Blue Door Pub
| Address: | 1514 Como Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA |
| Phone: | +1 612-367-4964 |
| Site: | thebdp.com |
| Rating: | 4.3 |
| Working: | 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–1AM 11AM–1AM 11AM–11PM |
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Jonathan Lin
All I will say is...I think I just had one of the best burgers Ive had in my life! Blue Door Pub near the U of M campus has finally opened! The place is amazing! I love the layout and open space this place gives over the Saint Paul location. Its very roomy and you wont feel claustrophobic at all. Theres plenty of seating for large parties and groups. Parking is plentiful, both on the street and in their back lot. Now onto the burgers! The burgers here are amazing! More so than the one in the Saint Paul location. There is a difference in their menus and the difference is BOMB! I got the Mount Blucuvious! It consist of Ghost Pepper Cheese, Fried Avocado, Thick Cut Bacon coated in a spicy dry rub with creamy lime sauce. This is probably the best burger Ive had..better than the ones Ive tried at the other Blue Door Pub location and Red Cow. The ghost pepper cheese makes it quite spicy! Its freakin delicious though. The creamy lime sauce might sound weird, but it pairs damn well with the burger. I asked them to cook my patty as raw as they can and they didnt disappoint! I love my meat raw! The fried avocado and bacon was a good addition as well. So unhealthy, but so good! I cant wait to come back to this location as Mount Blucuvious is exclusive to the Como Ave location. Lastly, the service here is top notch. My girlfriend and I ordered Cajun Tater Tots with our burgers, but they came with regular tots. They were nice and brought out another basket of cajun tots... Tots for days... I cant wait to come to this Blue Door Pub location from now on! This ones bomb! Im glad they opened one up here!! Woot. Check it out!
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Tom -
Where suburban people come to feel like theyre getting a real pub burger. Ive probably been here a dozen times because I live in the neighborhood and have never been impressed, just feels fakey and gentrified. The juicy lucys hardly have any cheese in them, actually several times Ive passed my burger around to ask my friends if the thing had any cheese in it at all or if I was going crazy. To call these things jucys in the city limits of Minneapolis is practically disrespectful. This is our burger, we invented it, do it right. If youve ever been to Matts you know that a real one gushes hot gooey cheese. These things are dry. The Jiffy burger is pretty dang good, but if you want a better burger from a legit joint go down the street to Sportys. Also the drink prices here are garbage. Its like $4.50 for a Hamms unless its happy hour, jesus. Sportys has $2.75 PBRs all day til 9pm. But this is a fine place to go if you want to spend 7 bucks on an IPA while you watch the Twins lose.
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JD Anderson
This place was good for our first time here. We came on a Friday to try some of the chicken wing flavor a and a burger. We arrived during a very busy time but only waited maybe 10 mins before being seated. Service was quick and food was good. We tried boneless Thai peanut and bourbon bacon wings, and bone in Jamaica jerk and Cajun flavors. The wings where good, recommend getting bone in as they where much better. The flavors where good, bourbon bacon was our favorite. We tried the islander burger, very good but lots of cheese. This place has a small town atmosphere and felt very welcoming. There is a good selection of tap beers and ciders many from local breweries. Overall a 4 start experience, we will try back again and try other flavors of wings and a burger with less cheese and that might bump up to a 5 star.
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Molly Wessling
Service was terrible! Waited 7 or so minutes to be greeted at all by our server and even though she was very friendly, she didnt seem to care about how long it was taking her to do things. She didnt ask if we needed anything after we got our food (which wasnt the best, but wasnt the worst either) and another person in my group didnt receive a single refill the whole meal. Now, I am currently a server myself, so I completely understand if its a full restaurant and youre swamped with tons to do. That being said, from where I was sitting I watched her socialize with other servers and bartenders for the majority of the time we were there. Most of the staff was doing this! Totally unacceptable. Definitely wont be returning to this restaurant.
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Christian Ahern
Went to Blue Door Longfellow for years...living in the Como neighborhood, I was ecstatic when I heard the new location would be opening near me on February 29, 2016! The first time I walked into the new location in Como, I was hit with the soothing aroma of fresh beef (moo) wafting through the air. The smiling waitstaff led me to my cozy table and five minutes later, I had a hot meal set right in front of me. I cant wait for the many happy hours after work that I spend with craft beer and delicious burgers here at the new Blue Door! Welcome to the neighborhood!
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Matthew Gantz
Of the Blue Door Pubs, this one is my least favorite. Though it must be noted that being able to make that statement necessarily means I have a fair amount of faith in the brand as a whole. While the Selby location will always remain top of the list with its living room-turned-bar room feel, and the Longfellow location will always remain best for bigger groups, this one sits somewhere on its own, boasting only large amounts of college-style seating and a large room. Not terrible, but not great. The food will rarely disappoint wherever you go.
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Lisha Montalbano
We had a few dishes here and the best was the combo fried rice. Other than that the food was meh. Oh wait, the house salad, that dressing was awesome. THAT salad was actually the best thing I ate. The fried chicken gizzards were tough and lacking flavor. Rice rolls were just okay. I was excited for the seafood pancake but it was pretty much just an omelet with lots of octopus. Not sure if this is how it should be but I guess I just expected something else. Not enough to come back but if I do I may try the seafood soup.
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Eric Bolton
Went for a wing night. The wings were nice and meaty. I tried almost all of the flavors and there were some hits and some strikeouts. Flavors I recommend are buffalo, jerk(not as spicy as they state) smokey bandit and frogtown. The maple bacon bourbon tasted like maple syrup, and did not match the hype. If I went again I would split the order and get buffalo and jerk. The jerk had a hit of anise which set them above the rest. The buffalo had an extra spice in the sauce which made them above average.
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Krista Victorsen
Went for dinner on a Thursday night. Prompt service, fantastic food. Only (possibly) negative point: the ambience is fairly noisy. You can still hold a conversation if you raise your voice a tad, but I brought my grandfather in, and he couldnt hear much (he wears hearing aids). Still 5/5 stars, but its just something to be aware of before you go. Another thing to mention: the main door has a step to go up, but there IS a side door with a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
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Mike Johnson
The atmosphere here is pretty relaxed, definitely a college-hangout-spot kinda vibe. Interesting selection of burgers, local beers on tap. Service is standard, nothing to write home about. Visited a few times, and frankly the food is hit-or-miss: one day my burger was great, another it was raw in spots and luke-warm. Location is convenient, and a dedicated parking lot is a plus. For a pub, it does its job.
