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Park Diner – St.Cloud, MN

Posted in Diner, tagged , , , , , , , on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Park Diner Slider

Park Diner Slider

Name: Park Diner

Location: St. Cloud, MN

Meal: Breakfast Sliders, batter bit potatoes, and coffee

Type: Diner

St. Cloud offers its visitors a number of different things. The Granite City has the Mississippi River, solid Midwest character, and some great company. I was happy to be taken to Park Diner; on the west side of town this throwback diner is a silvery slice of Americana. As any good diner should, they serve breakfast all day so I was more than happy to oblige them at noon, on a Monday.

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5-8 Club – Minneapolis, MN

Posted in Burger Joint, tagged , , , , , , on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Fried Cheese Curds

Fried Cheese Curds

Name: 5-8 Club

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Meal: Fried Cheese Curds, Juicy Lucy Burger, and Beer

Type: Burger Joint

The Midwest knows how to eat. Maybe it is the cold winters, the strong tradition of physical labor, or just the abundance of readily available ingredients. Whatever the reasons, there are many foods found here that honestly scare the rest of the country. I made the great choice to try two of these foods on a single evening. The 5-8 Club in Minneapolis is one of the two leading restaurants that claim to make the best Juicy Lucy. “What is a Juicy Lucy?”, you ask. It is a burger cooked with a big hunk of cheddar cheese cooked INSIDE. When you bite into the burger you are met with a spillage of hot molten cheddar; it really is quite nice. (more…)

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