Erik The Red - Minneapolis

Great place to view Vikings away games with fellow fans!

We went there and after ordering it took our waitress nearly 20 minutes to come back and tell us that the kitchen lost our ticket but our food was up. Then we had to try and flag her down almost 20 minutes later just for her to tell us that the food was not ready and the kitchen messed up with a snotty attitude. I understand that they became very busy but multiple tables received their food that had ordered after us and she obviously didn 't care whatsoever about us or the fact that we 'd been there for nearly an hour AFTER ordering and hadn 't gotten our food.

I will simply tell you the experience, and let you decide. We arrive, and stand at the hostess desk for 7.5 minutes. No one helps us. My wife notices the booths on the left are marked “reserved”. She asks a server if we seat ourselves, and he gruffly barks “those are reserved for people that have reservations”. She informs him that we are those people, to which he responds “Sit down then!” OK, no big deal, we’re seated. Next, he asks us if we have a Groupon, and I responded in the affirmative. He promptly announces “you can forget happy hour 2-for-1s ‘cause they don’t count with a Groupon”. Well, aren’t we off to a lousy start! We decide, again, not to let that bother us, and order our dinners. The plates are delivered by a different person, who promptly leaves. We have no condiments, no utensils, no nothing. The place is crowded and noisy, so it’s difficult to get anyone’s attention. Eventually, I got up from table and approached a bartender who was very kind and got us the things we need. The smashed roots (side dish) was room temperature. I’m not a complainer, but I did bring that to the waiter’s attention, when we finally saw him again. He had the dish replaced. After eating, we waited for another 18 minutes to garner his attention so we could pay and leave. That’s what happened. Positive? Negative? You decide.

Great friendly service. We were there on a slow evening. The food service was fast and the brussel sprout appetizer was outstanding!

Not much to write about this place. The BBQ was mediocre at best, and the drinks were not much better.