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Rating: 5.5 Stars Well, I officially blame the Hen House Eatery for cinnamon roll pancakes being my favorite food. This is ground zero for my cinnamon roll pancake and pancake addiction in general. While I have not had the privilege of dining here since October of 2017, I still proudly speak of the Hen House Eatery to any foodie who will listen. As a dental educator in St. Louis, my students from Minneapolis and/or Minnesota have heard plenty about this restaurant. When first attending a dental residency conference nearby, my co-residents and I happened upon this restaurant by divine intervention. Like I said previously, it was here that I fell in love with cinnamon roll pancakes. It was Friday, October 2nd, 2015, and I will never forget that date. When I returned to Minneapolis in 2016 for the same residency conference, the first thing that I did was RUN to the Hen House Eatery to order the pancakes again because I had spent over a year dreaming of them. The date: October 14th, 2016. I hated that the conference that I was attending provided breakfast because I would have loved to go here multiple times. Fast forward to my third and final year of the conference, and I yet again IMMEDIATELY returned here for this same meal after waiting and dreaming of it for another year plus. The date: October 27th, 2017. It was at this third--and unfortunately final--visit to the Hen House Eatery that I finally had the restraint to take a picture of the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. Yes, they are documented; and yes, they do exist! At this particularly visit, they lasted a record 2 minutes and 30 seconds. These pancakes had incredible flavor and just look like perfect cinnamon rolls. Perfect taste. No syrup necessary. Honest to God, it is because of the Hen House Eatery that I am begging for a reason to return to Minneapolis. This is still in my top two favorite breakfast places in America. Please give them the business during this trying time. You will be so glad that you did! I am glad that I am finally getting around to reviewing this place!
Richard J. VargoRichard J. Vargo
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My girlfriend and I are Nurses that have been continuous, repeat customers of this establishment after we work overnight shifts at our hospital as well as on our days off. We’ve really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere but there is a TERRIBLE server there by the name of “JESSICA C.” She’s a blonde woman, mid 40’s to early 50’s, and is slightly disfigured; worst server I’ve experienced while being 34 years old. Every time we’ve had her as a server, it’s been awful. She makes repetitive uncomfortably rude/subtle insults to men at the table (which feels shocking while it’s happening), uncomfortably pushes up-charges, critiques your choices, quickly drops things off without asking if anything else is needed and makes you wait MUCH longer than the other servers. This most recent experience, it was a slow day with most of the restaurant being empty (when it’s typically packed). We ordered our usual drinks and finished them as fast as we typically do and she wasn’t back to the table by the time we finished our drinks. When she did eventually get back she said, “Woah, you two are awfully thirsty today!” I said, “Well, we just woke up and need our fluids!” In a cheerful manner. Then she responded with “Well, I need you not to!” In a rude manner that she covered with a fake chuckle afterwards. My girlfriend was going to ask for a Coke but then felt too self-conscious to ask after she said that. We wanted to leave after that due to feeling uncomfortable with her general energy towards us and received boxes from someone else. When she eventually came back she said, “Oh, so you guys wanted drinks, not food huh?!” We then asked for the check. She took (without over exaggerating) around 10 minutes to get our check to us and another 10 minutes to give us our cards back.
Patrick MillerPatrick Miller
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If you're a fan of keeping your personal items, this may not be the place for you... This place has a lot of choices for bakery items and can be a fun downtown spot for breakfast. The food is average with a bit above average pricing. There are a few problems though. 1. The parking is horrible and costs a lot with no validation. 2. The wait can be horrendous. 3. The servers here have credit card processing fees taken out of their tips (a pet peeve of mine. This is a cost of doing business just like the electricity or rent. I'm sure they will soon be adding a "health care surcharge" of 3-4% on the total bill as well.) 4. The most concerning: missing items and lack of good ownership. For those that care, I will not ever be back due to one of the three owners, Tara Koenig. Very long story short (and many phone calls later), I left after closing on Saturday, 11-9-19, was the only patron left in the restaurant and they locked the door again when I left. Forgot my expensive sunglasses on the table. Called to come get them within a half an hour. They were mysteriously missing; nowhere to be found. Again, only employees were left with a locked door when these were left on the table. Tara not only did nothing about this situation, I received a lecture and a complete waste of my time, condescending and long phone conversation after having to call in numerous times without follow ups. Basically the Hen House Eatery tried to brush me off and then told me to get lost. You've seen how many reviews I have had and I've NEVER had an owner act as unprofessionally as Tara Koenig. You had better hope everything is perfect when you dine there or you're in for a nightmare when it comes to customer service.
MikeMike
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Nearby Attractions Of Hen House Eatery
Target Field
Target Center
The Armory
Escape The Room Minneapolis
Minneapolis Convention Center
First Avenue
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Hilton Minneapolis
Minnesota Orchestra
W Minneapolis - The Foshay
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Address
114 S 8th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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(612) 345-4664
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henhouseeatery.com
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4.6
(2.6K reviews)
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Sprawling cafe offering classic, locally sourced breakfast and lunch, plus wine and happy hour.
attractions: Target Field, Target Center, The Armory, Escape The Room Minneapolis, Minneapolis Convention Center, First Avenue, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota Orchestra, W Minneapolis - The Foshay, restaurants: Tom's Watch Bar - Minneapolis, Hell's Kitchen Inc., Brit's Pub, Red Cow North Loop, Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, Manny's Steakhouse, Pizza Lucé Downtown, Red Rabbit Minneapolis, The Local - Minneapolis, Cowboy Jack's Downtown Minneapolis
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