We were out enjoying the beautiful, clear Roosevelt Lake and stopped in for an appetizer. We tried a Basket of Onion Petals with our drinks (which were great and refreshing). The sweet crispy onion chips had a light batter. It was served with a spiced dipping sauce, but small serving and not enough for the chips. Great service and good for a snack.
Hard to go wrong with the standard hibachi meal. Salad and soup were the standard delicious.
The chef we had tonight made the food perfectly cooked and not drowned in sauces. I wish I could request this chef again by name. He definitely knows how to cook and season appropriately! Skill!
I have spent the last few days at the Catholic Youth Ministry Conference in Scottsdale AZ.
Dessert was a layered chocolate cake. It was a thin slice so it wasn’t too rich. It was delightful.
Rustic Irish pub built in memory of great grandma’s Irish hometown pub. The quaint atmosphere is unbelievable! It’s like a trip over to Ireland and that’s right in Northern Minnesota. If you are lucky, you will get Heather as a waitress! Her friendliness and humor is quite the treat.
We tried two different appetizers. First was stuffed mushrooms: mushroom caps filled with maples seafood stuffing, baked in wine and butter and creamy parmesan sauce.
The second appetizer we tried with seafood skins: a Mabel’s original appetizer of four large and crafted potato skins loaded with baby shrimp, crab meat, cream, alfredo sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Baked to perfection and topped with sour cream.
The velvety beer cheese soup was smooth. Going down with full flavor in it. Perhaps the best beer cheese soup I’ve ever had.
Fun fact: they make their own homemade dressings. Come and get a pint to go!
The prime rib melted in your mouth with the creamed homemade horseradish and au jus sauce. Unbelievably delicious. The broiled shrimp was perfectly seasoned with a butter sauce. For a side we tried both the loaded baked potato and garlic mashed. The garlic mashed potatoes were super garlicky and better than the loaded baked potato, but not by much.
The broiled walleye was lightly seasoned and flaky. With a side of steamed broccoli made for a perfect dish. Perfectly prepared.
The fiesta salad was a delicious taco salad. Not only did it have guacamole and sour cream among the other normal taco salad toppings, it was also served with Mabel’s homemade salsa!
The dessert was a salted pretzel bottom with warm to brownie, topped with ice cream, caramel and chocolate. The warm brownie was tantalizing with the ice cream to melt in top…YUM!
Strawberry cream cheese topped with whipped topping and shaved white chocolate made the perfect ending for dinner.
Drinks for the night were a peach crown with lemonade and unsweetened iced tea and then a peach crown with 7up and pineapple juice. Both were delicious and made for great summer refreshments.
Going for a prideful rainbow cake tonight. The cake was made with no pride and no joy. It was a tasteless waste of calories. So disappointing. Left more than half there. Only reason to ever order this would be for looks.
Don’t worry, the night was not a loss. The Crown Peach whiskey was delicious! Crown Royal never fails.
Caramel brownie cheesecake was our second attempt at a dessert. The cheesecake was deliciously smooth. The caramel was definitely a hot melted caramel that should be on a caramel apple. The small chunks of brownie and chocolate drizzle on the top definitely helped pull the caramel in. Overall I would give it a good rating and I would try again.
Enjoying a Violet Vodka Lemonade. Definitely not the normal drink but unbelievably refreshing and smooth. The atmosphere is relaxing and family friendly. We are outdoors by the fire pit and loving the Wisconsin summer evening weather.
We had the Wild Mushroom & Herb Pizza. I was a bit skeptical when I read the ingredient list: morels, pheasant backs, crimini on Alfredo sauce with feta, Parmesan herbs and roasted onions; but the melody of tastes and textures were a fun change from normal pizza.
While traveling out in small-town western Minnesota, I hope you land in Ortonville. I was pleasantly surprised by Lingonberry’s charming shop. The fresh pastries and desserts filled the cabinets. The owner was a delight and she was busy as a barista and cook but smiling and personable the whole time. The food was delicious and homemade. We stopped two days in a row. We enjoyed lattes to drink and our breakfast was filling. During our stops, we had home made caramel rolls, breakfast burrito, quiche and egg bake; breakfast came with fresh fruit cup and pastry also! The first day of our trip, I had a breakfast burrito that I’m still craving because it was so good! I don’t remember the last time I drove all the way to the MN/SD border in that area, but I will definitely be doing it again! This place is a hidden gem.
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