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Minnesota's canonical casserole: ground beef, cream-of-mushroom soup, mixed frozen vegetables, all baked under a crown of tater tot potato nuggets until the topping crisps deep golden.
Tater tot hotdish is the Minnesota community-dinner, church-supper and family-Sunday casserole, with origins in the post-war Lutheran kitchens of the 1950s when Ore-Ida invented tater tots and Campbell's cream-of-mushroom soup became universal. The dish embodies the Minnesota 'hotdish' tradition: layered, cream-bound, baked. Hen House Eatery, the Blue Door Pub and the State Fair plate elevated versions, while every church basement in the city serves the original at potlucks.
4 editor picks for Tater tot hotdish in Minneapolis, ranked by editorial score. All Minneapolis signature dishes · Tater tot hotdish across every city.
Matt's Bar on Cedar Avenue has poured the Jucy Lucy in South Minneapolis since 1954. The original cheese-stuffed burger; Anthony Bourdain ate here in 2009.
OrderThe Jucy Lucy with American cheese and grilled onions, fries on the side.
TipCash and cards both accepted. Note the spelling on the sign: Jucy Lucy, no 'i' in Jucy. Be patient with the molten cheese.
Hen House Eatery in Minneapolis runs downtown's defining all-day breakfast counter on 8th Street, with scratch biscuits and a 30-cocktail Bloody Mary list.
OrderBabe's Eggs Benedict with carnitas on jalapeno cheddar cornbread.
TipArrive before 9am on weekends or join the waitlist on the loudspeaker; the bakery counter sells out the maple bacon cinnamon roll by 11.
Cafe Latte in Saint Paul runs the Grand Avenue cafeteria-and-bakery hybrid since 1985, with scratch soups, salads, the turtle cake and a wine bar upstairs.
OrderThe turtle cake plus the daily soup-and-salad combo from the line.
TipThe wine bar upstairs opens late afternoon and seats walk-ins; bakery counter is the pre-noon pick for a turtle cake or a scone.
Blue Door Pub on 42nd Avenue has run a stuffed-burger pub in South Minneapolis since 2008. Located in Longfellow Powderhorn. Kitchen leans american pub.
OrderThe Blucy with blue cheese and bacon, tater tots on the side.
TipWeekends pull a wait; sit at the bar for faster service. Six other Twin Cities locations.
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