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It feels like an upscale food court experience with a nice variety of good food such as pizza, tacos, burgers, waffles, boba, etc. I ate at Tico's Tacos where I ordered at the counter and then found a place to sit while I waited for a text indicating that my food was ready to pick up at their counter. It was fast, easy and delicious!
Joey Meatballs is okay - 3 stars. Joey Meatballs isn't good and it isn't bad. I'm going with a middle-of-the-road rating of "mediocre". I went with them because I checked all of the menus in the food court and it looked like this restaurant was my best chance of getting animal-based food without a bunch of unnecessary, inflammatory plants. Since I'm a low carbohydrate eater, I got a side of 4 giant meatballs. BTW, they shorted me one, I was supposed to get 4 but he gave me 3. Off to a bad start. My elderly mother ordered a spaghetti meal, called "The Baller", with the same giant meatballs. The meatballs tasted great but the quality sucked. I could taste, definitely, that they were more soy protein than real ground beef. Bummer. The sauce tasted okay but it was cheap crap too. I didn't feel very well after I ate all of this stuff. I'd bet all the money in my wallet that the sauce is loaded with corn syrup and gross factory vegetable seed oils. Oh, well. You get what you pay for. On the other hand... I really LOVE a lot of things about the whole "Potluck" food court area! It's beautiful, it's diverse, and it has some cool design features like a ceiling full of wooden spoons under the escalator (see photos). Cool! As a Keto Low Carb dude, I probably won't be hitting up the Potluck food court in the future other than (maybe) grabbing a coffee to-go at the waffle place. Every food place sells items that range from 90% to 100% plant based, food-like products. BTW, I love Baldamar and I love Crave, both in close proximity and within walking distance from Potluck. I'm glad I checked it out but I won't be back. -Maxx
Been to potluck many times. It's a good hall in the mall and you may say it's a food court. But I felt the quality of the food items is a lot better than a typical food court. Further more the restaurants are not big chains. I took one star off because they close when the mall closes, typically around 7 during the week days and I wish it could close later. You have lots of good food options and I am not sure if the restaurant rotates on a time schedule or just whenever the business decides to stop. You can order from salad place, pizza, coffee and waffles, bakery, sandwich and burger, Italian. It previously has taco and ramen bar and I wish those could come back.
This food court in Rosedale Mall is sadly lacking choices or affordability for those who are looking for alternatives after a long day of shopping. I love Rosedale mall so it makes me sad to have to say I am disappointed with this food court. I could count the number of businesses here with one hand. The food options here do not inspire me to come back. We decided on the Smack Shack shrimp rolls and lobster Mac and cheese for lunch. We did not intend to spend so much for a quick and cheap lunch, but we had no choice since my mil was already tired. The prices for both food and drinks are expensive here for a food hall with not much of an ambience.
It's a little hard to review Potluck because it has morphed so much in its few years on this earth, but the gist is that there seem to be a good variety of quality options here, but mostly not cheap ones. There was an earlier iteration of this concept here, but unlike Potluck, the previous food hall was one food joint pretending to be many. Potluck is now a congregation of independent counters, and vendors might come and go over the years (indeed some already have). But this is definitely different from a traditional shopping mall food court. There's no Sbarro and no Panda Express at Potluck. These stalls include representatives of known commodities such as Smack Shack, Grand Ole Creamery, and Joey Meatballs. I recently tried the latter on their first day at Potluck, and I liked it enough to return about a week later. The entrees are around $15, which is pretty normal for a meal from one of these foodmongers. But that price reflects a higher quality than you'd normally get over a counter at a suburban mall. My first Joey meal was the Carbonara, and it should be known that their Carbonara was done properly. I asked him about it up front and he was excited to show off how legit their Carbonara was. I was fortunate enough to be in Rome a couple of years ago and get Carbonara from a very charming sidewalk cafe, so I can confirm that this Carbonara tasted pretty much exactly the same as what is apparently enjoyed by workaday Italians. On my second visit to Joey's, I tried a very standard spaghetti with meatball and tomato sauce. Such good pasta, and really good meatball! The sauce was thin and tomato-chunk-y - more so than I like. I also feel like for $15, I should feel more full after eating it. Betty and Earl's has served me well in recent years, but they've reimagined themselves into something called B&E Featuring Sweets by Diane, and they focus on pastries. I got a very rich and tasty flourless chocolate thing from them that was awesome. I've also tried Adam's Soul to Go & gotten good pulled pork from them. I haven't tried Smack Shack or Burger Dive, which seem to be buddied up together, but you can whet your whistle with alcoholic libations there as long as you don't take them outside the designated zone. It seems like if this place putters along on its current trajectory, it will always be a good idea to at least see what's going on here when hungry and at Rosedale. Less so if you want something fast and cheap, maybe.
I have heard so much about Potluck, so of course I had to check it out when I was in the area! My friend & I wandered through the selections for a little bit before deciding on the ramen. The order didn't take an awfully long time considering how many people were there. But, my biggest problem is that there isn't enough seating. I don't know how this can be fixed seeing as half of the space is just seating, but they still need more. We ended up having to travel through the mall to sit down. Anyway, the ramen was so good. I'm not a ramen connoisseur but I did really like it, I'd absolutely get it again. Of course I thought I was full after that so we walked around the mall but there was no way I was going to leave without trying a biscuit from Betty and Earl's. This thing is its own meal, y'all. So heavy but also buttery and just... Good. I think Potluck has a good selection, but I am interested in seeing what else they bring.
We finallllly made it to Potluck at Roseville Mall! I'd show you a picture of what I got but I ate it tooooo quick! Nate had biscuits and gravy from Betty and Earls, talk about a savory meal on a cold Minnesota evening. Everything about it was fantastic. Nate even said he had the perfect bite each time with gravy and some biscuit! I of course had a Lobster Roll from Smack Shack...one of my favorite restaurants here in the Twin Cities! I love the lobster roll from Smack. It's light the bread is awesome... only thing I thought was disappointing is they side it with a bag of chips. I get Lobster is expensive but when you are paying $20 for a meal at a food court situation and with the name you'd think even a side of fries would go with it... We finished it off with Cheese Curds from the Burger Dive! Yes...those are pickles and seasoning I believe are a dill salt combo that I think is an bomb idea! Good handful of other awesome MN food places to check out like Nordic Waffle and Chickpea and Grand Ole Creamery! This is absolutely another spot to add to our list to bring the kids with since they have options for everyone!
Smack Shack, Nordic Waffles, Grand Ole Creamery and that's not all that is available in this food court! Great establishments located throughout the cities and they are right here at this location. No driving from St. Paul to Minneapolis for all the favorites.
This review is based off of Smack Shack. I will add more then I consume more. :3 So. Here is the story. My first bite left me saying "Oh my God." X5. Now let's start from the beginning. Was semi hungry and my partners and I were watching the dancers at rosedale put on their performance for the day. After one partner left for work. The other and I decided to meander over to the new food court. Making sure not to tell anyone else. (I hope they dont read this and arent following me on Yelp.) We walked around for a bit and I was taken in by the description of the Connecticut Roll at Smack Shack. After reading a few other descriptions at other places we decided to split the Connecticut Roll.. I mean who doesnt like warm rolls dripping with butter. We ordered and the individual helping us was really courteous. Most of my reviews are never on service because.. end of the day it's all about the food. But this one stood out from the most. A+++++ to this person. They werent sure if they could make a note into the system to slice the roll. They said "with the abundance amount of knives back there. Youd hope they would use them." It made us laugh. The total came out to $24 for the roll plus a $4 tip. Which is a bit of an ouch. But wait. There is more!!! #worth. Now. The system they have will text you the food is ready. We got the text and they brought back the plate. And to see how they did it made me want to go back there and hug the person who made it and the two people up front who helped us. We got two pickles, the sandwich cut in half and two chips. AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE. I have never been to a place that would give us two chips. It was so sweet of them. Plus two pickles. Yum yum. Now that sandwich. Remember how I pre gamed with how I said "Oh My God" x5 after the first bite. Well.... I said it all the way until I finished my half. Their were chunks...CHUNKS! Of lobster. Not like shreds or small bits. BIG. LOBSTER. TRUCKIN. CHUNKS. So.. for that price, not terrible. Botton line: uh.. yes please. And please dont poof on us like how Revolution Hall did.
We had the shrimp basket from Shake Shack, a burger from Burger Dive, and Ice Cream from Grand Ol Creamery. The shrimp was very good. The burger was mediocre. The ice cream was good. However, it was more expensive than I expected by about $4. Also, there isn't a good area to get drinks. There basically was just a drinking fountain. Most of the napkin dispensers were out as well so it felt poorly maintained. I also had wished there was better variety for entrees. I think an Italian and/or Mexican option would help immensely. So it's better than the Revolution Food Hall a little but has a ton of room for improvement when it comes to selection, price, and simple accommodations like drinks and napkins.
This is a cool location. Newly renovated upstairs. It use to be a bar with areas to chat and pool tables and such and now it's dedicated to VR company. Seems like a great place to bring a group of people and try their systems out. This place has a great hometown feel, niche eating spots and great experiences. You can find burgers, sweets, and seafood. It's a great place to eat lunch and or dinner. Many places to watch a game and drink a beer. I'll return and try more food and coffee for sure.
Overall, I thought this place was unique and fun. It's in the mall so there's a ton of parking and a good amount of seating as I believe it is two different levels. What I really enjoyed about this place is that each stand had their own food options and different vibes. Everyone was friendly and accommodating. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was fun and enjoyable. read more
I do like the food hall concept inside the mall. Everyone can kind of get the type of cuisine they want. They have seafood, pasta, desserts, waffles, tacos, wings, pizza and more. I will say where ever you go you will probably spend $15+ for a meal and $3-4 extra for a drink. I noticed most places only had bottled drink options so you even have to pay for water. They have a lot of seating options. We happen to sit by OG Zara because it was near where we chose to get food from. Unfortunately it was about 10 below outside and the door was constantly opening from people coming in for lunch rush so there would be constant cold air hitting us. It did warm back up fairly quick but I'd suggest sitting closer to the mall side even though it's a bit more congested. I loved how each restaurant had their own little styles/decor around them. It's for sure worth checking out if you are at Rosedale. We opted to try Tios (I left a separate review for them) overall/to sum it up the wings were really good the fries that came w/ the wings tasted half cooked (very starchy tasting) and the nachos were very basic for the price we paid. read more
1 year ago
It feels like an upscale food court experience with a nice variety of good food such as pizza, tacos, burgers, waffles, boba, etc. I ate at Tico's Tacos where I ordered at the counter and then found a place to sit while I waited for a text indicating that my food was ready to pick up at their counter. It was fast, easy and delicious! read more
Joey Meatballs is okay - 3 stars. Joey Meatballs isn't good and it isn't bad. I'm going with a middle-of-the-road rating of "mediocre". I went with them because I checked all of the menus in the food court and it looked like this restaurant was my best chance of getting animal-based food without a bunch of unnecessary, inflammatory plants. Since I'm a low carbohydrate eater, I got a side of 4 giant meatballs. BTW, they shorted me one, I was supposed to get 4 but he gave me 3. Off to a bad start. My elderly mother ordered a spaghetti meal, called "The Baller", with the same giant meatballs. The meatballs tasted great but the quality sucked. I could taste, definitely, that they were more soy protein than real ground beef. Bummer. The sauce tasted okay but it was cheap crap too. I didn't feel very well after I ate all of this stuff. I'd bet all the money in my wallet that the sauce is loaded with corn syrup and gross factory vegetable seed oils. Oh, well. You get what you pay for. On the other hand... I really LOVE a lot of things about the whole "Potluck" food court area! It's beautiful, it's diverse, and it has some cool design features like a ceiling full of wooden spoons under the escalator (see photos). Cool! As a Keto Low Carb dude, I probably won't be hitting up the Potluck food court in the future other than (maybe) grabbing a coffee to-go at the waffle place. Every food place sells items that range from 90% to 100% plant based, food-like products. BTW, I love Baldamar and I love Crave, both in close proximity and within walking distance from Potluck. I'm glad I checked it out but I won't be back. -Maxx read more
Been to potluck many times. It's a good hall in the mall and you may say it's a food court. But I felt the quality of the food items is a lot better than a typical food court. Further more the restaurants are not big chains. I took one star off because they close when the mall closes, typically around 7 during the week days and I wish it could close later. You have lots of good food options and I am not sure if the restaurant rotates on a time schedule or just whenever the business decides to stop. You can order from salad place, pizza, coffee and waffles, bakery, sandwich and burger, Italian. It previously has taco and ramen bar and I wish those could come back. read more
This food court in Rosedale Mall is sadly lacking choices or affordability for those who are looking for alternatives after a long day of shopping. I love Rosedale mall so it makes me sad to have to say I am disappointed with this food court. I could count the number of businesses here with one hand. The food options here do not inspire me to come back. We decided on the Smack Shack shrimp rolls and lobster Mac and cheese for lunch. We did not intend to spend so much for a quick and cheap lunch, but we had no choice since my mil was already tired. The prices for both food and drinks are expensive here for a food hall with not much of an ambience. read more
4 years ago
It's a little hard to review Potluck because it has morphed so much in its few years on this earth, but the gist is that there seem to be a good variety of quality options here, but mostly not cheap ones. There was an earlier iteration of this concept here, but unlike Potluck, the previous food hall was one food joint pretending to be many. Potluck is now a congregation of independent counters, and vendors might come and go over the years (indeed some already have). But this is definitely different from a traditional shopping mall food court. There's no Sbarro and no Panda Express at Potluck. These stalls include representatives of known commodities such as Smack Shack, Grand Ole Creamery, and Joey Meatballs. I recently tried the latter on their first day at Potluck, and I liked it enough to return about a week later. The entrees are around $15, which is pretty normal for a meal from one of these foodmongers. But that price reflects a higher quality than you'd normally get over a counter at a suburban mall. My first Joey meal was the Carbonara, and it should be known that their Carbonara was done properly. I asked him about it up front and he was excited to show off how legit their Carbonara was. I was fortunate enough to be in Rome a couple of years ago and get Carbonara from a very charming sidewalk cafe, so I can confirm that this Carbonara tasted pretty much exactly the same as what is apparently enjoyed by workaday Italians. On my second visit to Joey's, I tried a very standard spaghetti with meatball and tomato sauce. Such good pasta, and really good meatball! The sauce was thin and tomato-chunk-y - more so than I like. I also feel like for $15, I should feel more full after eating it. Betty and Earl's has served me well in recent years, but they've reimagined themselves into something called B&E Featuring Sweets by Diane, and they focus on pastries. I got a very rich and tasty flourless chocolate thing from them that was awesome. I've also tried Adam's Soul to Go & gotten good pulled pork from them. I haven't tried Smack Shack or Burger Dive, which seem to be buddied up together, but you can whet your whistle with alcoholic libations there as long as you don't take them outside the designated zone. It seems like if this place putters along on its current trajectory, it will always be a good idea to at least see what's going on here when hungry and at Rosedale. Less so if you want something fast and cheap, maybe. read more
I have heard so much about Potluck, so of course I had to check it out when I was in the area! My friend & I wandered through the selections for a little bit before deciding on the ramen. The order didn't take an awfully long time considering how many people were there. But, my biggest problem is that there isn't enough seating. I don't know how this can be fixed seeing as half of the space is just seating, but they still need more. We ended up having to travel through the mall to sit down. Anyway, the ramen was so good. I'm not a ramen connoisseur but I did really like it, I'd absolutely get it again. Of course I thought I was full after that so we walked around the mall but there was no way I was going to leave without trying a biscuit from Betty and Earl's. This thing is its own meal, y'all. So heavy but also buttery and just... Good. I think Potluck has a good selection, but I am interested in seeing what else they bring. read more
We finallllly made it to Potluck at Roseville Mall! I'd show you a picture of what I got but I ate it tooooo quick! Nate had biscuits and gravy from Betty and Earls, talk about a savory meal on a cold Minnesota evening. Everything about it was fantastic. Nate even said he had the perfect bite each time with gravy and some biscuit! I of course had a Lobster Roll from Smack Shack...one of my favorite restaurants here in the Twin Cities! I love the lobster roll from Smack. It's light the bread is awesome... only thing I thought was disappointing is they side it with a bag of chips. I get Lobster is expensive but when you are paying $20 for a meal at a food court situation and with the name you'd think even a side of fries would go with it... We finished it off with Cheese Curds from the Burger Dive! Yes...those are pickles and seasoning I believe are a dill salt combo that I think is an bomb idea! Good handful of other awesome MN food places to check out like Nordic Waffle and Chickpea and Grand Ole Creamery! This is absolutely another spot to add to our list to bring the kids with since they have options for everyone! read more
Smack Shack, Nordic Waffles, Grand Ole Creamery and that's not all that is available in this food court! Great establishments located throughout the cities and they are right here at this location. No driving from St. Paul to Minneapolis for all the favorites. read more
This review is based off of Smack Shack. I will add more then I consume more. :3 So. Here is the story. My first bite left me saying "Oh my God." X5. Now let's start from the beginning. Was semi hungry and my partners and I were watching the dancers at rosedale put on their performance for the day. After one partner left for work. The other and I decided to meander over to the new food court. Making sure not to tell anyone else. (I hope they dont read this and arent following me on Yelp.) We walked around for a bit and I was taken in by the description of the Connecticut Roll at Smack Shack. After reading a few other descriptions at other places we decided to split the Connecticut Roll.. I mean who doesnt like warm rolls dripping with butter. We ordered and the individual helping us was really courteous. Most of my reviews are never on service because.. end of the day it's all about the food. But this one stood out from the most. A+++++ to this person. They werent sure if they could make a note into the system to slice the roll. They said "with the abundance amount of knives back there. Youd hope they would use them." It made us laugh. The total came out to $24 for the roll plus a $4 tip. Which is a bit of an ouch. But wait. There is more!!! #worth. Now. The system they have will text you the food is ready. We got the text and they brought back the plate. And to see how they did it made me want to go back there and hug the person who made it and the two people up front who helped us. We got two pickles, the sandwich cut in half and two chips. AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE. I have never been to a place that would give us two chips. It was so sweet of them. Plus two pickles. Yum yum. Now that sandwich. Remember how I pre gamed with how I said "Oh My God" x5 after the first bite. Well.... I said it all the way until I finished my half. Their were chunks...CHUNKS! Of lobster. Not like shreds or small bits. BIG. LOBSTER. TRUCKIN. CHUNKS. So.. for that price, not terrible. Botton line: uh.. yes please. And please dont poof on us like how Revolution Hall did. read more
4 years ago
We had the shrimp basket from Shake Shack, a burger from Burger Dive, and Ice Cream from Grand Ol Creamery. The shrimp was very good. The burger was mediocre. The ice cream was good. However, it was more expensive than I expected by about $4. Also, there isn't a good area to get drinks. There basically was just a drinking fountain. Most of the napkin dispensers were out as well so it felt poorly maintained. I also had wished there was better variety for entrees. I think an Italian and/or Mexican option would help immensely. So it's better than the Revolution Food Hall a little but has a ton of room for improvement when it comes to selection, price, and simple accommodations like drinks and napkins. read more
4 years ago
This is a cool location. Newly renovated upstairs. It use to be a bar with areas to chat and pool tables and such and now it's dedicated to VR company. Seems like a great place to bring a group of people and try their systems out. This place has a great hometown feel, niche eating spots and great experiences. You can find burgers, sweets, and seafood. It's a great place to eat lunch and or dinner. Many places to watch a game and drink a beer. I'll return and try more food and coffee for sure. read more
Potluck is the *new* food hall in Roseville mall in place of the Revolution Food hall that just closed earlier this summer. The turnaround time for getting the new businesses in was impressive. I like that there are actual local restaurants in there now. I wish each restaurant had its own Yelp page but since Nordic Waffles doesn't have their own, I'll leave their review here. I got the breakfast waffle and while it was good, there wasn't much to it. $6.50 was an okay price but I wouldn't buy it again from them. Next time I come to the mall, I'll definitely try a different restaurant! read more
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What a fun food court! Love how many great and unique options for "fast food" there are here - especially for a mall in the suburbs. My boyfriend and I got two types of waffles from Nordic Waffles (truffle mushroom and berries and cream) and Korean fried chicken. I would say all the food we got was fairly affordable but the chicken was pretty inexpensive for how much we received. I wasn't a huge fan of the chicken but I think that might be because I'm not a fan of that style of cooking/spices that were added to it. We got regular and spicy. My favorite was the berries and cream Nordic waffle. It was busy when we came during lunch hours on a Saturday but I love how brightly lit the space is and again, the many unique options of tasty foods that are not typical for a mall food court - other options included a biscuit place, hummus bar, and Smack Shack. Recommend for a fun meal if you're in the area - unfortunately for me living in Savage it's kind of a trek. read more
I was a fan of Revival, not sure why that place didn't catch on, so I was psyched to see the revamp. My balloon deflated to give you a visual, with a once around. I liked the choices, many different types of foods available, but the hype was a little much. I was expecting favorites, well known. I knew 3 of the places. Smack Shack, Grand Ol Creamery and Nordic Waffles. No clue on the hype of the others. I guess I don't go to the State Fair much, but I do eat out often and try to follow what's new and delish in the cities, don't get me wrong though, I love trying new restaurants. I checked in with Smack Shack because I have a gift card for the place. They couldn't take it, they said in the future, maybe. The girl really didn't know, I'm understanding, the place is new, but they really need to accept such things in the future, only makes sense. I feel like they dropped the ball too, they opened their doors too early, probably to get that holiday traffic. With the former Revival, there was another couple restaurants and a fun bar upstairs. When I went it wasn't open, no sign of soon to come, here's what were doing...nope, just a thing blocking the escalator. I feel like with such a big space they could have done so much more. Make it inviting and fun place to stay and socialize as you enjoy a beer and unwind from your shopping, a nice respite. Live music would be a nice addition, something, just felt generic. I don't think great food options when I'm out at the mall, though they do offer some nice options as a break from the typical Caribou, Orange Julius and Annie's Pretzels. Will try again another time, maybe once they figure out the upstairs situation. read more
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