Red Stag Supperclub

This establishment is located in NE Minneapolis, one of the Hot Chicks verymostfavorite places to hang. We really wanted to like this place and gave it a total of four (4!) attempts to wow us with delish dishes. However, to our dismay, all four visits fell extremely short of our expectations.

The Red Stag is the first LEED-CI registered restaurant project in MN, which is very cool if you're into that whole "green" thing. However, this Hot Chick thinks they use it as a gimmick. Like other eateries owned by Kari Bartmann (Bryant Lake Bowl, Barbette), the Red Stag offers live music one or two nights a week and "Cheap Date Night" on Tuesdays, where you can get a bottle of wine, 2 entrees, and dessert for only $32. A steal, but one that provides entree options that leave a lot to be desired.

The drink menu is wonderful (so we'd go back for boozing) but the only thing worth ordering on the menu besides wine, beer, or liquor, is the gnocchi appetizer/side dish. (And maybe the homemade waffle chips that come with most lunch dishes.) Unfortunately, after online menu review, the gnocchi are no longer being served. At the Red Stag, we've experienced: bad wait staff (hipster scumbag with bad attitude and worse attire), cold and undercooked food (VERY bad idea to eat undercooked pork chop), and sitting next to patrons who looked like hippos quickly shoveling their faces full and smacking their lips. Yucka. We loved the atmosphere and decor, which is designed to look like a supper club you would find in the Northwoods of MN. I think it is fun to eat in a place that reminds me of home (Iron Range), but the walleye fish fry served up North is much better. And cheaper.

The Hot Chick's reccomendation: steer clear of the Red Stag Supperclub if you are looking for a great meal. Head instead to another one of Kari Bartmann's restaurants. Like Barbette, in Uptown, which is sure to please.