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Forepaugh's Restaurant
Forepaugh's 

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276 S. Exchange St. St. Paul, MN 55102

651-224-5606 

http://www.forepaughs.com  

276 S. Exchange St. St. Paul MN 55102

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  • American
    Sun-Fri 11am-2pm, Sun-Thu 5pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm
    $$$ $$$
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Fireplace
    Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
  • Full bar
    Accepted
    Lot Available, Valet
Description

This elegant Victorian mansion, long known for its classic French fare, was starting to feel a bit stuffy before it was purchased by corporate food-service guru Bruce Taher, who also owns the Wayzata and Nordeast Eateries. Chef Donald Gonzales, formerly of Chambers Kitchen, has modernized and globalized the seasonally changing menu, which features an updated (and even more delicious) version of Forepaugh's famed beef Wellington, and he has included everything from Thai curry to an elegant take on the Canadaian bar snack poutine. Your selection from the wine list will be delivered from the new glass-encased wine cellar tucked into the limestone-walled basement. Despite all the remakes and renovations, one thing hasn't changed: The place is still supposedly inhabited by a ghost named Molly, the alleged lover of the mansion's original owner, Joseph Forepaugh, who hung herself from a chandelier.








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  • Poutine roundup: from classic to \'obscene\'

    Poutine roundup: from classic to 'obscene'

    Admittedly, we're not exactly on par with Canada when it comes to the availability of poutine. In fact in Quebec, where the dish is said to have originated, you can order a side of the cheese-curd and... More »

  • Forepaugh\'s: Happy hour of the week

    Forepaugh's: Happy hour of the week

    Forepaugh's276 Exchange Street, St. Paul651.224.5606website Daily: 4 p.m.-7 p.m.Sunday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.  $3-$7 appetizer menu $3 tap beer $4 house wine $4 rail drinks $6 drin... More »

  • Forepaugh\'s gets tres sexy menu makeover

    Forepaugh's gets tres sexy menu makeover

    For years, Forepaugh's restaurant, located in a Victorian mansion near downtown St. Paul, felt like an elegant shut-in who was quite a gal in bygone days. Her couture was frilly wallpaper and molded ceilings. Her fare was classic French. In her... More »

  • An Engaging Place to Spend Eternity

    An Engaging Place to Spend Eternity

    Forepaugh's 276 S. Exchange St., St. Paul; 224-5606 Molly doesn't want to leave. And frankly, who can blame her? One moment she's the life of the household, living in a mansion on gorgeous Irvine Park, surrounded by finery and luxury, the... More »

  • 2010 | BEST RESTAURANT FOR ROMANCE

    Everyone knows how to set the mood for romance: a lit fireplace in a private nook, candlelight, fine wine, haute cuisine, and a ghost. St. Paul's Forepaugh's is right on point. Since its top-to-bottom renovation two years ago, the historic restaurant has tried to downplay the ghost (legend has it a former maid, Molly, in love with the original master of the house, Joseph Forepaugh, haunts the third floor where she hung herself in the late 1800s), but it sacrifices nothing of the other... More »

  • 2009 | Best Desserts

    Considering the wonders that pastry chef Carrie Summer works in her mobile trailer, Chef Shack, it's no surprise that the sweets she creates in a full-size kitchen are our favorite in the Twin Cities. Summer, formerly of Cue, Spoonriver, and several lauded coastal restaurants, designs all the desserts for Bruce Taher's restaurants: the Wayzata, Alaska, and Nordeast Eateries, plus the flagship, Forepaugh's. In the restaurant's venerable St. Paul mansion, Summer presents several familiar... More »

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Dinner Menu
Appetizers
$9.00
Chinese Scallion Flatbread
toasted sesame seed puree, fire-roasted chilies, scallions, goat cheese, olives, ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs
$10.00
Grilled Grape Leaf Wrapped Goat Cheese
stickney hills farm goat cheese, la brea bakery sourdough crostini
$16.00
Chef’s Choice Cheese Plate
shelburne farms 2-year aged white cheddar, port salut, stickney hills farm goat cheese, grapes, toasted nuts, dried fruits, tazmanian peppercorn, herb bouquet, la brea bakery sourdough crostini
$8.00
Malaysian Chicken Samosas
hand-wrapped, mango dipping sauce, pickled fresno chilies, cilantro
$10.00
Lemon Shrimp With Sun-dried Pineapple
house-made lemon candy, lemon glaze, thai basil
$9.00
Beef Satay
spicy chimichurri emulsion, quinoa salad, fresno chilies, charred corn, pineapple, shallot, herbs
$13.00
Poutine
house cut french fries, eichten farm white cheddar cheese curds, spicy pickled chilies, chili glaze, beef gravy
$20.00
Ultimate Truffle & Foie Gras Poutine
house cut french fries, eichten farm white cheddar cheese curds, spicy pickled chilies, red wine pan sauce, foie gras fingers, summer truffle confetti, gremolata
Soup
$8.00
Butternut Squash Soup
chorizo, chives, paprika oil
$7.00
Vegetarian
Salad
$8.00
Waldorf Salad
gala apples, truffle oil, crème fraiche, grapes, walnuts, honey, mint
$8.00
Blt Wedge
fried shallots, bleu cheese vinaigrette, bacon, pickled shallots, iceberg lettuce, thyme, parsley
$7.00
Caesar Salad
parmigiano-reggiano dusted house-made croutons
Composed Plates
$23.00
Giant Dauphinois Potato Ravioli Duet
three-cheese dauphinois potato-stuffed ravioli with charred shallots, house-made mascarpone cheese, in a parmesan tea, garnished with seasonal vegetables, crispy shallots, fried garlic
$30.00
Pan-seared Walleye
coconut curry, fingerling potatoes, zucchini, hearts of palm, chinese long beans, shiitake mushrooms, thai herbs, fresno chilies
$33.00
Black Pepper Glazed Scallops
wok-fried, pork belly, lacquered stone fruit, compressed celery, agave jam, sunchoke chips
$26.00
Pan Roasted Chicken
sauce gribeche, olives, fingerling potatoes, anise-scented herb salad
$32.00
Donald’s Duck
blackened duck breast, foie gras, duck confit, wilted cilantro, early season short grain rice, port salut cheese, pineapple, shallots, pickled fresno chilies, chili-lime sauce
$24.00
Po Ping Pork
char siu-style glazed pork, sriracha-scallion condiment, asian flash-pickled vegetables, po-ping wrap, butter lettuce
$42.00
Chili Relleno Strip Loin
sofrito jam, latin confetti, grilled scallions, goat cheese parmigiano-reggiano soufflé, poblano pepper relleno stuffed with port salut and eichten’s cheddar cheese
Traditional Steakhouse
$41.00
Beef Wellington
filet mignon, mushroom duxelle and swiss chard baked in flaky puff pastry, served with pomme puree, oven-roasted tomato, watercress, burgundy wine sauce
$54.00
21-day Aged, Certified Angus Filet
8 oz, served with pomme puree, oven-roasted tomato, watercress, burgundy wine sauce
$43.00
21-day Aged, Certified Angus Naked New York Strip
10 oz, served with pomme puree, oven-roasted tomato, watercress, burgundy wine sauce
$48.00
21-day Aged, Certified Angus Rib Eye
14 oz, served with pomme puree, oven-roasted tomato, watercress, burgundy wine sauce
$28.00
Forepaugh’s Ultimate Opus Burger
certified angus chuck on an onion bun with braised short-rib sauce, gruyere, truffled eggs, bacon vinaigrette, seasonal greens, tomato raisins
Dessert
$8.00
Deconstructed Banana Cream Pie
chocolate-hazelnut praline, vanilla custard, caramelized banana, agave nectar, vanilla bean whipped cream
$8.00
Pineapple Apple Phyllo Crisp
jameson caramel, ginger ice cream, coconut crumble
$8.00
Pumpkin Malt Cheesecake
pine nut brittle, cherry-peppercorn ice cream sandwich
$9.00
Six-layer Valrhona Chocolate Malt Cake
star-anise anglaise, coffee chocolate sauce, lait concentré sucré ice cream
$3.00
House-made Sorbets And Ice Creams
see server for today’s selection
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