Modern Times Café

Whenever I go to take someone to the "neighborhood cafe," Modern Times is that cafe! It has a totally unapologetic DIY cozy vibe, featuring local art on the walls, hand-written signage, and mismatched dishware that genuinely makes it feel like you're having brunch at a friend's house. The staff are all great and super knowledgeable about the offerings so if you ever don't know what to get, they'll have a recommendation locked and loaded for ya!Their menu is incredibly thoughtful and I find this is one of the few places I can get a balanced meal just by ordering any single dish as-is; everything naturally is chock full of veggies and protein alike! They're also able to make anything on the menu vegetarian or vegan, so there's truly something for everyone here.When I went today, I had the best tea of my life!! I usually just get their drip coffee, but decided to be adventurous and order off the specials board today--I picked the orange cream oolong milk tea ($4.50) since I'm a big milk tea fan generally, and it changed my life--Tea Source citrus oolong with honey and steamed milk, which sounds simple, but was unbelievably good. Perfectly milky while still having a strong tea flavor, and wasn't too sweet! When I got down to the bottom of it, I got a look at the teabag which was absolutely PACKED with tea--I can safely say that this was the best milk tea I've ever had, and wish I could take a gallon of it home with me in a thermos.The food itself is always good here, but today I tried the pastrami hash ($17) for the first time--house hashbrowns (that are always seasoned to perfection), mushrooms, onions, green peppers, tomato, house-made pastrami, local cheddar, two eggs, poblano sour cream, served with spring greens in vinaigrette and two tortillas. You can also sub the pastrami for tempeh and/or the cheddar for cashew cream to make it veggie! Gigantic portion and the flavors were great. I normally go over-easy for my eggs but our server recommended poached so I went with that, which was absolutely the right choice.They also have a little pastry case with a daily rotation of scratch-made baked goods--we grabbed some scrap donuts on our way out today!

Another plant based paradise in Minneapolis. Our son took us here for breakfast and the food was incredible. I did the Surfs Up wrap with had so much flavor. It comes with some options some vegetarian option and some meat options. I didn't with bacon versus tempeh and it was amazing. Really big portions and they are all full of fresh ingredients. It's super popular so plan on waiting a bit but it's more than worth the wait

Food was good. I had The Duke without the egg. Place was busy at 11. Waited 20-30 minutes for a table for our group. Took awhile to order and much longer to get our food. Everyone was a hangry by that time. We inhaled our food and got out. Inside was noisy. Hard to have a conversation at times. They do have outside seating but that was in high demand and not available to be put on a list.

Honestly, I was reading and looking at photos. It actually quite surprising. They have a good amount of vegan/ vegetarian food and meaty food as well. I like the hashbrown it was crunchy. I like that they give a big portion of food for it price. The green sauce is good not too spicy. The service was pretty good, it's not the best too. They're nice and friendly. I love how they all have a different personality and style! If you wanna get a spot, come early because they will make you wait in the other room. The ambiance is good, just everything is going on at once. Would come back and try something new.

Fantastic vegan-friendly breakfast menu, enjoyed by everyone (carnivores included). Dynamite hash browns - highly recommended these delightfully crispy breakfast wonders. Southside Hash with tvp chorizo was a highlight. Solid coffee offerings with variety of milk choices, as well.

Absolutely delicious wholesome and tasty, plenty of gluten free options and even half portions for those of us with small appetites. We will 100% return to this place. When we return we will not order coffee, their coffee was just awful . Luckily they kept the water cups refilled (excellent service)

Sooooo fucking good, a billion vegan options, I would recommend again and again. A must-stop in Minneapolis.

Kitchen did not get the order for a half hour. Will never return to this restaurant. Avoid at all costs.

Upon arriving our waitress brought us room temperature water without ice and some menus and eventually came back to take our orders. After taking our orders she decided to stop working and sat down within sight of us and ordered her own food which was delivered before ours. After an extensive wait our food was eventually delivered to our table by a different waiter. The poached eggs I ordered were over cooked and did not have runny yokes, the pork sausage was not seasoned and bland, the English muffin I ordered was not toasted and instead just had melted butter poured on it, my hash browns were dry, and the "veggies" were nothing more than a small cup of steamed carrot slices and a few pieces of broccoli. My brother had to leave before we had finished so I didn't have a chance to talk to him about his meal. My wife's meal was equally mediocre and the Kombucha she ordered was advertised as being 16oz but the bottle they gave her was only 12oz.Now the most outrageous part is they add 23% to your bill in junk fees! We were charged a 3% fee for "processing and compostable tofo materials" even though nothing we ordered had tofo/tofu in it. And then another 10% fee for the luxury of dining at their restaurant, and an additional 10% for "service" which seemingly means the waitress gets her food delivered to her before you and that you instead either get overcooked or undercooked food. The receipt says this is because the restaurant is a no tipping restaurant, which given their exceptionally poor service is because they know no one would tip their lazy staff. Most insultingly of all when the waitress came back to take my money she solicited me for a tip when she asked if I wanted my change back! In retrospect I regret just not paying with a credit card and initiating a charge back when I got home.Finally these fees they are charging are illegal and in violation of Minnesota's Junk Fee bill - Chapter 111, House File 3438:https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2024/0/Session+Law/Chapter/111/If you too are victimized by this establishment, please be sure to file complaints with the Minnesota's Attorney General's office regarding this establishments illegal activity with these junk fees:https://www.ag.state.mn.us/office/Forms/ConsumerAssistanceRequest.aspUpon

I have NEVER had to wait this long for food for any restaurants in the twin cities, ever! Seriously, how long does a tofu burrito and hash browns take to make when the restaurant is barely half full (30+ ). And our waitress never came to see us. Horrible service time and time again. This was our last time here. And you can refuse the service fee if you argue. Do not come here