Bloody Mary Review: Ling & Louie's

Place: Ling and Louie's

Location: 921 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Day: Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Temperature: 50 degrees

Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor

A nice lunch outing with a friend.  We took one of the multitudes of Car2Go's around the metro, found easy street parking downtown.  We were seated immediately, and greeted by a friendly waitstaff.

The Bloody Mary was just enough spicy to be flavorful, but not enough to be overwhelming. The addition of the Thai peppers for garnish looked good, but as a lunch extra, went untouched. The salt was a good flavor, though the absence of any beer chaser, or offer of any was sad.

The flavor was enough to recommend however, and enough to definitely order again.

End results:

Location : B

Parking: Street metered

Bar/Restaurant Appearance: A

Staff: A

Bloody Mary Appearance: B 

Bloody Mary Extras: C

Bloody Mary Itself: A

Price: $10.75

 

Bloody Mary Review: 8th Street Grill

Place: 8th Street Grill
Location: 800 Marquette Ave #107, Mpls, MN 55402
Day: Thursday March 15
Time: 3:27 p.m.
Temperature: 58 degrees
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor


This was the last stop on a three bar tour before heading to the Minneapolis Auto Show. Right away as we walk in, FREE POPCORN! Love that. Not quite as good as Lyon’s Pub popcorn, but hey, it was free, count that as a win.


The place was clean, the service friendly, knowledgeable and quick. The prices reasonable, So bring on the Bloody Mary.


OK, This thing has no issues with height. Makes it’s presence known when it arrives at the table. Total plus.


The extras included two olives, a pickle skewer, a lime wedge and a whopping stick of celery. At this point I’m hoping it isn’t all for show. Right off, a demerit for no beer chaser. Non offered, non delivered. In a place that has a really good variety of beers, this was a little bit of a surprise. CRUNCH! The celery. Not sure where they get it from, but it sure was fresh and tasty. This is a good start.

Sip. TASTE!

Yup. This bloody had taste. Not too spicy, but with a genuine tomato flavor. Has a bit of a kick in the beginning, but the flavor seemed to get even better the more I drank. Odd. Rare. Pleasant.

End results:
Location : C
Parking: D ( Street Metered and Ramp Parking )
Bar/Restaurant Appearance: A
Staff: A+
Bloody Mary Appearance: A
Bloody Mary Extras: A
Bloody Mary Itself: B
Price: B ( $6 )
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My friend ordered a Fulton ‘Sweet Child of Vine’ beer.


The review: Good. Not as hoppy as the Surly Furious but smoother than most beers. ($5)