News About ‘Matt’s Bar’
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
The ongoing debate over where the Jucy Lucy was invented has made its way to Wikipedia, where an anonymous editor recently rewrote history by changing the inventing restaurant from Matt's Bar to the 5-8 Club. Notice the removals of Matt's on the left replaced by the 5-8 Club on the ...
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
Scott Barnard alerted us to a Huffington Post article about different types of burgers, in which Minneapolis' own Matt's Bar gets a shout out:
Before the cooking begins, take a thin patty, top it with a wad of yellow or blue cheese, and then another patty. Pinch the edges together thoroughly and tightly ...
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Andy Sturdevant recently recalled how he spent his first 24 hours in Minneapolis after moving to the Powderhorn Neighborhood five years ago. Frankly, it couldn't have gone any better for him. Two stops at Matt's? Perfection.
We pulled into my new apartment, in a two-story house on Powderhorn Park I shared ...
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Wendy at Two Dolla gives a run-down with pics from a first timer's jucy lucy experience at Matt's Bar.
The reviewer is 12 years old, so is getting a nice early start on a long life of Lucy's.
I agree with "The Kid" that the cans of pop are deceptively ...
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Tim at Champion of the Sun has kicked off a Jucy Lucy tour with a great write-up explaining what Jucy Lucys are all about along with a summary of his first stop at Matt's:
Tim’s Jucy Lucy Tour! Stop One: Matt’s Bar
Lucies are our Philly cheesesteak, our Chicago style hot dog, ...
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
CityPages' Kevin Hoffman stumbled across a filming of a Man vs Food at the 5-8 club this past Friday.
Minneapolis/st. Paul - City Pages - The Hot Dish - Man vs. Food visits 5-8 Club, Gasthof
The line was out the door, and we soon saw why: We'd blundered onto a TV ...
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
I'm often surprised by the reactions of foodies who are shocked to learn that the Jucy Lucy isn't some sort of highfalutin cuisine. This photo from amdahton (via andyinabox) captures the essence of a Jucy Lucy well:
It's not the kind of thing that's going to make the cover of a ...
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
Andy Sturdevant has discovered a photo of Matt's Bar from back in the day.
How far back? 52 years ago.
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Taylor breaks down the diversity of Matt's clientelle after being inspired by reading Minnesota Monthly's latest Best Burgers issue:
- on the new MnMo, Franken and Matt's
Living right next to Matt’s, I’ve been in the bar at all different hours of the day and have seen everyone kind of Minnesotan eating ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The We Got Served blog has come out strong for the Jucy Lucy served up at The Nook:
We got served: The Nook
We actually have been to The Nook once before, prior to starting this blog, so this wasn't really a new dining experience. I ordered the same thing I had ...
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