Best Kept Secret: How the Red Stag Supperclub Makes the World’s Largest Potato Chips
Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 12:29PMStory and photos by Julie Craven
The Red Stag Supperclub is one of those places that every time we drove by, Doug would say “we should check that place out.” So I asked around to see who's tried it and what type of restaurant it is. The answer? What I learned was, if you’ve heard one person’s take on the Red Stag Supperclub, you’ve heard, well, one person’s take.
Jen and Jen at Denny Kemp raved about the Truffle Popcorn and the Homemade Potato Chips at happy hour. For others, it's the “Oh My Cod!” Friday night fish fry and still others are fans of the corned beef hash on the weekend brunch menu. Ask Steve Ylvisaker and he’ll tell you it's the $2 tallboys when you wear your bike helmet on your ride to the Red Stag.
Maggie and I were celebrating the last of her final exams and we split the Walleye Cake special and ordered the Lobster Egg Salad sandwich and the Lobster Mac and Cheese. Our server Caitlin said we called it, as that sandwich and the mac & cheese are big lunch favorites. She added that a lot of Grilled Chicken Cobb salads and burgers are ordered with the business crowd who come for lunch.
Tuesday night’s headline is Cheap Date Night. Here’s a deal - a bottle of wine or a few beers, two entrees and dessert for $36 per couple. The brunch menu draws as many as 350 people on Sunday and reservations are definitely recommended. Organic ingredients are highlighted and local producers are called out on the menu.
If you plan to take in some of the NEMAA First Thursdays in the Arts District events, there’s a happy hour that goes from 3:00 pm till close. An opportunity before or after your visit to Casket Arts or the Northrup King Building studios to see the work of their amazing painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, ceramics, textile and fiber artists, jewelers and furniture artists.
As far as the incredible potato chips go - they're homemade in what Caitlin described as a process that first spins and then deep fries mashed potatoes. They're then finished with a malt vinegar seasoning. When she said they came from the world's biggest potatoes, I did notice she winked!
Location: 509 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Website: redstagsupperclub.com
Julie Craven can be reached at julie@millcitymedia.org
