Bloody Mary Review: Aster

Place: Aster

Location: 125 SE Main Street, Mpls, MN 55414
Day: Friday March 16
Time: 11:19 a.m.
Temperature: 55 degrees
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor

Aster is a nicely located little restaurant/bar along the Mississippi riverfront area with a choice of indoor or outdoor seating.  

My friend and I happened upon it just at the right moment (they open at 11:00a.m.) and grabbed up a window table inside.

The wait staff were all exceptionally friendly and our waitress was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and flavor of the food. Bring on the Bloody Mary.

If this were a revue based solely on appearance, it would not bode well for Aster’s Bloody Mary. It’s extras were limited to a single lime wedge, though it did come with an 'offered' beer chaser.  The beer chaser was just ok.  Not great, but ok. The Bloody, however, was EXCEPTIONALLY good. There was a plenty of a spicy kick to it, but the fantastic tomato flavor was the big winner.  If all Bloody Marys had flavor like this, I think a larger amount of people would be drinking them.  Not too thick.  Not too loaded down with floss-your-teeth spice chunks.  A good flavor to the salt ring.  This Bloody is truly a case where you can’t judge a book by it’s cover.  Looks are not this Bloody’s best selling point. 


The price was a bit on the higher end at $7.85, so possibly the addition of an olive, a pickle or celery might not be too much to ask, but if it means sacrificing the flavor of the drink with an addition, it’s worth leaving them out.  Perhaps they could place those items in the beer chaser to give it the little something it needed.

I totally recommend Aster to anyone looking for a quiet adventure to a venue that serves up flavor in it’s drinks as well as it’s food. And yes, the food was amazing!


End results:
Location : B
Parking: C ( Street Metered and Ramp Parking )
Bar/Restaurant Appearance: A
Staff: A+
Bloody Mary Appearance: C
Bloody Mary Extras: C
Bloody Mary Itself: A
Price: C ( $7.85 tax included )
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My friend ordered a Fulton Lonely Blonde Ale. (sadly, the revue was not recorded)