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1100 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-630-1189

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Critics'
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Best Burger
Award Winner 2012

Cuisine(s): French, Seafood, Wine Bar

Hours: Mon-Tue 11:30am-9:30pm, Wed-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri 11:30am-11pm, Sat 5:30pm-11pm

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

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Business Dining

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties, Online Reservations Available, Recommended on Weekends

Parking: Meters, Valet, Validation Available

Description

It looks as placid as a museum, but things go on behind the ceiling-height windows of Vincent that are terribly, terribly intriguing. Trout fillets, crisped till you expect to hear them crack if touched by a fork, recline decadently on smoky beds of bacon, leeks, and chanterelles; tripe stew becomes lush and creamy as a bowl of custard; roly-poly roast nectarines laze in pools of velvety sabayon. Once paired with the reasonably priced wines of southwestern Europe, the intrigue grows. (Be sure to check out the inky malbecs of chef and co-owner Vincent Francoual's native Cahors.) The intrigue reaches a near-fever pitch once you realize that this is the one thing Minneapolitans suspected could never be done: a not-too-expensive, chef-driven, non-themed, neighborhood jeans-and-business-and-romance restaurant smack dab in the middle of Nicollet Mall.

2012 | Best Burger

How popular is the Vincent Burger, the classy downtown restaurant's version of the Jucy Lucy Well, during the baseball season you can chow down on one at Target Field, amid all the other ballpark delicacies. All burgers start with the meat, and chef and owner Vincent Francoual uses a mix of traditional (though freshly prepared) ground beef and braised short ribs, served with lettuce, tomato, and a toasted bun. Then, in place of American cheese, the interior is stuffed with smoked Gouda,... More »
2007 | BEST GOURMET BURGER

So how is this $12.75 masterpiece different from the dyed blob of ground beef you remove from cellophane and dump on the grill Do you really want to know We can start by talking about the succulent center: braised short ribs that taste like your grandma's pot roast but have been cooked even slower, even longer, even--sorry, Grandma--better. How about the sweet, oozing dose of smoked gouda that permeates the whole of the Vincent burger from the inside out. Wrapped around it all is... More »
2007 | BEST POWER LUNCH

When you think of the power lunch, you usually think of two magnates meeting--and Vincent has that in spades. Some Fridays it's practically a who's who of bigwigs from Target, Macy's, and every publishing, graphic arts, and nonprofit company in town. But what about when you're a mere cubicle-farmer, trying to get the office world's landed gentry to meet you for lunch It's a problem, and you can't just dangle Popeye's Chicken in front of them, no sir. We have noticed that Vincent is the... More »
2006 | BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT

If you're looking for serenity, succulence, or a side of pomme frites, va to Vincent. Your bread will arrive in a little clay flowerpot, your salade Chinoise will arrive drizzled with an electric-green soy-peanut dressing, and your waiter may have just arrived from Provence last Sunday. (Ours did.) The food is a delightful mix of the traditional français fare you'd find in a Paris bistro (croque monsieur, anyone) and the delicious experiments you'll find only here (raspberry lambic... More »
2005 | BEST BURGER (GOURMET)

Eavesdropping on a recent conversation about the best burger in the Twin Cities, we were horrified to note the following ground rule: "But not counting Vincent, of course, that thing is beyond a burger..." What! Is this what happened back in the evolutionary mists of time when the first fish grew legs They just kicked him right out of the ocean and didn't let him party with the other fish anymore What's fair about that People, people. Just because this burger is stuffed with the tender... More »
2005 | BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT

How French is Vincent Francoual, chef and proprietor of Vincent, a Restaurant He's so French that he held an event on April 10 called "The Wines of My Hometown," with an eighth-generation winemaker from right near Francoual's hometown of Puy-l'Evêque. How French was le menu Tourin à l'Aoucou, Brochettes d'Escargots, Fromage du Cantal, Pommes Sarladaise, Frisée aux Lardons, Sauce aux Figues, Magret de Canard Rôti, Fèves, Sauce au Fenelon... we could go on.... More »
2004 | BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE

Downtown Minneapolis has been wiped clean, reimagined, and recarved by the forces of money and politics so often that, like a too-face-lifted face, it has been in constant jeopardy of losing any and all of its recognizable character. Which is why we're so grateful for Vincent, a restaurant that's done more than provide fantastic meals and value wines: it has provided an entire identity for a neighborhood that is as important to our regional identity as it is strangely vague. But our city's... More »
2003 | BEST RESTAURANT (MINNEAPOLIS)

Many places these days can dazzle us with their cooking. And yet somehow it is only at Vincent lately that we feel really and truly happy. Perhaps it is the generous wine list--the way a mere party of two can flight their own wines, having, say, a crisp muscadet with the fish-based appetizers (at $5.50 a glass, $16.50 a carafe, and $22 a bottle) and a beautiful rose-scented Jean Garlon 2001 beaujolais with the entrées ($6.70, $20.10, and $27). Perhaps it is the way the menu hits so... More »
2002 | BEST NEW RESTAURANT

Best new restaurant, best new reason to quit regarding the future with fear and loathing. The minute chef Vincent Francoual opened the doors to his French-in-technique, global-when-it-wants-to-be establishment, he irrevocably changed the dining landscape downtown, and all for the better. It's not just the breathtaking halibut with a bacon-fat-fueled crust you could bounce a quarter on, it's the whole ball of wax. The wine list is based on the food, showcasing wines of southwestern Europe,... More »

Poutine roundup: from classic to 'obscene'

By Emily Weiss | Tue, May 15, 2012

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 »
Vincent's Vincent Burger: 100 Favorite Dishes

By Rachel Hutton | Tue, April 13, 2010

As a countdown to the Best of the Twin Cities 2010, coming this spring, The Hot Dish is serving up a hundred of our favorite local dishes. Send your own nominations to hotdish@citypages.com.No. 32: Vi... More »
Burger Jones, Five Guys, Smashburger

By Rachel Hutton | Wed, June 10, 2009

If you think a burger's just a ground-beef patty slapped between bun halves, you probably don't live in Minnesota. Here we take our burgers as seriously as Easterners do their pastrami and Southerners do their barbecue. We can probably blame this ... More »
Burger Meisters, Revisited

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, May 26, 2004

King's Place Bar & Grill 14460 240th St. (Hwy. 61), Miesville 651.437.1418 Brookside Bar And Grill 140 Judd St., Marine On St Croix 651.433.5132 Vincent 1100 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis 612.630.1189 www.vincentarestaurant.com Dear Dara... More »
Golden Boy

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, December 19, 2001

VINCENT 1100 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis (612) 630-1189 Hey, rush to the window! Lookit there! It's the golden age of Twin Cities dining! I am not even kidding. I think it's pretty much inarguable, because right this very minute I can thin... More »

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gerhart2k@gmail.com | Minneapolis, MN | 110 Reviews

| Thu, July 29, 2010

I've been to Vincent�s more than a few times over the past year for lunches, happy hours and dinners and in my humble option, Vincent�s is one of the best restaurants in the Twin Cities. As always, the experiences were equal to my expectations. The food, the service, and the atmosphere was impeccable. My most recent visit was for lunch (July 2010). I had the Vincent Burger - Ground Beef, Braised Short Ribs, Smoked Gouda with a green salad and it was awesome. I had heard the Vincent Burger was good, but it really was one of the BEST Burger I have ever had. It was that good. I highly recommend Vincent-A-Restaurant for any occasion.

Dinner Menu

Appetizer

$8.00

Mushroom Veloute
porcini duxelles, truffle oil just a (culinary) thought.... a small dish (two bites) created from what most inspires vincent tonight

$12.00

La Salade
mixed greens, sliced shallots, fines herbes

$9.50

Provencale Olive-mint Tapenade
baguette croustade

$13.50

Belgian Endive And Baby Arugula Salad
blood oranges, cashews, mimolette cheese, bread crumbs, pomegranate vinaigrette

$21.00

Pan Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras
roasted forelle pear, spiced walnuts, celery root puree, saba oil

$11.50

Escargots
burgundy style in garlic parsley butter

$12.50
$18.00

Vincent's Mushroom Risotto
medley of mushrooms, butternut squash, roasted grape tomatoes, green onion

Entrees

$10.00
$17.00

Baby Turnips, Roasted Sunchokes and Grilled Honey Marinated Mock Duck
pickled mustard seed, baby arugula

$18.00
$29.00

Pan-Seared Scallops
medley of leeks and fingerling potatoes, orange butter sauce

$28.00

Wild Striped Bass
coco beans, red onions, oven dried grape tomatoes, saffron-almond sauce

$19.00

"Moules Frites"
prince edward island mussels, white wine, shallots, garlic butter

$28.00

Braised Lamb Shank
coriander seeds, black olive, baby carrots, turnips, chevre cheese|yukon gold mashed potatoes

$27.00

Pan Seared East Coast Sole "Meuniere"
broccoli puree, pommes "dauphine", capers, lemon butter

$28.50

Cassoulet
a baked dish from southwest france made with traditional "tarbais" white beans, preserved duck legs, ham hock, salted pork and pork sausage

$29.00

Roasted Pheasant Breast "Fou d'Herbes"
pheasant tender fritter, poached pears, oyster mushrooms, potato terrine

$37.00

Pan Seared Beef Tenderloin
red wine braised onions, potato gnocchi, lacinato kale, bordelaise sauce

Desserts

$8.00

Vincent's Favorite Childhood Dessert
vanilla ice cream, warm chocolate sauce & homemade madeleine cookies

$8.00

Three Creams
creme caramel, creme brulee, pot de creme

$8.00

Poached then Roasted Bartlett Pear
milk jam and rum|brown sugar jelly

$8.00

Raspberry Lambic Beer Float
cardamom ice cream, fan wafer

$8.00

Homemade Chocolate Truffles

$9.00

Louis XV
a hazelnut|chocolate cake served with a pear poached in wine

$8.00

Floating Island
poached meringue floating in creme anglaise

$8.00

Trio of Gelato
ask your server for todays selections

$8.00

Walnut Dried Cherry Cake
frangelico "chiboust" pastry cream, walnut crumble

$8.00

Rice Pudding
sauteed apples, salted caramel, cinnamon spiced crisp

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Vincent - A Restaurant

1100 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-630-1189

Description

2012 | Best Burger

2007 | BEST GOURMET BURGER

2007 | BEST POWER LUNCH

2006 | BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT

2005 | BEST BURGER (GOURMET)

2005 | BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT

2004 | BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE

2003 | BEST RESTAURANT (MINNEAPOLIS)

2002 | BEST NEW RESTAURANT

By Emily Weiss | Tue, May 15, 2012

By Rachel Hutton | Tue, April 13, 2010

By Rachel Hutton | Wed, June 10, 2009

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, May 26, 2004

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl | Wed, December 19, 2001

gerhart2k@gmail.com | Minneapolis, MN | 110 Reviews