I'm genuinely sad to be writing this review because I've been going to Spring Street regularly for many years, and for roughly the past year to year and a half, Saturday morning brunch on their beautiful patio has been something I've really enjoyed. The food has always been fantastic, and until this weekend, I would have happily recommended it. This past Saturday, my friend and I sat down on the patio and were approached by a waitress who has waited on us before. Very loudly--loud enough that the surrounding tables could clearly hear--she told us that "the last few times" we had been in, we had shorted them a couple of dollars each time. I was honestly stunned, because I know this is not true. I always pay by credit card, so I'm not even sure how we could repeatedly "short" a tab by a few dollars. My friend and I are also very generous tippers and would never intentionally underpay a bill. In fact, just two weeks earlier, I had placed a $10 bill on the table intending it to be her tip. She specifically asked me if the $10 was for her, and I told her yes. She took it, and I then wrote $0 on the tip line of my credit card receipt because I had already tipped her in cash. That $10 was approximately a 40% tip. What bothered me almost more than the accusation itself was the way it was handled. If there had genuinely been some concern about a previous bill, I would have had absolutely no issue discussing it. Mistakes happen. But there was no reason for it to be announced loudly enough for an entire patio to hear. It felt intentionally public and created an incredibly awkward and embarrassing situation. We were so uncomfortable that we got up and left without ordering and went across the street to The Moose instead, where we ended up having a wonderful brunch. I hate saying this because I truly have loved Spring Street, but after being a regular customer for so long, this experience was disheartening enough that I will not be returning. Even if there had been an honest billing discrepancy at some point, there was a much more respectful and private way to address it. Being publicly accused of something I know did not happen was completely unnecessary and, frankly, bizarre. I'm disappointed that a place I've enjoyed for so many years ended this way. read more

This is the best hungover breakfast in Northeast. Get the corned beef hash and a bloody with a short stack on the side, you'll be cured. read more

Spring Street Tavern - Dive Bars Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Generally I come here for breakfast in the mornings, and it's always awesome. But this place is garbage in the evening. Food sucked. Sarah N, our server sucked. Our food probably wouldn't have sucked if our server didn't disappear for 20 minutes. Waited 10 minutes to get menus when we arrived, only because I asked the bartender for them. But Sarah came in with 2 menus for 3 people. Math is hard. Would have been cool we got what we actually ordered too. But everything was all wrong. It was super fun watching our food sit on our severe belly because who uses a server tray? Taking your own glass to the bar to get refills? That is was awesome, not. If I could give minus stars I would. Bartender was awesome though. read more

My debit card info was stolen here. Reasonably priced food and drinks, but was disappointed to see unauthorized charges on my card days later. I rarely use that card and couldn't have had the info stolen somewhere else. The authorized transaction at Spring Street showed as "card # entered by merchant," as did the later fraudulent charges. No other person or business had access to my card number. I've heard lots of positive things about Spring Street but will not be returning. read more

Hands down my favorite dive in Minneapolis. Though service is usually slow, the staff is fun and THE FOOD IS SO GOOD! The parking lot for whatever reason always seems busier than the inside - you can usually find a spot to sit! Our bartender was great! She was essentially the only one working a full bar. But you would never know she was swamped because she was so upbeat and kind. I ordered a gin and soda and was automatically given a double. Not a huge deal, but if I'd known it would be $11, I would have opted for a single, or rail. Everything on the food menu is fire. If you're ever unsure what to get - Spring Wings will win every time. This evening I also had the Cajun Grilled Prime Rib Sandwich and my husband got the Spring Burger. read more

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My go to for classic bar food! The tots and wings are delicious especially. The service is usually efficient and friendly and the atmosphere is nothing to write home about. I love when places in Minneapolis have parking lots, so that's a bonus. read more

My two girlfriends and I came around 10:00pm one night near Christmas time a few years ago. The bar was empty except for a few male employees that we recognized (as we became regulars over the last year) were all sitting at the bar together drinking. A blonde middle aged woman was working the bar. We had her before as a server and she had always been fun and kind in the past so we felt comfortable. She seemed annoyed that we were there this time. We ordered our second drink around 11 thinking the place was opened til 1am as it said on the website. She said we couldn't order another drink because they were closed. We apologized and explained that we thought they were opened til 1. She spun around and said "we close when we want to." The men at the bar began berating us and yelling at us calling us sluts. (We were in Christmas sweaters). We paid our tabs and because we didn't feel safe inside the bar we waited outside in below zero weather to wait for an uber. The only kind person was the bouncer who begged us to not wait in the cold, but when we refused he insisted waiting outside with us. Do not go here, it's a typical misogynistic, racist bar. We thought we wrote this review back then but didn't see it here on yelp and wanted to make sure others knew about the type of people that had worked there. Don't know if it's changed but that was very scary experience and poor service. The fact that it's still opened shocks me. read more

Let me start out by saying I have only ever been here one time, but overall, it was an extremely average place. The food was okay, nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about either. The service was very poor, and I usually like to give the benefit of the doubt (especially due to the fact that it was a Saturday night), but when our server did find the time to talk to us, I found him to be slightly rude and generally apathetic. He even had the audacity to ask us about our personal conversations, and it was not at all in a cute or funny way. Just odd. As far as ambiance goes, the place was pretty big for a dive bar, but you also have to walk through a metal detector on your way in, so you be the judge. read more

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Best breakfast in town especially for the price. Obviously it's a little divey but I don't mind that at all actually I kind of like it but the breakfast is just so good and it's not too bad a spot after after dark either. I always forget to take pictures of the food before I destroy it but here's a picture of this delicious food that I had for breakfast the other day. Staff is awesome as always. Dive bar feel but I like dining in it's kind of interesting. read more

Spring Street Tavern - Omelette and potatoes so good - Dive Bars Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Breakfast is stellar no matter what time of the day. Tex Mex with chicken & black beans... my favorite & definitely leftover worthy!! read more

Spring Street Tavern - Tex mex with hashbrowns - Dive Bars Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cute dive bar large menu selection I was satisfied with service until I got my bill! They nickel and dime you and don't tell you. I ordered a drink and he asked me if I wanted a large glass and I said yes but he didn't tell me he was going to charge me $3 for the few ounces extra of club soda. We ordered dry rub wings I asked if I could try a sample of the bbq sauce and of course the answer was yes but I was charged $1. Then we paid our bill and saw they charged us a fee for using a credit card without telling. All together they charged us $4.50 in extra fees on a $27 tab and because of this I will not go back. read more

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Had a lovely time day-drinking on a Saturday afternoon! Friends and I met for general smack talk, drinking and munching! Got the dry rub wings, buffalo and lemon pepper. Have to say... can't pick a fav! All were delicious! The fries and spiced sour cream were a fabulous addition! The drinks were strong, and server Rachel (MaryJo) was great! She definitely could read a room, and served us well! This may be our new go-to spot! I can see where this place gets crowded and crazy!! read more

Fun dive bar with great food. Lots of energy on a cool fall Saturday AM. Good Bloody Mary's- not over the top, which I like. Breakfast burrito big enough for 2, salmon Benedict minus the English muffin, biscuits and gravy and an omelette were all winners. They even have fancy cold press coffee. AND great art for sale! Our server Nola was great! Quick and on it. read more

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Amazing wings and dips. The blue cheese, ranch and seasoned sour creams were the best I've had. Atmosphere is relaxing and diverse. All around excellent experience. read more

easy parking and relaxed atmosphere. The cold presses coffee was great. Great breakfast food and friendly staff read more

Spring Street Tavern - Delicious cold pressed coffee to start a sat! - Dive Bars Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

We came here for breaky on a Sunday around noon. Yes, that was our breakfast at that time. It was seat yourself and it was busy, but we were able to find a spot to sit. The bar is pretty big and has seating all around it too. It's of course a dive bar if you haven't found out yourself yet from reviews. Its on the nicer side of dive bars, meaning it's not too cramped and not too run down, but you still get that divey feel. Their service was on the normal side, but the food came out pretty quick. Their menu actually has a lot of options which is really nice for a dive bar. On Saturday and Sunday they have a bloody bar for $6.50! That's a really great deal. The bloody bar wasn't extravagant but it was still tasty. I wish they had cheese but it was cheap so hey why not. They also put a lot of vodka in your bloody - this can be good or bad. A plus for me. For food, I really enjoyed their Denver omelet. It comes with toast and some hash browns that I devoured in minutes. Yummmy! read more

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Food here is excellent! Good vibes, plenty of parking. And they have all day breakfast!!

This place was a lot of fun! Totally mixed crowd, surprisingly really great salad, and service was great. Bonus points for having parking and loads of seating. read more

The BEST home-made blue cheese for da wings. The Best Patio brunch. Unpretentious, comfortable, and Medium Great food.

Brunch brunch brunch. These people can do brunch! They have a pretty good selection of items on the menu. We decided to go with the biscuits and gravy (just the regular) and were not disappointed. Soft buttery biscuits along with a delicious gravy. It's a classic brunch item that was well done. We also decided on pancakes. A short stack is 3 pancakes and you can really taste the cinnamon. If you're not a fan of cinnamon, than I would not recommend them. It did make the pancakes sweeter but they were delicious, fluffy, and buttery. I also loved my pint of cold pressed coffee! It really balanced out the sweetness of the pancakes. Service was prompt and great. Staff are good about wearing masks and they have tables marked off to still allow distance. There is a parking lot in front! read more

Trust me on this; the very best shredded pork, seasoned chicken fried rice with homemade chimichurri sauce! Fresh vegetables, lots of egg, incredibly fresh! Better then any Asian restaurant in NE! Great service from Alex. read more

Good neighborhood vibe with exquisite in house ranch and blue cheese. I ordered the lemon curry dry rub wing and they were heavy in the lemon flavor. My friend ordered the bbq wings and those were much better. The saucy was sticky and clung to the wings and your fingers. read more

Straight up looks like a dive bar. And it is, in the best way possible. The food was so delicious! Our server, Alex, was so quick and nice. She made the experience so amazing. Stop in for the chicken tenders!! read more

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The place is ok . When we arrived it took about 10 mins to order the first drink . After ,it took about 40 mins then someone asked if we wanted to get the 2nd drink while all of the white people were serviced then never came back . I wouldn't recommend as a place to go. We need across the street Moose . read more

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Server Victoria with the RBF was ruder than usual today. As a designated driver for my friends for the Vikings game, I asked for more water. Victoria came over with a pitcher of water and filled my glass and said, "Heres your two drops of water!" read more

Spring Street Tavern - Dive Bars Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

The best staff friendly, attentive, and makes you wanting to come back. The food is amazing, they even have breakfast for dinner!! Tacos and Motz sticks are the best, along with the amazing biscuits and gravy can't beat that! Wings are super delicious, from buffalo to dry rub!! The patrons are by far the friendliest I've seen ever!! read more

THEE brunch spot. Get a couple or bunch of Bloody Marys and throw some loot into the best selection of TouchTunes choices I've heard around town. After that, try one of the multiple different scratch made breakfast options. Y'all, serially, everything they make is the bomb. Follow it up with a jumbo boozy cold press coffee drink for dessert, and sit in revel in the chillest atmosphere in NE. read more

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Love coming here. Great food. Great prices. But every time we sit in Victoria's section she is pretty rude and provides bad service. But every other person who works there is such a delight so it makes up for her short comings as a server. read more

Great food and great atmosphere! All day breakfast, great wings, amazing blue cheese!

I don't think this bar could get any better. Want somewhere to go for an amazing breakfast and spicy bloody? Go here. Want somewhere you can sit on an awesome patio in the sun, order food, and be served rather quickly? Go here. Want somewhere where you'd rather be inside watching the game where it's kinda dark, but there are still some small windows? Go here. Want somewhere where you can let loose after dark, where a DJ on a Thursday night will surprise you? Go here. Want somewhere where you can bring a $20 bill and probably still have change? GO HERE. Why aren't you there and checking in yet? read more

This is a review that has been the better part of 10 years in the making. Back in the day, the Spring and I were neighbors, so it became my default go-to place for a game of pool or a pint. It should, however, be noted that the Spring was not the alt/hipster dive that is today - it was an actual dive (my friend has the scars and medical bills after an encounter outside to prove it). Flash forward a few years and the Spring has cleaned up its act a bit. The addition of Club Underground, some fairly respectable pub grub and a shift in clientele has made the Spring a pretty cozy neighborhood bar - a place that I could happily be neighbors with once more. That said, I don't think my zip code is going to be changing anytime soon, but I'll still stop back for a cheap pitcher of Premo and a couple of games of pool on occasion. read more

I just sat on their patio for 30 minutes without being spoken to. The waitress came out at least 5 times and spoke to every other table and completely ignored me and did not once acknowledge my existence. I'm never coming back here. read more

We love Springstreet and once again they did not disappoint. Fantastic service from Sewana (sp?) but other servers we observed were also amazing. Had the black bean burrito and hubby had the sausage burrito. Totally yummy but prepare not to eat for another 4 hours at least! Was truly impressed too with adhering to the guidelines. Sat outside on patio. Always a bit loud when the bikers drive by, but still live the menu the price and the service. Always a great time!!! read more

We were told this place had great wings-boy were we disappointed! The service at the bar is awful! It took the bartender 5 minutes to acknowledge we were there. We placed our order and it took 45 minutes for out food to come out- everything was cold or burnt! The blue cheese is great but not worth the time or money! I will never go back! read more

I hold the Spring Street very dear for many reasons. One is the breakfast. Anyone who has not tried their breakfast burrito is living on a lower plane of consciousness. It's about 5 pounds of delight, packed with hash browns, eggs, mushrooms, sausage (or black beans for you veggie types) and a cornucopia of green and red things. Add that on to their build your own bloody mary bar, and you wont need to eat again for a fort night or two. The non-breakfast food there is pretty munchin' as well. The have $1.00 tacos on Mondays. No surrender!!! In the basement is a rock/comedy venue called Club Underground. It's grungy, intimate, loud and serves cheap drinks. Aka/ it is everything I want in a solid rock venue. I have played here on numerous occasions, and while the sound is not the best, I always leave with stories of crazy, drunken rock n roll shenanigans. Truly, Minneapolis' most underrated venue. I do not care what the bathrooms look like. read more

Within waddling distance of my crib, this joint is a top notch NE dive. Decor is similar to all the rest in NE, dirty and dumpy....perfect. They have great beer specials including 5 dollar pitchers of Premium on Saturdays. I could bathe in that beer. It's that good. I tried the food for the first time last weekend and I was very impressed. I enjoyed the breakfast burrito and let me tell you, I almost had an organism. It was loaded with eggs and hash browns and mushrooms and sausage. It gave me a burrito chub. After receiving my burrito I decided I wanted a side of hash browns so my server slipped my order to the front and they were on the table within minutes. 5 gold stars for you! The hash browns by the way were golden and buttery and equally tasty. If it weren't for me trying to slim down my plus-sized figure, I would eat breakfast here everyday of the week. read more

Spring Street, why are you so much like high school English? You've got this whole Madonna/whore archetype thing going on. Sometimes, you're amazing. Your servers are attentive, your food is fantastic (um, Spring Street hashbrowns? Sign. Me. Up.) and your $5 Bloody bar is the stuff of hipster fantasy. When you are in Madonna mode we're breathless. But sometimes, without warning, shit hits the fan and we get sad. The servers disappear for half hour increments, the Bloody bar is empty (sweet baby Jesus) and those beans! What's with the beans, Spring Street? The menu claims they're straight up black beans but there is Badness in them. It may or may not be salsa. Love the early morning Bloodys (come on, it's a drink you eat with a fork) but salsa before 2pm gives us the boom booms. Full disclosure next time, please, and maybe all these other Yelpers won't hate your bathroom so much. read more

Unpleasant noise level. Terrible music. Unsanitary men's room. A most unsavory clientele. But the drinks are stiff and I suppose if your prerequisites for dives are absolutely minimal, you'll probably do just fine at Spring Street. read more

brunchbrunchbrunchbrunch This place has the best hashbrowns in the Twin Cities, so get those, and their build-your-own-bloody-mary bar is phenomenal, so get that too. Definitely my favorite place to get brunch when all I have left from the night before is $15, a hangover, and a crave for something to fill me up and knock me back out for a couple hour long nap. I've always avoided this place at night, um because I get the impression there is a rough hard drinking crowd of regulars who might shank me, but that's probably just me being a pussy. read more

My husband swears by the BBQ burger. Tater tot substitute? Yes, please!! Veggie burger is a little too beany for my taste but it's a black bean burger, what should I expect? Breakfast is decent too. The first few times we went, there were no complaints about the service besides that maybe our food could've come out faster. Not a deal breaker. But incredibly rude service is. Here's the breakdown of our most recent visit: 1. Waitress wasn't particularly friendly greeting us - OK, maybe she's having a bad day. 2. Waitress returns with our drinks and literally slams my husband's drink down, spilling it on the table, and walks away. Maybe she didn't realize? Sure. 3. I want my burger cooked medium, husband wants his cooked medium rare. They come back switched...hmmm. 4. Waitress never asks how we're doing and gives me dirty looks during our entire visit. Am I being paranoid? No, my normally aloof husband notices the snide looks too and suggests maybe it's because we're an interracial couple. I really want to believe that can't be it but it's what makes the most sense and my mood is ruined for the rest of the night. To our awful waitress: whatever the reasons for the poor service, leave your bad day/biases/attitude at home and stay professional. I regret leaving you a nice tip. I wish I had the balls to call you out on your attitude. Spring Street would have been a regular for us - the food is good and it's a nice, low-key bar in the neighborhood. It's unfortunate that the last visit completely turned us off to ever visiting again. Hopefully no one else has an experience like we had! read more