Bite of the Week is a weekly feature showcasing an exceptional meal or dish, curated by The Growler. We’d like to thank Hop & Barrel Brewing for their underwriting support. It has been a hot minute since food trucks caught much buzz in the metro area—even before COVID-19 put a cold hard hammerlock on dining and dishing … [ Read more]
Bite of the Week: Fried Chicken to Go at Magnolias Restaurant
March 18, 2020 by
Editor’s Note: Magnolias Restaurant is currently take-out only in compliance with Governor Walz’s executive order on restaurants. Bite of the Week is a weekly feature showcasing an exceptional meal or dish, curated by The Growler. It’s difficult to overstate the comfort factor of simple, well-made, fried chicken. It’s the complete package: protein and carbs, crunch and … [ Read more]
Bite of the Week: Eight-Piece Chicken Bucket at The Coop
November 6, 2019 by
Bite of the Week is a weekly feature showcasing an exceptional meal or dish, curated by The Growler. If you’ve never been to South St. Paul, here’s an easy excuse—a charming independent fried chicken restaurant called The Coop. It’s the epitome of a neighborhood joint, tricked out in vintage signs and, on our visit at least, … [ Read more]
Saint Dinette’s quail is St. Paul’s underrated fried bird
July 17, 2017 by
Welcome to Plate Of The Week, a journal about memorable dining experiences in the Twin Cities. Which plate can’t you stop thinking about? Let us know @growlermag. You’ve no doubt already gorged on a certain fried bird up on Cathedral Hill, and as well you should have. But next time the urge strikes you, there’s one … [ Read more]
Bauhaus and Revival announce collaboration beer
August 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Bauhaus Brew Labs is announcing a Southern-inspired collaboration with Revival. Slawhammer, a “pre-Prohibition Kentucky Common Style Ale,” will make its debut at Revival’s new US Bank Stadium location as well as their brick-and-mortar restaurants in the near future. Slawhammer is brewed specifically to temper the heat of Revival’s fiery Tennessee hot chicken. They describe it as “a … [ Read more]
Revival announces Cathedral Hill location
March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Glorious news for St. Paul—Revival’s fried chicken is making the climb up Cathedral Hill. Nick Rancone signed a lease for the former Cheeky Monkey spot on Selby Avenue, next to Solo Vino, with plans to open Revival #2 sometime in the early summer. Two changes from the original location are in the works: a full … [ Read more]
Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich at Lake & Irving
August 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This is not a sandwich for the faint of heart. If your doctor has talked to you about your blood pressure recently, this was the kind of choice he was talking about. It is not a sandwich for the dainty, nor the self-concious. If you’re on a first date, and you want to look like … [ Read more]
