Blue Door Pub - St. Paul, Minnesota

I visited the Blue Door Pub on October 10, 2010.  This was 15 days before the episode on this place was due to be aired on the DDD TV show.  I sometimes wonder if the attention that the TV show brings to a restaurant might spoil it a little because of all of the extra customers that it brings.  That thankfully wasn't the case here.

The Blue Door Pub in St. Paul, Minnesota was another in long line of triple-d neighborhood bar restaurants.  They had free flowing beer and lots of burgers being served.

The burger that caught my attention was the Pad Thai Burger.  I’ve had Pad Thai plenty of times before but, I only knew it as an egg-noodle dish from Thailand.  I had a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of having this on a hamburger bun.  The execution was really well done.  It was kind of like a really awesome egg sandwich.  They had a slice of thick-cut cheddar cheese on the sandwich which was a dominant taste that complimented the egg perfectly.  It was really innovative and expertly executed.

Also a mind-blower were the beer-battered green beans.  The concept of battering and frying green beans just seems weird.  Again, they were great.  The green beans had an intense green bean taste and were really juicy.  They are perfect for dipping into the ranch sauce that comes with them.

The service was excellent.  The waitress was super busy because we went there during the lunch hour rush.  That didn’t take away from her attitude.  She was super friendly and efficient.

I give the Blue Door Pub a 9 out of 10 on the triple-d scale. 

The Blue Door Pub
1811 Selby Ave
St. Paul, MN 55104
(651) 493-1865