Eating Out in Minnesota

Perham: Jin Hu Restaurant, 910 Palubicki Avenue, Phone (218) 346-7941 When we pulled into the parking lot there was only one car visible at first so Denny and I were a bit hesitant about this place. It turns out we were just a bit early for the lunch crowd here. We had a very good lunch which included soup, egg roll, fried rice and entree. Denny had the shrimp in garlic sauce which had a lot of large tender shrimp while I had the kun pao chicken which had a lot of vegetables and good tender chicken. We each had the hot and sour soup which had a lot of kick. Our bill for lunch was less than we paid for breakfast in town, plus we had enough leftovers for us each to make a meal of it again. Wonderful. (07/2012)

Lakes Cafe, 136 W. Main St., Phone (218) 346-5920 Overall we'd rate this pretty good, although I really dislike it when the cook slaps a piece of processed cheese food on top of my omelet (or in this case scrambled eggs) instead of incorporating it into the meal. Denny enjoyed the flavor of his sausage, the hashbrowns were crispy and the rye toast very good. There was a ton of ham in my diced ham and scrambled egg breakfast although I had asked for the eggs to be scrambled soft and they ended up looking like an omelet. I really, really dislike dry, brown eggs. Reasonably priced, nice selection on the menu. (07/2012)

Station House, corner 1^st and Main, Phone (218) 346-7181 We had intended to eat here for breakfast on Sunday but they weren't open when we drove by so we stopped by for lunch after playing golf and working up an appetite for “linner”. Denny ordered the walleye fish sandwich which included fries, I had the gyro with fries. The filet on Denny's normal sized hamburger bun was only 2/3 the size of the bun—there was a lot of empty space there. The serving of fries was a handful. My gyro simply had no flavor at all, although the flatbread was hot and crispy—it was the meat and sauce that had no “oomph”. Expensive for what was offered and disappointing to boot. (07/2012)