Winston Legthigh Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Definitely check out First Ave / 7th St Entry. That's right there. Across the Hennepin Ave bridge and a little up University Ave is Emily's Lebanese Deli. Great Place. A little further than that is Anchor fish-n-chips. Heavenly. Edit: Ha, I see I recommended Emily's when this thread originated. Dang, I miss that place. The Lebanese Chicken & Rice is divine, and they have the best tabouli I've ever had. If you're staying downtown mostly, Brit's is a nice bar, with lawn bowling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 That all sounds good. I played at 7th Street Entry in the '90s, so I'm somewhat familiar with that area (or the '90s version of it, anyway.) Maybe they'll have a good show while I'm there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Very close to Target Center. A brewpub that dates back to before they were ubiquitous. http://www.glueks.com/ Brits is another favorite spot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Ha ha..I saw this topic and was like I did this before?! Minnesota is great have fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I understand Minneapolis has great bicycle infrastructure. Is this true in the general area where I'll be, and if so, are there bike rental places? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I understand Minneapolis has great bicycle infrastructure. Is this true in the general area where I'll be, and if so, are there bike rental places?They've got one of those "bike station" thingys: https://secure.niceridemn.org/map/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Well, damn. The Who has postponed their tour, and that was my reason for coming to Minneapolis. We're still going to visit. Anyone know of any fun events on October 10? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 My brother in law is playing the Dick Van Dyke part in Mary Poppins at the Channhassen dinner theatre. Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Today is the day! I'm flying up to Minneapolis this evening. I've been paying attention to concert/event listings for the last couple of months. Are there any recently announced events (concerts, festivals, art exhibits, etc.) that might be flying under my radar that I should hit up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Got back from our visit to Minneapolis the other day. We had a great time. On our first day we went to lunch with a friend. Afterwards, she needed to meet up with her husband, who works at the Vikings training facility. I couldn't care less about football, but that place was pretty incredible and it was quite interesting to get a behind the scenes look at a professional sports compound. Racks of 150 lb. dumbells...I couldn't even make one of them budge using both hands. After that we went to Psycho Suzi's for tiki drinks, and then to the Lewis Black performance at the State Theater, which was beautiful. The second day we walked over to the sculpture garden via the Loring Greenway, and then did some record shopping at Hi Fi. Had some good music nerd conversation with the owner and his Ron Wood-esque friend who was hanging out there. Later, we went to 331 to see a little of the drunk spelling bee then walked to Nye's for polka. On our last day, we had a nice walk to the Mill City Museum/stone arch bridge/Weisman Museum. I hope we'll get to make a return visit before long. There are definitely a lot of things to see that didn't make it onto our itinerary this time, such as the Walker Museum, MIA, more of the restored theaters, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 You didn't visit the Replacements Let it be house? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nah. Where is that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 http://popturf.com/locations/music/the-replacements/the-stinson-house I used to live not too far from there. I think when my friends and I made the pilgrimage, we gave it about as much time and respect that the Griswolds did at the Grand Canyon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
winterland121072 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Sebastian Joes for ice cream (at Franklin and Lake; if i remember correctly; uptown)... The Loring was always a cool bar (its been 14 years...wow) Drive 6 hours north and visit the crown jewel of the entire midwest - the Boundary Waters.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Drive 6 hours north and visit the crown jewel of the entire midwest - the Boundary Waters.... Shhhhh. That's crazy talk. (We make an annual trip to Ely right around labor day) But seriously, it's awful up there. Nobody should go. Ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Go portaging! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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