Tag: Duluth Hamburger

Tavern on the Hill Follow Up – Duluth, MN

This is a follow up visit, six months after opening, of the Tavern on the Hill, in a new development near the University in Duluth, MN.   It’s the weekend of the annual world-famous “Grandma’s Marathon,” the foot race course that hugs the shore of Lake Superior.  Runners from all over the world (and locally)… Continue reading Tavern on the Hill Follow Up – Duluth, MN

Big Daddys Review, Duluth, MN

Stopped in here before, yakked about it then.  May be one of Duluth’s best.  Kawika, head of the Minnesota burger posse was back today for the third pound, American cheese, medium rare, and a gajillion fresh cut fries.  Most excellent.  Full menu online.  Find ’em at the top of Piedmont Avenue. Fresh ground daily, hand… Continue reading Big Daddys Review, Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN – Grandma’s Ghost Pepper Cheeseburger Review

The venerable Grandma’s Saloon and Grill in Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota adds special items to the menu from time to time.  They have a “feature” menu, a “farm to table” menu, and seasonal favorites. “Hot” on the feature menu at present is the Ghost Pepper Cheese Burger.  For those of you unfamiliar with the… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Grandma’s Ghost Pepper Cheeseburger Review

Duluth, MN – Midi Restaurant and Wine Bar Review

The venerable Fitger’s Brewery Complex, in Duluth, Minnesota, dates from the late 1800s, and when beer production ceased a few decades ago, local businessmen saved the series of buildings and turned them into a boutique inn, shops, and restaurants.  The 62 room inn offers great view of Lake Superior, and easy access to downtown, as… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Midi Restaurant and Wine Bar Review

Superior, WI – Keyport Lounge Review

On Belknap (“bell-nap”), one of the main drags in Superior, WI,  two blocks west of the other main drag, Tower Avenue, you’ll run into one of the area’s largest liquor stores, the Keyport, which has an attached bar and grill of the same name.  If you’re driving around looking for it, it’s in the outlot… Continue reading Superior, WI – Keyport Lounge Review

Duluth, MN (sort of) – The Wabegon

My family rarely took summer vacations;  it was my dad’s “busy time” for work.  Instead, we skied. A lot.  We’d travel around the Upper Midwest on weekends, throw in an occasional trip out West, but our “go to” local place was/is called “Mont du Lac”, and it was at the other end of town from… Continue reading Duluth, MN (sort of) – The Wabegon

Duluth, MN – Breeze Inn

One great thing about driving around rural Minnesota and Wisconsin has always been finding “undiscovered”  local taverns and roadhouses, like the Kounty Quarthouse, Billy’s, or Swamp Sisters.   Some are pretty new (like 50 years or so) and some date back to prohibition.   While widely known and popular with a very local crowd,  patrons from away… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Breeze Inn

7 West Taphouse Review, Duluth, MN

Once upon a time in the Zenith City, the central core of the downtown strip was a vital community of merchants catering to Scandinavian immigrants.  Over the years, the immigrants moved out to the extremes of the street car lines, and the downtown became less vibrant, especially the two blocks east and west of the… Continue reading 7 West Taphouse Review, Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN – The “New” Pickwick

  Nearly 100 years old, but yet a “newborn”, the Pickwick (“the Wick” to locals) has always been a Minnesota favorite, and has been operated by the same family until this week. The new owners have modernized some of the infrastructure, and will be “updating” (horrors!) the menu. First pic of the new bar area… Continue reading Duluth, MN – The “New” Pickwick