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The chances I'd eat liver & onions are exponentially higher than the chances I'd eat lutefisk and I'm never eating liver and onions again.

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The chances I’d eat liver & onions are exponentially higher than the chances I’d eat lutefisk and I’m never eating liver and onions again.

I am the opposite. I don’t like lutefisk, but I can stomach a few bites. Liver, on the other hand, is the top of the list of things that shall not pass my lips.


   
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The chances I’d eat liver & onions are exponentially higher than the chances I’d eat lutefisk and I’m never eating liver and onions again.

I am the opposite. I don’t like lutefisk, but I can stomach a few bites. Liver, on the other hand, is the top of the list of things that shall not pass my lips.

 

I tried L & O once.  Never again.  Lutefisk is a non starter.

 

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The chances I’d eat liver & onions are exponentially higher than the chances I’d eat lutefisk and I’m never eating liver and onions again.

I'd never have guessed that you have such good taste.

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F liver and onions. And I have a lower opinion on lutefisk. That being said, my maternal side great-grandpa insisted on lutefisk for Christmas (he was direct off the boat from Oslo). The smell would last for days around the house. Good God, I don't see how anyone could stand that.

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All you naysayer’s opinions about pickled herring, liver and onions as well as lutefisk is my opinion about the devil’s fruit… tomatoes.

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All you naysayer’s opinions about pickled herring, liver and onions as well as lutefisk is my opinion about the devil’s fruit… tomatoes.

 

Just up and eating tomatoes (they put sugar or salt on the slices or something)? No.

Salsa? Fine. Diced in a burrito? Fine. In a pizza sauce? Fine. You get the drift.

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Overall tomatoes do suck. I can also usually only stand them in a non-chunky sauce/salsa form. Ketchup on fries but nothing else really.


   
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Salsa? Fine. Diced in a burrito? Fine. In a pizza sauce? Fine. You get the drift.

Salsa has to be purée (Chili’s salsa consistency). Pizza sauce is great, as long as there is no chunks. Though I’ll eat sun dried tomatoes.

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Salsa? Fine. Diced in a burrito? Fine. In a pizza sauce? Fine. You get the drift.

Salsa has to be purée (Chili’s salsa consistency). Pizza sauce is great, as long as there is no chunks. Though I’ll eat sun dried tomatoes.

 

I found a good salsa that is thicccc, better than the Old Dutch, Tostito's, etc crap. Curt's Special Recipe. It's a darn good salsa.

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Salsa? Fine. Diced in a burrito? Fine. In a pizza sauce? Fine. You get the drift.

Salsa has to be purée (Chili’s salsa consistency). Pizza sauce is great, as long as there is no chunks. Though I’ll eat sun dried tomatoes.

I found a good salsa that is thicccc, better than the Old Dutch, Tostito’s, etc crap. Curt’s Special Recipe. It’s a darn good salsa.

 

I'll second this. They have several options for heat level. I like the hot and extra hot, while my fiance who can't handle spice likes the pineapple and cilantro lime options.


   
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On a tangentially related note, if you like unique hot sauces, the buttered tin in St. Paul has a couple that I really like. They go nicely with the absolutely gigantic breakfast burrito they serve.


   
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On a tangentially related note, if you like unique hot sauces, the buttered tin in St. Paul has a couple that I really like. They go nicely with the absolutely gigantic breakfast burrito they serve.

 

Depending on how hot I want my hot sauce, I switch between Hell Raising Hot Sauce (MN company) or El Yucateco (which will burn your face off, if you use too much). Both have great flavor, which is key to me. It's just not heat I want.

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On a tangentially related note, if you like unique hot sauces, the buttered tin in St. Paul has a couple that I really like. They go nicely with the absolutely gigantic breakfast burrito they serve.

Depending on how hot I want my hot sauce, I switch between Hell Raising Hot Sauce (MN company) or El Yucateco (which will burn your face off, if you use too much). Both have great flavor, which is key to me. It’s just not heat I want.

I'll second you again on Yucateco. Haven't had the other one. Totally agree it has to have flavor. When I make my own salsa I make it pretty hot but I roast or smoke several ingredients so it has a depth of flavor. At least in my mind it does.


   
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Hell Raising is kinda MN hot. It's advertised hotter than it actually is, but it's a good sauce. The El Yuca...had a buddy try it last week, just a pinky dip, and he was WTF.

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Taco John's taking Taco Chon to court over naming rights.

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Mad Dog 357 has some quality hot sauces (if you can find it there) some of which are not for the faint of heart.


   
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If you're looking for a quick and decent gas station sandwich.  Both the turkey/swiss on cranberry wild rice bread and their egg salad on oat multigrain at Kwik Trip are excellent.

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Deli options at Kwik Trip are definitely a solid choice if you're in a hurry and they have some pretty good selections.

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Deli options at Kwik Trip are definitely a solid choice if you’re in a hurry and they have some pretty good selections.

Even some of their microwave meals are very solid.

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All you naysayer’s opinions about pickled herring, liver and onions as well as lutefisk is my opinion about the devil’s fruit… tomatoes.

I am allergic to raw tomato.  Not Epi pen level, but highly sensitive.  Hives on my tongue, itchy, even getting tomato juice on my hands sets off a reaction.  It’s the acid, once cooked down in a sauce I’m fine.  I can’t eat fresh salsa and am careful with restaurant pasta sauces.  My dad was fine with tomatoes but had the same issue with pineapple, I’m fine with pineapple but no tomato, but it’s basically the same acid problem.

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All you naysayer’s opinions about pickled herring, liver and onions as well as lutefisk is my opinion about the devil’s fruit… tomatoes.

I am allergic to raw tomato. Not Epi pen level, but highly sensitive. Hives on my tongue, itchy, even getting tomato juice on my hands sets off a reaction. It’s the acid, once cooked down in a sauce I’m fine. I can’t eat fresh salsa and am careful with restaurant pasta sauces. My dad was fine with tomatoes but had the same issue with pineapple, I’m fine with pineapple but no tomato, but it’s basically the same acid problem.

I thought the tanginess in a pineapple was from an enzyme and not acidity?

I love tomato and pineapple but can’t do kiwi or cantaloupe, makes my mouth itchy and tummy nauseous.


   
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Love me some pickled herring on a cracker with cheese. Back in the mid 90's, Liquor Lyle's would serve it for free during happy hour. Just a big ol' block of government cheese and a bucket of herring alongside sleeves of townhouse crackers. Add a pitcher of Bud Light and dinner was served!


   
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If you’re looking for a quick and decent gas station sandwich. Both the turkey/swiss on cranberry wild rice bread and their egg salad on oat multigrain at Kwik Trip are excellent.

 

The pizza at Kwik Trip is better than Caesar's/Cici's/etc by far. I know it's not a high bar, but this IS a gas station we're talking about. I'd even rank it above Pizza Hut.

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Frozen IGA $0.99 pizza is better then Ceasar’s. I’ll still take Pizza Hut over Kwik Trip.

 

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Neighbor introduced me to this hot sauce tonight. I really liked it and its local.

Cry Baby Craig's (crybabycraigs.com)


   
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Neighbor introduced me to this hot sauce tonight. I really liked it and its local. Cry Baby Craig’s (crybabycraigs.com)

 

Cry Baby's? Yeah, that's a good one.

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Its a habanero sauce but they don't roast the peppers. they pickle them. Very different flavor. I love pickled anything so this was excellent.


   
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Cracker Barrel is becoming my wife's favorite place to take the kids that's not fast food.  Though Perkin's is a close second followed by Old Piper Pizza.

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Cracker Barrel is becoming my wife’s favorite place to take the kids that’s not fast food. Though Perkin’s is a close second followed by Old Piper Pizza.

 

There are still CB's in the Twin Cities?


   
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Three restaurants mentioned, two of which I've never eaten at and the other I don't think I've eaten since late night stops in high school.


   
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Cracker Barrel is becoming my wife’s favorite place to take the kids that’s not fast food. Though Perkin’s is a close second followed by Old Piper Pizza.

There are still CB’s in the Twin Cities?

Lakeville.

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Three restaurants mentioned, two of which I’ve never eaten at and the other I don’t think I’ve eaten since late night stops in high school.

Do you have 3 kids under 12 and their favorite foods are corndogs, grilled cheese and cheese pizza... 😉

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Three restaurants mentioned, two of which I’ve never eaten at and the other I don’t think I’ve eaten since late night stops in high school.

Do you have 3 kids under 12 and their favorite foods are corndogs, grilled cheese and cheese pizza… ;-)

 

My kids are a little older than yours but we used to be regulars at Don Pablo's.  They loved playing with the tortilla dough that they'd give the kids (with cookie cutters).


   
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Black Sheep in STP closing. Tough location kind of on an island downtown. No surprise after Tin Whiskers shut down, too. If I were opening a restaurant I'd want to be on W 7th or in Lowertown, otherwise tough sledding.


   
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Yesterday at work with our taco bar for lunch someone brought in couple jars of JoMomma's Salsa (Woodbury). I tried the Pineapple/Mango with Habanero and really enjoyed it.  Defiantly will be looking for it the next time I'm at Cub or Target.

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I picture gator purposefully marching down the salsa aisle, arms swinging, chest puffed out.  ?


   
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I picture gator purposefully marching down the salsa aisle, arms swinging, chest puffed out. ?

i caught myself this morning walking in the salsa aisle at Cub with my chest out and arms swinging… lol!!!

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Not a place I imagine will be terribly missed

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/brothers-bar-grill-closes-minneapolis-location


   
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Not a place I imagine will be terribly missed https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/brothers-bar-grill-closes-minneapolis-location/a >

I know something else that wouldn’t be missed if they went away.

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Here is Jason Derusha’s list of the Top 10 BBQ spots in the state (9 are in the metro area)

 

https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/food-drink/jasons-top-10-takeout-restaurants-for-bbq-in-minnesota/


   
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Only been to three but of those three I'd take OMC 1, Buddy Boy's 2, QFanatic 3. Have had zero urge to go back to QFanatic and would always head to ZZQ or Baker's before it.


   
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Only been to three but of those three I’d take OMC 1, Buddy Boy’s 2, QFanatic 3. Have had zero urge to go back to QFanatic and would always head to ZZQ or Baker’s before it.

Smokeys is excellent but not as good as OMC or Buddy Boy.   The one that’s missing here is Big Bore BBQ up in Hanover.  It’s hands down the best BBQ I’ve had in MN and (even though it’s Texas style) is as good as any of the BBQ I would get on my frequent trips to Memphis


   
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It’s hard to pass on Ted Cook’s. The only draw back is there is no in restaurant dining. It’s all take out… other than that it’s “nothing but the best”.

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Not a place I imagine will be terribly missed https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/brothers-bar-grill-closes-minneapolis-location/a >

 

Back in the day, I'd go w/friends to have a drink and people watch. That was about it. The people watching was great.

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Not a place I imagine will be terribly missed https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/brothers-bar-grill-closes-minneapolis-location/a >

Back in the day, I’d go w/friends to have a drink and people watch. That was about it. The people watching was great.

Back in the later 90s while in college I work 2 years at Erbert & Gerberts.  It was across the street from Brother's and next door to what was the Pickled Parrot.  We would make deals with most of those restaurants along 1st Ave and downtown.  We would call them or they would call us to trade food.  I always felt we got the better deals trading subs for pizza, ribs, hamburgers and so on with the various restaurants.

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Not a place I imagine will be terribly missed https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/brothers-bar-grill-closes-minneapolis-location/a >

Back in the day, I’d go w/friends to have a drink and people watch. That was about it. The people watching was great.

Back in the mid 90s after college I work 2 years at Erbert & Gerberts. It was across the street from Brother’s and next door to what was the Pickled Parrot. We would make deals with most of those restaurants along 1st Ave and downtown. We would call them or they would call us to trade food. I always felt we got the better deals trading subs for pizza, ribs, hamburgers and so on with the various restaurants.

Trading food/etc was a mainstay in the industry. I worked for Pizza N Pasta at Burnsville Mall in my early 20s as a side gig. Traded pizza for Gloria Jean's (quad espresso w/mocha; I was doing open-close on weekends; yep, needed the juice to work that shift).

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That Erbert and Gerbert's was a great college job.  They provided the delivery vehicle and gas.  I pretty much was the Thu-Sat. eve to close shift (If I recall 6pm-2am).  Lots of deliveries to all the gentlemen clubs and the gals tipped very well. I would also run a taxi service in the delivery car.  I would pick up people (lots of drunks) waiting outside (for a taxi) of the dance clubs and gentlemen clubs and give them rides to their hotels.  Once a guy paid me $40 to give him a ride out to Burnsville.

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That Erbert and Gerbert’s was a great college job. They provided the delivery vehicle and gas. I pretty much was the Thu-Sat. eve to close shift (If I recall 6pm-2am). Lots of deliveries to all the gentlemen clubs and the gals tipped very well. I would also run a taxi service in the delivery car. I would pick up people (lots of drunks) waiting outside (for a taxi) of the dance clubs and gentlemen clubs and give them rides to their hotels. Once a guy paid me $40 to give him a ride out to Burnsville.

 

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That Erbert and Gerbert’s was a great college job. They provided the delivery vehicle and gas. I pretty much was the Thu-Sat. eve to close shift (If I recall 6pm-2am). Lots of deliveries to all the gentlemen clubs and the gals tipped very well. I would also run a taxi service in the delivery car. I would pick up people (lots of drunks) waiting outside (for a taxi) of the dance clubs and gentlemen clubs and give them rides to their hotels. Once a guy paid me $40 to give him a ride out to Burnsville.

I don’t think you’re supposed to out Rube like this

 

I don't live in Burnsville. I live quite a ways from there, actually.

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