Last August we decided to experience the awesomeness that is the Duluth Grill in Duluth, MN. Yes... I do realize it's more than a year later and I'm just getting around to writing this... don't worry, the experience was one that we won't be forgetting and recreating it for you shouldn't be too difficult!
We're both really familiar with Duluth after all the hockey tournaments and weekends we've spent up there over the years, taking a trip for the day was no big deal and something we were excited about! We had heard about the Duluth Grill through friends and it was even featured on the well known foodie show Diners, Dine-ins, and Dives! We figured we needed to find out for ourselves what all the talk was about. Since it's a 2 hour drive we decided to make a day of it and eat more than one meal there... who wouldn't want to try as much as possible?! Since breakfast is one of our favorites we left bright and early (with a detour to Toby's for a sweet treat to hold us over haha) and ended up at the Duluth Grill around 9.
Our gameplan... to order a few things and split everything. We were hungry... but I don't think we were quite ready for the amounts of food we managed to order for TWO PEOPLE! Typical. Our order included Chorizo Sausage Skillet, a Scotch Egg, Red Flannel Hash, Seven Grain Porridge with yogurt and fruit, and a gigantic pancake. If memory serves me right we did manage to make a considerable dent in our meal with no room left in our bellies for another bite! The seven grain porridge had a chewy texture with a nutty flavor. The Red Flannel Hash was a combo of beets, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, and bell peppers perfectly roasted. The skillet left nothing to be desired. The pancake was good and different, it had cornmeal in it and it gave it sort of a cornbready taste and texture. Last but not least the Scotch Egg... this was my first experience with it and it was definitely different! I liked it but I can't say it's something that I would order again.
After filling ourselves with a tasty breakfast we headed out into town to walk around and check out the views. We finished the morning at the beach on lake Superior and enjoyed soaking in the sun and even caught some of the chilly water to cool off!
Before leaving town we had one final stop to make at the Duluth Grill for an early dinner. Still half full from our breakfast we managed to find some more room to fit in a burger. We decided to split two different burgers and we each picked a few sides. The burgers we chose were the Bisapeno-Pepper Burger and the Asian Peanut Burger.
Bisapeno-Pepper Burger: The bolder bison burger smothered with pepper-jack cheese, fresh sliced jalapeños, caramelized onions, and roasted red peppers. Served on a grilled multi-grain bun smeared with fresh guacamole, topped with roasted red pepper vinaigrette.
Asian Peanut Burger: Homemade spicy peanut sauce, bib lettuce, fresh cilantro, roasted red peppers and fresh avocado together with our 100% grass fed beef burger topped with an over easy egg all on a grilled multi-grain bun.
Both burgers were amazing and we left (again with full bellies) thinking about how we could make our own version of the Asian Peanut Burger. Everything about the burger was delicious! We already had an awesome peanut sauce recipe... we decided to give it a shot! For more info on how to make your very own Asian Peanut Burger check out our Asian Peanut Burger post! You'll get all the yummy details about what makes this one of the best burgers you'll sink your teeth into!
Overall, our trip to the Duluth Grill was a HUGE success! Not only was the food great, the views, company, and whole experience was one of a kind. We'll definitely be making a return trip to the Duluth Grill in the future... either between hockey games or a special trip just for the experience! We recommend checking it out if you're in the area!
~ Melissa
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| Our Asian Peanut Burger |
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