Tonight we squeezed in a quick happy hour visit to Republic, located at Seven Corners in Minneapolis. The specials run from 4-6 and the place was packed. Given the close proximity to the U of M west bank, that’s not too surprising.

Colleen wanted to try the $6 turkey burger, which she said was good, but not good enough to knock off her favorite (which is still, somewhat surprisingly, Red Robin). Kid one had a so-so hanger steak and kid two just had fries. I ordered some fish and chips, which had a very heavy, peppery breading that I ended up removing and discarding. The chips were pretty awesome, though.

It’s funny how much that part of town has changed. The old Grandma’s building is completely gone, the Carlson School looks totally different from when I went there and Republic used to Sergeant Prestons (I think). One thing that hasn’t changed? Traffic still sucks as much as ever…