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This iconic south Minneapolis hipster hangout delivers a punch--a Wondrous Punch, that is, the mega-sized drink full of rummy fruit goodness and wicked strong ferocity. The dining room is filled with black and red traditional Chinese-American décor from back in the day, down to the paper menus with Chinese horoscopes. No one really talks too much about the food at Red Dragon, although we like getting the appetizer platter and cooking skewers of beef over an open flame, and the fried chicken wings are very good in a bad-for-you kind of way. But Red Dragon is really all about drinking crazy strong drinks while sitting in a vinyl booth full of cracks, in a bar so dark you don"t know whether it's day or night and don"t really care. The jukebox kicks ass, too. Warning: Beware of the Wondrous hangover.
When selecting a dive bar for an evening of debauchery, several criteria must be met. First, you want sketchy decor. Second, you want to be surrounded by interesting characters. Third, you want to get ripped for cheap. The Red Dragon gets a gold star for all three. The ambiance is seedy, but not overwhelmingly so. The interior is a pleasant cross between an opium den and a pizza joint from the '80s. The outside is white concrete. By the doorway you will find drunken smokers chatting with... More »
The Red Dragon is a dive bar and restaurant that somehow manages to have a certain pseudo-poshness thanks to its 1920s Japanese gangster decor and woodwork. The jukebox is usually loud enough to drown out the worst pickup lines, but there's also a more quiet back room with tables long enough to hold your best friend's drunken birthday party. And drunk is how every celebration at the Red Dragon turns out. Even the most bionic of livers doesn't stand a chance against the tropical drinks served... More »
Do you like to get tanked on girly drinks in a trendy environment, yet can't afford to plow through Chino Latino every weekend? Then Red Dragon is an excellent place to fight the losing battle against sobriety. Screwdrivers, gin and tonics, Tom Collinses, and other classic cocktails all adhere to the important rules of a good mixed drink: They're cold, they're properly blended, and the more you drink them, the smoother they get--which, let's be honest, is what it's all about. Above all... More »
We debated what it meant for a bar to have the best cocktails. Does it mean the strongest drink for your buck? If that's the case, we recommend your local American Legion or VFW, where you can play pull tabs and drown your sorrows with vets and neighborhood drunks (who aren't always the same people) for a paltry amount of dough. Or, might "best cocktails" mean the place with the frilliest, fruitiest, most umbrella-laden concoctions with creative combinations of ingredients? Chino Latino... More »
Used to be that a jukebox was a window into a bar's soul. Old Wurlitzer machines that took nickels, dimes, and quarters could sometimes house a charming obscurity here, a potent standard there. Now that pretty much every joint has a fancy CD jukebox that contains greatest hits and reissue compilations, a paradox has taken hold: Diversity is king, while surprises are fewer and farther between. So, with that aesthetic shift in mind, let us define our criteria for this category, of which there... More »
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