Pip's Plate

GO THERE NOW! EARLY!

That’s the best thing I can tell you about the Town Talk Diner located in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Town Talk Diner

2707 1/2 East Lake St.

Minneapolis, MN 55406

612.722.1312

We spontaneously went there after a long day of galavanting around town ending up at the Midtown YWCA.

It was 6pm and we were starving. First of all, who eats at 6pm? Apparently if you want to eat at Town Talk Diner, you better be there before 6pm. Sure it was Saturday night, but we got the last table when we walked in.

A few general comments about the place: exceptional waitstaff, clean bathrooms, great decor, and of course, awesome food.

It’s rare to find a restaurant that provides the level of service that Town Talk Diner does. They understand the importance of working together as a team to get the job done right. Adam was our server – knowledgeable, pleasant and overall delightful to have as a server.

Although the entrance is tight, we made our way into the dining room side (this is an addition to the original space). The host and the entire waitstaff attended to us throughout our entire meal. This is the level of service you might expect from a 5 Star restaurant.

When we sat down, there was the most delicious aroma coming from the table behind us. We asked Adam what it was. His response was like heaven rolled into a cheese platter: “Garlic parsley fries.” Seriously. Does it get any better than that?

We had a hard time trying to decide what to eat even though we knew the garlic parsely fries were a must. The menu is fun and everything sounds good – or was that because I had just finished working out and hadn’t eaten all day? Hmmm…I think not.

We both started with salads – grilled romaine w/Caesar dressing which was delightful, and a green salad that I’m told was equally as good.

We both had burgers for our main course – again with the garlic parsley fries. I had the home-made veggie burger that had a great Greek twist to it. The burger itself was excellent in an oozing-out-of-the-bun-when-I-take-a-bite kind of way. It was topped with tahini sauce and a cucumber yogurt sauce. De-lic-ious!

And of course the garlic parsley fries were just as delicious as they smelled. Mmm mmm good! Go there just for the fries – you won’t be disappointed.

The cheeseburger with bacon was cooked perfectly to order – medium rare – and was also quite good.

We didn’t have room for dessert, but we’ll be back.

In addition to burgers and fries, Town Talk Diner serves up excellent fish dishes, pasta, breakfast, a great selection of beer and wine, and last but not least, a list of Adult Shakes. We didn’t try any of those, but I’m sure we will when we get back.

And for those of you reading this that are afraid of garlic parsley fries, I have 2 things to say:

1. do not fear the garlic parsley fries – they have flavor
2. if you can’t quite get into the garlic parsley fries thing, then they have regular fries too