{"id":627,"date":"2009-01-01T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travway.net\/?p=627"},"modified":"2009-01-01T08:04:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T14:04:00","slug":"kips-pub-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/2009\/01\/01\/kips-pub-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Kip’s Pub & Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Address:<\/strong>
Kip’s Pub & Restaurant
9970 Wayzata Blvd
St Louis Park, MN 55426
(952) 544-4400
www.kipspub.com<\/p>\n

The Dish:<\/strong>
Fish n’ Chips
Diet Coke
$17(tip and tax included)<\/p>\n

Second Trip (was paid for)
Sheppard\u2019s Pie
Diet Coke<\/p>\n

Grade:<\/strong> 1 Fork<\/p>\n

I feel a bit behind on reviews as I actually did not eat here in January but rather this past November. But it was worth mentioning I made a stop in this “pub” while I was attending my week long training in the Twin Cities. There were actually two reasons why I decided to eat here. The first being I was invited by class mates. Normally I would turn them down especially if the establishment implies heavy drinking (Irish pup anyone… (editor’s note, although no one here is Irish, we want to apologize to any people of Irish heritage if our stereotype offends you)). However the next reason was more compelling as it was a Thursday and the Bengals were set to play on the NFL network. So I went ahead and called Kip’s to see if they had the NFL network, they did! Ok I’ll go then! I went again because they met with the instructors; I was unaware that I would not be footing the bill. So this review is based off of two back to back trips.<\/p>\n

Ambiance:<\/strong> For an attached restaurant on a hotel (The Marriot), the place was pretty busy both nights! The first night the game was on multiple screens, however it was hard to watch as my view was not the greatest. Additionally I was supposed to be there to “mingle” not watch my Bengals lose another game. Moving along though, there were rooms that had the feel of a wood wine cellar or a barn where “shine” is made as the walls were covered with what looked like real wood barrels. Either way it was very fitting and appropriate. Multiple tiers in the dining area gave the appearance of a larger space, and a more open feel. A large bar area was available to try the many Irish brews\u2019 that were available.<\/p>\n

Menu\/Price:<\/strong> The menu had some diversity within it as there were what I would consider to be true Irish dishes like Sheppard\u2019s pie (had the second visit) Fish N Chips (had the first visit, although I would tag this as a British dish) and dishes that reminded you that you were in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” as there was Walleye this and that. Price wise, I thought things were a bit steep, especially for a Diet Coke at $2.50. They did have lunch deals for $10 even that included the dish, drink, tax and tip. What a great idea! I have always wished for things to be advertised as such, even for things as trivial as high speed internet. <\/p>\n

Meal:<\/strong> So I ate there twice and I’ll try to cover both dishes starting with the Fish N Chips. I was told that “I would like it” when I ordered. It came in a bowl, at which point I was worried that the fish might be swimming with chips. Not the case thankfully, but the chips (fried potato wedges) were mounded in the bowl and the breaded fish was equally fried and on top of the mound next to soda bread. While not a fan of soda bread, I did try some and it was what I expected so I put it down. The fish really looked good, but it was somewhat bland. Pretty typical of Cod, which is what they used (or said they used). The chips were a delight though. The following night I went again with an Irish dish of Sheppard\u2019s Pie made with “Slow cooked lamb, onions, leeks, carrots and peas baked with a mashed potato topping.” What the heck was a leek? I was hoping it was not something like a leech. (editor\u2019s note, while the blog name Epicure implies we have refined taste there are things that are even new to us… please don’t complain) Turns out leeks are what I know as green onions (and not like the Booker T kind). I would have to say this was the best Sheppard\u2019s pie I had ever had.<\/p>\n

Service:<\/strong> They were busy both nights, and I felt they had adequate staff to cover their bases. However since I don’t think our group (on the first night) was partaking in much alcohol, we received far less attention than we did the second night when there was heavy alcohol involved. Personally, I don’t drink and I don’t have a problem with those that do. However I do have a problem with discriminating your customer base based on where you think the revenue stream is. That being said, everything else was ok.<\/p>\n

Overall:<\/strong> I think a higher grade would be possible if not for the service discrimination. I did like the menu selections and that Sheppard\u2019s pie was pretty darn good. The fish n’ chips I think could have, no should have been better. My suggestion, you are in a state where the state fish is walleye, you offer many walleye dishes… make your fish n’ chips with walleye! That would have guaranteed a 1 Fork, 1 Spoon for sure maybe even the 1 Fork, 1 Knife. Until then the saving grace was the $10 idea I loved and that Sheppard\u2019s pie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Address:Kip’s Pub & Restaurant9970 Wayzata BlvdSt Louis Park, MN 55426(952) 544-4400www.kipspub.com The Dish: Fish n’ ChipsDiet Coke$17(tip and tax included) Second Trip (was paid for)Sheppard\u2019s PieDiet Coke Grade: 1 Fork I feel a bit behind on reviews as I actually did not eat here in January but rather this past November. But it was worth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1-fork"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travway.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}