My top three: Casper & Runyan’s Nook - Hamline at Randolph in St. Paul. The “Lodge Burger” is my favorite. Don’t go if you’re in a hurry though — people have read War & Peace in a shorter time...

Well Runyon's of course. Runners up: 112 Eatery Al’s Breakfast The Nook Strip Club Meritage I would also want a weekend at Canoe Bay in Chetek, Wisconsin both for their dining and the accommodations. A trip up to Grand Marais

Runyon's Keegan’s Dulono’s Psycho Suzi’s Bulldog Nordeast Pracna Kikugawa Sometimes, there’s some redeeming quality to a place that calls us back again and again, even though it’s definitely NOT the food in...

); dessert-on-your birthday specials (including at Bennett’s Chophouse, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, Fabulous Fern’s, I Nonni, Mancini’s, among others); all you can eat sushi; kids eat free (Casper & Runyon's...

If you’re going that far – Spring Street Station a couple of blocks off Central in NE. Full bar, great draft beer, good food. I hang at Runyon's – again full bar and love the “buffalo” shrimp. Also...

Wow. In no particular order and with minimal thought: Russian Tea House Bagu La Belle Vie Fugaise Manny’s Punch St. Paul The Nook 112 Eatery Al’s Breakfast Tanpopo If Rustica Bakery and Izzy’s count as...

, if you’re a breakfast-y kind of person, Day by Day Cafe on West 7th St. has a little patio. http://www.daybyday.com/ It looks like the Shamrock on West 7th ("the Irish Nook") might have a patio, but they will have to step...

's better. Husband got General Tso’s Chicken which was unremarkable. We love the eggplant with garlic and three cup tofu, but for whatever reason didn’t order them that night. Takeout buffalo wings from Runyon's...

://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/357256#2178144 YAY! on A la Salsa’s mole chicken with tamales Chatterbox Pub (St. Paul): http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/311804#2186258 Nay! on the burgers, sandwiches, and appetizers. And,...