I visited The Loop in Minneapolis’ North Loop recently on a weekday afternoon when it was almost empty. I’ve been here before and it can get rather filled up in the evenings. The menu here does not have many economical options with almost everything, aside from sides, is ten bucks or more. Pizzas are $10.95 and I ordered their Harvester: “fire roasted roma tomato, basil, garlic and fresh mozzarella.”
What I received was a thin, chewy in the middle and crispy on the edges pie with chunks of tomato, mozzarella and pesto. Close enough. The tomatoes were fairly ordinary but the cheese was quite good although not very flavorful. Even though the crust was firm and crispy on the edges, it would droop in the middle unless folded, which required cracking the crust, causing the pesto to drip everywhere. It’s not exactly bar-pizza friendly. It’s quite filling, however.
Nothing extraordinary to report here, although on Thursday nights all pizzas are half off and really are worth trying for five and a half bucks. That’s when I had my first pizza here and it went quite well with drinking, watching sports on TV and hanging out with friends.
The Loop Bar and Restaurant
606 Washington Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-340-0010
On the drinking side, do they offer much (ok, anything) in the way of local or craft beer?
According to their list, not really. I think they may have added a few more taps since that website was updated but I could be mistaken.