3 Squares - 12/17/11

Maple Grove is chock full of chain restaurants; some good, some not so good. 3 Squares is part of a locally owned chain, the Blue Plate Restaurant company and because it is locally owned I tend to not think of it as a chain in the traditional sense, but I guess it really is. All of the restaurants in the Blue Plate chain are pretty good. Some examples of sister restaurants are: Edina Grill, Highland Grill, Scusi and The Lowry. All have slightly different menus from what I've noticed, but they all have a few things in common like the yummy sweet potato fries, solid burgers and good breakfasts. 

On this visit I ordered a special, the short rib sliders and sweet potato fries. I love, love, love the sweet potato fries at all of the Blue Plate restaurants. They come with this really awesome chipotle aioli dipping sauce. The sauce probably has something to do with mayonnaise, but it is just a little bit spicy to jazz up the sweet potato fries. The short rib sliders were really good because the meat was very tender. 

John ordered the bacon cheeseburger. Look at that quality bacon on the burger! The burger was very good and cooked to order.

They accidentally brought John sweet potato fries and not the regular fries he ordered so he ended up with a giant plate of regular fries. The waitress was very quick about bringing out the correct fries for him.

We've been to 3 Squares before and would absolutely return again. The service was friendly and efficient.

Deals: 3 Squares has an excellent happy hour and a great variety of tap beers with a nice selection of local beers. I recommend checking out their website or calling for the most up to date specials. They also have a rewards card and/or stamp card program.

3 Squares

12690 Arbor Lakes Parkway
Maple Grove MN, 55369
Tel: 763-425-3330
Fax: 763-494-3339
www.3squaresrestaurant.com