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Lake Street is “Best Of the Twin Cities”
April 21, 2010
City Pages’ Best of the Twin Cities 2010 just hit the Internet, and as usual Lake Street and its businesses cleaned up in many categories, well over a dozen this year. We’re here to guide you through all of them!
People & Places
First, and my personal favorite, Metro Transit Route 21 takes the win for best bus route. “If you want to ride a bus and get somewhere, it’s the 21 or nothing, the bus line that’s about the journey as much as the destination.”
Best Place to Hang Out with the Kids: Midtown Global Market. “The perfect distillation of Lake Street’s entrepreneurial immigrant surroundings.”
Best Lake: Lake Calhoun. We’re lucky to have such a nice slice of nature so close by!
Shopping & Services
Best Used Bookstore: Magers & Quinn. “The Uptown anchor has it all: an attractive space, roomy layout, friendly staff, and convenient hours.”
Best Mystery Bookstore: Uncle Edgar’s. Easy choice here!
Best Bike Shop: Freewheel. Their Midtown shop has been a great addition to the Greenway.
Best Store for Sex Toys: Smitten Kitten. Again, who else could you possibly choose?
Food & Drink
Best Japanese Restaurant: Fuji-Ya. The Twin Cities’ first Japanese restaurant is still on top!
Best Wine List: Barbette. They got their win for a great selection of sparkling wine.
Best Pizza: Galactic Pizza. Everyone loves the superhero deliveries and the electric cars they arrive in!
Best Taco: Carne Asada from Los Ocampo. “The asada, ordered “Mexican-style,” comes with a tight little pile of grilled steak, diced onion, and a bunch of bright-green cilantro resting cutely atop two soft, warm corn tortillas, flanked by lime wedges and a little spray of thinly sliced radishes.” Wow, that sounds good. You can find them both in the Global Market and at their own spot on Chicago & Lake.
Best Burrito: Pineda Tacos. It is indeed huge and delicious, and you have two chances to get one on Lake Street, at Hiawatha and at 3rd!
Best Happy Hour: Il Gatto, in Calhoun Square. Great deals on wine, well drinks, and domestic tap beer.
Best Neighborhood Bar: Merlins Rest. Good whiskey, beer, pub quizzes, traditional British pub food…what more could you want?
Arts & Entertainment
Best Improv Comedy Theater: ComedySportz, in Calhoun Square. 20+ years and going strong, with many chances for audience participation!
Best Stage Design: Joel Sass, the Jungle Theater. “Joel Sass took the reigns of the theater in 2009…and showed that his own considerable talents stretched to design as well.”
Best Midnight Movie: The Room at Uptown Theatre. Sounds delightfully disastrous.
Best Storytelling Event: Two Chairs Telling. “ Once a month, two skilled spoken-word performers are given a stage together, and everything else—the themes addressed, the tone, and the stories told—is up to the pair to decide.” This series started at the Jungle years ago and is now hosted by our friends a few blocks to the north at Open Eye Figure Theatre.
That’s all we spotted this time around! If we’re missing any, be sure to let us know in the comments. And think of this as a great reason to try out anything you see here that you’ve meant been meaning to go (or go back!) to.
Comments
Posted by kelspop87
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