Sunday, September 9, 2007

In class I've been staring at the voting list of Mr. Hatten's first hour's favorite restaurants in Edina and I couldn't be more frustrated with it. After a while of starring at it in disappointment I realized this city's youth has poor taste in anything that resembles a restaurant. The California Pizza Kitchen is a place to grab a good pizza, good pizza not great, before or after a movie. There's just nothing special to it, and to think it would win the number 1 spot on their list... But it was then I realized, their list is based off Southdale. The closer the restaurants are to it, the better the ranking, does this mean our generation is that lazy to just give up and claim the closest to them is the best there is? It's pathetic really. I wont even start with the cake eating stereo types I could make too with, Maggiano's, The Cheese Cake Factory, and P.F. Changs to follow. So all I can say to my fellow peers, is wake up, go the extra step and find a restaurant that is truly worth while, if you'd like my advice, try Salut, right on France, near 50th. I have yet to have anything close to a bad experience there. The waiters are always smiling and really know their menu well, the food is amazing and at a reasonable price and the atmosphere is comfortable, its very well kept and decorated but places no pressure on you to dress up. But my personal favorite is their desert, creme brulé, red velvet cake, terramissu and the king of deserts, their giant 20$ sunday built for four. It's served in an over sized martini glass, with chocolate cake, whipped cream, ice cream, hot fudge, bananas, strawberries and wafers, truly a treat of recognition, which sadly seems as though this city doesn't do it justice. So please kids of Edina, go further and give your stomach what it's been begging for.

4 comments:

Joey S said...

Tyler-
I like your post about the restaurants and I couldn't agree more. Good observation that teens usually hang out at Sothdale and therefore eat near there, but you also must consider that many teens are unemployed or don't care about the quality of their food as long as the price is low. Isn't Salut the restaurant that serves "Le Hamburger"? That's weird.

a_random_guy said...

Tyler, I absolutely agree with your statement. I'm not sure if I've ever eaten at Salut, but I do know some other good places. Maggianos (I don't know if thats how you spell it) over in dinky town is very good, and the Edina grill is definately worth a visit (try the El Diablo burger). Also, i've tried California Pizza kitchen a few times, and I have to say I wasn't impressed.

max said...

wow, that post really made me hungry for terrimasu. I love that stuff, man. I do agree that all the restaurants around southdale are definatly favored by many. There are so many great places out there besides that area...ex-Fridays, Panda Garden..

bkaye! said...

Tyler, You are so right! CPK isn't the best but hey, it's within biking distance! Salut is one of my favorites as well, but have you ever been to the Tin Fish on lake Calhoun? Its nothing fancy, just an outdoor, fish-selling place. It's kindof overpriced but the food is really something...plus it's on the lake with a good view in the summertime.
bailey w