One of my early reviews, August of 2010 was of Café Ena by Hector Ruiz (www.hectorruizgroup.com) who is the proprietor of three other outstanding restaurants. The most recent one – and the topic of this review – is Costa Blanca on Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis. Recommended by Susie, the wife of one of the five … Continue reading
Chimborazo is a Northeast Minneapolis “hole in the wall” restaurant that few of my acquaintances have been to or heard of! They prepare traditional Ecuadorian cuisine, which I had never eaten nor had others who have joined me on my excursions here. Located at the corner of Central Ave NE and 29th Ave NE, Chimborazo … Continue reading
This restaurant tags all the bases for me, great pizza, apps and beer. I happened upon Red Wagon Pizza when searching for a location to meet friends for a beverage prior to our dinner at Colita which opens at 5:00 PM (a future review for certain). The Red Wagon website was intriguing, their menu selections seemed … Continue reading
Funky Grits recently opened in a South Minneapolis location I’m quite fond of. My favorite BBQ, Smoke in the Pit is a mere 100 yards north and the forever-the-best Jerk Chicken from Marla’s Caribbean Cuisine is east by one mile. Quite the competition or – maybe even better – a mélange for the ravenous! Funky … Continue reading
Tinto Kitchen at 50th and Penn in Minneapolis is nowhere near Central Mexico; however, the Latin cuisine certainly is! Continue reading
Housed in the Food Building of NE Mpls, along with Red Table Meat and Baker’s Field Flour & Bread, is The Draft Horse. Who would have guessed that a Pot Pie would be the reason you should dine at The Draft Horse? I seriously would never have thought that I would order a pot pie in the first place nor that it would be a recommendation of conviction!
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