South Minneapolis

The Howe Daily Kitchen and Bar | Minneapolis

The Howe Daily Kitchen and Bar
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Sunday Brunch is a right of passage for every #BasicBitch. Full of libations, carb loading, and morning after stories, Sunday Brunch is a tradition that begins at 21 and (if you do it correctly) continues until the end of time.

For my first Sunday Brunch of 2019 I decided to revisit a place I had checked out for the first time this summer: The Howe Daily Kitchen & Bar in South Minneapolis. Upon arrival my Brunch-mate took one look and proclaimed, “this is the type of place I’d expect you to choose.” If that’s not a high note of praise for The Howe then I don’t know what is haha.

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Uber Minneapolis vs. Cabs

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Uber crashed (car pun #1) onto the Minneapolis scene, or at least on my radar, a couple years ago. For a few solid months my Facebook newsfeed was inundated with posts from people offering $20 off and “First Ride Free” coupons. I had friends that constantly raved about how great Uber was and I had friends who told me about some of their sketchy experiences, but the one universal seemed to be that everyone was talking about it.

It took me about a year and a handful of rides in ubers that other people ordered, to actually download the app myself. Why waste cell phone data when a perfectly good taxi was hailing distance away?

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Jakeeno’s Pizza And Pasta – Thursday Special | South Minneapolis

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If you’re looking for delicious food on a budget, Jakeeno’s Pizza and Pasta has a tremendous Thursday Date Night Special. For $35 you get an appetizer, pizza, shared dessert, and either a bottle of wine or pitcher of beer.

This deal is insane, especially since there is so much food that you have leftovers for lunch the next day…or at least you should…no judgment here haha.

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