471786 Fri Dec 21 19:17:40 -0800 2007 17 8 Midwest 0 3229837 I am a student returning to the city for a while and curious if any new places of note have opened since August. Anything worth visiting while I am back? Fri Dec 21 19:17:40 -0800 2007 108196 chadradchad 1 3231128 Nick & Eddie, Red Stag Supper Club and Meritage come to mind. Sat Dec 22 12:57:58 -0800 2007 3229837 11110 MSPD 1 3232481 There are 3 places that seem to have some buzz in SW Minneapolis: Cafe Maud (may have been open when you were here), Heidi's, and Blackbird Cafe. I've only been to Blackbird where I've had pleasant but not extraordinary meals. Heidi's is supposed to be very good. Cafe Maud is very busy, but I don't know anything about the food. Sun Dec 23 09:25:09 -0800 2007 3229837 12826 bob s 2 3233176 Thanks! I went to both Cafe maud and blackbird before I left in August. I enjoy the neighborhood aspect of Blackbird, however friends said it has gone down. I went to Red stag last evening. The food was pretty good, service was awful. We had a 2 and half hour dinner. I think the price points could be lower. The lightening was the worst I have ever seen. Sun Dec 23 15:45:52 -0800 2007 3232481 108196 chadradchad 3 3612669 Hey, I am coming back through again. Anything new and noteworthy? Sun Apr 20 14:38:47 -0700 2008 3233176 108196 chadradchad 4 3612711 Porter and Frye. Saffron. Run, don't walk. Sun Apr 20 14:56:18 -0700 2008 3612669 161840 cheeseguysgirl 5 3613397 Meritage and The Strip Club, if you swing that way. (and by that way i mean st paul) Sun Apr 20 19:44:37 -0700 2008 3612711 108056 tex.s.toast 6 3613552 I went to Saffron last summer and loved it! I also went to Meritage for a New Years Day Brunch and it was excellent. Porter and Frye, is that in the Ivy? Sun Apr 20 20:46:16 -0700 2008 3613397 108196 chadradchad 7 3613714 That's the one. Sun Apr 20 22:47:21 -0700 2008 3613552 12826 bob s 8 3615412 If I were to ran these for you based on my experiences, I'd go with: Meritage Heidi's Porter and Frye Nick and Eddie Saffron. I'm interested to try Aronas. It just opened in the old Vino 610 space on Lake/Lyndale. I am planning to catch a movie at the Lagoon on Thursday so I'll post a mini-review on Friday. I always loved that room as it reminds me of some of the smaller cafes/wine bars/restaurants that I've seen while traveling on the East Coast and in Europe. Hopefully, the food will be better in this incarnation. Mon Apr 21 11:54:16 -0700 2008 3613714 185526 Db Cooper 6 3615450 Awww...you made me snort my veggie sandwich. I swing that way (and I think I'll steal that phrasing.) Mon Apr 21 12:06:30 -0700 2008 3613397 46057 Uisge 1 3616341 Strip Club Steak is getting all the buzz I read/hear. Mon Apr 21 15:27:42 -0700 2008 3229837 185615 chilepastor 1 3616390 The newest place is the new upscale Mexican restaurant called Indio that just opened in the old Pizza Nea space in Lake Street...menu looks interesting, haven't tried it yet though. I always thought upscale Mexican was needed in this area Mon Apr 21 15:40:12 -0700 2008 3229837 127067 andre5 2 3616581 Sad to see Pizza Nea go. I looked at their menu, a little pricey for the area. We should see how it goes. Mon Apr 21 16:49:01 -0700 2008 3616390 108196 chadradchad 2 3617164 Owned by the same team of El Meson and Cafe Ena, that one is. I'm not sure if their food always justifies their prices-- their mofongo is terminally dry. I will likely try it once-- but for upscale Mexican, it's not all that far from Masa on Nicollet in downtown. Mon Apr 21 20:00:15 -0700 2008 3616390 161840 cheeseguysgirl 3 3618051 We tried Indio on Friday night and I was not impressed. The service was weak and the food was not that great. We were sad about it since I LOVE Cafe Ena and Indio is just a walk away for us. I will give it another chance to see if they can work out the kinks but the first impression was not good. The waiter forgot our appetizer. When we got our entrees we asked about it and he said he didn't hear us order one. huh? It was loud in there but I saw him writing something down. Ok - no biggie - he did offer to pay for half our dessert. I had chile rellenos which were just ok. Nothing special at all especially for the price. For dessert I had vanilla carmel cake that was really dry and again, not great. Just my thoughts after one visit! Tue Apr 22 07:07:42 -0700 2008 3617164 103540 maureen73 1 3618536 Nick & Eddie, major attitude problem with the staff. A number of friends over the weekend all agreed. Red Stag, a must go. Tue Apr 22 09:01:46 -0700 2008 3229837 151330 Maggie19 2 3905588 My wife and I dropped into Heidi's on their third day in business at 5 pm and managed to snag a table. I understand they've been SRO ever since. Tge food is great! It's for people of a certain age (ahem) whose children have left home and can now enjoy themselves. The setting is very romantic, so I'm sure there will be nightly proposals for people of a much earlier age. Sun Jul 27 10:56:56 -0700 2008 3618536 176814 discus