Maya Cuisine

Maya Cuisine has been making the best tacos in the Twin Cities list for awhile, so we finally went to check it out.

The front part is more of a fast food dining option. If you walk though there to the back there is another section with a full sit down restaurant and a full bar. The room is very bright and colorful and there are TVs in the bar also. 

 Chips and salsa to start. 

We both had the al pastor tacos. There were the best al pastor tacos I have had outside of Mexico. The meat was plentiful, tender and the pineapple added just the right amount of sweetness. I even liked the fried rice. It had nice flavor and was not super bland as most places serve it around here. The refried beans were not bad either. 

We found the service to be great and the food was also very good. We may have to return and try the quick service tacos up front. Seems like the prices might be slightly cheaper up there as well.

Maya Cuisine

1840 Central Ave NE 

Minneapolis, MN 55418

(612) 789-0775

The Howe Daily Kitchen and Bar

We visited The Howe because we had purchases a Sidewalk Dog restaurant pass, where you pay $25 for the pass and that gets you a free drink and a number of local restaurants and bars. All of the restaurants have dog friendly patios, so you are encouraged to bring your furry friend. 

We were seated on the back patio, which gave us plenty of space to set up shop with Maya. They even brought over a water dish and yoga mat for her to sit on. Not that she really relaxes much when we go out! They really do pamper your pooches here. We ordered Maya a beef marrow bone off their doggie menu and it was the best $3 we have ever spent. She was busy for the rest of our visit working on the bone. She did not even have time to beg for our food! It was great!

John had some boneless buffalo wings. He said they were pretty good.

I had the two piece broasted chicken meal. The chicken was quite good- very juicy with good flavor. I’m not bananas about their breaded French fries. They are OK. Not my favorite fries.

The service was great and we loved all the puppy pampering. Lots of other diners brought their dogs as well, so we did not feel like Maya was in the way or anything. Even without a pet, the patio is a nice outdoor space.

The Howe Daily Kitchen and Bar

3675 Minnehaha Avenue South 

Minneapolis, MN 55406

(612) 729-3663

http://www.howempls.com/

Burch Steak - brunch

We ended up at Burch Steak for brunch awhile ago when we tried to visit one spot and saw lines out the door, so we quickly brainstormed a new idea. Burch Steak did not have lines out the door and we even found street parking nearby. It seems to be a hidden brunch gem though because it wasn’t at all busy.

John had the classic breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and potato cakes.

I had the crab toast, which was fresh crab, grilled bread, beurre blanc, sautéed spinach and fried egg. Oh my goodness, loved this so much. I see the photo and I remember how delicious it was. The spinach was sautéed with some garlic to give it tons of flavor and there was quite a bit of crab in this dish. The egg was perfectly over easy too. At first, I didn’t think it looked like a ton of food, but I was filled up by the time I finished it.

The service was excellent throughout our visit and we were in and out in a relatively short amount of time, which was nice. We will be back, so I can have the crab toast again! There are a few egg sandwiches on the menu that look interesting as well. 

Burch Steak
1933 Colfax Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 843-1515
http://burchrestaurant.com/