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Excllent and affordable. superb wine list great food. Wine selection is excellent and carefully compiled by the owner who is very knowlegable. Very welcoming and comfortable atmophere. Quiet location feel off the beaten path. Quality food and affordble. Perfect for a firt or second date.…
GREAT WINE BAR!. My fiance and I went to MN last month to visit my brother and sister in law. The first night there they took us to Toast and we absolutely loved it! Great wines and appetizers. The atmosphere was good as well, just what we needed to start out our vacation. In fact, we liked it so much that our last night in town we asked to go back and we actually got to speak to the owner who was polite and helpful. We wish there was a place like this in Chandler and we can't wait to go back to MN and Toast!…
Tell your friends - Go to Toast!.
My husband and I are in constant search for low cost date options. Our goal is to have a nice meal in a relaxed setting. Toast is the perfect spot. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting - warm
colors, a mix of high and low tables, and classic jazz music. While I was waiting for my husband to park the car (the lack of parking is the only downside to Toast) a man who I would later learn to be the owner, brought me the latest City Pages to read. The fact that he made an effort to make sure I was entertained made me feel more like I was in a neighborhood restaurant (which it is) rather than in a restaurant overly concerned about ratings.
The food we ordered was excellent. We started with four crostini (there are many to choose from at $1.25 each) and then shared a salad. Unlike many salads I have eaten in the Twin Cities, this one was not dripping with dressing. We each ordered a pizza which featured crispy cracker crusts and fresh toppings. Although the pizzas are billed as single portion, we agreed that we could have easily split one. However, at $10 each, we didn't mind having left-overs. The pizzas are inventive but not outrageously so.
We each ordered red wine and did not look at the white wine menu. The red wine list had something for everyone from a range of countries. The by the glass list was reasonable - between $6 and $10 with most hovering around $7.
We ended the night with carrot cake. Rather than sticking to the traditional formula of cream cheese frosting, Toast drizzled caramel over the top of the cake and served it with cream cheese sorbet and carrot sorbet. We loved it!
Toast is a wonderful place to go and relax or have a inexpensive date. More of the warehouse district residents should make use of this neighborhood gem so that it doesn't go the way of most restaurants!…
Linger and enjoy. Please forgive my inability to name names. I intended to write this immediatley after my experience, but despite my lack of details, I must give my assessment of this establishment. Without question, this was one of the best pre-Theater antipasti and wine experiences I have had in a long time. The plating was clean and artful and the variety of ingredients was near pefection. While the plating suggests combinations, I had a wonderful time creating my own with the flavorful options so artfully presented before me. My palette thrilled with each flavor. Whether you are adventuous or are called to remain true to your individual comfort level, you will discover a lovely variety of options. For your own sake, strive to overcome your inner Lutheran or genetic call to view onions as a spice and let your palette run wild. I am familiar with wine and food pairings only in that I have my favorites which I reliably serve in my home when entertaining. Therefore, I asked the wait staff for a recommendation. They stepped up with a full-bodied red that was the perfect complement to the astipasti. I fully recommend this off the beaten track spot for your dining and social pleasures.…
Way too S-L-O-W. I don't disagree with the positive remarks of the other reviews as they relate to food and value but service was unforgivably slow and inattentive. We arrived at 8:30 on a recent Friday evening; the place was about 2/3 full. We were seated promptly but then waited for about 10 mins for the waiter to take our order -- 2 glasses of wine and four pieces of crostini -- and then waited another 20 mins before the wine arrived. About 5 mins later, the crostini arrived. When I complained about the delay, the waiter blamed the delay on the bar -- even though we saw the bartender pour our glasses and set them on the bar for the waiter long before they were brought to us. I like a casual neighborhood restaurant as much as the next person but I need service that is way better than this. I definitely will not be back.…
