Restaurant Review: 8th Street Grill in Minneapolis

The Minneapolis 8^th Street Grill is not a place that everybody will enjoy. This middle-sized Minneapolis restaurant bar is rather plainly decorated with a sports theme and it is frequented mostly by local working people during lunchtime and those interested in unwinding with a happy hour drink or two after a busy day at work.

During 2008, this Minneapolis restaurant received a facelift that included a very nice new wood bar and an upgraded sound system. The exciting part of this 8^th Street Grill remodeling project for most patrons is the brand new 32-tap beer dispenser that flows with both wonderful and fantastic choices in seasonal brews to choose from.

The 8^th Street Grill restaurant and bar has an outdoor patio with heaters that allows it to be usable 3-seasons per year. Minneapolis restaurants do not allow smoking by ordinance, so for those with a smoking habit this patio area is a luxury with ashtrays that other Minneapolis establishments may not have.

Minneapolis happy hour specials at 8^th Street Grill run from 3:00 p.m. until closing at midnight on weekdays, and 1:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturdays. The specials change daily and seem to have about the best prices in this Minneapolis downtown area. As an example, on Tuesdays you can get 3.00 seasonal tap brews and .35 chicken wings to go with them.

8^th Street Grill opens for breakfast Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m. with food offerings in french toast, various pancake delights, and a nice selection of omelets plus side-dish specials. The highest price on this Minneapolis restaurant breakfast menu runs about 7.69, and the 8^th Street Grill will substitute healthy Egg Beaters egg product for all real eggs at no extra charge.

For lunch at the 8^th Street Grill the menu selection starts at 4.99 and goes up to about 11.99. This Minneapolis restaurant has sandwiches, soups, burgers, salads, pasta, and a fun list of specialty items like Pecan Crusted Salmon, or a marinated Portabella Mushroom Sandwich. You can not reserve a table at this Minneapolis 8^th Street Grill, so plan up to a 30-minute wait for a table during their busy lunch hour rush.

The appetizer listing at the top of the 8^th Street Grill dinner menu is extensive and some of the selections appear to be light dinner choices that can be complimented with a side order of fries or a vegetable choice. Choices can be as simple as 8^th Street Grill Nachos or as exotic as Calamari, or Lobster Artichoke Dip with Pita Points. These tasty sounding Minneapolis appetizer plates cost between 5.99 and 9.99 at the 8^th Street Grill.

For dinner at this come as you are Minneapolis restaurant there are over 35 options to choose from; steaks, fish, chicken, salads, cheese dishes, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, and ribs. Prices range between 8.59 and 18.99 with something for every Minneapolis taste from vegetarian to meat lover. Online customers rate 8^th Street Grill food quality as similar to that of a Perkins restaurant and claim that nightly specials are a very good deal.

8^th Street Grill is located at 800 Marquette Ave, at the corner of 8^th Street in Minneapolis. Parking for this Minneapolis restaurant bar without outside patio and 32 flavors of seasonal beer is metered. 8^th Street Grill is probably not the right place for a birthday party, or children's tastes, but it is the right Minneapolis restaurant for those looking for an inside view of how the friendly locals kick-back and relax after work on weeknights.

If you have questions for 8^th Street Grill, you can reach this Minneapolis restaurant at: (612) 349-5717 or, click here to visit their Web site. Online customer comments about the 8^th Street Grill in Minneapolis are online at Thrifty Hipster. Click here to read what other people are saying about this Minneapolis restaurant.