2010 in Review

Once again the hubby and I did quite the job of hitting new restaurants.  We really should keep a running list throughout the year and not just wait until January 1 to try and remember - we aren't getting any younger after all!

In our current tally of new restaurants for 2010, I come in at 73, while the hubby comes in at a respectable 67.  Yes, for all of you math whizzes, that is over 1 new restaurant a week.  New restaurants is our hobby!  Maybe for 2011 our hobby will include more gym time as well.

I won't bore you with all of the restaurants we've been too, but will provide a few highlights:

• Best tatertot hotdish/casserole - Haute Dish
• Best burger - Victory 44
• Best pastry - Linzer 46 - Patisserie 46
• Best breakfast sandwich - Cocoa & Fig's fried egg sandwich
• Best pork candy - Subo
• Best surprise find for me - Ghandi Mahal - Indian cuisine
• Best surprise dish for hubby - fettuccine/haricots verts - Corner Table
• Best lemon ricotta hotcakes - Purple Sandpiper
• Biggest disappointment for hubby - Prairie Ale House, followed by Forepaugh's and Giuseppe's
• Biggest disappointment for me - Firelake Grill

Our vote for best restaurant of 2010 and the Startribune's Restaurant of the Year.

(and where we dined on New Year's Eve).......

Piccolo

My NYE review of Piccolo will be posted in the next few days.

Happy Eating in 2011!

Town Hall Brewery

The hubby and I stopped by the second location of Town Hall Brewery recently for a late lunch. We had talked about going to the original location on campus for some time, but just had never made it there.  The new location is more convenient for us and so we gave it a try.

The restaurant space itself is good - the last restaurant to occupy that space had a dark interior, but Town Hall Brewery has lightened up the color.  They have a few TVs for those that want to watch a game.  They don't take over the place though and so we actually could have a conversation without being sidetracked by the television.

We both had the Original Town Hall Burger which was served with french fries.  The burger itself was very well seasoned and I thought I tasted Worcestershire sauce in the mix.  It came with a seasoned mayonnaise that was very good with the burger.  We both only had half of our burger and had the leftovers a day later.  The burger was great the next day as well!

The fries were good.  The hubby liked them better than I did.  They had some kind of batter coating which I don't care for as much.  They were served with a nacho cheese sauce which gave the meal a little zing. 

Nice stop for a late lunch if you are in South Mpls. 

Happy Eating!