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comment by AlderaanDuran

Minnesota is spot on, the infamous Jucy Lucy.

For those unfamiliar, it's a burger where they put the cheese inside of it, and then grill it. There's lots of different styles of it, sometimes bacon crumbles goes in too, or jalepenos, whatever, you get the idea. Lots of places around here have them. There's even a few places, like my favorite, The Blue Door Pub, where they ONLY have Jucy Lucy's on the menu and have numerous ones to choose from. I do have to say that I am glad they didn't name a specific Jucy Lucy from a specific place, because that always starts a local "OMG THATS NOT THE BEST JUCY LUCY IN TOWN" conversation in local forums/subreddits.

I would also like to speak up for North Dakota and say I've never even heard of that sandwich or seen it on a menu, but perhaps it's because I'm not 90 years old. It should have been a Grinder from The Red Pepper, which is a place that has locations in Grand Forks and Fargo. ANY ONE who has lived in Grand Forks knows and loves the Grinder from The Red Pepper. The demand is so huge from ex-college students and residents, that they even started Fed-Exing Grinder "kits" anywhere in the nation and even overseas. Another co-worker of mine and I have ordered grinder kits from them before and made them at work for lunch. It's a simple sandwich with deli meat of your choosing, cheese, lettuce, and a big slab of their awesome taco meat across the top. It's a delicious.





user-inactivated  ·  4042 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Juicy Lucy is right for Minnesota for sure. I couldn't think of what it would be before I looked at the map, but Juicy Lucy is definitely accurate. I'm partial to the Bangkok Blucy from The Blue Door in St. Paul.

AlderaanDuran  ·  4042 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You live here in the cities? The Blue Door Pub is my favorite in town for Lucys! Love the Bangkok, love the Blucy classic, and love whatever the one is with peanut butter on it. The regular Bacon Blucy is probaby my most ordered though. I don't get the whole Matts or 5-8 Club fanboyism, they are okay, but I like the Lucys at The Blue Door or The Nook a lot better.

They opened a second Blue Door Pub in the Longfellow neighborhood in Minneapolis with the same menu, which is great, because the one in Saint Paul is always so packed.

user-inactivated  ·  4041 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    You live here in the cities?

I live just off Grand Ave in St. Paul.

    I don't get the whole Matts or 5-8 Club fanboyism, they are okay, but I like the Lucys at The Blue Door or The Nook a lot better.

I've never tried Matts or 5-8 Club, so I wouldn't know! The Nook is awesome. A group of my old college friends go there every Thursday so I'm there all too often.

    because the one in Saint Paul is always so packed.

I've had to change lunch/dinner plans many times because of this.

AlderaanDuran  ·  4041 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I live just off Grand Ave in St. Paul.

Nice, lovely area. I was born and raised in Saint Paul, went to Arlington High School (which people don't believe me how ghetto it was or the storie I have) lived downtown, lived near O'Garas off of Hamline/Summit for awhile, lived in the Como area for awhile, and most recently lived down on W. 7th in those newer apartments by Davern. I prefer the Saint Paul lifestyle to Minneapolis, it's a big city, but it's also quiet and laid back most of the time. Plus it has my favorite bar in the world, The Happy Gnome.

I'm no longer a resident though, I bought a house in Eagan with my now wife last year. Chose Eagan because I don't ever want to be any farther than that from Saint Paul.

Nice to know there's another person on Hubski from the STP though. :)

user-inactivated  ·  4041 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I prefer the Saint Paul lifestyle to Minneapolis, it's a big city, but it's also quiet and laid back most of the time. Plus it has my favorite bar in the world, The Happy Gnome.

Amen to all of this! Absolutely love the Gnome. I'm originally from Rochester but moved up here in 2009 to go to school at Hamline. I was hoping to move closer to the Cathedral Hill area but I'm definitely liking where I'm at now. I have a buddy who's living over on West 7th right in that same area.

Well if there's ever a Hubski meetup in the area at least we'll know there'll be at least two of us! :)

cov  ·  4038 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hah, Rochester. Everyone leaves Rochester, it's pretty terrible.

user-inactivated  ·  4038 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah. It was a nice place to grow up and it's nice for families. Safe, decent schools, etc. Just a pretty boring place to be a teenager/young adult. A lot of the city feels like a suburb too, which can be annoying.

It sounds like Mayo is really making a concerted effort to bring in young people and make it more of an urban center with better public transit. Hopefully that works out well.

Are you from the area?

cov  ·  4037 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I grew up there, and unlike most other people, didn't head up to the Twin Cities, but I'm still in and out of Rochester and the cities every so often.