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I checked out Ideal Diner in

Joanna Miller — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:12:56 -0500

I checked out Ideal Diner in Northeast Minneapolis a few weekends ago. This tiny hole-in-the-wall diner has about eight seats at a counter, and serves up traditional fare: steak & eggs, hashbrowns, pancakes.
It might not be worth a drive across town, but if you're in the area and want to feel at home in the "big city," this is a place I'd become a regular.

I took your advice and

Joanna Miller — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:42:10 -0500

I took your advice and ordered huevos rancheros, but brought home a caramel pecan roll for "dinner." The roll was wonderful - topped a lot of breakfast rolls that are dry and not flavorful. I loved the lowkey, relaxed atmosphere, too.

Al Vento, 5001 34th Ave. S.,

Lori Carlson — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:16:35 -0500

Al Vento, 5001 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis, has a great brunch. For $14, you get all-you-can-eat brunch and all-you-can-drink mimosas.

Though they have some familiar fare, this is not a typical brunch - you won't find bacon or pancakes. Instead, you'll get some excellent Italian sausage meatballs, really good proscuitto, great cheeses, a chocolate fondue fountain and fruit, cracker bread, an egg bake, eggs Benedict, salmon, and salad, among other things.

Al Vento is a great, authentic neighborhood Italian restaurant, and though the dining rooms are small, it's got a really good, classy atmosphere! I'm lucky because this is right in my neighborhood!

If you're looking for some

Shawn Hogendorf — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:41:47 -0500

If you're looking for some good breakfast in St. Paul, I would also suggest Day by Day Cafe on West 7th Street.
Visit their Web site to view the menu at www.daybyday.com.
I've had the spinach omelet, which is tasty, the huevos rancheros, also tasty, and had the egg-bake special on a few occasions, which is always slightly different, but always worth ordering.
The atmosphere is welcoming, the coffee is strong and most importantly I have found that the food is always quickly served and really good.
p.s. Take a cinnamon roll with you if you don't have enough room before you eat.
You won't be dissapointed.

If you're looking for good

Joanna Miller — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:32:42 -0500

If you're looking for good pancakes, you may venture out to Maria's Cafe in Minneapolis (Franklin and 11th). It's a Columbian cafe with a mix of North and South American foods. What stands out? The corn pancakes (cachapas venezolanas) are great. They also serve raisin walnut or plantain pancakes with homemade syrup, and a variety of egg-scramble dishes on the spicier side.

http://www.mariascafe.com/

I went to the Birchwood Cafe

Joanna Miller — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:30:17 -0600

I went to the Birchwood Cafe in Minneapolis a few weekends ago. I love the earthy, human vibe of the place, but I wasn't totally blown away by the food. The selections were unique, but my quiche wasn't served very hot (which made me think they nuked it, and it needed a bit longer). I would definitely go back for the home-grown feel, though. Plus, the serve Peace Coffee, which is great.

There's a place in Uptown

Keighla Schmidt — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:19:55 -0600

There's a place in Uptown that has the best, albiet greasiest, breakfast (save my father's kitchen). It's called Uptown Diner. It's so good, and cheap and really unpretensious.
The servers wear brightly colored t-shirts and jeans with white aprons that are a bit ... dishevealed in perhaps the kindest term.
It's pretty cheap, too. Bring $9 and you've got yourself a fiest. It's pretty quick, on your way in you can grab a copy of the Onion and CityPages, you'll get through about two articles in the Onion and the food will be there.
It's right off Hennepin. Not to shabby.

The Edina Grill has

Joanna Miller — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:43:08 -0600

The Edina Grill has breakfast all day. They also have an amazing banana waffle on their dessert menu. I want to go back and try the spinach fritata.

On my latest quest to hit up

Shawn Hogendorf — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:57:33 -0600

On my latest quest to hit up every breakfast joint I can think of, I wound up at J.D. Hoyt's for Sunday brunch.
This is another meal I recommend to anyone who enjoys brunch. It costs $13.95 for all the eggs, cajun pork chops, ham, sausage, biscuits and gravy, cajun hashbrowns, beignets and coffee, oj and milk you can eat and drink.
The brunch is served family style which means you can have a buffet without getting out of your chair.
Check out the J.D. Hoyt's Web site at www.jdhoyts.com/.

Maybe Ling should just come

Ruth Anne Maddox — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:56:57 -0600

Maybe Ling should just come and live with me for the next 10 weeks -- I'm two weeks into an exercise and nutrition class and, apparently, nothing in my pantry or refrigerator is acceptable to ingest. I can just watch her eat the things that I'd like to have since I'm sure chubby thighs are cuter on her.

Mickey-Mouse shaped waffles?

Tom Schardin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:50:07 -0600

Mickey-Mouse shaped waffles? Ling would be down with that. Throw in some Care Bear shapes and perhaps Woodstock and Snoopy and you would have a regular customer.

I don't like Denny's or

Joanna Miller — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:24:13 -0600

I don't like Denny's or IHOP, but I do like Perkins, as far as big breakfast chains go.

And you haven't invited us

Lori Carlson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:36:35 -0600

And you haven't invited us all over WHY???

My kitchen -- of course, I'm

Ruth Anne Maddox — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:19:22 -0600

My kitchen -- of course, I'm not cooking!

Here's what was on my Sunday breakfast/brunch table this weekend: Mickey Mouse-shaped chocolate pecan waffles with two kinds of syrup options, scrambled eggs with chunks of ham and other stuff (not sure what all went into it; I just ate it), hash brown potatoes (again with unknown stuff added), sausage, ham, bacon, orange juice, grapefruit juice, coffee.

The only problem with the above-mentioned feast is that I am trying to control my portions (see my blog at http://www.shakopeenews.com/node/4631) so I didn't indulge in everything that was offered.

What about Denny's?

Tom Schardin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:01:50 -0600

What about Denny's?

A breakfast blog: Green eggs and ham

Shawn Hogendorf — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:08:44 -0600

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

In my opinion, it’s also the tastiest.

So where are the best breakfast places in the Twin Cities area to get your grub on?