Justice Is Served With A Side Order Of Vareniki
By Mitch Berg
One of the great joys of spring and summer in Minnesota is our small proliferation of restaurants with patios.
So I”m glad to see that the PiPress’ list of the top 25 restaurant patios includes:
Moscow on the Hill, 371 Selby Ave., St. Paul; 651-291-1236; moscowonthehill.com: This Russian restaurant’s enclosed patio is one of the best-kept secrets
Because, doy, it’s enclosed. But the Cathedral Hill joint is one of the great joys of life in Saint Paul in the summer.
Of course, not all is well. One of the real signal joys of life in Minneapolis – Keegans Pub’s smoking patio, out back – is under attack from city bureaucrats who want to assess fees on summer-only seating as if it were indoor, year-around real estate. It’s a bald-faced attempt to shut down the cigar patio, and it’s further evidence that Minneapolis is a deeply stupid city.
More on that story coming shortly.
May 21st, 2009 at 12:08 pm
I had heard Terry was not opening the patio this year. Could there be hope, after all? There’s just too damn many things closing lately.
May 21st, 2009 at 12:23 pm
“further evidence that Minneapolis is a deeply stupid city”
I see who they elect as mayor and I really don’t need any further evidence.