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If you mix them, they will come! Bar Abilene has proved this, building an almost cult-like following with their 16-ounce margaritas made with fresh juices and top-shelf tequilas. Truly, people drive in from the farthest corners of the metro area for these jewel-bright drinks made from some 90 tequilas and 30 juices. All hail the beauty of fresh squeezed lime! The kitchen produces some clean, fresh, slightly elevated versions of Mexican favorites. The guacamole is made before your eyes, at tableside, and because of that it’s as fresh and good as possible. The chili, made with sirloin steak and black beans, is both rib-sticking and sophisticated. A Frank-Gehry-meets-Hopalong-Cassidy interior, and the biggest television in Uptown round out the experience.

Cuisine(s): Tex-Mex

Hours: Sun 10am-10pm, Mon-Thu 4pm-2am, Fri-Sat 12pm-2am

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Online Reservations Available

Parking: Lot Available, Meters, Street

Daily Happy Hours

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For more than 10 years Bar Abilene has served as a check-in point in Uptown Minneapolis. During the afternoon, people come in after a morning shopp...

2009 | Best Happy Hour

A critical and often overlooked criterion of happy hours has to do with timing. Sure, two-for-one cocktails are delightful after work, but early evenings aren't exactly the optimal or most responsible time to milk happy hours for all they're... More >
2004 | BEST MARGARITA

Ideally, margaritas should be as plain as the sun in the sky: sun, a few fluffy clouds, sky--perfect! What more do you need? Well, tequila, for one, and not any of that oaked-up junk that arrivistes find so sophisticated; in a margarita, tequila... More >
2002 | BEST MARGARITA

As you slide into a booth in the bar area--under the industrial ranch décor of barbed-wire wreaths and lasso light fixtures--you may be momentarily overwhelmed by the two dozen margarita choices on the menu. You could try the tart "Baja Breeze,"... More >
2000 | BEST MARGARITA (REINVENTED)

Between the buckskin-colored walls and the rich cherry-hued wood booths, the entire bar area fairly sparkles at this little chunk of the New West right here in the Minneapple. So it should come as no surprise that the cocktails described on Bar... More >

City Pages Reviews and News

Bar Abilene: Happy hour of the week

By Michelle Leon | Fri, May 21, 2010

Bar Abilene 1300 Lagoon Avenue South, Minneapolis 612.825.2525 website Hours and Details: Monday-Friday,4 p.m.-7 p.m. and Monday-Thursday, 9 p.m.-12 a.m: half-price tap beer, rail drinks, hous More >
10th Anniversary Happy Hours

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, December 17, 2008

For the past 10 years, Bar Abilene has served as an Uptown hub. On weeknights it's a stopping point for a quick beer before a movie at the Lagoon or Uptown theaters, in the summer it's a great place to stop for a snack after walking around the lak... More >
Chairmen of the Gourd

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, November 08, 2000

Turtle Bread Company 3421 W. 44th St., Minneapolis; (612) 924-6013 Hours: 6:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. daily Bar Abilene 1300 Lagoon Ave., Minneapolis; (612) 825-2525 Hours: Monday-Friday 5:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.; Saturday noon-1:00 am; Sunday noon-10:00 p.... More >
Southwestern Comfort

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, December 30, 1998

Bar Abilene 1300 Lagoon Ave., Mpls.; 825-2525 Are your walls whirling? Head pounding? Is every particle of light a veritable ham hock lodged in your cerebellum? Is your breath stinky? Then you, my lucky friend, are a full-fledged participant in... More >

User Reviews

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heidipanelli

| Tue, November 09, 2010

guacamole made at your table...that's all I need :-) Love this place. It's been around for quite a while for a reason.

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gerhart2k@gmail.com

| Fri, July 23, 2010

One of the Best Tex-Mex and margaritas in town! Good atmosphere. Awsome breakfast buffet. Enjoy!!

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hhunt

| Mon, May 03, 2010

table side guac, flavored margaritas, brunch buffet on the weekends.

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coletta.amy

| Fri, August 14, 2009

The best tableside guacamole anywhere. Great margaritas, too.

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JohnP322

| Wed, April 08, 2009

I love it! Thanks to EVERYONE that's posted a nice comment about us! As a thank you, please print out your comment, bring it in and you'll get a free $5 Gift Card! Ask for John, Tony or Tyler

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Main Menu

Starters

$6.95

Southwestern Sliders
3 mini burger with jalapeno mayonnaise, pepper jack

$5.95
Add Chorio $7.95

Black Bean-goat's Cheese Dip
pico de gallo, tortilla chips

$9.95

Chicken Quesadilllas
red onion marmalade, cilantro line sour cream

Cast Iron Mac And Cheese
bacon, smoked tomatoes, green onion.

$7.95

Crispy Calamari
rosemary lime aioli

Soup And Salads
Add Grilled Chicken To The Caesar Or Garden Green Salad $3.95.

Cup $4.95
Bowl $6.95

Tortilla Soup
chicken smoked tomatoes, avocado, asiago, pepper jack

$6.95
Add Grilled Chicken $3.95

Southwestern Caesar Salad
shaved asiago, cayenne croutons, cumin tamarind dressing.

$12.95

Grilled Flank Steak Salad
roasted pepper, tomatoes, arugula, fingerling potatoes, kalamata olives

$12.95

Texas Ranch Salad
grilled chicken, roasted corn, bacon, avocado, bleu cheese dressing

$6.95

Wedge Salad
cheddar dressing, bacon, candied pecans

Southwestern Specialties

$9.95

Chicken Soft Tacos
lettuce, pico de gallo, red chile sour cream

$9.95

Hard Shell Spicy Beef Tacos
lettuce, chip roasted tomato salsa, jack cheese

$11.95

Tacos Al Pastor
soft corn tortilla braised pork, pineapple, guajillo chile salsa

$11.95

Chicken Sour Cream Enchiladas
annatto rice, salsa verde, pico de galo, queso fresco

$12.95

Penne Pasta
shrimp roasted pepper, smoked tomato, chipotle cream

Burger And Sanwiches
Hand Cut French Fries Or Cayenne Onion Rings Or Creamy Coleslaw.

$9.95

Spicy Texas Burger
chorizo, fried egg, pepper jack, lettuce, onion, tomato

$8.00

California Burger
guakamole , radishes

$8.95

Jalapeno Pepper Jack Burger
red fresno chilies, fresh jalapenos, pepper jack

$8.95

Southwestern Turkey Burger
cheddar cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato.

$8.95

The New Vegiee Burger
black bean, quinoa, mushrooms, onion, lettuce, tomato

Desserts

$4.95

Chocolate Fritters
vanilla ice cream, hot fudge

$5.95

Mango Cheese Cake
vanilla, raspberry, candied, pecans

$5.95

Iron Skillet Chocolate Chip Cooie Sundae
vanilla ice cream

$5.95

Warm Apple Tostada
sauteed apples, tequila-caramel sauce, cinnamon ice cream

$2.95

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1300 Lagoon Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55408

612-825-2525 | Website

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