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Hard Times Cafe

1821 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

612-341-9261 | Website

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Category: Restaurants | American, Vegetarian

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This grungy, worker-owned collective near the University campus attracts counterculture types hungry for vegetarian and vegan food 22 hours a day (it?s closed between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. daily). Between the colorful walls and the guys playing chess, the place feels like a neighborhood community center, except for the free condoms. There's also a box of donated clothes, and many patrons who look like they dress out of it. Despite the grit, the Hard Times fixes up honest grub, from meatless omelets to a tempeh Reuben that tastes just as good as the real thing.

  • Cuisine(s): American, Vegetarian

    Hours: Daily 6am-4am

    Price: $

  • Payment Types: cash, check

    Features: Takeout

    Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

  • Alcohol: None

    Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

    Parking: Street

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  • Minneapolis and St. Paul's midnight snacks

    Minneapolis and St. Paul's midnight snacks

    By Rachel Hutton | Wed, September 03, 2008

    The other night, well past midnight, I watched with some sadness as a grown man carried a frozen pizza home from the corner gas station. While I sympathize with the occasional craving for shrink-wrapped, cardboard-backed foods, and will even make ... More >

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  • henry.travis28

    henry.travis28

    | Thu, September 23, 2010

    great late night food worst staff. hey tight pants go ride your fixed gear bike into traffic. just cause I don't dress like you is no reason to be rude to anyone.

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  • Niki54

    Niki54

    | Fri, June 04, 2010

    Good food, cafe is open until about 4am so it's a good late-night joint. I recommend the vegan muffins - there's lots of good vegan/vegetarian options on the menu.

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Main Menu
Appetizers
$7.89
Chili Nachos
piled high with chili, melted cheddar, onions, jalapenos, sour cream and diced tomatoes
$6.79
Jalapeno Pepper Poppers
mild or hot
$6.49
Chili Cheese Fries
roadhouse fries topped with chili, melted cheddar and sour cream
$6.49
Chicken Fingers
regular with honey mustard bbq sauce or ranch
$6.99
Chicken Fingers.
texas hot and spicy with blue cheese and celery
$6.79
Santa Fe Egg Rolls
crispy tortillas wrapped around chicken, black beans and corn with melted jack cheese
$6.29
Bacon Cheese Fries
roadhouse fries with bacon and melted cheddar
$5.29
Onion Rings
our famous beer batter rings
Salads
$7.79
Santa Fe Chicken Salad
grilled and chilled chicken on a garden salad tossed with homemade mexi-ranch dressing, fresh sweet corn, red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips.
$8.99
Grilled Salmon Salad
fresh salmon marinated and grilled to order over a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips.
$7.79
Monterey Chicken Salad
crispy strips of chicken diced up on a garden salad with shredded cheddar, tomatoes and chopped egg garnished with tortilla strips.
$7.79
Buffalo Chicken Salad
buffalo style strips of chicken diced up in a salad mix of romaine and iceberg with red onion, red pepper, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips.
$7.79
Grilled And Chilled Chicken Breast Salad
grilled and chilled chicken, red peppers, chopped egg, crisp bacon, diced tomatoes and shredded cheddar on a garden salad.
$7.79
Texas Chicken Salad
chicken breast grilled with spicy wing sauce and texas spices served on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, and shredded cheddar.
$7.69
Chili Salad
your choice of chili on a garden salad with red peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar and tortilla strips, topped with sour cream.
Hard Times Root Beer
Long Neck Bottle $2.29
14 Oz Draft $1.99
Hard Times Root Beer
our signature root beer made with honey and without caffeine
Wings
Order Them Grilled
$7.29
Original Texas
made with our original hard times texas spice
$7.29
Honey Bbq
basted in succulent honey bbq sauce
$7.29
Chili Lime
special combo of chili and lime with a spicy kick
$7.29
Honey Mustard
cooked with a sweet honey mustard sauce
Hard Times Traditional Chili
Our Recipes Are Authentic And Historically Correct Versions Of The Chili Created On The Turn-of-the-century Cattle Drives Of The Southwest And In The Cincinnati Chili Parlors Of The Midwest.
 
Texas Chili
the original. coarse ground beef cooked in its own juice, using an authentic turn of the century family spice blend and recipe.
 
Cincinnati Chili
introduced in 1922 by greek immigrants, it is a fine grind of beef with a tomato base and sweeter spices including cinnamon.
 
Terlingua Red
a tribute to the texas ghost town that hosted the first chili cook-off. a redder color and spicy kick of championship chiles.
 
Vegetarian Chili
soy flakes cooked in a tomato base with fresh mushrooms, onions, green peppers, jalapenos and peanuts.
Chili Mac
$6.59
Chili Mac
your choice of chili over spaghetti
$7.49
Three Way Chili Mac
spaghetti, chili and cheese
$7.79
Four-way Chili Mac
spaghetti, chili cheese and onions
$7.99
Five-way Chili Mac
spaghetti, chili, cheese, onions and beans
Chili By The Bowl
$5.99
Chili By The Bowl
your choice of chili with or without beans
Toppings
All Chili Is Served With Homemade Corn Bread
$0.90
Cheddar Or Parmesan Cheese
$0.30
Chopped Onions
$0.95
Sour Cream
$0.95
Chopped Fresh Jalapenos
$0.30
Diced Tomatoes
Chili Bubba
$7.89
Chili Bubba
two pieces of cornbread topped with two of your favorite chilis, then smothered with cheddar, tomatoes, onions, and sour cream.
Frito Chili Pie
$7.89
Frito Chili Pie
back in the 1940's you'd split open a bag of frito's and pour the chili on top. we put the frito's in a bowl, you choose your chili and we load it with shredded cheddar, diced tomatoes and sour cream.
Chili Changa
$7.89
Chili Changa
a soft tortilla shell filled with cheddar cheese and choice of chili, topped with cheddar, tomato, lettuce and sour cream, includes salsa and chips.
Burgers
Burgers Are Served With A Heaping Portion Of Our Homemade Roadhouse Fries, Lettuce, Tomato, And A Pickle, Burgers Are 1/2 Lb. Fresh Ground Beef, Grilled To Order–please Allow For Cooking Time.
$7.99
Chili Cheddarburger
topped with your choice of chili with shredded cheddar and onions
$7.69
Bacon Cheeseburger
with crisp bacon and choice of cheddar, jack or american cheese
$6.99
Cheeseburger
choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese
$6.49
Hamburger
plain and simple, grilled just right
$6.49
Veggie-burger
choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese
$7.49
Veggie-burger With Veggie Chili
Grilled Chicken
Fresh Chicken Breast Grilled To Order And Served With A Heaping Portion Of Our Homemade Roadhouse Fries, Lettuce, Tomato, And A Pickle.
$7.89
Bacon And Cheese Chicken Sandwich
with crisp bacon and choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese.
$7.89
Texas Chicken Sandwich
grilled with spicy wing sauce, texas spices and served with blue cheese dressing.
$7.89
Inferno Chicken Sandwich
grilled, with a blend of hot sauces and melted cheese, hot!
$7.49
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
grilled with your choice of cheddar, jack, or american cheese.
$6.79
Chicken Salad Sandwich
fresh homemade chicken salad.
$7.89
Chicken Alamo
spicy strips of grilled chicken blended with parmesan, ranch dressing, served on spaghetti and topped with diced tomatoes
Chili Dogs
World Famous Hard Times Chili Dogs Are Served With A Heaping Portion Of Our Homemade Roadhouse Fries And A Pickle.
$6.79
Hard Times Chili Dog
1/4 pound all-beef dog with your choice of chili, shredded cheddar and onions— knife and fork recommended.
$6.79
Authentic Coney Dog
two to an order, with just the right amount of cincinnati chili, shredded cheddar and onions.
$6.79
Foot Long Chili Cheese Dog
all-beef and topped with your choice of chili, shredded cheddar and onions.
Suppertime Platters
Add A Garden Salad Only $1.99
Full Rack Add $6.00
Half Rack $10.99
Bbq Ribs
succulent ribs rubbed with our texas spice, slow cooked for tenderness and basted with thick, rich bbq sauce.
$12.99
Ribs And Wings Combo
1/2 rack of bbq ribs with six hard times wings, your choice of flavors.
$13.99
New York Strip Steak
10 oz, black angus strip is char-grilled over an open flame and seasoned with our crazy jane's spices.
$14.99
Crazy Jane's Rib-eye Steak
11 oz, cut of the most flavorful steak there is, seasoned with crazy jane's of course
$10.99
Chamayo Chicken
two grilled chicken breasts, basted with thick bbq sauce, topped with bacon, jack and cheddar cheese and a pico de gallo.
$8.99
Chicken Tender Dinner
breaded chicken tenders served with your choice of dipping sauce and a heaping order of roadhouse fries.
$12.59
Grilled Salmon
fresh salmon marinated and grilled to order, served with our fresh-cut fries and cole slaw.
$9.99
Fish And Chips
filet of cod dipped in our beer batter and deep fried, lemon and tartar sauce, along with a heaping order of roadhouse fries.
Side Items
$5.49
Tenderfoot Three-way
smaller version of our 3-way with spaghetti, chili and cheese
$4.89
Tenderfoot Bowl Of Chili
smaller portion of chili with cheese
$0.30
Onions
$0.90
Sour Cream
$0.30
Diced Tomatoes
$0.95
Chopped Fresh Jalepenos
$2.99
Roadhouse Fries
freshly cut and homemade
$3.29
Garden Salad
our fresh garden salad with your choice of dressing
Beverages
$2.09
Coke
$2.09
Diet Coke
$2.09
Sprite
$2.09
Mr. Pibb
$2.09
Fruit Punch
$2.09
Hard Times Sweet Tea
$2.09
Regular Iced Tea
$2.09
Hard Times Old Fashioned Lemonade
$1.59
Dasani Bottled Water
Desserts
$3.49
Hard Times Root Beer Float
$3.99
Oreo Brownie Sundae
$3.99
Hot Apple Pie A La Mode
 
Desert Special
please ask your server

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