WHAT'S THE WORD ON SMORGIE'S?
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Smorgie's opens in downtown Minneapolis near Target Center. The bar and restaurant offers a new late-night option for Minnesota Lynx fans catching a playoff game in the next few weeks.
Brianna Kelly, Bring Me The News
STAR TRIBUNE
Tots and cheap beer at new spot by Target Center. Smorgie’s, the affordable comfort food restaurant and bar in St. Paul, has expanded to a second location. First opened across the street from Grand Casino Arena (formerly Xcel Energy Center), the company is now open just a few steps away from Target Center in downtown Minneapolis at 508 1st Av. N.
Joy Summers, Star Tribune
MPLS ST. PAUL MAG
Smorgie’s second location is now open in downtown Minneapolis, very close to Target Center. In case you haven’t yet visited the flagship spot, which is right across from the Grand Casino Arena (I guess we’re calling it that now?) in downtown St. Paul, Smorgie’s is all about affordable bar fare—$10 to $12 burgers and sandwiches, fried pickles, cheese curds, all that good salty crispy stuff.
Justine Jones, Mpls St. Paul Magazine.
EATER
Smorgie’s has opened a second location in downtown Minneapolis, just steps from Target Center. The late-night bar and restaurant specializes in affordable comfort food like walking tacos, cheese curds, and tater tot hot dish, with daily happy hour deals and a kitchen that stays open until 1 a.m. The original Smorgie’s debuted in 2024 in St. Paul near Grand Casino Arena. 508 N. 1st Avenue in Minneapolis.
Jeffy Mai, Eater
MPLS ST PAUL MAGAZINE
"The space is expansive and ready for large groups. With room for about 220 people, there's lots of seating areas, a long bar, and garage doors that will open to a patio."
Stephanie March, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine
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The Smorgie's Board, which comes with onion rings, fresh-cut cheese curds, mini corndogs, Swedish meatballs and your choice of a smash burger or chicken sandwich, is the priciest menu item at $22.
Everything else on the menu, such as tater-tot hot dish, sloppy Joe's, a Kentucky Fried Chicken-style bowl and more, is priced under $15.
Drinks are also priced near the lower end of the downtown bar scene, ranging from $6-$8 for tap beers and $12 for the priciest signature cocktail.
Christine Schuster, Bring Me The News
PIONEER PRESS
The menu is a “smorgasbord” of comfort foods — think French onion dip, tater tot hotdish, sloppy joes, smash burgers, Swedish meatballs and even Smorgie’s take on a KFC bowl. For dessert, there will be a variety of church basement bars — how Minnesotan can they get?
Everything on the menu is less than $15, with most entrees landing around $10.
Jess Flemming, Pioneer Press
TwinCities.com & PIONEER PRESS
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