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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Piccolo

July 28, 2012

This was supposed to be “vacationing on a budget.” The family and I were in Minnesota for a week and allowed ourselves one night of fine, exceptional dining. After doing a little research and talking to friends who live in the Minneapolis area, I decided on Piccolo. There was plenty of praise for this little [...]

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Dixies On Grand

July 28, 2012

It’s sad when the best thing you can say about a restaurant is that the waitress had a good personality. The second best thing was the nachos. That’s never a good sign for a barbecue place. Our group of eight dined at Dixie’s on Grand, located in St. Paul, MN on a Thursday night and [...]

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Fat Nats Eggs

July 28, 2012

Over-rated breakfast place, but still decent eats. It wasn’t that busy on the Friday morning we stopped by during our trip to Minnesota. It’s located in an old strip mall in New Hope. It’s spacious inside and I’m sure it’s packed on weekends. But, in my opinion, the food wasn’t much better than what you [...]

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