Red Cow St Paul

I love the burgers here! Their gluten free buns are to die for and the food is always tasty. As far as consistency goes however, dining in is much safer than ordering to-​go. Many of the to-​go orders I’ve placed have had the wrong items or hastily prepared food. Sometimes both. That being said, they are always quick to fix the issue and have great customer service but it’s still annoying.

Delicious, a lot of selections for burger fans, great location. No complaints, will return for sure!!!

Almost always great, and then sometimes not. We love their breakfast burger (peanut butter and an egg!) and when we split it, the give us each an egg. Very nice.
I’ve had several occasions where one part of my food was cold or under-​cooked onion rings another time. My biggest complaint is the noise level; too loud for my ears. Fantastic place if it’s not crowded; if it’s pretty full (and therefor loud), we go elsewhere.

This is yet another «Fancy Burger» joint for the current burger craze. The prices are fancy as well. They also have some beer nights that appear to be all Surly. Oh boy, so not excited about that.
My life for a good old fashion burger! I don’t want a dozen things on my burger. Breakfast burgers? WHY!!! When I peeled back the crap on my burger I found that the burger patty itself is very good! It’s lost in all the stuff they pile on top. Their burger patties could stand alone on a bun and still be wonderful. Too bad they don’t know that.
My burger was the Barcelona. Not bad. It was one that had fewer items slapped on board. If there is a next time I’ll try something else. My GF had the Ultimate burger which is a fancy California burger. She liked it.
We had the Onion rings appetizer. I tend to grade places based on how well they can do onion rings and the quality of their slaw. The ring batter was light and flakey! Perfection!
So the slaw. Yes, I had their slaw with my burger instead of fries. It’s a creamy style slaw but it’s so thin and runny that the slaw itself had little flavor. Even after stirring up the slaw to re-​coat it the flavor was lacking. I had to pepper the slaw to get any flavor out of it. They really need to come up with a different slaw mix. Maybe a different supplier? It sure didn’t take like they made it there.

This is a fun place to go — but I find it to be overpriced. I’ve been here a few times for dinner and a few more times to sit at the bar a have a special beer that they have on tap. In all cases I have found the staff be be not unfriendly, but certainly aloof. They don’t want to be your friend, they want you to eat and get out. The food is good, but not amazing. This is one of those places I’m fine going to if someone else has picked it (though I’ll be sad about the over-​pricing) but it isn’t a place I would choose to go myself for a night out.

Actually it was OK.
I think it’s pricy for its taste.

Me and my fiancée have been to this restaurant quite a few times. It has been busy every time we were there, which is always a good thing! The last time we were there we waited about 25 minutes, which is unheard of for a Tuesday night.
We eventually were shown to table, which was upstairs, and has a nice view of Selby Avenue. We ordered the scotch eggs, which is like an enhanced version of deviled eggs, as an appetizer and they were amazingly delicious! For an entrée, I had the no blues burger with blue cheese and caramelized onions, which was pretty damn good!
The food here is always top notch and they have an amazing selection of beers as well!

Arrived after lunch rush at 3 pm, my group of five coworkers waited while the servers I guess figured out who was going to serve our group. This took about 8 – 10 minutes until one from our group waved them down to serve us.
Quickly brought us waters and coffee for our table then disappeared again for 5 – 10 minutes until we again waived him down to order.
Fast forward to our food, no issues as always. Food is always great here.
Post food service, our waiter/​server asked if we would like a gift card and toys for tots donation, when we mentioned we were doing the same thing at our business within a block of this location. Our server then took it upon himself to bash our business. Funny that it was in front of our owner who asked him several pointed questions about his dilemma and that we could help, but never the less he made a fool out of himself.
#footinmouth
Five stars for the food
One star for the server

When you read reviews of Red Cow on Unilocal,you’re likely to think «this seems too good to be true,» as I did. That might be the reason why I waited more than a year to visit this restaurant… and why I feel like I need to make up for lost time by returning several times in the next three months. The burgers here REALLY are the best you’ll get in the Twin Cities.
During my first visit, I picked the French onion burger with grass fed beef, white cheddar, French onions, chive sour cream & homemade potato chips. Viva La Frickin’ France! It was SO GOOD that I’ll have a hard time ordering any other burger when I return. The homemade chips and homemade dip make it a tasty meal in each bite. We enjoyed loved sharing orders of fries (good), Parmesan-​Truffle fries (better) and Poutine with Summit beer cheese sauce (best). — but our favorite find was the caramel-​bacon puff corn (heroic). At $ 4.50 a basket it’s «not to be missed.»
Red Cow has become a guilty pleasure where I can escape with my wife (aka ‘without the kids’) for a grown up burger in a swanky spot. I encourage you to do the same.

Very cool atmosphere and good sized menu. I orderd the patty melt bc burgers are what they are supposed to be known for. Although it was good, it wasn’t the best I have had in the cities. Their pretzel was incredible though.
The one negative was the noise level in the place. Nobody in my party could really hear eachother over the sound, and the wait staff really struggled to hear us when we ordered and checked in on us throughout the meal.

Food was outstanding, service was really friendly and handled a crowd well. Parking in the neighborhood is iffy. There’s a lot, but odds are you will be street parking it, so be prepared to practice your parallel parking skills.
Ambience was cozy, but modern, or is that modern, but cozy? Either way, it was welcoming. This place can get really busy, so be prepared for a crowd on some nights.

Once in a while I just really want to eat a gigantic (not turkey) burger and Scottish eggs with a huge helping of fries. We stumbled upon this while in Saint Paul visiting my parents. I imagined a place called Red Cow would have burgers. I was right! And boy, was I happy to have found this place.
It’s awfully dark in here (away from the bar) but since the food is so good, I guess I don’t need to see it. I just want to photograph it for Unilocal!Haha.
We’ve eaten at this specific location three or four times but now that there is a north loop location, we have abandoned St. Paul. I’m sorry. It’s not you. It’s me. I promise.
COME FOR HAPPY HOUR!!! (I’m all about cheap good eats!)
Their best and favorite appetizers are half off and soooooo worth the pain of being overstuffed later. Get the Scottish eggs. Get the ahi tuna crisps. Eat a burger (even the turkey burger is good but if you’re going to get a burger you might as well go all out and get one filled with bacon that oozes all over your hands and drips onto the fries when you bite into it).
Oh, and get dessert!!! Order dessert or forever hold your peace when your dining partner’s dessert comes out and you feel the need to beg for a bite. If your dining partner is me though, I won’t share my dessert. I will smack you with my spoon. Yes, it’s that good. And yes, I may be a glutton.

I was here on a business trip and was told that I had to try a burger with peanut butter (which i thought i would never do!). I decided to come to the red cow and try the breakfast burger and was blown away with how delicious it tasted. The peanut butter is subtle but it works!
The truffle fries was a first time for me too and now I love them! I get them whenever I can.
The only problem about this place is that it is pretty small and doesn’t take reservations. So if you are on a business trip and have a group of people, you may need wait a while for a table.
I loved the beer selection too!

I have been to Red Cow SOOOO many times this summer its insane. In fact, I think one week, I was three times!!! I’ve cut back lately because I decided if I didn’t stop with the Red Cow, I was going to turn into a White Cow!!!
First of all, let me get this out of the way because I want to spend ALL my time talking about the food. Service every time has been top notch! Nice, attentive, informative, all the good things you want bundled up in your server. Each time the food was consistently good. Its rare to find a place that is mouth dropping good every single time!!!
The Food-​I am going to list everything I have tried, whether its been a bite or the entire thing, I will give my opinion.
The Cowboy Burger-​I know I live in the concrete city but I am still a country girl at heart and this was my first thing I ever ate here at the Cow. When I was presented with this Beast of a Burger, I had no idea how I was going to tackle it so I did it slowly. I ate the onion rings first which I loved and I am not an onion ring type of gal but these were perfect. Underneath the onion rings, was Root Beer Pulled Pork… I dipped it in my side of BBQ and I could hear Keith Urban singing in my ear! So so Sweet! By this time, I am full and I haven’t even touched the burger yet but I did manage to eat half and took the other half home. Bun was grilled perfectly and it was divine.
Caramel Bacon Puffcorn-Mehhh…Not a fan… Reminds me of that bagged Puff corn you can buy with a few chunks of bacon and light caramel sauce…
Scotch Eggs-​One of my favorite items here!!! Yep, sausage wrapped around eggs, deep fried, and then dipped in tangy mustard makes my mouth happy happy! I love arugula that dresses it too… I KNOW… crazy who eats that but I did and it was amazing. It had a vinagarette on it that married well with the mustard. Happy Hour price is insane! Try them!!!
Cheese Curds-​They were good but not as good as I thought they would be due to my high expectations from all the raving reviews but I think I am just not a huge cheese curd lover.
Maybe it has something to with Wisconsin and the Packers but nawww. wont order again.
Tuna Ahi Crisps-​I was leary because I am not one for raw fish but the tuna was seared perfectly and the wasabi sauce, and everything else that was incorporated in this appetizer, worked really well! A steal at Happy Hour prices. I would get this again.
Poutine-​Not a fan but I see everyone ordering it. I think its me and the meat reminds me of a beef pot roast and I am just not a beef pot roast person… The cheese was bland to me and no… IMO…I know many people will disagree with me on this one!
The fries, both regular and parmesan truffle were good. Nothing I would take home but if they were piping hot, I would eat them. If not, they will probably sit on my plate.
The Mac and Cheese-​Really good… Not spectacular but I tried it and it was a little bland but it was just the side dish of it so there was nothing in it.
I know! I know!!! Hard to believe I have tried this many things but hey, I told you!!! I was here all summer!!! Almost finished…
Bison Burger-​Excellent flavors but I could never eat more than one bite. I don’t like the dates.
Ultimate Burger-​One of the cheapest burgers on the menu but its great!
My NUMBER ONE thing I LOVE here is the Turkey Burger!!! Get it!!! This is one of those items that I will not share with anyone… Don’t even think of asking me for one bite! No wonder it won Best Turkey Burger award in the Twin Cities… I don’t even dip it anything and you know how I like to dip everything in something! Get the turkey burger with a side of Mac and Cheese or cheese curds. Yes! Heres a tip!!! You can get sides of Poutine, Mac and Cheese, Onion Rings instead of fries for an upcharge. Just Do it!
Desserts are not memorable at all so skip them…
Come during Happy Hour for eats on the cheap and make sure you fill in and return the little card at the end to get mailed a $ 10 off coupon for your next visit!
Anyone want to go cow tipping?

Finally made it here, and so glad I did! We chose the Red Cow for our lunch date — the first time I’ve had any appreciable time with my husband in 3 weeks.
Service, excellent. Thanks Alex!
Food, divine. Thank you talented people!
We shared the bacon puffcorn and their caprese salad special. In honor of national cheeseburger day (did I really need an excuse?) I had the Royale and hubby enjoyed the bison burger. Both were prepared perfectly.
Their sweet potato fries were probably the best I’ve ever had.
To top it all off, they have a parking lot… which is worth its weight in at least a full appetizer for me… who drives a mom-​mobile and hates parallel parking in St. Paul ;).
We will surely be back.

Food coma food heaven-​all I can say!! Some nights are meant to be perfect and this last Tuesday night was amongst them!
This was our first visit to Red Cow and since it was a week night we were anticipating a dull quiet night but I guess that’s not how it happens at RC. We walked in at 9 and boy it was almost packed!! We got immediate seating on a high rise table which was fantastic, I’m not a big fan of standard tables and booths I either like the bar or high rise tables!
Our server Kareen was a delight, so helpful and informative about the menu! We started off with a few drinks. I got ice tea and champagne and my husband got some cocktail and a beer!
The music was pretty loud it was hard to talk but we still throughly enjoyed it. Kareen kept coming back to check on us!
For food we split a Bison burger and substituted the fries with the cheese curds! The burger was a solid 9. Great bun, tender juicy pattie and lots of flavoring. it was cooked to perfection! The cheese curd were State Fair level, absolutely delicious! We split the burger so we could eat the dessert!
For dessert we ordered the mini donuts with ice cream! It blew my pallet away! The donuts were so fresh they were breaking apart and the sweetness was perfect and the ice cream just made the combo deadly! A full 10 to the dessert!
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience here and the food and service was top notch, I will be coming back soon to try the turkey burger which won the Mspl 2013’s award!! Can’t wait to visit RC again!

Hi, my name is Vee. I am an addict. I have now gone three times in 12 days to this place. Well, first time was drinks only, so I guess it’s not all that bad. Although, if someone wanted to go again today I’d do it.
Last year around winter time I had an Earl Grey infused old fashion at Coup d’état in uptown. I loved it. A couple months later they stopped serving it. Bitches. I found it on Red Cows drink menu as a «new fashion!» Yes! It was delicious, thank you Red Cow. For the beer lovers, they have a nice selection, there’s something for each beer lover.
Okay, now that my drink obsession is noted, onto the food. I’ve tried the cheese curds, scotch eggs, onion rings, parmesan truffle fries, sweet potato fries, French onion burger, 60/​40, Royal, and the avocado cheesecake. I’d order any of these items again, except for the cheesecake. It wasn’t horrible, it tasted more like a key lime pie, I just wasn’t into it.
Make sure you get the cheese curds on your first trip. It’s on my top three for best curds fo sho. I’ve never had scotch eggs before, so I have nothing to compare it too, but I know I’d eat these here everyday if I could. The mustard with the bitter greens are the perfect match with the eggs.
All of the burgers I tried were AWESOME. It’s now my mission to try each burger on the menu before I die. I like a medium temp, and the burgers were cooked perfectly to that. My favorite so far is the French onion. I really wanted the Manhattan 2.0 on my first dining visit, but decided on the ⁶⁰⁄₄₀. Then on my second trip my boyfriend said he was getting it, but switched to the Royale when the orders were placed! So rude.
I have to mention the bun on these burgers. I tried to think of any other time I’ve eaten a burger and said «holy shit, this bun is amazing.» I couldn’t. I don’t know if they make it in house or purchase it from a bakery up in heaven, but that bun though. Yuuumm. It holds it own next to the beef and toppings.
Service has been top notch on each visit. Friendly, fast, and efficient. That’s all I require. I like that there’s consistency here. They keep a water carafe on the table, which I really appreciate. I absolutely hate running out of water and waiting on it. They do a great job.
The only thing I’m not a huge fan of is the décor. Red is definitely one of my favorite colors, but the red in here screams trying to hard to me. Same with the faux brick, and the exposed beams that look too perfect to be natural. But I’m no interior designer, I just eat.

Today is, apparently, National Burger Day. Since I love burgers, I decided to celebrate this wonderful holiday at Red Cow for lunch. I sat at the bar and had the best time. Travis was my… server? Bartender? Food assistant sent from the Heavens? Whatever his title is, he was a rockstar. I couldn’t decide what to get and basically said «tell me what burger to get, I’m so hungry I want them all.» Travis said I should get the special, something called the Double Barrel. It was two fancy patties, 2 slices of cheese, some sort of tomato mixture, horsey sauce and au jus. It was terrific! Probably not super healthy, but whatever. I’m not complaining.
Service, food and ambiance were outstanding. I can’t wait to come back and try more of these burgers. Oh and the beer. There’s 90 million beer taps that I drooled over, wishing I didn’t have to return to work.

Every time we end up going to the Red Cow, the night turns into a crazy, fun and unexpected adventure. The Cow on Selby was no exception!
After a night of fancy dresses, masks, music and a gorgeous historic mansion (James J. Hill House) my sister and I needed to continue our night since we were not quite ready for bed yet. We were less than a mile away, so we decided to stop in for a bite and perhaps another cocktail (for me). There was hardly a wait, but the place looked packed and it was extremely loud. I was about to make an utterance of how much I already preferred the Cow in North Loop because this location looked tiny, crowded and noisy — but then — behold! — the lovely hostess lady led us UPSTAIRS with drink menus, happy hour and dinner menus in tow! I had no idea this place had a second level, and much to my delight, I was seriously into it.
The clock had just struck 10:00pm so we made it on time for their 2^nd happy hour of the day! $ 2 off Specialty Cocktails — thank you! I wanted the Death Rattle but then I took a quick look and realized the drink menu was not the same as the other locations, so I tried a new one — the «75». LOVED it.
I got my old friend — the ⁶⁰⁄₄₀ with fries and a side of Red Cow Sauce (dill aioli). Sis got her Ultimate burger which she managed to tuck away quite nicely. Our server was so great, she refilled our water carafe about five times since we were drinking water like 2 camels who got lost in the desert. Red Cow has single-​handedly turned me into a burger-​lover and I never used to be one. The breeze coming in from the French doors was so refreshing after the rain. Cathedral Hill at night — beautiful!

The St. Paul chapter of this growing restaurant group featuring the same menu as the original in Minneapolis in an intimate setting.
Like the West-​side edition, there are a number of small (red) booths, high tables and small tables that can be moved around for groups of 2 or 4. It’s not a great place for large groups as it really gums up the works for those people waiting for a table.
This was my first visit to the St. Paul outlet and first time for lunch which features the same items (and prices) as dinner from what I can tell. My favorite is the cowboy burger which features a large onion ring, cheddar cheese, a bit of pulled pork and BBQ sauce on a fresh grilled burger. The only problem is that it is like 6 inches tall so it takes a little finagling to eat it. The Manhattan 2.0 is also great and features bacon, Gruyère cheese, arugula and cherry red wine sauce. You really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu and really should try the cheese curds too.
Like their Minneapolis cousin, parking is a bit tight (mainly street) but not much of an issue at lunch. Great place to get your burger fix.