Uptown Bar &amp; Grill

Wonderful service! Great cooks. Great FOH STAFF. Keep it coming. I can't wait to see what new menu…read moreitems are headed our way!

A nice place in a small town. Good selection of beers as well as cocktails. Good variety in the…read moremenu from burgers, pasta, and steak dinner. Service. Was friendly and timely.

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Hayes' Public House

4.5(27 reviews)

8.5 mi

The staff is rude and the building is dirty! There is a short huskie woman who works there that is…read moreso unfriendly to anyone but the locals. We are from Mpls and my husband enjoys craft beer, while I enjoy ciders. When I asked this woman if she had anything besides beer, she got really snarky and said "this is a brewery" I've been to plenty of breweries which offer ciders and seltzers. This place is like all the others but with crappy service, dirty tablees and forgetable beer.

An Irish pub. Who knew?…read more Passed by here with three people. Everyone sans me got beer. The ambiance was very lively that night. They had a band playing and the music wasn't bad at all. It seems everyone else thought the same as the inside of the pub was packed. Outside in the front, there were seats and a fire brewing, and upstairs there was a bathroom and some wind passing by. It was a nice evening. I only wish I had had stomach for beer as they had quite the variety.

Side patio near the stairs to the rooftop

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Mill Creek Inn

4.3(125 reviews)

7.8 mi

Love this place! Great food and great service!! Always take our friends who are visiting here.read more

Went here after our friend's granddaughters had their first horseback riding lesson. All the food…read morewe ordered was good, and the girls enjoyed their kids meals too. Service was fantastic and she let the girls order their own meals. Ambiance in about what you'd expect for a bar and restaurant near a lake in Buffalo Minnesota. Good motorcycle parking near the building. This place has amazing Bloody Marys on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We'd all go back again.

Loved the local brewers represented on the walls.

Mini corn dogs

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Riverside Bar & Restaurant

4.6(8 reviews)

9.3 mi

Update from initial review. Have eaten several burgers there and we have not been let down yet…read more Looking forward to trying a pizza some night.

Came to Riverside for their Friday Fish Fry which is offered year round…read more This is your typical neighborhood bar, filled with locals all having a great time. There are a couple of big TVs, a pool table, and darts. The server/bartender was super friendly and kept up on drinks incredibly well considering how busy it was. The fish fry was AWESOME. The fish was super crispy with a lightly seasoned batter. Came served with crinkle fries and some of the best toast I have ever had. Only $11 - I will DEFINITELY be coming back.

Fish fry

Riverside Bar & Restaurant - Best bloody on this side of the Crow River * Pam made a bloody with a good bodied tomato flavor with a good balance of spicy kick

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Best bloody on this side of the Crow River * Pam made a bloody with a good bodied tomato flavor with a good balance of spicy kick

Thirsty Buffalo Saloon

3.6(33 reviews)

9.2 mi

A good place for burger and beer if you're in the Buffalo, MN area. I sat at the bar and service…read morewas fast, friendly, and they're good at recommendations based on your preference. It's a casual place to grab a beer with friends or go solo at the bar. Either way, it's a good place to try even once! They have a pool table too! It would have been a 5 star for me if they had a porter or stout on tap.

Great food, specials, excellent service and happy hour!! Thirsty Buffalo has a lively atmosphere…read morewith dart boards, pool tables, music & a lot of TVs!

General ambiance and pool tables

The Thirsty Buffalo Saloon is a restaurant and bar conveniently located in Buffalo Minnesota...

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Featuring great live music and an inviting atmosphere, there is something for everyone at Thirsty Buffalo Saloon...

The Crossbar

3.2(5 reviews)

15.6 mi

I suppose this is a great place if you're a local, but don't count on it being very friendly if…read moreyou're not. We've been in a LOT of little corner bars, and this one just isn't up to snuff.

This is a prime example of your local dive bar BUT with good food on their limited menu…read more Appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, etc. Had the Ham & Cheese then the fried chicken my 2nd time, both made to order and tasty. Did wife & daughter's bday here on karaoke night (every other Saturday) and they had a blast!

Crossbar's crossbar from Viking's stadium!

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EJ's Bar

4.5(2 reviews)

43.9 mi

Great little neighborhood bar. Could use a few more drink specials offered. Off sale liquor prices…read moreare pretty reasonable. Great place for a quick drink and off sale to go.

There is nowhere better, well only a few 1000's of dive bars, hillbilly havens, trailer park HQ's…read more( No trailer park)what else can I say. Not a bad place, just a good amalgam of people

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Inn Kahoots

3.1(40 reviews)

21.8 mi

Decent dive bar in the west metro. Not a great selection of beers on tap but what they do have is…read morea good variety. They also have plenty of good cans and bottles. The bar is pretty big. There are pool tables and video games. They sell pull tabs here too. If you want food, they have at least 15 kinds of Heggies pizza. The staff here is friendly. Overall, this is a good place to stop for a cold one.

I went there on a Friday night a few years ago. I am from the South and this is the closest thing…read moreto a real old school honky tonk. Great band and fun, engaging folks. I highly recommend it! Rick

Pool tables

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Iron Horse Grill & Saloon

4.0(13 reviews)

10.9 mi

Iron horse has been around for about 20 yrs.. They started great. Husband and wife owners cooked…read moreand ran the business. After divorce, only she ran it. Food was great, staff friendly, live bands, fun place. Stopped in tonight after a few year gap. It's looks a bit run down and dirty. The staff on duty was very friendly and helpful. Food came quickly and it was great! This was a "full" which is like a large pizza size. You can get a half order but it's only a dollar less. Get the full and take home another meal!! Sort of a local working man's bar, biker bar and sports bar mix but you can still bring the family. If you're in the area stop in. Affordable good food, affordable drinks that aren't skimped on. Only reason they didn't get 5 stars was due to cleanliness.

Saw a post about their special on the local Facebook group, so my husband and I decided to try it…read moreout. I have not been to Cokato in the eight years that I have lived in Minnesota, so I was pleasantly surprised. The restaurant space is called upstairs, and the bar is downstairs. It was quiet and the ambiance was great. I did not catch her name, but the lady working there was incredible. She was the only one helping the customers, but she did it all with grace. Shout out to her! For the food, we got their special which was the flame grilled steak and grilled walleye. They were delicious. I did not expect the portion to be that big considering it was $23 for the two meals. We also got their Mac Bites appetizer. Those were good as well. I started following them on Facebook after this meal. I hope to catch more special deals here! Tip: It looks like the deals start at 5PM. If you are in a hurry, come as close to 5PM as possible. The upstairs fill fast!

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Grilled walleye

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Lanae B.

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5 years ago

I have stayed dining with this establishment for coming up to 5 years now. I've continuously loved uptown's food, service and owners! Favorite place to dine with my children and spouse! read more

Richard P.

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10 years ago

Great place! Amazing burgers! The place doesn't look like much on the outside, but very nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Emme D.

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9 years ago

What a great stop on the bike! Awesome customer service~ cool rustic decor, fun vibe, great food! Can't wait to come back!

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Beer selection gets a five. For food, the menu options drop me down to a three and taste puts it…read moredown to a one. I had a bowl of chili and the caprese salad. The bowl of chili tasted like it came straight out of a can. Caprese salad looked great but did not taste so good. It had a lot of potential but just didn't get there. The tomatoes were old or just overripe. I'm sure that the other bar food is probably pretty good, but trying to cut back on all the fried stuff and the burgers.

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I can't decide on where to land on the number of stars for this Maynards location…read more The location is easy to get to, there is ample parking, the restaurant is clean, and the service is friendly, attentive, and prompt. So really, it kind of came down to the food. The food is unremarkable for the most part. Nothing really stood out as something one would write home about. It is really on par with Applebee's or other restaurant chains. The French Onion soup was a hot bowl of semi-salty, onion-infused beef broth with a piece of baguette topped with gruyere or Swiss cheese. It's fine and presented as one would expect. The Reuben was in the same boat as the soup. It was a Reuben, and nothing stood out. Bottom line for this place is, if you are looking for a place that is consistent in what is plated for you, and are looking for a quick meal, this is your place. I would eat here again if I could not think of another option in this neck of the woods.

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Classic local hometown bar with amazing food. This is my…read morefavorite place to go if I'm in the west metro. This place is great for Sunday night football games and a place to bring kids and friends. They have a back area that will fit a hockey team perfectly!! The food is above average; they have a few specialties. Basically, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. I got their weekend special that was a smash burger with caramelized onions. It was delicious, and it went well with a local beer. They have a huge tap selection with local places and lots of up north stables. They have a full bar, and ranch water was a special when I was there on a Sunday. Overall, this place is a staple in the community, and I would go out of my way because of their specials and great customer service!

We were camping at Baker National Reserve but the Wild were playing so we stopped in to watch. The…read moreservice was great! The atmosphere and vibes are exactly what you want from a bar like this. They have plenty of seating at the bar and around the restaurant. Great for families too. Pull tabs and the vintage feel brings it all together. The food was good nothing to write home about. I would suggest to please change the salsa and queso. The salsa has no flavor and the queso was creamy but a little bland. Other than that we had a great time here!

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My husband has been eyeing this restaurant during last visits to my sister's house. We finally…read moretried it this time. Service was quick and good. My martini flight was tasty. The blue cheese dressing on the salad was great! We liked the pulled pork sandwich however it kind of lacked flavor. It needed more salt or something. We asked for a side of BBQ sauce to "kick it up a notch" but the sauce was lacking too. The sweet potato fries were really good. All in all, we would eat here again.

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