2015: Get the espresso float -- an affogato with Grand Ole Creamery vanilla ice cream. It deftly plays the acidity of the espresso off a scoop or two of beautifully creamy ice cream: perfection. Read more.
2015: While all of the Izzy's ice cream we've had here has been good, the Butter Queen Coffee flavor is a shining example of what a coffee ice cream should be: wholesome, gently sweet, crunchy, GOOD. Read more.
2015: The Limerick Stix may be a mass-market, fresh-from-the-US-Foods-freezer snack, but their down-home fatty / salty / chewy appeal won us over. We'd eat them again! Read more.
2015: Try the walleye-stuffed mushrooms. The textures play well with others - from the yielding cheese mix to the crunch panko to the meaty shrooms - and contribute to a tasty dish. Read more.
2015: Get JonnyPops' Chocolate-Dipped Cherry on a Spoon: the tart, natural cherry plays nicely with the shatteringly thin, high-grade chocolate shell - and we enjoyed the whimsical Walker reference. Read more.
2015: Especially if it's a cloudy day, try Cowboy Dave's Cluck and Moo, a hearty, soul-warming combination of chicken, roast beef, and mashed potatoes. It's big, bold, tender; a serious savory treat. Read more.
2015: Try the Buffalo'd Bones: we were huge fans of these center-cut spare ribs that were meaty, tender, nicely charred, and coated in a lightly spicy, well-seasoned Buffalo glaze. Read more.
2015: Stop by the Minnesota Grown Honey stand for a Sweet Science honey lemonade sorbet that many among us found replete with real honey flavor and bright, natural lemon. Read more.
2015: Love Dippin' Dots but hate the inevitable spill-everywhere effect? Grab them in shake form: the thick, creamy soft-serve will hold your treat together and create some textural contrast. Read more.
2015: Like fritters? Get the cowboy bites. These cheerful little corn fritters with sweet corn, bacon, jalapeños, and cream cheese are soothingly tasty when dipped into the accompanying ranch sauce. Read more.
2015: Try the salted caramel puff sundae: rich custard + thick, buttery caramel + ...puffcorn? Like, the weird styrofoam-esque cheese-coated snack food? Surprisingly, it's a nice textural element. Read more.
2015: Get the grilled "Venetian-style" pizza: it's comprised of soft, almost flatbreadlike crust, big chunks of tomato, delicious stripes of char on the bread, and very little cheese. Read more.