Blue Door Pub Como Ave

Blue Door St Paul had a special spot in my heart a decade ago. When my husband and I first started dating, we frequented St Paul and Minneapolis locations quite a bit. I'd never had a juicy Lucy before, after the first visit, I was obsessed. Sadly the last couple of times in the past year, we've visited this Como location, and we're sure that was our last. The cease and desist and horse kick are my go to burgers, but something is off. The bun is now always dry and dull, it doesn't look appetizing at all. Usually, I wait to bite into my burger so I don't get a mouth full of hot cheese, but the beef patties aren't even hot when it comes, and definitely bordering on raw, just red and mushy. I could barely get through half of the burger. It got me wondering if the burgers were always bad or if my palette is just more refined. The hella totchos though. Delicious. If not for those, I'd have gone home hungry. The service is always great, and there's never a wait. For drool worthy burgers, I'd head to Saint Dinette or Brunsons Pub in Saint Paul. For totchos and wings, Blue Doors will do.

What in the F did I just experience? The Mount Blucuvious almost brought tears to my eyes! Probably in part from the ghost pepper cheese sauce that's made in house which christened the top of my burger- but nonetheless- Outstanding and friendly service (we were the only 2 in there), their house cut fries were the perfect texture and flavor, the ranch dipping sauce was restaurant ranch- my late wife's favorite-My ma had the traditional buffalo wings, and she said the sauce was amazing as it wasn't overwhelmingly vinigary or spicy. She also had a glass of Chardonnay- and our check was only $46.00! It was so good we almost considered buying a hat as a souvenir! But I quickly realized I'd rarely wear such a hat. All in all? Five stars and no less. Definitely a place I'd recommend to close family and friends.

Updated review: I love that they moved away from the digital menus. Great food, the ambience is pretty standard modern bar. But the burgers are incredible and the apps are amazing as well. I've always had good service, great place to eat.

First time here. Decided to do a pick up after work. Online order was easy and food was ready within 25 minutes.Has its own parking and nice atmosphere, music not to loud and food wasn't bad.Got the Blucy with mayo and lettuce for $11.25 and decent taste. I got also got the 10 piece chicken which I felt was a little on the dry side and not much meat for $9.95, wasn't really worth it to me. Overall wasn't bad experience.

Blue Door Pub has been a long time favorite of mine. While the original location in St. Paul was by far my favorite (RIP), all the locations, including this one on Como Ave, have a great vibe about them. My last visit was later on a Sunday evening for dinner with my significant other. The restaurant was overall pretty quiet with a few sat tables and one or two people at the bar. We were immediately greeted by the server and he took our drink orders. He was attentive to our table throughout the entire meal and super friendly. I ordered a burger, wings, and fries green beans. All of which were outstanding. I don't make it to Blue Door often but when I do I always enjoy my food. Blue Door is a great spot to visit if you are looking for a friendly atmosphere with a decent selection of local craft beer and above average pub fare.

Quick lunch stop to go. Haven't been here before so it was great to walk in to a super clean and friendly area and staff. Ordered the suggested bacon blucy with a side of tots. The burger was so fresh and done perfectly and tots were exactly how they should be-crunchy outside and soft inside. Fun interior with local art and lots of screens with sports showing. Love it! Def recommend and will stop by again!

I saw this place on Man vs Food (or maybe its sister location), but it was close enough to my hotel. Took a quick Lyft here and I gotta say, it was probably the best Juicy Lucy I have had. It might not be the original, but they have elevated to new levels! I had the Vesuvius which was stuffed with a five pepper cheese and topped with a fried avocado and some spicy bacon. It was delicious and spicy, but not TOO spicy. I paired it with a healthy portion of fries thrown into their house smoked BBQ rub. That was the surprise of the meal since it gave the decent fries an extra UMPTH. As for the service, you need to order by phone which I thought was a little weird. The process was fine so I really can't complain about that, but it took away from the service interaction. It also took a little longer than I expected, but I wasn't in any hurry and I am willing to wait if the food is that good. If you are by UMN and don't want to trek all the way to the birthplace of the Juicy Lucy, this is the place for you! I found the burger to be seasoned well and had the right balance of ingredients. Seems like a good place to hang out and watch the game. I saw families in there too so its for everybody!

If you are a burger person - this might be your kinda spot. Obviously, Blue Door is well known for the Blucy. My crew all got different burgers and we all agreed - they were tasty. However, none of them provided a mind blowing, must come back, kind of place vibe. If you want a burger around the U of M campus, it is probably your best option. If you are a traveling burger hunter, you may find better in the Minneapolis area. I got the cajun redux. You know I like my spice... In fact, I had targeted this burger for awhile to try. It tasted great, but... it wasn't spicy. At all. Ghost pepper cheese what? My side - the cajun fries. Good, but I've had better. Your restaurant options aren't homeruns in dinky. I'd probably pick this over the various chains and bars around campus. Overall, I'd call it an above average burger and a worthwhile stop if you are in the como/dinky area.

Bar feel but clean inside. The server was great even though he had the whole restaurant by himself. The food came out quickly and it was very good. We got a std cheese burger with homemade fries (the highlight), Mount Blucuvious Blucy, Cobb Salad and Hella Totchos. Would definitely go back.

We were thrilled that Blue Door had parking. We walked in and were immediately greeted and seated. You have to order using a QR code. We ordered the Extra Crispy Scary Buffalo Wings and the Blucy w/bacon & fries. I started making wings at home because no one makes crispy wings (we can't stand flabby wings). Their wings were pretty crispy. They started out nice and spicy! They ended scary spicy, lol. If you can't handle super hot spicy, you should get the regular buffalo.The burger was cooked perfectly. It was delicious. You choose the toppings. We added lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and mayo.They put a nice big piece of lettuce which added a yummy freshness to the burger. The fries were delicious. Crisp on the outside aside and perfect on the inside. The staff was great. The only negative was that I wanted extra sauce and I had a hard time flagging them down. Once we did, the guy was friendly and efficient. It would be nice to be able to use the QR code to let them know that we need something. We'd already closed our bill so maybe keeping it open would have helped.Ambiance: Felt like a cool historic building inside. I liked the old- style wooden booths and the antique mirror on the wall of the booth.