Snuffy's Malt Shop is an American restaurant chain with four locations in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. The restaurants have a '50s hamburger malt shop theme, complete with checkered red and white tablecloths and red and white striped awnings.
As of March 2011, Snuffy's operated four restaurants, in St. Paul, Roseville, Edina, and Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Snuffy's menu consists primarily of
burgers, and
shakes/malts in a wide variety of flavors, along with traditional hamburger shop side dishes such as
fries
French fries (North American English), chips (British English), finger chips (Indian English), french-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are '' batonnet'' or '' allumette''-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin from Belgium and France. Th ...
and
onion rings
An onion ring, also called a French fried onion ring, is a form of appetizer or side dish in British and American cuisine. They generally consist of a cross-sectional "ring" of onion dipped in batter or bread crumbs and then deep fried; a ...
. In October 2010 the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that Snuffy's had added
cheese curds
Cheese curds are moist pieces of curdled milk, eaten either alone or as a snack, or used in prepared dishes. They are consumed throughout the northern United States and Canada. Notably, cheese curds are popular in Quebec, as part of the dish ...
to the menu at the Roseville, Minnesota location.
Recognition and awards
In 1997, the ''
New York Times
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'' mentioned Snuffy's Malt Shop as "among the most popular neighborhood restaurants".
In 2001, Snuffy's Malt Shop was referred to as a favorite Secret Spot by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
In 2006, Snuffy's Malt Shop was voted as the 2nd best burger restaurant in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine Reader's Poll.
In 2009, The Minnesota Daily placed Snuffy's Malt Shop amongst its favorite Dime-piece Diners.
In 2010, CBS Minnesota place Snuffy's Malt Shop on its list of Best Eats Near Shoreview.
See also
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List of hamburger restaurants
This is a list of notable hamburger restaurants. A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat (usually beef) usually placed inside a sliced hamburger bun. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, bacon, tom ...
References
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