Smack Shack brunch

We were feeling like we needed more lobster in our lives, so we went to the Smack Shack, the house that lobster rolls built for brunch the other day. We had a reservation, but I'm not sure that it was needed. It was not that busy at noon on a Sunday.

We started with some beignets.

John had the Connecticut style lobster roll

I had the lobster scrambled eggs and a side of applewood bacon. The lobster scrambled eggs have a bit of cream cheese in with the lobster to make everything extra rich and creamy. The service was excellent and we had a great visit.

I'm hoping they bring the food truck out again this summer. I greatly missed it last summer as it was rarely out and about for downtown lunches. Lord knows we could all use a bit more lobster in our lives!

Here is a link to our last visit to Smack Shack if you want to know more:
http://whereshouldwegomsp.blogspot.com/2013/06/smack-shack.html


Smack Shack603 Washington Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN
612-259-7288
http://smack-shack.com

Smack Shack revisit

Just a very quick post today with a couple photos from our recent visit to Smack Shack. We just sat in the bar, at the bar and had excellent service from the bartender.

It was quite dark in there, but these photos turned out wonderfully with my new iPhone 5S. Hopefully, this will improve the quality of my photos for the blog going forward!

I had the shrimp po boy. I was missing this sandwich a lot since the truck was not out regularly this past summer during food trucks season. So good with lots of shrimp.

John had the Connecticut style lobster roll. This version is very simple with lobster drizzled with butter, lemon and chives on a roll with some lettuce. He likes this version much better than their regular lobster roll, because the other one has tarragon in it, which he does not care for.

Here's a link to our last visit to Smack Shack:
http://whereshouldwegomsp.blogspot.com/2013/06/smack-shack.html


Smack Shack
603 Washington Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN
612-259-7288
http://smack-shack.com

Smack Shack

Michele, John and I made it to the Smack Shack restaurant over Memorial weekend. We made a reservation in advance, though I am not sure it was necessary as it was busy, but not all tables were occupied during our visit. It might have been slower due to the holiday weekend, I’m not completely sure. We were seated at a nice table near the large open doors, though they had to close them awhile after we were seated as it became rather chilly and windy. Will the weather ever warm up around here? The patio will be great if the weather ever improves!

I started off with a hurricane. Quite tasty and not overly sweet.

Michele and I shared the lobster corn dogs with lemon chive aioli dipping sauce. There were huge chunks of lobster underneath the crispy and light corn dog breading. These were very good and not at all greasy.

John started with the west coast oyster assortment. Nice presentation. 

John had the shrimp po’ boy with chips. He said he liked it a lot as the shrimp were lightly breaded and crunchy with a good spicy flavor.

Michele had the original Smack Shack lobster roll with chips. The griddled milk bread is amazing. And the contents of the sandwich are still mostly lobster, in case you were wondering—no filler here.

I had the Connecticut style lobster roll with chips, which is a new addition to the menu. This roll simply contained warm lobster with butter, lemon and chives. This is the lazy person’s way to eat lobster! It was so delicious and yet so simple and perfect. 

The service was excellent- attentive but not overbearing. The whole atmosphere was casual and laid back, thought the room was a bit too loud at times. It is very open with nothing to baffle the noise. The bar area was very large and there were two bars. One is straight ahead as you walk in and the lobster boil area is there as well. The other bar area is off to the left and had tons of seating as well. The bar areas were not all that full when we arrived either. I suspect you could arrive a little early for dinner and not have any issues getting a table in the bar.

The menu is considerably larger than the menu from the food truck or the 1029 bar. There are lots of interesting seafood items I’d like to go back try like the crab cakes, lobster boil and maybe the fried chicken. They even offer a hamburger and wings for the non-seafood eaters in your life. And try not to brag too much about all the goodies they are missing!

Deals & Discounts:  Happy hour is your best bet for deals at Smack Shack. The daily happy hour runs Monday through Friday 3-6pm and 10-midnight. They have $1, $3 and $5 appetizers on special.

Smack Shack
603 Washington Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN
612-259-7288
http://smack-shack.com