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11/13/2017 Are Food Trucks Good or Bad for the Twin Cities? | streets.mn <br />https://streets.mn/2012/07/09/are-food-trucks-good-or-bad-for-the-twin-cities/10/14 <br />an extra boost. Implementing an indoor space that is shared with a handful of food trucks would be <br />great: it would provide variety, relief from the elements whether sweltering or chilling to the bone, and <br />convenience by being available at a single location. It would also help break down that mental barrier <br />locals have about North Mpls by familiarizing themselves with it. <br />Alex July 10, 2012 at 4:36 am # <br />I like the post, Bill, although I think in a society that has marginalized pedestrian transportation <br />as much as we have, there is a better case for reserving the little remaining sidewalk space for moving. <br />Good places downtown? I would argue that Gluek's and Eli's are two of only a handful of bars in the <br />Twin Cities that actually have personality. The list of good, idiosyncratic, local restaurants Downtown is <br />almost endless – Zen Box, Hell's Kitchen (though their new space is lacking in character their food is <br />still great), Spoon River, The Creperie, even Brothers Deli in the skyway. Sure there is a lot of <br />corporate crap, but there is at least as many good local purveyors of refreshment as any neighborhood. <br />Bill Lindeke July 10, 2012 at 7:18 am # <br />OK. I will have to go to Gluek's again, though I doubt anyone would agree w/ you <br />about TC bars lacking personality. And you're right. There are a bunch of joints w/ <br />good taste. <br />Alex July 10, 2012 at 12:36 pm # <br />Twin Cities bars are at best warehouses for binge drinking and at worse <br />reminiscent of spacious gas chambers. The best ones are from the 60s or earlier, because <br />there was apparently a state law that required wood paneling in bars and breweries at the <br />time were generous with mirrored and/or felted wall hanging merch. But those are almost all <br />still far too large to be interesting. A bar must be approximately living room sized to be <br />interesting. Most TC bars are table-based, and since Minnesotans go there that means no <br />one talks to each other. <br />Long story short, see you at Gluek's tonight. <br />Bill Lindeke July 10, 2012 at 3:25 pm # <br />oops! i'm in St paul!