The BlackTop Bar and Grill

BEST RUEBEN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF MN. Fast service, friendly atomsphere, awesome bloody marys.. definetly be back!

There will never be enough good I can say about this place but let me start here:

What a lovely little bar! The owners did a FABULOUS job sprucing up the place. We attended their soft opening and they did a phenomenal job. Of course, there were a few hitches and bumps, but that is to be expected with every new restaurant opening. We sat at the bar, and LADIES, there are PURSE HOOKS. The hooks are located directly in front of you (under the bar, out of sight) so you have the comfort of not having to worry about anything going missing while you enjoy a cold beer and good food. Now that I mention food... GET. THE. MOZZARELLA. STICKS. Oh LAWD are they good! Fried to perfection. They also have the best potato salad I have ever had in my 26 years of existing (my compliments to the chef!). For our main course, my husband had a burger and I had the lovely International Falls salad without chicken (because I chose a terrible time to become vegetarian, HA!). The salad was light with the perfect mix of fruits and walnuts. The only gripe I had was a waitress walking around, smacking her gum (open mouthed, not a care in the world) but that was more of a "personal" thing of mine. All around a lovely atmosphere and, if you have time to kill, they have an events room with CORNHOLE -- a Midwesterners place to be. 5 Stars, 10/10, would recommend over and over again!