Started in: Badlands National Park, SD
Ended in: Minneapolis, MN
Total Distance: Walking: 2 miles, Driving: 542 miles
Okay, filling in for R here. After our longest day of driving, we find ourselves in a pretty big city so that means we went to a lot of restaurants. Here's a list...
Five Watt Coffee... After seeing Alex in Nashville and stopping by Barista Parlor, I've had a hankering for more coffee cocktails (these are mostly non-alcoholic by the dubs). I found this place in an article a few months ago, but here we are in sunny Minneapolis, so why not. Did not disappoint!
Origami... Wanted sushi. This did disappoint (just very middle of the road).
Eat Street Social... Felt a lot like Trencherman (not Trench) back in Chicago. Everything looked really good, and what we had was great.
Marvel Bar... very secretive. It looks like you're walking into an apartment building. The exterior door is an unmarked metal door with a keypad, but you can just pull it open and there was a bouncer quietly reading a collection of short stories about two sisters. Very much a speakeasy vibe. We saw Paul McGee there (founder of Lost Lake, Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago Athletic Club and others), so you know that's a pretty good sign. For a Friday night at 10, it wasn't overwhelmingly crowded, either (though very lively).
The Max... despite the Saved By The Bell name, this is just the ground floor of our hotel. It was closing time so it was an interesting vibe. The space is nice and is in a former bank (complete with vault).
Pizza Luce... definitely a mistake, but when is 1am pizza not a mistake? No knock on the pies themselves, though definitely middle of the road.