The Bulldog Downtown

Met up with some friends here before a Monday night concert at the State Theater. We sat at the bar. I ordered the old fashioned named "they not like us" which is timely named after Kendrick Lamar cleaned up at the Grammys. Then I also ordered a burger with good morning burger which included a sunny side up egg, bacon, cheddar cheese, and aioli...no bun and fries. It was delish. The fries are worth it because I'm pretty picky on my fries. The bartenders/servers were friendly and attentive. The only hiccup that night was an unruly local was causing a disturbance and being rude to the staff...Sophia and the other bartender handled the matter privately with grace and concern for other patrons. Kudos to the staff.

Better value and variety elsewhere.... I THINK NOT!!! I think I need to just say great service and ambiance- SPECIALS, AND AGAIN, THEIR SERVERS-- you could NOT ask for more!! For whatever reason, I remember their cute pencils and paper pads at the tables, AND, I say again... VARIETY!!! YUM! :D

This is one of my favorite local spots so I have been quite a few times. The dry rub wings are my go to and I love their fries as well. My friend came once and ordered the chicken sandwich and has said it was one of the best she's had. Overall the food is good and decently priced. The place isn't usually super busy and service is typically quick.

The man bartending should not deal with people. Bad experience there twice, today was the last straw. He yelled at is and told us we could go somewhere else when trying to order a second drink after being there for almost an hour at the bar. We asked for ranch for our food and said it would take a while because they had to do downstairs to get it...??? What does that even mean? He never even asked the kitchen for it, we had to ask someone else and they brought it out right away. It was busy today with the basketball game and stressful, so I get that. But, some people aren't meant to be in stressful environments. He should work in a position where he doesn't have to deal with stress or customers. Another employee came up to us after and acknowledged what he did was wrong and apologized. We were not the only people who were treated poorly by the bartender, I saw a couple people he was short with and one couple that even left before ordering because of him. Would not recommend unless there's only 2-3 other customers in the building. The wings were cooked great, dry rub was different but good! Wasn't a fan of the sauce that was brought with it, hence asking for ranch and blue cheese. It's a bummer because it's a great location and has potential. Bad service will drive customers away like he is. We will not be going there again and already found a different place for pregame drinks for work events right down the road that I would recommend- Mackenzie's Pub. Only reason it got 2 stars was because of the nice woman who came up and talked to us and apologized on his behalf.

Best bar food in MN! Cheese curds are best out there even to state fair. And their burgers are incredible. One of my most visited restaurants in MN. My friends and I love this place

The jalapeño popper burger was great and the fried pickle appetizer came with a lot. It was a convenient place to go before the Orpheum!

THEY ARE BACK!!!This location had their grand RE-opening earlier this month and out of all of The Bulldogs, this one is my favorite. The atmosphere is lively on the weekends and chill on the week days. You can tell people really enjoy coming in at anytime of the day. The staff is extremely friendly and personable. I alway appreciate the conversations and attentiveness of the employees. They are the best. My go-to foods are the Bulldog Wings (dry rubbed with the Thai chili sauce is the best), and the Hand-Cut Fries (I highly recommend the truffle oil!). Whenever I bring my best friend to The Bulldog, and we order the truffle oil fries, that first bite puts a smile on our face. So good! Drinky Drinks! They have a wide selection of drinks!I love their Cherry Rhubarb Cider! It has a sweet and tart tang to it. They have a nice selection of hard seltzers too. I like the Florida Seltzer brand: Prickly Pear & Guava and their Blueberry. The Blood Orange Hard Seltzer is amazing too! They also have various beers on draft and in cans as well.If you are looking for a spunky, fun place to have a barrel of fun with you friends or just to kick back with a couple of drinks by yourself, The Bulldog Downtown is the place to be.

Bulldog is pretty much across the street from me and I wanted to try it out just to see if it's a good place to chill, grab a beer, and relax. It is! I went on a Sunday so it was pretty dead. It's a bit of small place, but they do have ALOT of TVs around the bar as well as two games of darts. NICE! The service was pretty good. The bartender/server was consistently filling up the water glass I did have. Tthe beer menu was surprisingly diverse considering the size of the place.Foodwise I ordered the 12 wings, half of the dry rub which came with Thaichili sauce, and the other half a flavor called Fear the Reaper that came with Cajun ranch sauce.The dry rub was just okay. Not super flavorful. The chicken meat was pretty quality though in both sets of wings. Full and meaty! The Fear the Reaper wasn't that flavorful either and actually not really hot (but I eat spicy food so...). The Cajun Ranch was really good with it though..!!Overall----Not a bad place.! Food was really meh, atmosphere was slow but it was Sunday. But it's quiet and convenient with a lot of TVs and a nice dart game setup.

I stopped here to get some dinner and a drink after seeing a show at the Orpheum Theatre. I ordered a Gingerale and their bulldog Burger. The place seem to have a fairly relaxed sports like atmosphere. Just a small intimate bar we can get good bar food. The burger was pretty tasty and the fries came out crispy and hot. Would recommend this for a good late night snack. Four out of five for a bar. Service was fairly good and there was very little waiting for my food.

Meh. We went here to grab a bite before a show at the Orpheum. Not great pub food. Service was mediocre.