Night out in Northeast

Hello again everyone I'm back with my first answered "What to do?"

A couple weeks ago Katie and I along with some friends decided go out for dinner in Northeast Minneapolis area. If you are not familiar with the area its just outside of downtown on the North side of the Mississippi. It is packed with places to eat so we had quite a variety to choose from. The four of us finally settled on Ginger Hop and made our way inside. East meets Northeast is their slogan and that's exactly what we were to find at this oriental themed eatery.

It was a Friday night and since we had not planned too much in advance we had no reservations (I would recommend that you make some). The place was full and the wait was going to be about an hour. So we thought we would get a drink at a bar nearby. As we walked out and began looking I noticed a set of stairs heading into the basement below Ginger Hop so we decided to check it out.

The sign out front said Honey and not much else but it was underground which is all the motivation I needed. As we went down it seemed like a pretty basic bar lounge. Some funky robot/western art work covered the walls. We snagged one of the empty black couches and prepared for a live performance by Sophia Shorai.

We got lucky because just as she started the place filled in pretty good and we had some of the better seats in the house. Since we had such good seats and Ginger Hop was right above us we got a few drinks and decided to stay.

The music was good, and the service was OK but the sound system was a bit much. The room itself was not all that large and speakers at the front of the room would have been just fine but there was additional speakers in the rear of the lounge that were deafening. We basically had to yell in order to hear each other which made conversation a challenge.

The hour was up and our table was ready so we headed upstairs and sat down. The place was nice not too cramped and not too loud. The food was about what you'd expect for Asian cusine, nothing amazing but a tasty meal none the less. Combine that with a great atmosphere and friendly prices it made for a fun night out in Northeast.

Things to know before you go -Parking - There is a public parking lot nearby that charged per hour
Prices - Most entrees will run you about $10
Reservations - Recommended for Friday and Saturday night