paul's premier gourmet coffee house has moved. After six years at its Hamline location, it has packed up the carafes and set up shop along Marshall Avenue in Merriam Park on what's fast becoming a super-sweet block, also housing Izzy's ice cream and Sweets Bakeshop.

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Ocean Buffet in Brooklyn Center

The Twin Cities has no shortage of Asian buffet restaurants. But who would have guessed that the award for highest per capita concentration of Asian buffets would go to Brooklyn Center? With the recent opening of Ocean Buffet on Shingle Creek Parkway, there are now three such restaurants inside of one square mile that also contains a grand total of  zero homes or hotels of any kind.  With a veritable saturation of buffets, can the area-- whose most notable neighbor is the long-defunct Brookdale Mall--support yet another all-you-can-eat hibachi/sushi/steamtray spot?

The Hot Dish stopped by to check out the new contender and assess its chances.

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Rye is ready to take your order

​The neighborhood must have been watching closely: It seems the moment the doors opened to the new Rye Delicatessen, the crowds moved in. On the morning we visited, the poor girl working behind the counter had a glazed-over, slightly panicked look in her eyes. It seems the night before, the counter had been swarmed and they'd basically run out of everything.

Lucky for us, they have staff working 24 hours a day brining and baking to keep those deli cases full. Though the cash register was being a bit buggy, our tasting crew was able to order a wide array of dishes and dug in.

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Le Cordon Bleu

Veal shank with risotto is one entree option at Technique.

​Technique, the student-run restaurant serving three-course meals for only $10, recently moved to its new location out of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Mendota Heights. It is one of 14 Technique locations found around the country, from Portland to Pittsburgh, and allows students to showcase the French cooking technique they have learned in school. But how does the restaurant stack up?

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Turkey To Go sells slow-roasted pulled turkey sandwiches.

​You no longer have to go to the State Fair or the ball game--or even a Turkey To Go food truck--to get your fill of pulled turkey sandwiches. Owners Drew Levin and Dan Perkins have opened a storefront location in St. Paul, with plans for another one in Minneapolis come January.More >>