The Green Lantern Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Minnesota

UPDATE 6/2023 This HAD been a 5* review. Please read both below. Then, proceed with caution, if dining here. Visits were a month apart.

ORIGINAL REVIEW Menu with great variety/choices, and creativity in ingredients.

Our server was a great gal! Organized, friendly, welcoming, and clearly experienced. She had a rhythm down, and was very busy. Yet, made us feel like we were her only table.

The bartender was always ready with a smile, and made damn fine stiff drinks!

Elevated bar food with a new menu - try their brisket burger (YUM), or the Garlic Aioli Melt (generous with the bacon layers).

Reasonable food prices. Dirt cheap prices on cocktails (especially, for the area)!

Having lived in this area for almost 10 years, I'm kicking myself that this was my first visit. We'll be back!!

UPDATE (06/05/23):

We did come back for another meal - it was subpar, compared to my rating above.

This visit, would have garnered a 1* review. My sandwich was undercooked, with raw bacon (limp, just out of the package raw). Sandwich was greasy (dripping), and had zero flavor. The amount of cinnamon sprinkled on my sweet potato fries, was caked on half my plate. The menu does not denote HOW they season/garnish the fries. Therefore, it makes it impossible to ask them to refrain. S L O W kitchen, and overall service. I fetched my own drink at the bar, after trying to flag down our server, for 10+ minutes. She reminded me of: a horse, with blinders on.

Why do they never have adequate wait staff on duty? Ours was hustling, exasperated, and at first - not the least bit friendly. Plus, only ONE inattentive bartender...with a band playing. Never have I seen a bar/grill with one bartender, with live music.

Not sure if I'm willing to visit, in the future. Also, no clue who runs/owns this joint. Seems to me - no one.

I did average my 5* and 1* experiences here, which leaves this place with a 3* review. Hoping folks...

Went 10-21-22. Food was ok. Server acted like he couldn't see us. We showed up at 4:48. Sat at the table 20 minutes or more before someone walked over and we had to flag them. Gave us menu's for food only. No drinks listed. Walked away. About 20 minutes later flagged again for ordering drinks. Place wasn't real busy. We thought food smelled good so we wanted to try it. We'll finally put our order in. 7 of us 5:30. 2 more groups came in around 6. They had more ppl in the groups. They got there order before us. Both tables. We finally got ours at 7. Told waiter we would like our bill's right away please we had to get going soon. 7:40 we got our bill's. He acted as if he was so inconvenienced by us that he couldn't take our card's. Then he gave my card to the wrong person. I grabbed my card and he continued handing that person my receipt and pen. I will not return even though some of the food was pretty good. The servers do not want take anyone's order's. Seriously it was like we...

Heard some good things about this place. Thought we would try it out. We came on a Monday , didn't realize they had a birthday reserved, and dart leagues. Things started out ok, got our drinks and appetizer fairly timely. Then the place filled up. Was obnoxiously loud in there. Our burgers were super good, fries were a little cold. This place had to have about 60-80 people in there. There was one bartender and one server. I couldn't believe it. We didn't get any refills on our drinks, or to go box, and couldn't get our check. Forgot to say, the ice water tasted like there was a boiled egg in there, and smelled like straight sulfur. We had to approach them to get the check. Now, the waitress and bartender were doing their best. This I blame on management/ owner. I was absolutely shocked , 2 people running this place when they knew of a bday party and league night. Never would I return. I will say, the burgers...