Steve and I LOVE trying new restaurants. Lucky, in the Twin Cities, there is restaurant week, which is our favorite week out of the year.
Restaurant week started back in 2007 as an opportunity for food lovers to enjoy the best dining of the Twin Cites at a discount price. Participating restaurants offer two course lunches for $10-$20 and three-course dinners for $15-$30. It’s a wonderful opportunity to try a new restaurant that you have been dying to try, but might be to expensive, hard to get into or it’s just your favorite place to go.
Check it out!
http://mspmag.com/Contests-And-Promotions/Restaurant-Week/Diner-of-the-Day/
This last restaurant week we went to Aj’s Japanese in Hopkins for Sushi Buffet and Cro0ked Pint Ale House.
First, Aj’s Japanese in Hopkins. We went here for lunch, which was crazy, but so worth it.
The sushi is so fresh with lots of different options. I love sitting back watching the art of sushi making. Something that is so fun and not always easy to do. The people are always so willing to answer your questions about the different roles as you go through the buffet. This is one of our staples during restaurant week.
*the restaurant was so busy that it was really hard to take photos so these are from Aj’s Japanese Website**
Sushi
Second, we went to Crooked Ale Pint house for dinner with a group of friends.
None of us had been there before and we all would return. The atmosphere is relaxed with a classic pub feel. They have great beer on tap, which is served in the appropriate glass for the type of beer. The staff is knowledgeable about the types of beers and able to answer questions or give great recommendations.
For dinner I had the Peanut Butter and Bacon Lucy. It was stuffed with peanut butter and topped with bacon. It was soooo good!! I am a peanut butter lover, so anything with peanut butter I am all over.
Steve had the Hangover Lucy. It was stuffed with Ham and American Cheese topped with a fried egg. I had a bite of his and it was amazing too!
We were enjoying our food so much and in deep conversation that by the time we remembered to take a photo we were all done. 😦 I guess you will just need to stop there and see and taste for yourself how good the food is.
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