Activites and places happening in St. Paul, Minnesota
When I heard that a new concept, eM Que Viet, was being opened by the same families who own Que Viet Villages and the Que Viet Concession at the Minnesota State Fair, but with the added bonus of a full bar, I was all in. I was so excited to finally get there to check it out for my monthly friendship dinner and it definitely lived up to Que Viet’s reputation.
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While creating my “Favorite Foods of 2023” post I realized my immense oversight in never writing a dedicated Hipster Hack food review for Ronnally’s Pizza and Pasta in Woodbury, Minnesota. So here I am to right my wrong!
Ronnally’s is locally owned and Woodbury’s longest standing restaurant. Opened in 1973, they actually just celebrated their 50th year in business!
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I thought I’d try something a little different and do a recap of my 12 favorite foods for 12 months of 2023!
I go out pretty frequently, but sometimes it’s just drinks and an app or somewhere I’ve been before so it doesn’t always make sense to do a full on Hipster Hack review. In this format I’ll be able to highlight some of those other places that make foods I adore!
Sharing in no particular order…
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After my sister sent me a photo of the giant pickle pretzel at Hope Breakfast Bar with a “when are we going?” message, I had a reservation booked within 5 minutes haha.
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We stumbled upon A Side Public House through a google search of brunch spots in Saint Paul and I have to admit I was surprised I had never heard of this restaurant before. After a quick look at the menu I knew they were right up our alley so off we went. When we arrived I was excited to find out that the venue is an old fire station! Get all the details
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We’ve had two really great experiences at Kincaid’s so when we were picking somewhere that felt special to us to celebrate our 1st anniversary dinner it was a natural choice.
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I have a Hipster Hack for Revival in Minneapolis already, but we recently checked out the Saint Paul location so it felt like it deserved a second, because 1. the original review was from 2019 and 2. we tried out the brunch menu this time and it was very good!
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I was having a day the other week so instead of letting me sulk, husband took matters into his own hands and pulled together an impromptu dinner at a place we had never been: Estelle in St. Paul. What can I say, after almost 6 years together he knows that food, drinks, and a new restaurant has a 100% success rate of improving my mood 😂.
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My favorite time of year – The Minnesota State Fair! My 2023 Stats: 6 Hours. 10 Food. 9 Beers Tasted.
Get the breakdown below and let me know what foods you tried and/or plan to try this year!
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We were itching to try somewhere new, but were starving so didn’t really want to make the drive into the cities so it was the perfect opportunity to finally check out the new Lakewood Tavern in Lake Elmo!
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