Tips for Dining, Eating, and Food Shopping in Minneapolis and St. Paul
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By MarkG
on Oct 30, 2011 02:14 AM
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I like the breakfast sandwich (bagel) at the St. Paul Farmers Market. It's the Golden's Deli people. They also have a booth at the State Fair.
~TDQ
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Golden's Deli
275 4th St E, Saint Paul, MN 55101
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I *love* Golden's Deli. Their breakfast sandwich is lovely (though I haven't had it in the market, just in the restaurant). What booth do they run at the State Fair?
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Golden's Deli
275 4th St E, Saint Paul, MN 55101
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They have their own eponymous little stand. I think it's nearish to cream puffs. I can't find it on the food finder, but according to their own website, they've been there since 1998! I think I have a photo of it I can dig up later, though I don't know if it will show exactly where they are located. I guess we have a year to track them down...
http://www.goldensdeli.us/aboutus.html
~TDQ
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I enjoy the Golden's sandwich at the Farmers Market too, but I think it has more to do with the atmosphere than the food. They are literally Bruegger's bagels, with Sysco cream cheese, at double the price of the same sandwich at Bruegger's.
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The bagels are indeed from Brueggers. But, frankly, those are as good as you can get in the Twin Cities, aside from Common Groups, a coffee shop in Minneapolis. (I think the St. Paul Bagelry has gone downhill, unfortunately.) The eggs, ham, cheese and vegetables on Golden's sandwich are all from Farmers Market vendors. Sure, Golden's could make their own bagels, but I still think the sandwich is pretty well-sourced otherwise.
I agree with you that the atmosphere is fantastic, also, having them fry the egg and assemble the sandwich right in front of you. I've had it in their coffee shop, too, and I still like it. I can't honestly remember whether I've had it at the State Fair. If I have, it's been a couple of years...
~TDQ
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St. Paul Bagelry
1702 Lexington Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
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For those who are curious, I think that TDQ means Common Roots Cafe on Lyndale.
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Common Roots Cafe
2558 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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Heh. Indeed I did mean Common Roots. The hazards of multi-tasking, I'm afraid. Thanks for tidying up after me, Bob.
~TDQ
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By the way, Common Roots has a bagel, egg, cheese and tomato sandwich on its breakfast menu.
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Common Roots Cafe
2558 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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We've ordered bagel sandwiches at Golden's a few times and, yes, I think the freshness of the ingredients plays a part.
But what I want to know is, why, in the middle of a Farmer's Market, Golden's can ever run out of lettuce. It's happened so often I wonder why they even list it as an ingredient choice. Comments (partly in jest) about taking petty cash to one of the nearby stalls and procuring some lettuce result in some pretty blank stares. Puzzling.
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HAHA! That's pretty funny. It's never happened in front of me, but it's funny if it does. Maybe they don't want to overbuy, knowing that it's so easy to buy more.
~TDQ
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I'd buy that if they dispatched someone to buy lettuce. They don't.
Maybe the problem is that they really don't have the space to wash and prep lettuce bought at the market. But it sure wouldn't hurt them to take it off their list of sandwich ingredients since they run out of it early and so often.
It makes a good story that they're surrounded by lettuce but can't serve any. :-)
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Yesterday I went to Ngon for brunch. My companion ordered the Croque Madame: gorgeous slices of pork belly with cheese and a fried egg on grilled baguette. We both thought it was fabulous (I traded him some of my ribeye pho for a couple bites). It came with sweet potato fries and I think maybe some sri racha aioli. I'd highly recommend it.
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I had this when I was at Ngon a few weeks ago...SO good.
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Collossal Cafe's bacon, egg, and cheese on a biscuit is my go to breakfast sandwich. The biscuit is moist and flaky and the egg is soft, not rubbery at all. I'll admit it seems to have suffered a bit with their change in ownership, but it's still incredibly good.
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sun street breads has some nice breakfast sammies. Also, the ham and cheese croissant at Bakers wife is a family fave.
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A Baker's Wife's Pastry Shop
4200 28th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Sun Street Breads
4600 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419
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I'm with you on Sun Street Breads. The best biscuit in town. Really a great sandwich. And you can get it for lunch too. We go about once a month for lunch.
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Sun Street Breads
4600 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419
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Sun Street is atrocious. Would never go there, again.
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I wasn't crazy about Sun Street either.
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What about it don't you like? The biscuits?
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Baker's Wife ham and cheese croissant is quite possibly the best breakfast sandwich I've ever had. Crazy good.
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St. Paul Bagelry has excellent bagel breakfast sandwiches (and very good bagels).
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St. Paul Bagelry
1702 Lexington Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113
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i know you said no to chains but i happened to have a brueggers western bagel breakfast sandwich this morning and thought it was quite good
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Anita's Cafe in the Landmark Center in St. Paul. An authentic CIA chef trained in Poughkeepsie NY makes these very simple sandwiches. He fries the most perfect egg. The yolks are deeply yellow. You can choose your own cheese, the sausage and bacon are tasty, and the muffin is perfectly toasted with a crunch.
The parking places are usually empty in the morning, so you can stick a quarter in and park easily to run in. It's rarely crowded because I think people don't know about it.
Many years ago, I was once a great fan of McDonald's McMuffin. But they've become so denatured the past 10 or 20 years, I actually feel sick if I eat them nowadays.
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+1 on Collossal, good stuff.
also like Butter Bakery's.
the breakfast burrito from La Loma is quite good also.
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Butter Bakery Cafe
3544 Grand Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
La Loma Restaurant
1510 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
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My current favorite is the "Fried Egg Sammie" at Heidi's in Minneapolis:
Sunny side up egg (organic), arugula, pork sausage,
American cheese, and coppa picante on Harvey’s brioche
It's the perfect size too... not so big that I feel guilty afterwards, not so small that I feel like I need to order a second.
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Heidi's
2903 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
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Me too.
But this was a sunday patio thing, right? Is it available in the bar or something?
Shoo bee doo, try this sandwich at Heidi's.
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Heidi's now has Sunday brunch indoors, 11 am - 2 pm on Sundays... so the sandwich is still available!
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OMG... how did I not know this? This is so on the list. Has anyone had their shrimp and grits? Hubster will be thrilled!
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Thanks, galewskj. I will try Heidi's. It sounds wonderful.
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The P&E at Bewiched is beyond amazing. Their pastrami is fantastic, pairing it with an egg and harissa on foccacia brings it to a whole other level.
The eggwich at Victory 44's Coffee Bar is also quite good, although probably not worth a trip across town for.
I also agree with the Sun Street comments. I've not been impressed with sandwiches there - with the exception of the breakfast biscuits, those have been amazing.
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Bewiched Deli
800 Washington Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Victory 44
2203 44th Ave N, Minneapolis, MN
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I've just GOT to get up early enough for Bewiched's P&E with harissa. That sounds like my idea of heaven.
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My favorite is The Buddy @ Mill City Cafe. I wouldn't drive across town for it, but it is cheap, local and delicious.
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Mill City Cafe
2205 California St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
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Allie's in the Mpls skyway has great breakfast sandwiches. My favorite is the egg, bacon and cheddar on a croissant.
Turtlebread also has a good E, B and C sandwich.
K
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