Restaurant Review: Pickle Park
On Thursday evening, well before the Dumb Valleyfair Incident That Would Bring Me To My Knees For 36 Hours, Jason and I tried a new restaurant.
He was excited because the restaurant is owned by one of his favorite musicians, GB Leighton. I was excited because the name of the restaurant is Pickle Park. (Also, I was excited because our dinner was to be followed by a trip to Half Price Books, where I haven’t been for a long, long time, and finally, BOOKS!)
We got to Pickle Park and after being appropriately impressed by the plethora of televisions (Jason: “Of course…the Twins aren’t on tonight”), we gazed hungrily at the menu. I literally could not decide what to order, which usually means I end up with the chicken fingers, but at the last second, I spotted the Buffalo Bacon Extreme. JACKPOT.
And that was before I realized it was served with a side of spaghetti. Let me repeat that: My huge sandwich of buffalo chicken, bacon and cheese…was served with spaghetti.
It was beyond delicious. And Jason’s burger was just as delicious and portions-busting.
Our bill was (with drinks) less than $30. Awesome. Next time, we’ll go there during a Twins game or when they have live music.
And maybe I’ll have the chicken fingers.
Rating: 5 out of 5 pickles
Friday’s all you can eat fish, or Saturday’s all you can eat Chicken Alfredo are also options for our next visit!
Comment by Jason — July 31, 2007 @ 12:13 pm
Wow! Life just doesn’t get any better!! So where is this restaurant?
Recently I went past a fast food restaurant (can’t remember which one), and saw a sandwich named the Baconater, or something like that. Obviously I thought of Shauna
Comment by Becky — July 31, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
Hi Shauna,
I clicked on over from Swistles today, and then I noticed that you mentioned Valleyfair…and the Twins…and I was like JACKPOT! MINNESOTANS!
I miss the Great White North terribly so I’ll have to live vicariously through your site.
PS-Buffalo chicken pasta is one of my favorite dishes so I am TOTALLY on board with this meal. What city is the restaurant in?
Comment by Tessie — July 31, 2007 @ 3:32 pm
Hi, Tessie - welcome!
The restaurant is in Fridley, right off of University Avenue where the old “Main Event” used to be, if you’re familiar with the area.
Comment by Shauna — July 31, 2007 @ 3:36 pm
I have been here many times, the service has been horrific. The food may be good, but the service is totally lacking.
Comment by Daddysgirl — August 1, 2007 @ 10:03 am
Daddysgirl,
Are you sure it’s the same place? It’s only been open for a month.
I think they’re still working the bugs out service-wise since they’re still new.
But if the service is so bad, why do you keep going back?
Comment by Shauna — August 1, 2007 @ 10:31 am