Brunch at Creekside

Sunday, August 6, 2023

Creekside is now offering brunch on Saturday and Sunday.

We were pleased to find this out. 

I started with a Bloody Mary with a beer chaser. They make a good one. Dale had coffee.

We ordered some coffee cake. Quite good. 

I got the prime rib scramble and Dale got the salmon scramble. Also good!

Glad they're offering brunch now. 

Saturday Night - Dinner In

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Dinner in. Dale and I made a quiche. Quite delicious and we watched Murder, Most Foul starring Margaret Rutherford. 

Cookies and milk cake from Mrs. Lund tonight. After the movie I checked the headlines to discover Catherine Cortez Masto won in Nevada. The U.S. Senate remains blue!

Creekside Supper Club

About a week and a half ago Dale and I checked out Creekside Supper Club & Lounge. Following is what I wrote about it in my journal. 

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

This afternoon Dale and I decided to try Creekside Supper Club which in the old Pepitos space. As it turns out this was their opening night. 

They started us out with a little baby relish tray. It had celery and also some pickled carrots and beets. The beets were particularly good. We went ahead and ordered the regular relish tray and it was fantastic: pickled asparagus and carrots, wild game sausage, cheese curds, and walleye spread. It was simply fantastic and probably could've passed for a meal by itself. I had a cup of the corn chowder and it was perfect. Dale had a salad. 

For dinner I ordered the sirloin. I got it with a side of hash browns and it came with a huge piece of Texas toast. Dale got the salmon with a side of rice pilaf and he said it was divine. 

Oh, and I didn't mention that I ordered a Wisconsin-style Old Fashioned. It was so well made I had another. 

Now, the decor threw me off because I couldn't be completely sure they weren't going for irony. It was that spot on. 

For dessert I had a Brandy Alexander. It was so good it was like I got an old school malted milk from Bridgeman's only with Brandy. 

By the way, the staff was very friendly. All in all it was a great time and I can't wait to go back. 

Mother's Day 2016

We had mom over for a Mother's Day brunch today. I made a quiche using our usual recipe but this time used salmon instead of tuna. The result was most awesome. While it was all cooking we had mimosas in the backyard. Dale grilled asparagus and we had strawberry short cake for dessert. When finished we watched some pretty hysterical episodes of The IT Crowd. Mom loved it.

Thanksgiving 2015 at Jax Cafe - Thanksgiving Salmon

Mom and I both ordered the turkey dinner. Dale ordered salmon. He told our waiter, Jim, that he just had to be the iconoclast. When Jim brought our food he set Dale's plate in front of him and said, "Here you go Mr. Fancypants." I found that amusing.

Salmon for Dinner

Photo taken at Lund's in Uptown. We bought filets. Not a whole fish.

Red Stag Supper Club

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Last night Dale and I dined at the Red Stag Supper Club and what a supper it was! We've been once before in February or March of 2013 and both had the beef stroganoff (delicious). I started with and old-fashioned for a cocktail and asked for brandy instead of bourbon (the Wisconsin way) and was told that that's how they make 'em. Dale had some wine. They weren't messing around with the old-fashioned. It was great. We started with their relish tray which included picked yellow beets, pickled turnips, pickled carrots, and hard boiled eggs. It was all divine and perfectly sized for two people to split. For dinner I had the 8oz. New York strip which came with mashed potatoes, green beans, and wild mushrooms on the side (all divine) and Dale got the fish of the day which was salmon (also perfectly prepared - he gave me a taste). Our server, Andrea, checked on us periodically and at one point I told her that I thought the restaurant doesn't mess around - it's just great food. She recommended the the carrot cake for dessert and Dale couldn't have been more pleased as it's his favorite. He loved it and I did too. Next to Mom's, it's the best carrot cake I've ever had. It was a beautiful Minneapolis summer night and we took a walk through Nordeast for that reason in addition to being incredibly full!

Dinner and a Movie - Saturday May 5, 2012

Dale made salmon (my favorite fish and one of my favorite dinners) last night. For dessert we finished up the lavender ice cream from Pumphouse Creamery. Our movie was Mamma Mia!

Sunday Dinner

Dale cooks great salmon. Very yummy. Very healthy.