The Essential Guide to Twin Cities Restaurants

The Classic All-American Breakfast - $10.50

Two organic eggs with homemade hash browns and your choice of maple-glazed bison sausage, thick-sliced bacon, or a slab of slow-roasted pit ham. Includes toast and a side of fresh fruit.

Lemon-Ricotta Hotcakes - $10.50

Freshly-grated lemon zest & whole milk ricotta cheese, whisked together with eggs, dusted with powdered sugar, and served with a garnish of fresh berries & warm, pure maple syrup.

Huevos Rancheros - $11.25

"Huevos of the Gods" Roadfood.com
A crisp flour tortilla with buttery hash browns, spicy black beans, soft-scrambled eggs and a 3-cheese topping baked to a golden brown. Topped with hand-chopped salsa and a dollop of sour cream.

Mahnomin Porridge - $7.50

Warm, Native-harvested, hand-parched wild rice with dried blueberries, sweetened cranberries and roasted hazelnuts, drizzled with warm maple syrup and cream. Folks, if you’ve never tried porridge, you are in for such a treat! Bowl $7.50, Sampler Cup $3.95

Shrimp & Crab Cake with Poached Egg - $13.45

We use only the finest backfin lump crabmeat and chunks of cold-water shrimp, then top it with a poached egg and red bell pepper hollandaise sauce. Garnished with fresh fruit and toast.

Quarter-Pound Caramel Pecan Roll - $4.95

A melt-in-your-mouth homemade roll topped with toasted pecans and luscious caramel sauce. Served warm (big difference!) with sweet cream butter.

Nearly Classic Egg Benedict - $10.95

A toasted English muffin topped with a grilled slab of slow-roasted pit ham, a poached egg, and sweet cream hollandaise sauce. Includes hashbrowns and seasonal fruit.

Pancakes - $3.50

Melt-in-your-mouth plate-sized pancakes with cornmeal-based batter, served with pure maple syrup. $3.50 for your first one, $2 each additional.

Waffle - $4.75

One helluva big homemade waffle with cornmeal-based batter, served with pure maple syrup.

Toasted Sausage Bread - $3.95

Yes, the name sounds strange, but trust us...almost everyone who tries it ends up buying an entire loaf to take home. This is a deliciously dense bread made with bison sausage, spices, currants, pecans, and black coffee. "Amazing." Gourmet Magazine

Walleye BLT - $14.95

Our most popular sandwich! Toasted sourdough bread with homemade lemon-scallion tartar sauce, 2 slices of thick-cut bacon, crisp butter lettuce, slabs of vine-ripened tomatoes and a 4-oz parmesan-crusted cold water walleye fillet. Includes fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more), coleslaw or fresh fruit.

Hot Grilled Reuben - $11.50

Shaved corned beef piled on grilled, thick-sliced rye bread with sauerkraut and Swiss cheese. Slatered with homemade Thousand Island dressing. Includes fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more), coleslaw or fresh fruit.

Ham & Pear Crisp Sandwich - $11.75

Featured in "Best Sandwiches of America" cookbook, this highly talked-about grilled sandwich has shaved, slow-roasted pit ham, poached pears, plus melted Swiss and Fontina cheese on spicy/sweet buttered sourdough bread. Includes fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more), coleslaw or fresh fruit.

4-cheese Grilled Cheese - $9.50

There's no way to properly describe how decadent this luscious sandwich is...sourdough bread, coated with grated Parmesan cheese, is then grilled with layers of Swiss, Vermont White Cheddar and Fontina cheeses. Includes fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more), coleslaw or fresh fruit.

French Dip au jus - $14.95

Mounds of shaved, Certified Angus Beef prime rib on a grilled hoagie bun with roasted garlic au jus. Ask for a ramekin of our homemade horseradish cream sauce also. Includes fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more), coleslaw or fresh fruit.

Walleye Fish & Chips - $13.75

Parmesan-coated coldwater walleye fillets with homemade lemon/jalapeno tartar sauce and thin-cut french fries. (Or sweet potato fries for $1 more.)

Bison Burger - $11.95

Char-broiled bison chuck served on a wild rice bun with butter lettuce, vine-ripened tomato, and fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more) or fruit. Add a thick slab of Vermont White Cheddar, Swiss, Matag Blue, Fontina, Habanero Pepperjack or Baby Brie cheese for $1.95 more.

BBQ Baby Back Ribs - $14.95

Our chefs have won top accolades with their mouth-watering pork ribs. Coated with our custom rib rub, the half-slab is slowly cooked til tender, then grilled over hot coals and slopped with homemade BBQ sauce. Damn! Includes fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more), coleslaw or fresh fruit. Full slab also available.

Char-broiled Ribeye Steak - $18.95

A 14-oz. certified Angus beef ribeye steak served with fries, sweet potato fries ($1 more), coleslaw or fresh fruit. Add sauteed crimini mushrooms and leeks for $2.50

Chili Cheese Fries - $4.00

smothered with house made chili and melted cheese

Calamari - $5.00

Light-as-air battered calamari with homemade jalapeno tartar and cocktail sauces (or try our Basil Aioli for 75¢ more).

State Fair Cheese Curds - $6.00

in honor of our neighboring Wisconsin cheeseheads

Roasted New Potatoes - $3.00

With sesame asparagus and chipotle sauce.

Grilled Housemade Bratwurst - $4.00

served with saurkraut and our own mustard.

Chips & Salsa - $3.00

Homemade chips served with our own salsa and spicy black beans

Fried Chicken Biscuit Sandwich - $4.99

Southern style pounded & breaded chicken breast with country gravy and homemade biscuit.

Ham, Egg & Cheese Sandwich - $4.99

Virginia smoked ham, fried egg and American cheese on toasted English muffin.

Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich - $4.99

made with our slow-roasted pit ham and served on a French roll.

Pancho's Wings - $6.99

Crispy, seasoned wings with BBQ dip and celery.

Sweet tooth? - prices vary

Tucked into a tiny corner of our kitchen is a "dessert whisperer" who kicks out some wickedly good cupcakes, brownies, cheesecakes and other sinful treats. Ask for our dessert menu which changes often.