Pracna On Main

Why is this place still open?

by xochi74

There is nothing positive that I can say about this dump.

The beer was stale

-waiter was drunk on stale beer

--the food was cold

We left no tip due to the drunkenness and the little turdburgler had the guts to demand a tip as we left as if he were entitled to it.

We suggested he go to treatment, and left, where he then made a fatal mistake.

He grabbed my arm and said he would beat the living Shite out of me if I did not tip him out.

I jerked my arm back and he lunged at me.

This guy was so drunk he wanted to fight me because of his own issues.

So drunk he was staggering.

My boyfriend tried to call the police.

He tried to go after him.

I blocked him, and told him to cool out yet he was saying that we OWE HIM A TIP..........

He lunged at me like he was going to attack me and was so drunk he fell to the floor.

The place was empty except for the three of us, and the cook- who upon hearing all of this came and grabbed the waiter, and told him to chill out.

The cook said we should do the right thing and tip the guy.

He was drinking too.

After that little outburst we went back to our table took the money for the stale food and stale beer and left.

We are debating taking the owners to court due to the assault issue (on cell phone recorder)

We figured it better to let them eat the bill.

Had that little punk come after us as we walked the st anthony main complex God help him!

He had no idea how close I was to beating the daylights out of him.

I was on a date.

It was one I will never forget.

• Pros: Nothing, just old memories of MPLS gone by
• Cons: Service, food, lack of respect

so much fun!

by curlymsp

I am a little shocked at some of the reviews, so I thought I would send one that reflected our recent experience here. We loved it! Sunday afternoon, delish bloody mary with a huge pickle on top [Ms Curly is loopy for pickles], a beer back, a wonderful blackberry soda, great food- tuna sandwich for Ms Curly and cheesesteak for me. Atmosphere, great laffs all around, b'ball on TV, just a great time. We will be back!

• Pros: great atmosphere, friendly wait staff, LOVED the bloody mary
• Cons: a little pricey, and a little crowded- but that just made it more fun.

Time to start a new tradition

by DKirkwood

Oh, where to begin... We arrived after having just run in the "Race for Justice." There were around 16 of us in 4 distinct family groups. At first we were almost turned away (overwhelmed, I guess, due to the fact that they were already handling another large party.) Despite the fact that the entire dining room was empty. We were finally seated after helping the staff bring some tables and chairs together. Drink orders were taken, and we asked that the guest checks be generated by Family group (3-5 in each) and we were told , "not possible," Drinks took a good 15 minutes to appear. Ordered the Eggs Benedict (featured on the table-top promotion card) along with 3 or 4 others inthe group. I have one word for the chef- PERKINS. If you want to know what a decent, well presented Eggs Bene looks like... Honestly, the Eggs were cooked HARD, the Sauce was WAY too lemony, and the overall presentation was pathetic. Others commented on their food as being fair to poor. After being presented with the guest check, we spent the next 30 minutes doing napkin math, only to get it all wrong anyway. Boy, that's fun. I approached the manager and provided feedback on the food quality and the level of service. While she apologized for not having met the most basic of expectations, she made sure to underscore the fact that they really had been put out by having such a large group show up unannounced. And I thought DT MPLS was hurting for business these days... We have made this a tradition of sorts after doing this particular run, but never more- time to start a new tradition, this time without Pracna's. Sad, really, I used to be quite taken with the whole SAM area, but it's fallen into such disrepair.

• Pros: Has history on its side
• Cons: Simply nothing to recommend this place