Bargain Bites: Comfort food at the downtown Northstar Cafeteria
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The Swedish meatballs at Northstar Cafeteria. Photos: Nick Halter/Axios
Nick here. The overhaul of the downtown Minneapolis Northstar Center is complete, including a wallet-friendly retro cafeteria on the main level of the complex.
Dig in: Northstar Cafeteria serves a half-dozen comfort food dishes, including BBQ ribs, meatloaf, Swedish meatballs, rotisserie chicken and a bean and cheese enchilada.
- These entrees come with a generous amount of sides. I got a plate of the Swedish meatballs, roasted butternut squash, a side salad, a bag of chips and a can of Diet Coke for $13.44 after tax.
- Other side options include potato salad, green been casserole, garlic chive mashed potatoes and soup.
Of note: The food court area of the building is a rehab of a long-running cafeteria dating back to the 1960s.
- It also includes a return of the Walkin' Dog hot dog stand and a new Krona Cafe, which serves house-made donuts.
If you go: The address is 625 Marquette Ave., but it's a little tricky to find since you can't see it from the street. You have to enter through one of the main doors of the building (I went in on mid-block on Seventh Street).
Go deeper: See a list of cheap eats in the Twin Cities with our Bargain Bites series.