Location: 500 1st Avenue North, Mpls, MN 55403
Day: Thursday March 15, 2012
Time: 1:25 p.m.
Temperature: 57 degrees
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor
The Loon Café is located in an area I’ve never been very fond of going to on an evening out, so I admit that I was apprehensive of going there mid-day on a Thursday as well. My friend and I made our way there by foot, so the displeasure of parking was eliminated. Street parking and ramp parking are your most likely options here, unless you walk or ride the light rail, both of which are far better options than trying to find a spot.
Mid-day ended up being a good time to hit this location. The place was pretty much vacant with the exception of some lunch-hour stragglers and a few others. We got seated right quick. The place was clean and the staff very polite and friendly. Bring on the Bloody Mary.
The flavor of the Bloody was spicy like crazy, not to say that it didn’t have flavor to coincide with the spice though. A beer chaser was assumed by the wait staff and delivered along with the drink, ( always a plus in my point-of-view ) though it was average in it’s flavor and didn’t seem to do much to accentuate the bloody mary. The extras were minimal, which is fine as long as the flavor of the bloody is present. Of the extras were a lime wedge, an olive and a pickle skewer. On a side note, I also ordered a cup of chili for a luncheon meal and discovered, while being unexpectedly small portioned based on it's somewhat higher price, it was pretty dang amazing in flavor. Highest recommendations for the chili.
End results:
Location : C
Parking: D ( Street Metered and Ramp Parking )
Bar/Restaurant Appearance: A
Staff: A+
Bloody Mary Appearance: A-
Bloody Mary Extras: C
Bloody Mary Itself: A
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As an added bonus, my friend ordered a Summit Maibock beer.
His review was that it was average. Good and refreshing with a lighter flavor than expected.
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