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Suburban Spotlight

Restaurants and bars in the Twin Cities metro worth making a drive for

By Sarah Fleener

Metromix Twin Cities
October 28, 2008

Suburban Spotlight

While one could get lost in all of the culinary delights Minneapolis and St. Paul have to offer, it's worth it once in a while to get lost on the actual road.

Let Metromix show you around the hinterlands using out suburban spotlight. So gas up the old wagon, it's time for a road trip.

Volnay Bistro

Volnay Bistro

Consistently flakey in a winning location

Inside: Giapponese Sushi

Inside: Giapponese Sushi

Rollin’ sushi in the suburbs

Inside: Flame

Inside: Flame

Shop up an appetite at this new Rosedale Mall eatery

Ursula's Wine Bar

Ursula's Wine Bar

Critic's Rating:
3

140 bottles, for 10 tables, on one big lake

Inside: Umbria Gourmet Pizzeria

Inside: Umbria Gourmet Pizzeria

Gourmet doesn't mean "city only". It also doesn't mean there's no room for mac and cheese on their 'zas.

Inside: Dive Bar in Maplewood

Inside: Dive Bar in Maplewood

Dan pours us a strong (and, yes, cheap) drink at a pretty nice dive.

Suburban Spotlight: Jukebox

Suburban Spotlight: Jukebox

Go-to Americana in downtown Delano.

Delicious Brazilian Cafe and Grill

Delicious Brazilian Cafe and Grill

One of the most appropriately named restaurants in the Metro.

Cinema Grill

Cinema Grill

Breathing life into movie night, this place serves up dinner during the movie.

Da Afghan

Da Afghan

Da Afghan restaurant in Bloomington has been serving up eclectic mix of Chinese, Greek and Indian influences for more than 20 years.

Suburban Spotlight: Satay 2 Go

Satay 2 Go

When Corrine Tan moved to Minnesota, after living and working in Malaysia and Japan, that little taste of home she was looking for, just couldn’t be found, so she made it herself.

Suburban Spotlight: Serum's Good Time Emporium

Serum's Good Time Emporium

They could’ve called it “Serum’s Bar and Grill” or even “Serum’s Tavern” but no, they went with “Serum’s Good Time Emporium,” and that my friends makes all the difference.

The Chianti Grill

The Chianti Grill

Critic's Rating:
3

Traditional Italian cooking mixed with a Napa Valley muse

Inside: Taste of Scandinavia

Inside: Taste of Scandinavia

Critic's Rating:
1 1/2

Stick to their coffee cake (when they have it)

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