Although it may be a bit too casual, the Happy Gnome in St Paul just opened the Firehouse Room which overlooks the Cathedral. I have not been there yet, but it looks kinda cool. http://www.thehappygnome.com/

Hey -anyone been to Herkimer’s Pub and Brewery off Lyndale? Don’t know if that is any good – see no posts about it. Also, while “brewery” might not be completely accurate – while a bit...

The Happy Gnome has redone the upstairs and may work for you. It looks pretty nice. Their chef was the sous for Russ Klein from WAFrost-now Meritage(I may be wrong on that) but I’ve had some pretty decent food there. The...

I thought I’d report back. We ended up going to the Happy Gnome, and initially I was a bit disappointed we didn’t go somewhere a little more adventurous than what I thought was basically a neighborhood burgers-n-beer...

. Otherwise, there are lots of good options for bars with good beer lists. I’d recommend the Muddy Pig and the Happy Gnome, both in St. Paul. The Gnome has more “upscale” food (hit or miss, in my experience), the...

, fresh sushi, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese or Malaysian food, the Asian Bistro won’t disappoint you. They are VERY accommodating there — if there’s something you’d like that’s not on the menu,...

ANDINA BAR FOOD Had happy hour with the PortlandFood.org crew at Andina on Friday. (Pictures linked below, plus the picture included here.) The bar menu is split into three main sections (for food, that is): CEBICHES, MARISQUERIA,...

In the back of this restaurant I picture a full team of pepper gnomes - spending all their time growing, searching, picking and preparing peppers. Slightly wild looking, cackling as they try different peppers and preparations,...

. The croque monsieur and cheeseburger don’t seem to appear on the menu anymore. They actually have two more beers on tap now. I think one was a funny Belgian one (picture of a little gnome on the glass...) which was not a...

for a break, but even that can get obsessive. Our other fallback is the Mercado Central in Mpls. Realising that Brasa’s new home on Grand Ave is slated to open in May, or thereabouts, means we’ll most likely be found...

and walkable from the hotel. If you want a good bakery, A Piece of Cake on Selby is wonderful. It’s about across the street from the Happy Gnome.

>>I don’t mind asking for bread if I want it, Absolutely, as it should be. And as long as I can find restaurants that give free bread in baskets whenever I eat out, I’ll be perfectly happy. Life as it should be.

Close, it’s “La Chouffe”, a tasty Belgian strong. Not to mention, their funny little gnome logo guy is pretty amusing :)

I went into Chevy’s last week and came back again last night. They have a happy hour special. From 4-7pm appetizers (original huge portion sizes) are all $3.00. The drinks are also $3.00. They have a special watermelon...

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/360254 Where have you been since mid month? Or the beginning of the month if you didn’t post in the prior thread. Give updates, ancedotes, recomendations, cheers, jeers, etc. Happy groundhog...