Amazing Porketta from Northbound Smokehouse Brewpub @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

Northbound Smokehouse has been rated as best brewpub in Minneapolis. It is no doubt that their food and beer taste so good. They brew some great beers, and has a quality selection of other locally brewed beers on tap. The outdoor seating at picnic tables is comfortable and refreshing when the weather is cool at night.

Taste:10/10(Excellent. Their porketta were flavourful and tender. Tasty with fragrance from herbs. The meat were juicy and not dry although it was smoked. Hand cut fries were excellent. The server were friendly and able to accommodate my request to try a variety of beer. Their beer are quite good. I do like their pale ale).
Price:6/10(Moderate. 18 hour porketta at USD9.50, fries at USD3.00 and beer at USD6.00).


My 18 hour Porketta set. It was so tasty with much herbs flavour. The “Iron Range” classic. Smoked porketta, smoked Swiss, and sautéed onions on an egg bun. Served with a side of BBQ sauce.

Very tender and juicy smoked pork.

See the amount of herbs such as rosemary, basil and chive.

The fries were very delicious as well. Looks like they double fried the fries.

Northbound Smokehouse.

Beer tasting samples.

Cool patio seating outside.

GPS/Coordinate: 44.934238, -93.232474
Address: 2716 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406, United States
Public transport: Blue line 38th St Station on Minneapolis Metro transit.

Famous Jucy Lucy of Matt's Bar and Grill @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

Matt's is a local institution in Minneapolis which is famous for their cheese stuffed patty burger named Jucy Lucy. The cheese inside the patty were melted and boiling hot. The server will always warn their customer to let the burger cool down first before eating. I enjoyed the sound system in this restaurant as the quality were so good. The restaurant visited by President Obama before.

Taste:8/10(Good. The molten cheese inside the patty blends well with onion and pepper. Good taste. However, I not quite like the burned part of the patty).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Cash only establishment. Jucy Lucy at USD6.95, half order at USD4.25 and beer at USD4.75).


Jucy Lucy. Looks normal.

Onion and pepper with Jucy Lucy.

BBQ style patty but looked burned.

Melting cheese inside pork patty.

Simple setting. Mustard and tomato sauce. Having a glass of beer.

Old styled menu board.

Good quality music. Classic jukebox.



Old American style.

Hamburger with original Jucy Lucy.

Matt's Bar and Grill.

GPS/Coordinate: 44.939404, -93.247494
Address: 3500 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407, United States
Public transport: 20 minutes walk from Blue line Lake St Midtown Station via Minneapolis Metro transit.