Brian and I decided to have lunch at the Clicquot Club Cafe today. For those that have been following awhile, I’ve been frequently since they opened in January 2006. If my records are accurate, 17 times.
The Clicquot Club Cafe is pretty convenient to my home in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. They’re in the “Orange Crush Building” and do indeed serve Orange Crush.
For a café, they have an extensive menu but naturally my favorite is their Formagio Quattro pizza. Their pizzas are individually sized with a crispy “Napoli style” crust. You can taste most of the cheeses pretty well and none are all that overpowering. They’re a bit light on the sauce, which for this style of pizza, great for me. I think it’s a rather unique tasting four cheese pizza and every now and then I’ll crave it, causing me to go back to the Clicquot but not exploring much more on the menu.
Brian had the Gorgonzola Frittata, liked everything a lot but didn’t think the egg part was that great. We both left satisfied though.
One caveat about the Clicquot Club Cafe is that they are not speedy. If you want to have a relaxing brunch, lunch or evening snack and chill out for awhile, it’s a fantastic place (the WiFi is strong and fast as well). Just don’t go if you’re in a big rush. It seems like they have one or sometimes two people waiting tables that also have other responsibilities behind the counter. They keep busy but attention gets spread thin when the Clicquot Club Cafe fills up. It’s not a problem for me but it might be frustrating if you are expecting café speeds when their timing is sometimes more like a larger restaurant. Ordering pizza every time might be part of my problem.
I’ve also talked with co-owner Bryan Maher numerous times while I’ve been there in the past and he’s extremely friendly. At times he’s subtly hinted at dreams of starting other places around town. I hope he does because I really dig the Clicquot Club Cafe.
Clicquot Club Cafe
2929 25th St E
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-724-4700
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My girlfriend and I live two blocks from the Clicquot and it is our favorite cafe, hands down. I love to go there to work and grab a bite. They beat every other cafe I’ve been to in terms of speedy wifi and plentiful power outlets.
We did a little review of it back in August, too.
Posted 03 Feb 2008 at 17:40 ¶Justin- I read your review back when you posted it and really dig it. In fact, I really love Cafeapolis overall. Keep it up.
Posted 04 Feb 2008 at 07:57 ¶I love the Clicq! My wife and I live about three blocks away. We used to go there all the time, but now that we have twins we have to resort to the occasional take-out. My favorite is the Panino Tapenade. I’ll have to try the pizza from above the next time we go.
Posted 05 Feb 2008 at 08:10 ¶There may be some decent items on the menu, but the egg frittata dishes are not among them. I mistakenly ordered the Bruschetta Uovo. I expected a zippy tomato/basil egg dish. I got siome mozzarella stucik between two dry slabs of precooked eggs. I never expected to spend $9 and leave looking for a McDonalds so I could get a more staisfying breakfast. Not recommended.
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