Large cafe right off of Grand Ave. There is street parking available and paid parking at a nearby…read moreramp. The bathroom requires a code to enter but you can get the code at the register when you pay. If you are only getting cakes and coffee you can order from a separate register on one side of the cafe. You can order cakes by the slice or whole. The tres leches cake is phenomenal -- it's super moist and creamy, while still being pretty light. There is plenty of seating over on this side of the cafe. Their chocolate cake is moist and so rich. Their espresso is fantastic. On the other side of the cafe is food served cafeteria style. You grab a tray and go down the line. You can order a salad sampler and get smaller portions of 2-3 salads for the same price as one salad. The portions are extremely generous. Salad comes with a bread roll, and the focaccia cheese one is great! The caesar pasta salad was on the blander side, but I really enjoyed the crisp fresh veggies in the peanut vegetables salad. There isn't as much seating available on this side of the cafe.

Stopped in on a Saturday and were lucky to find free street parking right across the street. There…read morewas a line when we arrived, which shows how popular this place is, but service moved efficiently and didn't feel slow at all. We came for the sweet treats, but they have so much more to offer. I ordered the mango blueberry cheesecake and a cortado. The cheesecake was pretty solid, and the cortado was decent as well but nothing special. My husband ordered the raspberry chocolate cake and enjoyed it, although we both felt it was a bit too sweet because of the fudge layer, which was a little overwhelming for our taste. The café itself is spacious and made for a nice spot to sit, relax, and enjoy dessert for a while. Overall, we had a pleasant experience and would definitely come back to try more of their delicious treats.

Service: excellent Food: creative…read moreAmbiance: creative and good date place I enjoyed my experience here! The food was unique, the plating was nice, and the flavors were good. I'm not a huge brunch person, so I liked how there were some Asian fusion flavors and dishes. I thought the pork belly was flavorful, the bubba's gump was crispy and well balanced, and the chicken with the waffles were cooked perfectly.

Two reviews Vegasm -…read morekimchi potato cakes. $16.00 this is a special that may not stay on the menu. I eat what I want and this just stuck me as something to try. They were good. The whole menu was interesting. The surf and turf was octopus and beef tongue. $13. My wife liked it very much. Meals were about $12 to $20 dollars. Mixed drinks about $10. They have a very interesting flight of mixed drinks for $20. You get to try 5 items. About an ounce and a half each. The deserts were the surprise. About $7 to $9 and very good. Not too large but enough. We are looking forward to going again. ************ Always good food and fun drinks Red headed stranger $15 very good Two people got cocktail flights $6 per shot and each in a different style glass. Ron Swanson, Mother of Dragons, why not, palapa no más, cross eyed, 2 had Pork belly ramen $24. Very nice broth and good sized bowl. Took a good portion home for lunch and it was good then also. 2 had grouper. $30 Said it was cooked perfectly Some had brandy Alexander $24 and said were very good Expresso martini $14 good comments Server was Katie R but she had good support for others including one owner. We had a good time and our friends had not been before and said they would be back. As of course will we.

Maybe I'm a Mai's at the way you love me all the time Maybe…read moreI'm a Mai's at the way I really need you Anyway it's time for me to say Papaya. You say papaya, and I say hello. Halo halo! I don't know why you say Papaya, I'm going to play Halo. The Hmong Village is a huge Warehouse full of textiles and trinkets and amazing Goods that are generally Vietnamese but also from all parts of the world. And at one end of this massive Warehouse of goodies and delights is this enormous endless row of magical food places which are serving everything from Pho to fake Chinese food to fake Japanese food to Korean food and even some real Chinese and Japanese to go with the Thai and the Filipino and a little bit of everything such as Laotian and Cambodian - but definitely heavy on the Vietnamese stuff as is the expectancy. The sad thing is that people on Yelp haven't really made a dent into these yet as I came here and noticed that probably only three or four of the 30 or 40 food places in this massive Market have even been put on Yelp yet. I've now put them all on Yelp and will be working my way through them each time I visit Saint Paul until I have put up pix of various dishes at each one. But if you live around here and you come here more regularly than I do, what's your excuse? Give all of these places a try! Put them on the map! Figure out which ones are the true hidden gems! Why go to Ye Olde Basic Brewery yet again for yet another pale ale and yet another microbrew craft beer and some more freaking Mozzarella Sticks. You can come here and do what Yelp is really all about which is trying new things and putting little places like this on the map.

This is a Hidden Gem for Boat Noodles! It is located in Hmong Village, so be sure to keep your eyes…read morepeeled for Mai's Papaya. Super easy to order, just order at the counter, the staff will give you a buzzer device, and you can pick up your order at the pick-up counter once the buzzer goes off. Be sure to grab seats early since the food court gets pretty crowded! And since it's a food court, it does get pretty loud (which is a given). Boat Noodles were very flavorful, with each bite exploding with spice, warmth, and herbs. I love to put chili oil to give the broth more of a kick, but even without any chili oil, the dish is already spicy as is.

Thank goodness... we still have Cecil's in the Twin Cities!!!…read more The mood, the relaxed comfortable and kind staff who do not rush you to sit rush you to order. Instead EVERYONE is 100 % natural welcoming laid back and genuine in wanting to see you content and pleased. Nothing is ever pushed onto you. The quality of the pastrami, its seasoning, the textures and bright flavors of the breads and bagels the nova the chopped liver the extra creamy marinated Cole slaw and perfect half sour pickles ( wISH they had bialys!). All perfect. All old world. Our favorite very old deli in West Palm Beach was sold 1.5 years ago and gone gone gone are the DELIGHTFUL happy charming old staff and the perfect old world flavors, cooking. In Sarasota where we just lived the last 5 years, a new deli closed after just 2 years, and there is nothing left. We've been visiting family in Sarasota every year for 40 years. Gone too in the Twin Ciries is the ownership by brothers Scot and Stu of Hopkin's beloved Crossroads Deli just last year. The new owners, a corporation owning 6-8 other restaurants have CHANGED almost all the recipes for breads, cakes , wonderous cookies and 80 % of all pastries! No more butter, no more fine ingredients and no more of their once " Grossinger's taste/quality" STELLAR seeded rye bread! They even eliminated the lemon flavoring. In their incomparable lemon coconut cake! Their stuffed cabbage is one of their only true deli dishes left. Sandwiches are half their original size...... heart breaking after going there 3-4 times a week for 25 years........ Cecil's of course had to cut back on the $$ use of butter in their pastries. But they have WORKED VERY HARD to still retain their wonderous long long ago heart warming flavors. ALL their sandwiches are AUTHENTIC. Old world New York City flavors! Made with care and love. My husband loves their beautiful generous Nova salmon platte. Noshing away happily! I love their pastrami Rachel's with plentiful half sour pickles lots of Russian dressing and creamy Cole slaw. Mmmmmm. I hope and pray Cecil's owner refrains for a long long time from selling his rare business. We must support Cecil's too.... Or lose it with all the others, and lose part of our joy and heart. Thank you Cecil's .....

Trying to avoid a chain restaurant, and craving a deli experience, this was such a wonderful visit…read morein Saint Paul. Thanks to the staff at Patina for the recommendation! Old school all the way. There's a restaurant in the back, and a full-scale deli counter in the front. It is such a good stop. They have their own private parking lot too. Wood paneling, and a bunch of local reviews all over the walls. Clean, normal sound. Simple, with excellent customer service, and a huge menu that will have something that you like. Packed the midweek afternoon we visited, and we did not wait for a table. Loved my bowl of Matzo Soup, superb broth and the Matzo was delicious. Enjoyed my BLT on whole wheat and the homemade potato salad was amazing! Had a cherry cobbler for dessert that was incredible. Restaurant has been open for over 70 years, and I met the owner/manager, Cecil, afterward, and he just oozes customer service being a priority. It's a must-visit place.

The food was amazing. There were gluten free options that were as good as the regular food…read more We ate on the patio with Bradbury (our dog). They were welcoming and provided water. This was one of the best dining experiences we have had in a while.

Delicious brunch spot with a cute interior. There is outdoor seating which is nice on a warm sunny…read moreday. We had a reservation at ~09:45am, and the restaurant was decently busy. There were still some empty seats around, so perhaps the earlier the better. The Tiramisu Cold Press was pretty good. I didn't think it was anything special though since it didn't seem to give the "wow" factor that would make me want to come back just to have it. Biscuits and Gravy were okay too. The gravy was delicious, but same sentiment as the Tiramisu Cold Press in which I didn't feel like it was anything too special. It is still good, and a beautiful brunch spot to catch up with friends Service was alright. Our server was nice! Though we were a bit confused since we had like 2-3 people asking to take our order? And towards the end I had asked for a to-go box and wasn't brought one, until another server asked if we wanted the check and I had to ask again for a to-go box. Nothing crazy though, I can overlook it since the service we received wasn't bad at all. Overall, food was good, interior was beautiful, and service was okay. It is a solid brunch spot!

Pretty good spot. Food comes pretty fast with decent flavor. Good price as well…read more Not many parking spot but given the small sizes restaurants I think that works fine. We were lucky that we got a spot.

Stopped in quick for a banh mi. Service was friendly and I was immediately greeted. Sadly, the…read moresandwich was just okay. It needed a bit of salt to bring out the flavor and it didn't have enough cilantro, and cumbersome to bring out the brightness needed to break up the fattiness of the pate and butter--no jalapeño either. It could be a smash with a better vegetable to meat ratio and a sprinkle of seasoning.

It was late afternoon and we went in for a late lunch/early dinner. The Hush Puppies were hot and…read moredelicious and the side sauce was a bit spicy but tasty. I ordered the Chicken Strips, billed as World Famous, and they were warm, which is the best I can say about them. Dry and bland would be an understatement as they were not juicy and had less flavor than water. Highly disappointed in the Strips. The environment and attentiveness of the staff was top notch and much appreciated, if only the Strips matched the service!

Good food. The crab sweet corn entree is not at all what I imagined when I read the menu which is…read morewhy pictures are so important. So I'm adding my picture here to say, it's more like a crab cake in sweet corn . I really enjoyed the wedge salad. It had bacon, pickled onions and bleu cheese. All the things I love. So I give the wedge salad 5/5 and the sweat corn crab 2/5 for poor description but also did not love the taste.

Enjoyed my sandwich alleycat - this is my third visits. Unfortunately too excited to take any…read morepictures. They offer kids meal. We went during peak lunch time and the server who takes our order told us the expected wait time. The estimated time was very fair and that's very great to know especially going with inpatient kids. I ordered Nashville hot chicken and it's pretty good. Kids ordered chicken nuggets and they look very good as well.

This is a great sandwiche place! Love the cute atmosphere, small and New Yorky style with about 4…read moretables, with the guys sometimes bantering behind the counter like guys do. The staff is friendly and helpful. We usually go at alternate times to the rush, so we always find a place to sit. I'd try anything there, its really that good!