Sorry Kedar.... Hate to disagree as we agree so much.... But I had a veggie burger the other day there at the Chef Shack, and I sometimes get their french fries and their hot super donuts, and I gotta give them Five stars....and I think the burger was the walnut cheese burger from the Trempalau Hotel..which is a good one, but what really slammed me down...where I wanted to live in the Chef Shack with the two Chefs...was the Condiments.... Pickled Kolhrabi??? jesus hit me... Fresh Pickled Cabbage with Caraway Pickled Green beans White Pickles Fresh relish Their housemade BBQ sauce Fresh Pepper Rings.. and I lost count ....The Kohlrabi...was stellar, and makes me want to pickle it. I love their donuts...and their Gazpacho with watermelon and tomato rock... this is another one of those local food locavore delights that is following the trends we keep hearing about on Splendid Table...the mobile gourmet shacks that rocks!!! Keep it up Lisa and Carrie...woooo hoooo... and one more thing..the sweet corn ice creme...blew my mind. read more

Exquisite, mouth-watering, impeccable, artistic...just a few adjectives that describe the 'ridonkulous' fare Chef Shack is serving up. These gals are absolutely amazing and the love they have for food and making people happy shines through what they serve up. I have visited them at both Mill City Farmer's Market and Kingfield Market. Each and every time I try something new...faves are pulled pork nacho, sweet corn ice cream, shack burgers with ALL the fixins, and the amazing beet salad with fried green tomatoes. They have seriously brought street food to a whole other level. I don't do county fair food anymore..only Chef Shack for me, baby! read more

We went to Mill City Farmers Market just to eat lunch at the Chef Shack. We had the Beef Tongue Taco which was daring for me but I was so pleasantly surprised. The tongue was super tender. We also had the daily special which was a Soft Shell Crab Sandwich. I loved the fact it featured seasonal topping like ramps & fiddlehead ferns, perfect for a farmers market. Next time we'll get some hot dogs just so we can try the amazing variety of condiments they had on hand. This is not your State Fair food cart! Great, friendly service too! read more

Ok so yeah you could buy food from them and you should. But what I want to talk about is the sides they have lined up to put on top of things. I seriously fell in love with all of their homemade pickles and condiments. YUM! I would buy stuff just for the excuse to eat some of their pickled goods. Plus doesn't everyone have to try bacon ketchup that eats meat? read more

Shame on me for not visiting the Chef Shack at the Mill City Farmer's Market sooner.The sweet and salty mini doughnuts were amaaazing! If I hadn't filed up on those I would have tried a burger or a brat. Yummy. read more

Oh My Gawd....I had the Man Hash you know the one with the Pulled Pork at the King field winter market, Oh My Gawd it was Die-Licious. I'm looking forward to more more more. Thanks Ladies for making Fresh Forward Cusine. read more

Wow. I can't believe the food that comes from the "little trailer that could". I am still dreaming of the pulled pork nachos with the little nibblets of fresh corn. The black beans and salsa made me have to grab a fork to make sure that I left nothing behind. After my nachos I absolutely enjoyed her Rock My Road chocolate ice cream. This is close your eyes good. There were cookies in it that had little bits of toffee or carmel and the richness of the chocolate ice cream completely hit the spot. Ummmm. Don't pass Shack; it's too good. read more

You really can't go wrong with the Chef Shack. The Indian spiced mini-donuts rule and everything I've ever tried has been tasty. It's a must-try. They are at the corner of 5th and Hennepin most workdays. Too bad carts can't have multiple locations so they can get found by apps that have "nearby" capabilities. read more

I've visited the Shack twice this summer. And shamefully both visits were in the same day! First I had the pulled pork soft taco. After recently visiting Rusty Taco based on a mis-placed rave review and being soooooo disappointed in their dry overly salted pulled pork on a soggy, raw-tasting corn tortilla I was pretty skeptical. Well, Chef Shack has restored my faith!! The pork was seasoned perfectly and was as moist as it could be without being soggy. The slaw that topped the taco had the perfect amount of tang to play against the pork. Then, on my second visit I splurged and got the bison burger with fois gras. The burger was cooked perfectly! Pink in the middle and uber juicy! The fois gras was decadent and rich. On top of the burger were pickled onions that complemented the unctuousness of the burger to a tee. On the side was a terribly forgettable pasta salad. The pasta was under seasoned and overcooked. The only thing that made it edible was when I ate the burger and the drippings hit the pasta and gave it flavor. Otherwise I threw it out. So that is the only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars. After the divine burger, the salad seemed pointless. One last thing, the employees. They are AWESOME. Friendly and knowledgeable. Good service is hard to find, but these folks have it down. I will be back (once I work off the fall out of this day of indulgence). read more

Hey, Chef Shack. You know what? Your mini donuts kick the pants off the State Fair mini donuts! Yeah, I said it. They are always warm, soft and delicious. Subtly sweet and spicy. I sometimes share them, but not always. It depends on if I also took part in your pork taco deliciousness that day. read more

The donuts here are great. The pulled pork nachos and French toast with sausage are just not for me.

I just had an order of sweet potato tacos from the downtown truck. If they hadn't set me back $6 for two I would have gone back for another order. Their homemade hot sauce was divine. These tacos didn't even make it back to the office with me; I shoved them down my gullet as I walked down the street. read more

I love that the cities' first street food set the bar so high. If sweet potato tacos are on the menu, you get them. And the only acceptable reasons to not have the mini-donuts would be lack of cash, or some sort of catastrophic donut allergy. read more

I've heard so much about the food trucks in Minneapolis and this is one of the best! I had the thai pork sandwich a few weeks ago downtown and it was amazing! Juicy, well seasoned, and it came with their yummy (homemade?) chips. My mom got their nachos... don't remember which ones but they were amazing. The guacamole at the Chef Shack is crazy good. The ladies who run this place are fun as well! Can't wait to go back! read more

Indian Spiced donuts are to die for! Can't say enough about them; these arn't your typical fair food mini donuts! Spiced and rolled in sugar, hot and wonderful in your little paper bag... they give you enough to share with friends, but you won't want to! read more

After having a friend of mine rave about this truck I finally had the chance to try them out when visiting the Harriet brewery taproom on a Wednesday night. I had the Bison Burger which was fantastic and my wife had the vegetarian sweet potato tacos. One bit of warning though, when they give you tortilla chips as a side and they have their "XXX HOTTT" Sauce available, use it sparingly. Not kidding when I say on a hot scale of 1-10 this sauce is pretty close to an 11. Not ideal for a typical W.A.S.P.y Minnesotan but very good none-the-less. read more

Love the Chef Shack, though I've only been once (so far...being from out-of-town and all....but I'm sure I'll go again). I went when they were parked at the Mill City Farmers Market and I have to say, that location is great for them. I got the mini spiced donuts, of course, which were perfect and also two sweet potato tacos, which were AMAZING. I am partial to sweet potatoes but they had other things in them too like corn, etc. and it was just a really good flavor blend, without the meat :) Try it, you'll like it!! read more

OK. I did it. I ate out of one of the many trucks that have descended on Minneapolis this summer. I ate at the Chef Shack and had the Bison Burger with Fried Egg and it was damn tasty. read more

Chef Shack, I MISS YOU! You were my staple on my Saturday mornings as a volunteer at the Mill City Farmers Market, and now I've up and moved to the east coast. I still dream of your hot-from-the-fryer spiced mini donuts and your once-a-season softshell crab sammy. I still taste the Arnie Palmer that you served in your compostable cups. I still wear my "follow me to the shack" Tshirt when I'm feeling especially nostalgic. We'll meet again, one day! read more

Pulled pork nachos were so delicious and large. Service was friendly. The line was long at the farmers market but moved quickly. Loved the condiment selection especially the xxx hot sauce. It was definitely hot which is a bonus for me!! read more

If you really like slow service, being ignored, and a half handful of broken chips, then this is the food truck for you. I was passed in food service by people who ordered the same items, after I did. I was really disappointed after waiting a half hour for a food truck to make a burger. read more

From someone who has eaten at this truck more than 100 times, things to get in order of importance: Bison burger......sometimes its served with Foie Gras if you are extremely lucky and they are offering it that day, otherwise the egg/burger sauce combo adds up to these best burger in the city......it would be in the top 5 just burger and bun Walleye or Softshell crab sandwiches....tempura fried, the best buns and bread, and the tarter sauce maybe the best condiment i have ever had....made from wild ramp onions....ohh yeah! Donuts....or the french toast, each are dusted with the cardamom/indian spice sugar and the french toast come with bacon brat and fresh local fruit......either will be the best you have ever had. Tacos.... Tongue taco, fork tender tongue that is super juice, expertly seasoned, and fresh salsa....need I say more. Pork taco, the sauce, pork, and slaw form a symphony of sweet, salty, tangy, and aromatic. Finally, salad and sweet potato tacos.....as a staunch meat eater it took all of my will to try these....both were great, especially the salad with toasted quinoa and homemade vinaigrette. One other thing, if they have either the hangover hash or a grilled cheese of any kind....put these two towards the top, they are not on the menu often, but when they are....they are amazing. Overall this truck has been the best and most consistently good street food I have had in Minneapolis, not a surprise since the truck was the first food truck in Minneapolis and the two Chef owners have 50 plus years of professional chef experience, including work in the big apple between them. It should be noted that it seems like their food is a modern and gourmet take on simple street foods, and so you will probably pay a few more $ to have the best street burger or creme-brulee of you life.....if you want to cramp your pie hole with a gut filling pile of food.....hit a hotdog stand or go to Chipotle. To the skeptics and neh-sayers, you shouldn't complain about the food when you order a hot dog or veggie dog ........what do you expect....its a friggin hotdog...put some the delicous condiments on it, that's where the flavor is you fools! read more

These people are soo unprofessional! First, they required that they be the only truck in the area when you reserve them from an event, second, they brought only ONE item from their menu, third, they were a no-show on the following days of their assignment, then canceled at the end of the week AFTER they had already been a no-show. When you require to be the only truck, the least you could do is bring a full menu so people may actually WANT to spend money with you, and more importantly, physically show up or notify ahead of time so a backup can be arranged! I guess a truck means you can ignore the customer service side of things... I hope they enjoy driving around for places to serve lunch. If they continue doing business this way, it will be the only way they'll get any business, since nobody will want to schedule this unreliable company for any events. read more

when i pay that much for sweet potato tacos that look like the inside of a diaper and i ask for a fork so my son can try to eat it, just give me the damn fork. Dont tell me you are running low and only give them for egg dishes you bunch of turds. read more

I ordered the chicken sandwich and it looked grey and bad, also no one serving me had on gloves or washed their hands. I was sick from it and was not able to get my money back. They NEED TO WEAR GLOVES PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK!! HATE THEM!! read more

I finally got the chance to try Chef Shack months after experiencing their glorious food at the Yelp! School Yard event. I was kinda hoping they would have the aaaamazing chocolate mousse that they had at the event but, alas, like any innovative kitchen they have different offerings every day. My crestfallen tummy was immediately rewarded, though, when I took a bit of their special of the day: two pork tacos with slaw and spicy salsa for $6. The pork was uber-moist and delicious, not too salty, and provided the perfect texture difference from the crunchy slaw. The tortilla was average, but it was really the filling that made the difference. After wolfing down the tacos, a friend and I shared a huge, warm serving of their oh-so-tasty Indian-spiced mini donuts for $5. Seriously, it was bang for the buck, because the donuts were perfectly warm (not piping hot), had the right amount of sugar, and just the slightest hint of cardamom (I actually wish they had put more of it). It's a crime that I haven't had food truck gourmet before given that I'm from LA, but what a great way to be baptized to this burgeoning food movement. read more

We hit up the Chef Shack at the Mill City Market, and honestly we will be going back next Saturday just for lunch. If the market wasn't there, we'd still go if the Chef Shack was there! I had the bison burger and added bacon and cheddar. With the ramp and apricot homemade mustard and some pickled onions on top, a drop of bacon ketchup, and kimchi vegetables on the side, it was amazing. Great flavor and very moist. The condiment bar was really fun too - with one of their local hot dogs, you could really go to town. My sister had the pulled pork nachos which were also amazing - complete with homemade chips and guac. Next time I would try the fries, hot dog, donuts, and/or the soft shell crab sandwich if they still have it. Prices are a little on the high side ($10 for the crab sandwich; $9 for the bacon burger; $7 for the nachos; $5 for fries, donuts, hot dog), but this is some high quality grub, so I think it's worth it. And you can eat it outside of the Guthrie watching the river and kooky Segway tour groups go by. Good stuff all around. read more

Stopped by the Chef Shack while attending Art-A-Whirl. My wife and I were very excited to try the whole higher end food from a food cart experience. We ordered the Liver and Beet salad($7), a Croque-madame($6), and a Arnie Palmer($3). The Liver and Beet salad was wonderful, the liver was tender not dry, and the salad was nicely dressed. For the price it was a bargain, and if that were all we had purchased this would be a 5 star review hands down. The croque-madam was a different story all together. I am a fan of the croque-madam, more specifically I am a huge fan of the whole idea of a fried egg on a sandwich. So when i saw the words "Croque-madame" calling out to me from the menu board, my mind became flooded with the sensations of buttery grilled bread, smoky ham, melted cheese, all topped by the glory of the fried egg dripping its luscious yellow yolk as i commence to eat. Unfortunately the chef of the shack is too lazy to find out what a croque-madam actually is, and I received a sad looking grilled cheve and tomato sandwich. For the chefs enlightenment, I have taken a whole 5 seconds out of my life to find this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croque-monsieur (the madame section is under variations). As you can see it is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich with an egg on top. The chefs argument that it was her "interpretation" of a croque-madame, is complete and total garbage. In the future, the Chef Shack should just call it a Grilled Cheve and Tomato Sandwich and only charge $4 ($6 is just too high for what you get). I want this city to have food carts other than just hot dogs and popcorn, I want us to have a street food culture - I am not even asking for great food, just good food. I might even suppress my irritation long enough to visit the Chef Shack again, but could someone please get it through to the chef that you can't just slap a name on a piece of food and not expect to be called on your BS. The arnie palmer by the way, was just vaguely lemony brown water. read more

Today, I was with my vegetarian friend and we stopped at the Chef Shack in hopes of a vegetarian option. I inquired about the Tongue and Cheek burrito, and the employee listed off all of the ingredients; never once mentioning the meat. Upon biting into the burrito, we discovered that there was pulled pork in the burrito. When I returned to question him about why he never mentioned the meat, and that my friend is worried that she could get sick since this is the first meat she has eaten in over 10 years, the employee laughed while stating "That's why it's called Tongue and Cheek". Not only did the employee resist in any form of apology, he also made the assumption that the pulled pork was understood as one of the ingredients in the meal. The phrase tongue and cheek is used as an expression of sarcasm, but one shouldn't be sarcastic when their lapse of judgment could make one of their paying customers quite ill. read more

Just tried the Beef Tongue Taco. I have to say it was horrible. It was watery and all over my clothes. Felt more like chili than a taco.

The menu and location is very deceiving. They tried to sit us,table for two , on the alley next to their dumpster. Food and service was very lackluster. I asked for a spicy Bloody Mary and my server said, fix it yourself. read more

I thought I would try their Cuban sandwich for seven dollars. I was instantly disappointed. It was a white hot dog bun with a small amount of pulled pork and cheese. That should not be called a Cuban, that is false advertising. It should not even be on a menu. I feel I got jobbed. read more

Hangover hash, bison burger with fried duck egg, indian spiced mini donuts, watermelon gazpacho ( anything with Chef shacks pulled pork on it. ) Not to mention ¡Anything! at Chef Shack in Bay City Wisconsin. Any time I have had the privilege to eat Chef shack food in the past 7 or more years, its always consistently amazing. First to last bites have always captivated my entire attention, building memories of "first time experiences", dream like staying power.Thank you!!! To Good memories:) read more

Holy bring my tastebuds back to life Batman... Wow, Chef Shack... Here's the deal. I am not some professional food critic. I love to cook, I love to eat, I love to try new things. If I find something I like, I go back again and again and again. When I first heard about Chef Shack, I thought well that's cool. But all I really have to go on is hotdogs in New York. I really didn't get that "street" food is it's own special genre of food and that there is good and bad and spectacular in all of it. I just thought it was...well, street food. You bring your truck and you cook some stuff and you sell it. I will admit to being excited about checking Chef Shack out because it just so happens that I went to school with one of the co-owners, Lisa Carlson. Hadn't seen her in years and she told me about the Shack. So, the first time I went (that's right the first time, you can't go once and not go again), I ordered a pulled pork sandwich, my girls got a hotdog (big enough for the two of them to share) and some fries. Sounds pretty basic doesn't it? O.M.G. (said in true Valleygirl fashion), no it can be better than basic, it can be much, much, beyond much better and this was. Lisa explained that they get the ingredients for their creations from local farmers and all are organic, etc. You can read the other reviews to get the lo lo on all the ingredients, etc cuz here again, I honestly don't know that much. I do know that they are not your average "street vendor". Chef Shack offers up things that you may not find anywhere else. It's a great way to try something new. They make all their own condiments and my God, I could eat the condiments alone all day, just stand there and eat them...and not be intimidated by the stares of strangers, oh no, I would stay there and eat them, they're that good. They are kid friendly and as a single mom, if I'm going to go somewhere and spend money, I don't have the extra cash to spend on something else if my kids don't like what I got them. I usually get them something they've already had and liked and do the experimenting myself. That way, I can share with them and if they like it, we can add that to their choices for next time. I have since had the donuts and I don't like donuts but I actually crave these now. My daughter's ask for them. In addition, the ice cream. Carrie Summer, the other co-owner, brilliant. Sweet corn ice cream. Yeah, you heard me...who woulda thunk? She did. These two are unbelievably talented. They have a lifetime of experience backing them both up, I can assure you and it's...well, it's spectacular. Try it. Really, try it. Mill City Market on Saturdays and Kingfield on Sundays. Inconceivably good. If I ever win the lottery, I'll probably kidnap the two of them and pay them exhorbitant amounts of $$ to keep me and mine happy palatably...I promise they will be treated well!!!!!! read more

We went for the sole purpose of trying the soft-shell crab sandwich and when we got there, she told us it was out of season! When I mentioned that they should say something about that on their website, she just gave me attitude and said she "can't maintain that site". She offered me some overpriced $10 herring sandwich, like I was going to buy anything from her after she gave me attitude. Their food may be popular, but they could use some improvement in customer service. read more

Im not a regular on Yelp, but I thought I would give a shout out to some of the best vegetable indian curry I have ever had!! This is my favorite comfort food and I was so lucky to be at the right place at the right time(Forever St. in St.Paul). The spices were very authentic and completly scrumtious! Cant wait for more, bring on spring time and the markets! Thank you for your wonderful yumminess :) read more