Sunday, June 27, 2010

Revised 2H 2010 Schedule

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The great summer weather, and 2 consecutive great patio moments got me thinking...we need to make the most of the summer! I've been doing some more research on yelp, and also have dropped 1 tavern and added another (swapped out the Town Talk Diner, and swapped in Mac's Industrial) So, I've re-arranged somethings, and here's the updated schedule:


July 19 - Salut Bar American (on Grand Ave in St Paul)
August 16 - Mac's Industrial
Sept 20 - Shamrocks Grill & Pub
Oct 18 - Bulldog Uptown
Nov 15 - The Cardinal (note, this is on the Hiawatha rail line; 38th Ave Stop)
Dec 20 - 112 Eatery

Stub & Herb's

The gang hit Stub & Herb's in June as was not disappointed! We had beautiful weather, and opted to sit on the patio behind the pub proper. We were uniformly impressed with both the variety of beers and the quality service. Burgers were well received too. Here's a breakdown of the scores:

Burger: 3.62
Sides: 3.5
Beer: 4.25
Service: 4
Ambiance: 3.25
Value: 3.5

Overall score: 3.68

Note - this finally break's St Paul's stranglehold on the top half of the ratings. Stub & Herb's falls somewhere between the Groveland Tap and the Blue Door on the burger-o-meter.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Happy B-Day BOTM Club!! Rankings Thus Far...

We've finally hit the 12 month mark! Below are a year's worth of scores. The reigning champ continues to the The Nook, while Matt's Bar is our cellar dweller! Here's to another delicious year!

The Nook - 4.25
Sweeney's - 4.21
Blue Door Pub - 3.88
Groveland Tap - 3.67
The Happy Gnome - 3.5
American Burger - Bar 3.41
5-8 Club - 3.3
Herkimer Pub - 3.13
Ike's 3.04 -
Burger Jones - 3.03
Bulldog NE - 2.81
Matt's Bar - 2.38

Interesting to see that the top 6 taverns are all in St Paul, and the bottom 6 are all in Minneapolis. You may have the lakes, but we got the burgers

:-)

Catch Up Time!!

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Sorry for the hiatus. We've had spotty voting, and that's led to spotty postings. I'm going to be bringing back the old-school ballots for our June outing! Here's our backlog of (averaged) voting:

March - American Burger Bar

Burger - 4.5
Sides - 3
Beer - 3
Service - 3.5
Ambiance - 3.5
Value - 3

Overall Score - 3.41

May - Burger Jones

Burger - 4.5
Sides - 3
Beer - 3
Service - 3.5
Ambiance - 3.5
Value - 3

Overall - 3.03

June - The Happy Gnome

Burger - 2.8
Sides - 3.2
Beer - 5
Service - 3
Ambiance - 4.2
Value - 5.8

Overall - 3.5