Captain Hook Restaurant

Captain Hook Restaurant
1460 University Avenue West
Saint Paul Minnesota 55104
(no website so I don't know the hours of operation)

Out on a hut to eat on a Sunday with the Bf we were originally going to stop and try the Hickory Hut which is across the street from Captain Hook's but decided to go here instead because of a advice my sister told me was somewhat good and near by. They have a parking lot in front of the building though its not very big and fills up quickly. Located right next to a old strip mall and the sun ray oriental mart.

When first approaching the place they have a hand written posted sign naming off the special which is 3 wings and a cat fish. Both my BF and I decided to get because the pricing seemed very out of range for the type of food your getting. They have a fairly large menu from Fried chicken, shrimp, fish, and even philly cheese steaks. Assortment of desserts are offered as well for under $3.00. They also only have three small tables to sit at and a large bench for those doing take out (which it seemed like a majority of the customers did do, we decided to do sit in).

Right away I noticed the service was somewhat slow there was only 3 guys working at the time 2 frying and the other one taking orders or packing up the food. After we received what we ordered the fish was fresh and juicy very tasty. The chicken tasted nothing special like any other fried chicken you can get out there. Though for the price I don't know if I would come back. the special was $6 and when looking at the menu they had everything was in the area of $8-10 for a plate with out the drink.





Another thing to keep in mind is that they don't have plates it seemed like they put everyone's food in a take out container and ask if you want to take out they just put it in a bag for you. The condiments are included inside the box that they hand you the food. I noticed that they had plenty of fans lined up against the walls which would mean the place may get heated up during the hot humid days of Minnesota.

Overall
I would come back if I was craving fish on University but not make a special trip to get the food. Not as greasy as Mac's fish and chips located in Roseville but better fish.

Grand Ole Creamery

**** 4/5 Stars
Grand Ole Creamery
http://www.grandolecreamery.com/
Two Locations

750 Grand Avenue
St.Paul Minneosta 55105
12:00pm-11:00pm

4737 Cedar Avenue South
Minneapolis Minnesota 55407
12:00pm-9:30pm Weekdays
11:00am-10:30pm Weekends


Having been at the Grand Location a few times during last summer I decided to give it another try considering My bf and I were in the area. Came into the store considering its still winter here in Minnesota was a good crowd of people I had to wait in a line of 2 other families waiting to pick and sample out the flavors they wanted. A girl in here late teens was the only one working at this time so it was a little wait. She was indeed friendly and very helpful whenever anyone had questions

The location is fairly old its been there for 25years so it says on the sign they hang. its somewhat cozy but there are plenty of awards hanging around the walls. Right next door they have their new Pizza Parlor which wasn't very busy but if you wanted to get delivery they give you a free pint of ice cream!

I decided to do a one scoop split for $5.75 in a waffle bowl. You have a choice to choose if you want a sugar cone, waffle cone, or waffle bowl. Keep in mind that they do make their waffle cones and bowls fresh everyday and even sell them in bags if you wanted to bring some home for later. I decided on the Coffee break ice cream and the butter brickle for my split scoop. Which is just half scoops of two flavors. Still plenty of ice cream for two if you wanted to share with someone which I did with my bf.
The waffle cones come with a malt ball at the bottom, and so does a kids cone which comes with the ice creamed topped with a malt ball.

Overall good experience the ice cream is one of the best in Minnesota I must say its creamery and they have a large variety to choose from.

I gave them a 4 because they could have used extra help instead of leaving the one girl hanging by herself with a fairly good amount of people waiting to be helped on. I guess I shouldn't be so harsh since they had a "help wanted" sign on their window when walking in.

Hooray

My first post on this blog I've decided with the title and name for this blog
Meet- Because you meet with people while eating (nothing wrong with eating by yourself though)
Seat- You get seated obviously before taking in the calories
Eat- Chow down time baby!

yay I have a large list of places I've gone to already and getting ready to post up my thoughts and opinions along with the pictures of food I've tried and tasted. I try to eat at a location at least twice before giving it a review and all of my opinions are honest :)
Btw I'm a huge fan of websites like Groupon LivingSocial and CrowdCut so a few of the locations I will be writing about are from those sites (best value and saves me some moola).

Have fun reading, judging, leave a comment I love others opinions and thoughts on places and trying new places from suggestions.
Btw I Live in the Twin Cities of MN thats why everything is from MN!
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