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    Nelson Bros.

    3.9 (164 reviews)
    Open 5:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for kids

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    Strawberry rhubarb fritter bread, seasonal only!
    Rick G.

    Had a last minute trip to North Dakota so I had to stop at Nelson Brothers to pick up some donuts to make the trip all the way to Bismarck tonight! Never disappointed got myself some beautiful donuts and a big old strawberry rhubarb fritter bread. All these donuts are fantastic even at 10:30 at night. They just keep rolling out fresh donuts. A+ service was excellent. Everything was clean and tidy love the place.

    Sausage gravy & biscuit plus wild rice sausage & 2 eggs with hash browns. All for one person's order!
    Andrew J.

    One word Huge ! Huge portions you definitely receive your monies worth. Everyone at our table enjoyed items from pancakes to omelets and sumptuous fritter French toast. A must try is the wild rice sausage links. I had the biscuit and sausage gravy...still trying to find the sausage though! Service staff are very personable & helpful. We were seated right by a large aquarium and surrounded by cabin like decor, nice relaxing environment.

    Alfredo Omlet...tasty even with the Alfredo sauce on the side. A nice portion!

    Nelson Brothers is a famous stopover for Minnesota residents heading north and those big eating North and South Dakota folks headed for their cardiologist...those folks can pack it away. Portions can be huge but everything is served with a smile thanks to the friendly staff (like my server Destiny S.). My Spinach Alfredo (see photo) was pretty tasty, arrived quickly but was also,(no surprise) fairly greasy. After your meal take some time to shop the various pastry, bread and soup outlets. Looking for a discount on fuel? Save $0.10 when presenting your restaurant bill. Down side? The place levies a 3% charge to debit and credit card transactions. Maybe that senior discount isn't so good after all.

    Toasted pastrami sandwich on multigrain.
    David S.

    I my quest for a great pastrami sandwich in MN this was 2nd try. They don't serve them in their restaurant but there is a sandwich and pizza shop in another part of the Nelson Bros. travel stop. Ordering a sandwich is patterned after the way they do it at Subway but the bread is sliced rather than long subway buns. So I order a toasted pastrami and I unexpectedly hear, "What kind of bread?" and then, "What kind of meat?", What kind of cheese?", "Do you want it toasted?", "What kind of sauce?", What kind of vegetables?" All the questions you would hear at a Subway. The results were pretty good. The pastrami wasn't hot or even warm but with the mayo, mustard and lettuce and banana peppers and the fact it wasn't on pumpernickel it approached being what I'm looking for more closely than my last try at the Crossroads. I'll give it a 7 out of 10. The result wasn't to bad. The bread

    Cookies and cream donut
    Michael C.

    When you walk in, it's incredibly chaotic and very unclear where you go, what you do, where you pay, etc. so it was a jarring experience right off the bat. We ate in the restaurant, which was pretty dated. We sat at the bar and the bartender who was serving us was very kind and helpful. I got the Monte Cristo sandwich, which wasn't as sweet as you'd expect given its description. The jam it comes with was delicious and the French toast-like bread was really good. The highlight of the meal, however, were the delicious fries! After our meal, we went to the bakery for some sweet treats (that's truly the main reason this place is so busy!). The person behind the counter was super helpful and sweet. The selection was ENORMOUS as were some of their donuts! They have several billboards claiming they're as big as your head and they are not lying! When it comes to those huge donuts, however, they are not good. We got a cookies and cream and standard sprinkled donut. They were both super stale and bland. The sprinkled one had way more flavor than the cookies and cream one, surprisingly. The saving grace of our bakery selections was the cinnamon roll, which was delectable! Skip the donuts and get that instead!

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    Risa Y.

    Heard so much about this "Truck Stop Restaurant"... I've never been to one, so I didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised! It's a beautiful, clean excellent restaurant, bakery, and souvenir shop, with great service! When we checked in, we got a buzzer, and we expected a long wait, but it was very quick. While we waited for our seat we enjoyed window shopping at their excellent Minnesota Gift shop. Lots of sweatshirts and Minnesota souvenir goods abound! Once we got seated, we had excellent service, and enjoyed their excellent food. My boyfriend got the Meatloaf dinner, and he let me have a taste of and it was so good! I was excited to find a Liver and Onions entree... I love Live and Onions, but most family restaurants don't serve this anymore. The liver even with the onions was a little dry , but fortunately, some A1 sauce, helped with that! The waitress was friendly and our coffee was always refilled. My boyfriend and I purchased an apple strudel on the way out for later, which was super yummy! We'll be back!

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    William G.

    This place never disappoints! I've been here several times . The food was good as always I had the walleye sandwich. It was excellent. It is a truck stop restaurant. .Expect to spend a little money, I think it is worth the money. The decor is for a dinner type restaurant and the service is excellent.

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    This is a must stop when you are in the area. Great food, large portions. Get a dessert for the road!

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    1 year ago

    The best food ever the best service ever the ambiance the best place ever the best quality ever the food's amazing

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    1 year ago

    Great food and Service!! Highly recommend. Wednesday pasta night is phenomenal. Very busy atmosphere.

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    This is it It's pretty much the best of what you might have seen in years past at a truck stop Good portions Good food Good prices!

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    They No longer serve free birthday meals only a piece of pie with purchase of a meal. Very Disappointed

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    Great sandwiches and great people working there ! Also try the cookies, they are awesome

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