One of my favorites for brunch, dinner or drinks. The menu is fun, creative and has something to offer or everyone.
Incredible service and a great environment! The patio is super cute and such a wonderful place to sit when the weather cooperates. The bar inside is beautiful! I absolutely loved the artwork on the walls and wanted to sit inside only so that I could keep looking at it. The brussel sprouts were really good and the spicy chicken sandwich was so good! I got the vegetable salad and it was just okay. The drinks were fun and made all in-house. It was a great experience all around.
We loved this place, and included it in our mix of restaurants, despite closer options. We realize that staffing is an issue everywhere as of late, so service may not be better than perfect. We realize that prices have gone up and fees are added, with no explanation as to why theres an extra $1.50 fee on the bill, which aint a deal breaker. (But its nice to know youre paying an arbitrary fee, just because, before you get the bill. Im sure there was small print somewhere I missed.)But add to all of that the fact that the cheeseburger I use to love at Nighthawks just aint as good as it use to be, and I no longer have a need to return. We have fond memories, and and had more than one New Years Eve dinner there, but that chapter has ended.You wont be disappointed if you dine there, necessarily, but the reasons we went back are no longer reasons to return.
Amazing culinary experience! Simple items like French Dip & Fried Chicken sandwich, exquisitely prepared, bursting with flavor and served with some of the best hand-cut French fries and house-made potato chips in town. Nighthawks always knocks it outta the park!
Great place for brunch! Ava the hostess is the friendliest person I have ever met.Fast, friendly service. Good food, clean restaurant, parking lot in back, or some street spots out front.Outdoor seating is seasonal, and quite nice when available.
Love Nighthawks! Their cocktails are delicious and there have been more and more gluten free options over the last few months. I live close and eat here quite a bit! Great neighborhood vibe and friendly staff.
This place does meat and cheese well. The bacon Mac and cheese is thick sauced with thick cut back, and I would describe it as southern style due to the heartiness. The burgers have a great flavor, but I like the Reuben sandwich even more. The fries are tasty, but a little over salted for my preference, however that rich flavor is a signature of all the dishes here.
One of our favorite brunch spots. Great Bloody Mary, plenty of sweet and savory menu items to choose from. Nice quiet and comfortable patio in the back. Havent had a bad experience here in the 3 times weve visited.
Very good atmosphere on the patio and especially loved their pastrami sandwich. Its a must get item.
Went here a few days ago, Food was amazing, Service was great and its overall a really chill and relaxing place. And prices are what ya would expect. And the quality & service definitely matches the prices!
We got an order to go. Their patio was very busy and we had to wait 25 minutes beyond our pick-up time to get an incomplete order. One of the burgers had no bacon, both of the medium burgers were beyond burnt, and no fork for the salad. The best part of the meal was the kids chicken strips-- the breading was super fine cornmeal. Finally, for that price I expected something greater.
Great brunch! Delicious food.
One of my goals is to try all the spots in the Twin Cities that have mac and cheese. Nighthawks has so far been one of the best! I went in July - and I believe since then theyve changed the mac - but I still really recommend coming here.All the food is really tasty, the whole spot has a cool, old school vibe, and the staff is the nicest in uptown. Get yourself some good breakfast food and a specialty cocktail.
Great atmosphere and good wings. Lots of deep cuts on their playlist if you like Jeff Lynne!
I’m not gonna say this place has the best food or the best drinks, but I will say it is solid and it never disappoints
This is becoming one of my favorite places. Everything Ive had is good. Love this spot.
Nighthawks is back on our list! Just had a great takeout dinner. We loved Nighthawks when it first opened a couple years ago, but after some shuffling in the kitchen the product suffered and fell off our list of neighborhood choices. Theres a new chef and Im excited to say the food was great tonight! (Wings, salad, Reuben).
They do their own bacon in house The BLT I personally had was phenomenal thick smokey and then a nice crispy Grill on Fresh Bakery bread it was delicious the fries were homemade which is rare around these parts
Great menu and food. Easy service
One of our favorite spots in the area. Their cocktails are really good, and their staff is really kind.
Update 3/9/18: Ownership shifted around a bit over the last year. It has taken them a while, but they have gotten things back on track. Still one of the best Restaurant in the SW City.. An excellent local place to experience the neighborhood food explosion and one of the best we have to offer! The French dip is heavenly. Probably their most famous offering. A fantastic beer menu. They have changed things up quite a bit. The buffalo cauliflower is a great choice. Their curds are top notch. Cuban is excellent. Still on of my favorite haunts in the Cities.
Nice outdoor seating in the back. Great staff.
Love this place! Best wait staff ever! Bomb Ruben!
Delicious French Dip Sandwich & Fries takeout. Cute little neighborhood bar and diner.
First and foremost, I have never written a review because I never feel it necessary and it’s generally a waste of time. If a place is crap, I don’t go back and that’s the end of that. However, this incident struck a chord that I couldnt let go.TLDR: We were served raw chicken, given a discount of 6 dollars and no apology.Heard good reviews about this place so we decided to go. The place looked nice--I was praising the atmosphere and how nice it was. We ordered a hotdog and decided to wait 20 minutes for happy hour to order a sandwich and beer combo. The hotdog was fine, but the chips that came with the hot dog looked like they were from the bottom of the chip bag. We also ordered fries. When the fries came, they tasted bitter as if using old frying oil. Notably, the fries were bagged frozen fries, nothing like hand-cut fries (other reviews will affirm to that). I had 4 fries stuck together that were super soggy, which also confirms their frozen origins.Here’s where it gets bad. When the chicken sandwich came, it looked amazing. One thing I noticed, but didnt really cross my mind immediately was that the chicken was a bit lopsided in size (See pic). I split the sandwich in half as best I could. I proceeded to hammer down the fries first because, although the fries were terrible, I hate wasting food. This would also have allowed me to finish my meal with what I thought would have been the better part of my meal, the sandwich. My girlfriend had finished her sandwich part first. When I grabbed my sandwich after having already bit two big chunks, she pointed out that my chicken looked raw. I dropped it and looked and was shocked that it was indeed raw. We waited a bit then waved the waitress down. In my mind I was going to be very courteous and let them redeem themselves with their consequential response and actions.I told her, “I think it’s raw.” She looks for a second and my girlfriend chimes in and says, “it’s raw.” I was taken aback when her first response was, “the cook always puts a thermometer in the chicken. I watch them put it in.” She continues to stare at it. To help her case I said, “the chicken was really lopsided so that might have been why it was not cooked evenly.” However, my reason for mentioning that was to see how she responded. She didnt offer an apology and really showed no true acceptance of their faults. The whole time I’m being cordial to see if she responds how I hope any establishment would if something this appalling happened. Hardly an apology was given. She retreats with the dish to determine what sort of “discount” we would get. She returns with the bill with everything full price. I thought, “seriously” but she returns again to give the “discounted” bill. I looked and saw an “employee” discount of 6 dollars. The happy hour meal was 12 dollars for a sandwich and a beer. The beer, if purchased alone would have been 7 dollars. Essentially, we paid 6 dollars for the beer and a potential bout with food poisoning. As we left, there was not a single utterance of an apology. They clearly don’t understand the severity of the consequences of food poisoning. The waitress herself was very soft spoken and standoffish and seemingly lacked the skills as a waitress at a seemingly well-to-do establishment. Total bill was 22.90 with the 6 dollar discount.I think it was just shocking that no apology was given nor was there any other staff that came to apologize for their mistake. This place was promising until this happened. Never again.
Good service and ambiance, liked there food trucks.
I gave them one star due to whoever saying I was untruthful . This is a local business and I would never falsely give a negative review but I stand by why I said. No one was masked up and no one was social distancing at the bar including the bartender .We ordered take out. I ordered the French dip and girlfriend had the fish and chips.Wasnt impressed, when I went in there was a total of 11 people at the bar and none were wearing masks. Bartender wasn’t wearing a mask, cooks, waiter and so on.Now for the food, they gave me a tiny container of au jus . The meat was dry and the fries were soggy. The reason I gave the rating two was because the meat even though was dry was seasoned nicely.Her fish was bland but the breading was good. The tartar sauce was good too.Overall not a great experience , I understand that a lot of people think the pandemic is over but it isn’t and the food was great.I won’t go back again.
Great drinks and shells and cheese are to die for.
Nice little local spot. I loved the food. Service was a little slow, but we werent in a hurry. Would definitly go back. Has a good vibe.
Really good service and drinks. Only downside was the spicy chicken sandwich was all breading
Take-out fish and chips disappointing. Batter on fish was not completely cooked, fries were soggy, slaw seemed less than fresh, and no tartar sauce!
Food is usually good to great. Service almost always leaves you underwhelmed.
Good food, good service the booths are nice and tall. Precovid they have trivia on Tuesdays which is lots of fun!
Service was attentive, food was average.I tried their cheeseburger, it was juicy and had good flavor. She did not ask how I wanted it cooked and I also forgot. It turned out perfectly cooked anyway!My partner had the Cobb salad. The chicken was nicely spiced and house salad dressing was delicious!
Our server Sophie was the best!♡♡♡
The waitress was super nice but she forgot my drink and she took forever the food was cooked by a brand new cook who didnt know how to cook. Eggs came out slimy n without cheese. They did give a discount but I was disappointed.
Great and attentive service, phenomenal craft cocktails and a slick vibe make Nighthawk a stellar choice for a small group of friends looking to start or finish a night out in style.
Great service from Andrew the bartender. Was running late to a meeting and he helped me snag an unbelievably good Pastrami sandwich to-go. Thank you Andrew and the Nighthawks kitchen pros!
Nice quiet little spot.
Walking in was a friendly and cheeky greeting followed by an experience of class and ambience that is true to the area. Food, service, and overall environment, all make this establishment 5 Stars! First time here and of course wont be the last time. Great for a casual meal, happy hour, and date.
This was my first time at Nighthawk...what a way to end 2016! Ordered the special - 3 potato beef brisket hash. Enough food for 2 ppl, though I will admit I willed myself to finish it myself. Excellent combination of sweet and savory by using the sweet and white potatoes, the guacamole and roja salsa was a great addition further complemented by the over medium egg and pickled red onions. Highly recommended!
First visit. My husband & I loved it. Food & prices are great. Zach was an excellent server. We will be back. Highly recommend Nighthawks Diner & Bar.
Every time I come here with my boyfriend, we get treated so well and the food is delicious. Best bacon I’ve ever had, hands down! The staff go above and beyond, and you can watch the cooks make everything fresh. Every item on the menu is tasty and high quality, you can’t go wrong.
Great food and drinks!
This is a regular haunt for my group. Just when you think youve tried the best thing on the menu, the change it and surprise you with an even more amazing dish! Its always an adventure and a pleasure! Say hi to Andrew and ask him to recommend a drink, you will NOT regret it!
Although the restaurant is called Nighthawks, there is a large painting on the inside of the Red-tailed Hawk. Its a cool painting but it is NOT a nighthawk, which is an entirely different species! This is very disrespectful to the birding community.Food and service was great tho, 5 stars.
The brunch/lunch was delicious. The hamburgers were out of this world and the vegetable hash with over easy eggs was a nice twist on hash. Creamy and Yumolicious. The staff was super friendly and spot on.
First time here, will go back for sure. The breakfast sandwich is great, but the spiciness of the cheese overwhelms the sweeter, and more interesting flavors of the apple jam and the sausage. Husband had the cheeseburger, and he reports that the house dressing was equally overwhelming, but that the burger was still really worth it. Great drinks, good service. Wonderful space.
Everything about this restaurant is great! Excellent service whether youre sitting at a table or at the counter. The diner atmosphere is executed to perfection. But most importantly the food is DELICIOUS and fairly priced. The pancakes and hot dogs are a must try at Nighthawks. Go to Nighthawks and you wont be disappointed and youll want to keep coming back for more.
Best take out quarantine meal I’ve had to date. Chicken sandwich, burger, Mac n cheese. Fast, fresh, fantastic.
Drinks are reeeaaaally good, a smidge pricey though. Food is good! Bartenders have been a bit standoff-ish and the servers seem a bit... casual (in behavior and appearance). That’s just me being picky, though! Get a margarita, it’s my favorite!!**I am amending this review- I’m really disappointed in this place. I wanted to like it so badly (I live close), but the unfriendliness of the staff and lack of communication to the customer just makes it an uncomfortable experience every time. The other day, a rather surly lady bartender charged me $18 (with no warning) for a single, sad-looking margarita. Not going back.
Delicious, and great service!
I tried something with crab cakes. Was delicious. The ambiance was nice and the meal was ready in minutes. Very fast service and the lady was really nice. Nice location and accessible by bus. So if you want to get a drink and don’t want to drive, you always have an option(which is very helpful).
Great drink menu. Sat at the bar for a couple drinks and appetizers. Bartender was friendly and efficient. Drinks were delicious. Had the French fries. Great dipping sauces, but fries themselves were overly salty in my opinion.
Its a solid place to eat. The server was alone with a full house, he did a great job. I would not go out of my way to eat here, but it a good place to eat at queen its convenient.
Good food and decent beer selection, nice outdoor seating as well! Only issue we had was that the guy who seated us failed to inform our waitress that we were outside. Waited 15 mins before going back inside and asking if we could get someone to take our order. Aside from that, great experience!
Wonderfully friendly and inviting bar and grill. The menu is unique and very tasty. Its got something for everyone. Great drink menu to go with the grub. Try the Fitz! Brings a new twist to schnitzel!
I’ve always had terrific food and wonderful service. Nighthawks is a great neighborhood spot with lots of character. Definitely worth the trip!!
I frequent this place. Awesome lunch food and delicious creative cocktails perfectly managed by the fantastic daytime manager Andrew. Definitely in my top 5 restaurants in Minneapolis.
Nighthawks has a great vibe and decor and we were really excited to try it out on our most recent trip to Minneapolis. The burger we ordered came out great however, my Benedict did not. It looked beautiful but the eggs were not runny and the yolks were fully cooked. I pointed this out to our waitress and her response “oh, they should be runny.” No attempt to rectify the situation was offered and I paid nearly $14 for an exceptionally poorly executed food. We will not be returning the n future trips.
Amazing quality food. Bartender named Andrew took great care of us and let us try several different champagnes and mixed drinks ! Try out Nighthawks if you havent.
This is far and away the best diner in Minneapolis.The staff is always great and the food is better than it has any right to be. I can not recommend this place enough.They take a unique approach to breakfast and diner food and it kills every time.
Its an awesome place...!All servers and bartenders are great...
Went here for lunch last Friday and it was sublime. Service was awesome, suggestions were on point and the food was excellent. This place also boasts some of the best salsa I have ever had (they make it in-house). We absolutely have to come back for the cocktails some night soon.
Excellent food and incredibly attentive service. Had a great time talking to Andrew the bartender. The house made pastrami was superb with awesome mustard and pickles. All of the cocktails are worth trying and are fast because they are on tap.
Nighthawks is amazing! Their staff is awesome and their drinks are so good. Last time I visited, the bartender came over to talk to us about the cocktails (ingredients, process for making the more involved ingredients, etc.) after he heard that we had been complimenting them. That level of customer service is amazing and why I already can’t wait to go back. Keep up the great work Nighthawks!
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