{"id":11875,"date":"2014-08-02T04:56:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T11:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=11875"},"modified":"2014-08-02T04:56:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T11:56:52","slug":"duluth-mn-endion-station-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=11875","title":{"rendered":"Duluth, MN – Endion Station Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Endion<\/a>
Exterior Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The team responsible for breathing life into a number of Duluth’s historical buildings, \u00a0as well as the city’s culinary choices, Rod Raymond and Tim Nelson,\u00a0have unveiled their newest creation, the Endion Station Public House. \u00a0Previous efforts include Tycoon’s Alehouse and Eater<\/a>y, situated in one of Duluth’s first city halls, and the Fitger’s Brewhouse<\/a>, located in a former local brewery.<\/p>\n

Endion Station Public House<\/a> is named after the building’s prior use, as one of Duluth’s first train stations; constructed in 1899, the station sat at 15th Avenue East and the lakefront, and served passenger trains until 1961. \u00a0The building was constructed from local sandstone at a cost of $10,000.<\/p>\n

Employed by different tenants over the years, an expanding freeway required the building’s move in 1986; carted off to its present location in tourist-centric Canal Park, the building has been owned by the city, occupied by a variety of businesses over the years, including a long stint as the Visitor’s Bureau. \u00a0When the city decided to auction off the building last year, Raymond and Nelson submitted the successful bid with a plan to open a boutique eatery and drinking establishment.<\/p>\n

After a remodel and update which including adding an outdoor deck with easy access to the Lakewalk and views of the big lake they call Kitchi-gummi, the establishment offers small plates with an emphasis on unique slider pairs, Irish and \u00a0premium Scotch whiskeys, and growlers of local brews. Unique to the region, the pub also offers (hard) ciders on tap, adding choices to what has become Duluth’s ‘craft beer corridor.”<\/p>\n

Sliders are served in pairs, in baskets with plastic cutlery in keeping with the fast causal theme. \u00a0Sampled opening weekend were the “Cow Catcher” \u00a0 and the “Hogger” preceded by a starter of blue corn chips accompanied by freshly rough chopped salsa.<\/p>\n

The “Cow Catcher” \u00a0buns are topped with braised beef, creamy horseradish, shredded cabbage, pickled onion and provolone. \u00a0The “Hogger” is Endion’s version of pulled pork, with barbecued pork, sharp cheddar and pickled cukes. \u00a0All food sampled was attractive, \u00a0palate pleasing, and fresh.<\/p>\n

A number of other sliders adorn the menu, along with a gyro-style ‘wich (Duluth Doner Kebab) three different pairs of mini-bratwurst, a couple salads, a choice for vegetarians, \u00a0and a daily soup choice. \u00a0In world increasing convinced that ‘gourmet’ means a $15 house ground burger or a $6 plate of deviled eggs, we applaud the bold menu offerings at Endion, and wish them success.<\/p>\n

The restaurant is open til 1 AM Monday through Saturday, and midnight on Sunday. \u00a0Food service ends two hours prior to closing.<\/p>\n

Here’s the menu<\/a>. \u00a0 Photos courtesy of Duluth photographer KawikaMedia<\/a>, @2014.<\/p>\n

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\"Endion<\/a>
Lakefront Deck<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Endion<\/a>
BBQ Pork Slider<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Endion<\/a>
Beef Slider<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Endion<\/a>
Chips & Salsa Starter<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Endion<\/a>
Interior<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Endion Station Review<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The team responsible for breathing life into a number of Duluth’s historical buildings, \u00a0as well as the city’s culinary choices, Rod Raymond and Tim Nelson,\u00a0have unveiled their newest creation, the Endion Station Public House. \u00a0Previous efforts include Tycoon’s Alehouse and Eatery, situated in one of Duluth’s first city halls, and the Fitger’s Brewhouse, located in… Continue reading Duluth, MN – Endion Station Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,16,25],"tags":[112,833,1253],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11875"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}