In case you were wondering, we did more than drink coffee this past weekend. Although that would have been fine with me, food is good too.
The cities have lots of ethnic options! We were pretty excited to try out the different cuisine Bekah and Travis recommended. Ethnic food is exciting to me! I love learning about other cultures and appreciating what they take pride in, I'd want them to have the same attitude toward my culture.
So, first off, Foxy Falafel. Greatest name ever right?! The falafel is a Middle Eastern dish that is amazing! It has a funny name but that should make you want to try it. As Tonya learned, it's nothing like a waffle.
It has balls of ground chickpeas with seasoning that are fried and crispy. These are placed in a pita or salad and topped with fresh veggies, often chopped cucumber and a mint yogurt sauce. Foxy falafel had some different options including a curry falafel and meat options such as chicken and lamb. They serve some bottled beverages but I was again excited to see that they had kombucha on tap!
The decor was a little mismatched because they just use decor that involves foxes. They're loyal to their name to a fault.
Anyway, awesome food, go check it out!
Next up...Nelson's ice cream!
Holy ice cream cone Batman! These people know that inside every customer is a child who wants five scoops of ice cream. So that's what they give you and they even call it a child size. It's crazy awesome and cheap! I was basically given a pint and a half of ice cream for $4.50 in a waffle cone. No, I could not finish it but I really wanted to.
The store is nothing to speak of. It's simple and humble but quite popular. There are larger sizes if you were wondering. I imagine the double size is close to 2 quarts. The flavor options are great! There were at least 15 to choose from.
So after pleasing our inner child, we went to Minnehana Falls to walk off our treat so we could go eat again. The falls are pretty and the park has some nice trails. Bekah likes to go running around there and it looks like a really nice location for it!
About 2-3 hours after the ice cream gorging, we headed to Himalayan Restaurant. No, that's not poor grammar, that's just how stellar a name the place has. At least you know what to expect when you walk in:)
It's a fun find! Clean place with some decor. They serve food from Nepal, India, and Tibet. Some of it was also like the food I'd eaten in Bangladesh, only we got to use silverware here. It was really good. I don't have the fondest memories of food from Bangladesh so I wasn't sure how I'd like it. The naan was great as was the lamb tikka masala, coconut chicken curry, and chicken biryani. We kept the spice levels low so nothing was crazy hot. The servers were very kind and even brought us a sample of their potato salad, which was way better than the American version. Can you tell I hate potato salad? Theirs was fresh, no mayo, and had cucumber! Also has a little spice to it. Wish I could recreate it!
And for our final food stop...
Tonya's new favorite place. She really loves waffles.
Black Coffee and Waffle Bar is a cool place, not in temperature but in waffle options. The restaurant is small considering how popular they were on a Sunday morning. There was no open seating inside so we were lucky to catch a table outside as someone was leaving. I was really happy to sit outside though because it was a beautiful, cool morning. Because Minnesota is a frozen tundra for 75% of the year, they don't seem to believe in A/C. This place was a sauna inside. All the heat from waffle irons and coffee machines with no relief makes for a crazy hot restaurant. Our server even thanked us for sitting outside so he could get a break from the kitchen. He was literally dripping. Kinda gross.
But, the food and coffee did not suffer from that! The service was a little slow but they were very busy. Once our waffles did arrive we were not disappointed! They have about 8 suggested waffle topping combos but you can also choose your own toppings. Travis and I both ordered the Fat Andrew. (pictured below) It included peanut butter, bananas, powdered sugar and whipped cream. I would have loved more peanut butter to cut through the sweetness of everything else. They do have great presentation though!
I should also say the coffee was great! They were grinding the beans as you order and I was happy to see they were using beans from a local roaster. Dogwood is a local coffee shop in Minneapolis. We didn't get a chance to stop there, but I can say they make a good black cup of coffee.
We said our goodbyes and hit the road after one final stop at Quixotic Coffee! I mean, it only makes sense to listen to Tswift while drinking a latte named after her.
I know there are many many more places to check out in the cities so hopefully we'll get another trip in before too long!
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