Restaurants in Big Lake
Maynard's Restaurant
$100 for $125 Worth of Food and Drink at Maynard's Restaurant
Casual American cuisine with a gourmet flair, including a pot-roast French dip and a butternut squash ravioli in cranberry cream sauce
Multiple Locations
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When Maynard's Restaurant opened its first location on the shores of Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior in 1998, it was a melding of the nostalgic and the modern, adding a gourmet flair to its American casual cuisine done right. It features an approachable menu with generous portions and plenty of variety for those repeat visits, from a pot-roast French dip to a butternut squash ravioli basking in cranberry cream sauce. In 2005, a second location opened in Rogers, located a half mile north of 94 on Highway 101, with equally comforting ambience highlighted by a roaring fireplace. A notable local sports bar and hangout, fans flock to the restaurant to take in Wild and Gophers games daily.
When Travis Dickey opened the first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in 1941, the menu offered beef brisket, pit hams, barbecue beans, potato chips, drinks, and that’s all. By focusing on perfecting the flavors of a few dishes, Travis was able to increase quality, and, ultimately, customers. Patrons were so enamored of the food that the restaurant eventually expanded into a nationwide franchise, allowing Americans all over to wear badges made of barbecue sauce. Over the past 70 years, Dickey’s has been passed on to Travis’s sons, but not much else has changed—the quality meats are still seasoned and smoked on site, and except for the addition of spicy cheddar sausage in 2011, the menu remains the same. Regional meats ensure that the most succulent Texas-style chopped beef brisket, old-recipe polish sausage, and fall-off-the-bone pork ribs make it to tabletops. Sides such as mac 'n' cheese and green beans with bacon continue to enhance feasts with an extra punch of homestyle tastiness. Each meal comes complete with complimentary ice cream, soft rolls, and dill pickles.
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