"Best of TC" poll

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• Bimbi284 member

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Oooh good idea MuSu!! I'll have to come back to this once I think of some haha.

  
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• LCW2LCO

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Buca Di Beppo
  Best American Grill: Three Squares
  Best "fun" Bar: Toby Keiths
  Best Chinese Restaurant: Cleveland Wok!!
  Best Thai: ?
  Best "high class" Bar: ?
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: ?
  Best Nightclub for dancing: lol - haven't been to one in years!
  Best Comedy Club: ?
  Best French Restaurant: ?
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: Noodles & Co!
  Best Lake for people watching: 'Tonka for sure
  Best Lake for boating: 'Tonka!!
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant: Lord Fletchers on Lake Minnetonka
  Best neighborhood to take a walk:  Summit Avenue in St. Paul
  Best Scenic drive: (see above)
  Best Candy/chocolate shop: La Patisserie Margo
  Best mall: MOA
  Best Boutique:
  Best movie theatre: AMC Showplace Icon
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant:
  Best Apple Orchard: Apple Jack Orchards (Where I got engaged!!!)
  Best Sledding Hill: Town & Country Club (hop the fence haha)
  Best area to see Christmas lights: Plymouth, MN
  Best parade: ?
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!): IZZY'S in St. Paul
  

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• musicalsunlight member

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Yarusso's in St Paul. Its family owned and small, but the BEST spaghetti and meatballs you will ever have. OMG.
  
  Best American Grill: I'm a big fan of the Flame in Roseville. I'm not sure if its totally "American" but it seems like it. That or Jake's Grill in Maplewood.
  
  Best "fun" Bar: I looove the Shouthouse now (Steph!)
  
  Best Chinese Restaurant: I don't eat a lot of Chinese, but I like House of Wong in Roseville.
  
  Best Thai: Chiang Mai Thai in Uptown
  Best "high class" Bar: I'm a fan of the W Foshay Tower or Solera.
  
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: Another vote for Solera here.
  
  Best Nightclub for dancing: I'm a fan of the 90s myself!
  
  Best Comedy Club: I've really never been to one.
  
  Best French Restaurant: Haven't been to any.
  
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: I like Old Chicago a lot.
  
  Best Lake for people watching: Lake Calhoun, definitely.
  
  Best Lake for boating: I should have put best lake or river. heh. I loved boating down the St. Croix when I was younger.
  
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant: The Dock Cafe in Stillwater! AMAZEBALLS pork chops. For reals.
  
  Best neighborhood to talk a walk: Summit Ave/Grand Ave in St Paul.
  
  Best Scenic Drive: Downtown Stillwater/Afton
  
  Best Candy/chocolate shop: Minnesota's Largest Candy Store, AKA the Yellow Barn.
  
  Best mall: MOA
  
  Best Boutique: I'd say Patina.
  
  Best movie theatre: I'm partial to Drive In so I'm gonna say the Vali Hi drive in.
  
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant:
  
  Best Apple Orchard: I like the one in Stillwater, can't remember what its called!
  Best Sledding Hill: College Park next to the U of M St Paul campus
  
  Best area to see Christmas Lights: I haven't done this in FOREVER, but someday I wanna go out and drive by that crazy huge lit up tree in Bloomington.
  
  Best parade: St. Anthony Park's 4th of July, or the Winter Carnival.
  
  Best REAL ice cream shop (Not DQ!): Grand Ol Creamery in St Paul.
  

  

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• MrsBassPlaya member

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_of-tc-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:3d0c11d7-dbef-4cab-b909-b89437547f09Post:d1d00911-7671-4576-8b46-bae8141950a8">Re: "Best of TC" poll</a>:
  [QUOTE]Best American Grill: I'm a big fan of the Flame in Roseville. I'm not sure if its totally "American" but it seems like it. That or Jake's Grill in Maplewood.
  Best "fun" Bar: I looove the Shouthouse now (Steph!)
  Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE]
  
  FI and I love Flame!  We enjoy going there for happy hour on random weeknights.  I'd agree that it's "American"  I also am a big fan of the Shout House.  Been going there for about 7 years (less now than when I was in college).
  
  I wish I had answers to a lot of these questions, but I guess I don't go out that often... my survey would be pretty blank.

  
  

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• jennamarie10

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Ooh I like!
  
  Best Italian Restaurant: Rinata in Uptown
  Best American Grill: Buster's
  Best "fun" Bar: Psycho Suzi's
  Best Chinese Restaurant: Hmmm...it's in Saint Paul on Rice Street, the name escapes me
  Best Thai: Toss up between Chain Mai Thai and Roat Osha
  Best "high class" Bar: I'm not super high class.
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: La Casita
  Best Nightclub for dancing: I don't know
  Best Comedy Club: ACME
  Best French Restaurant: I've heard great things about Vincent! Their lunch is delish!
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: how budget is budget? Can Town Hall Brewery count?
  Best Lake for people watching: I'd say Lake Calhoun
  Best Lake for boating: idk
  Best lakeside/riverside Resta urant: It's in Waconia- Lucy's? or something
  Best neighborhood to take a walk: Lake Minnehaha area
  Best Scenic drive:
  Best Candy/chocolate shop: hmmm, it's been so long since I've been to one!
  Best mall:  I kind of like Rosedale, but obv MOA is  agreat choice.
  Best Boutique:  Cliche in Uptown, or Patina
  Best movie theatre: West End Icon
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant: Victors Cuban Cafe
  Best Apple Orchard: I haven't been to one around here.
  Best Sledding Hill: no clue! I need to find one though!
  Best area to see Christmas lights: no clue
  Best parade: no clue
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!): Sebastian Joes!

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• casijean

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Does old speghetti factory count? If not Bucca Di Beppo
  Best American Grill: Champps
  Best "fun" Bar:
  Best Chinese Restaurant: Joy's Kitchen
  Best Thai:
  Best "high class" Bar:
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: Old Mexico
  Best Nightclub for dancing:
  Best Comedy Club:
  Best French Restaurant:
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: Taste of Scandinavia
  Best Lake for people watching:
  Best Lake for boating:
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant:
  Best neighborhood to take a walk:
  Best Scenic drive: Right as you go into Duluth where you're up high and all you see is Lake and City.... I love it.
  Best Candy/chocolate shop:
  Best mall: Rosedale
  Best Boutique:
  Best movie theatre: White Bear Township
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant: Joys Kitchen or Mavericks
  Best Apple Orchard: The big yellow barn place down on 169... I love going through their shop and then coming home with multiple bags of apples
  Best Sledding Hill:
  Best area to see Christmas lights:
  Best parade:
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!):

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• maybe984 member

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Fat Lorenzo's
  
  Best American Grill: It may not be the "best" but I have a strange affinity for Scoreboard in Minnetonka :-)
  
  Best "fun" Bar: There are couple of dive-y fun bars in Hopkins
  
  Best Chinese Restaurant: "Tea House" in Plymouth
  
  Best Thai: "Spice" in Savage. It's pretty much a hole in the wall in a strip mall, but the food is AMAZING. Also, they're actually Malaysian, but "Peninsula" on Eat St. has a ton of amazing Thai dishes as well.
  
  Best "high class" Bar: Prohibition
  
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: Um, the only thing I can think of that deserves that title is all the way in Eau Claire... Manny's. Yummm.
  
  Best Nightclub for dancing: It isn't the classiest club, but I've always had a really fun time at The Lounge.
  
  Best Comedy Club: Acme
  
  Best French Restaurant: No idea...
  
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: Scoreboard
  
  Best Lake for people watching: Calhoun, but it can be overwhelming.
  
  Best Lake for boating: idk...
  
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant: The Dock in Stillwater
  
  Best neighborhood to take a walk: I actually really love my neighborhood, right near Bryant Lake Park. Lots of hills :-)
  
  Best Scenic drive: Downtown Stillwater, East River Road near the U of M Campus, or if you take Flying Cloud Drive south of Eden Prairie and into like Chaska/Carver.
  
  Best Candy/chocolate shop: idk...
  
  Best mall: Southdale
  
  Best Boutique: idk...
  
  Best movie theatre: There are two theatres right on either side of I-94, one's technically in Rogers, the other's in St. Michael. I can never remember which one's which, but they're both super nice and wayyyy cheaper than any of the centrally located theatres. I used to go out there all the time when I lived in Maple Grove.
  
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant: Half of my list are "hole in the walls"... but I'll add "Pineda Tacos" in Plymouth.
  
  Best Apple Orchard: Apple Jack in Delano, or Aamodt's in Stillwater
  
  Best Sledding Hill: Does the tubing hill at Buck Hill count ;-) ?
  
  Best area to see Christmas lights:
  
  Best parade:
  
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!):
  
  

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• EmilyW416 member

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Sweet Taste of Italy (all you cant eat sketti for like $7)
  Best American Grill: Does BWW count? haha
  Best "fun" Bar: Wild Bills
  Best Chinese Restaurant:
  Best Thai:
  Best "high class" Bar:
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: El Loro
  Best Nightclub for dancing:
  Best Comedy Club:
  Best French Restaurant:
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant:$5 Pizza
  Best Lake for people watching:
  Best Lake for boating:
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant:
  Best neighborhood to take a walk:
  Best Scenic drive:
  Best Candy/chocolate shop:
  Best mall: MOA
  Best Boutique:
  Best movie theatre:
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant:
  Best Apple Orchard:Apple Jacks
  Best Sledding Hill:
  Best area to see Christmas lights:
  Best parade:
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!): Sebastian Joes
  

  

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• musicalsunlight member

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_of-tc-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:3d0c11d7-dbef-4cab-b909-b89437547f09Post:494e42c4-0af5-4514-b109-da982f0b856f">Re: "Best of TC" poll</a>:
  [QUOTE]Best Italian Restaurant: Does old speghetti factory count? If not Bucca Di Beppo Best American Grill: Champps Best "fun" Bar: Best Chinese Restaurant: Joy's Kitchen Best Thai: Best "high class" Bar: Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: Old Mexico Best Nightclub for dancing: Best Comedy Club: Best French Restaurant: Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: Taste of Scandinavia Best Lake for people watching: Best Lake for boating: Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant: Best neighborhood to take a walk: Best Scenic drive: Right as you go into Duluth where you're up high and all you see is Lake and City.... I love it. Best Candy/chocolate shop: Best mall: Rosedale Best Boutique: Best movie theatre: White Bear Township Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant: Joys Kitchen or Mavericks Best Apple Orchard: The big yellow barn place down on 169... I love going through their shop and then coming home with multiple bags of apples Best Sledding Hill: Best area to see Christmas lights: Best parade: Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!):
  Posted by casijean[/QUOTE]
  
  The big yellow barn is the candy shop I was talking about! I wish I had a reason to drive out there.

  

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• trixie549

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Rinata
  Best American Grill: Edina Grill
  Best "fun" Bar: The Shout House
  Best Chinese Restaurant: Yangtzgee
  Best Thai: Amazing Thailand
  Best "high class" Bar: Bradstreet Crafthouse
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: Barrio
  Best Nightclub for dancing: ?
  Best Comedy Club: ?
  Best French Restaurant: Salut
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: Chipotle
  Best Lake for people watching: Lake Calhoun
  Best Lake for boating: Lake Minnetonka
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant: Maynard's in Excelsior
  Best neighborhood to take a walk: Linden Hills
  Best Scenic drive: around the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes
  Best Candy/chocolate shop: Tremblay's
  Best mall: Ridgedale
  Best Boutique: Bluebird at 50th & France
  Best movie theatre: the new Showplace at the West End
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant: 1029 Bar (serving lobster rolls from the Smack Shack on weekends)
  Best Apple Orchard: Pine Tree Orchard
  Best Sledding Hill: ?
  Best area to see Christmas lights: Summit Avenue
  Best parade: Aquatennial
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!): Sebastian Joe's

  

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  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Loring Pasta Bar in Minneapolis
  Best American Grill: Well it was the Timberlodge in Eden Praire, but it's gone now. Sad.
  Best "fun" Bar: I'll second Toby Keith's. And Karaoke night at Champps in Eden Prairie is pretty fun too.
  Best Chinese Restaurant: Mandarin Yang in Minnetonka

  Best Thai: Chiang-Mai Thai in Uptown
  Best "high class" Bar: Oak City in Bloomington is as high class as I get!
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: Pepito's!
  Best Nightclub for dancing: The Gay 90's!
  Best Comedy Club: Never been
  Best French Restaurant: Meritage in St. Paul. Sooo good!
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: I'll say Leanne Chinn, because I love it and we don't have them in PA!
  Best Lake for people watching: Lake Calhoun
  Best Lake for boating: Lake Minnetonka
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant: Lord Fletchers on Lake Minnetonka
  Best neighborhood to take a walk: Excelsior
  Best Scenic drive: Around Lake Calhoun/Minnehaha Area
  Best Candy/chocolate shop: I don't really know any, so I'll say Sweet Treats by Jeff
  Best mall: Eden Prarie! (not really, but it's the one I go to the most when I'm home, and I love it, heh)
  Best Boutique: Caper's in Excelsior
  Best movie theatre: The Dock in Excelsior. Good memories.
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant: Donatello's Pizza in Eden Prairie. Best pizza ever.
  Best Apple Orchard: Eden Apple Orchard
  Best Sledding Hill: Starring Lake Park in Eden Prairie
  Best area to see Christmas lights: We only ever went in Minnetonka, the rich people always put up pretty awesome lights, heh
  Best parade: Holidazzle Parade!
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!): Lick's Unlimited in Excelsior

  
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• MaggieandJake member

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant:  Buca's
  Best American Grill: Edina Grill
  Best "fun" Bar: Tie between Shout House and Psycho Suzi's
  Best Chinese Restaurant: Lee Ann Chins? 
  Best Thai: Chiang Mai Thai
  Best "high class" Bar: Cafe Zeno/Fusion in uptown
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant: Pepitos
  Best Nightclub for dancing: Oh gosh, I haven't gone out dancing at a nightclub in YEARS
  Best Comedy Club:???
  Best French Restaurant: ???
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant: Bona-Vietnamese restaurant on the U of M campus (Washington Ave)
  Best Lake for people watching: Lake Calhoun
  Best Lake for boating: Lake Minnetonka
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant: ???
  Best neighborhood to take a walk: Tangletown in Mpls
  Best Scenic drive: Stillwater
  Best Candy/chocolate shop: Sugar, Sugar in Mpls
  Best mall: Southdale
  Best Boutique: Patina!
  Best movie theatre: Southdale AMC
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant: Hoban Korean Restaurant in Eagan.
  Best Apple Orchard: ???
  Best Sledding Hill:???
  Best area to see Christmas lights:Haven't done this in many many years, not sure any more.
  Best parade:Holidazzle (no question)
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!): Hands down-Sebastian Joes!

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• jenn920

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Rinata in Uptown - the squash ravioli is AMAZING
  Best "fun" Bar:  Brits Rooftop
  Best Chinese Restaurant:  Kobe in Plymouth - its actually Japanese though
  Best "high class" Bar:  Zelo
  Best Nightclub for dancing:  Whisky Park - such great music!
  Best Comedy Club:  ACME is the only one I've been to - just do NOT get the restaurant package, their food is overpriced and awful.
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant:  Kona's happy hour
  Best Lake for people watching: Calhoun
  Best Lake for boating:  Minnetonka
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant:  Lord Fletcher's
  Best neighborhood to take a walk: Lake of the Isles
  Best Scenic drive:  Stillwater
  Best mall: MOA
  Best Boutique: Francesca's
  Best movie theatre:  Vali Hi hands down!!!
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!):  Izzy's in St Paul
  

  
  
  
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• SuperRNluvsChef

  

  August 2011 edited December 2011

  Best Italian Restaurant: Pazzaluna in St. Paul.  OMG do I love their food
  Best American Grill:  Key's Cafe (does that count?)
  Best "fun" Bar:  Old Chicago (and because they have amazing pizza)
  Best Chinese Restaurant:  I'm partial to Leeann Chin (I know, not really Chinese lol)
  Best Thai:  ??
  Best "high class" Bar:  ??
  Best Mexican/Spanish style Restaurant:  Hands down--Boca Chica in St. Paul
  Best Nightclub for dancing: ??
  Best Comedy Club:  ??
  Best French Restaurant:  ??
  Best "budget friendly" Restaurant:  Noodles and Co or Chipotle
  Best Lake for people watching:   Minnetonka
  Best Lake for boating:  Minnetonka
  Best lakeside/riverside Restaurant:  ??
  Best neighborhood to take a walk:  ?? 
  Best Scenic drive:  ??
  Best Candy/chocolate shop:  That place at the MOA that I don't know the name of
  Best mall: MOA of course!
  Best Boutique: ?? 
  Best movie theatre:  Oh I don't care :0)
  Best "hole in the wall" diner/restaurant:  Lai Wah Chinese in AV
  Best Apple Orchard:
  Best Sledding Hill:
  Best area to see Christmas lights:
  Best parade:
  Best REAL ice cream shop (not DQ!):  Grand Ole Creamery or Ring Mountain in Eagan
  
  

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