Finally a Jucy Lucy

 Minneapolis, MN

A Minneapolis Staple

I know some of you have been screaming at your computer yelling, "When will you finally try a Jucy or Juicy Lucy?!"  Okay settle down, today we headed over to Matt's Bar to try a Jucy Lucy (yes it has its own Wikipedia link).  Two places in Minneapolis claim to have invented the cheese filled cheeseburger, Matt's Bar with The Jucy Lucy and The 5-8 Club with The Juicy Lucy.  We chose to go to Matt's Bar for no specific reason.  We have read both burgers are about the same.  We chose today because my sister is in town to dog sit Francis for the week and she wanted to try one too.

We arrived just after noon and a line was starting to form, on a Thursday.  We arrived just before the real rush because the line was to the door when we left.  We were seated and got our order in quickly.  We all got the Jucy Lucy even though a regular cheeseburger probably would have been enough.  We had to try them and cutting them in half is frowned upon.

When the food arrived the fries were in a basket and the burgers came wrapped in paper with no plate.    We all kind of waited to bite into the burger because we knew the middle was filled with hot molten cheese.

The Jucy Lucy is the same price as a double cheeseburger

They sell merch but the merch there is less inspired than the merch online.

I also got a beer with my lunch.

The burger looked a bit sad.  The bun was dry and it just had pickles and grilled onions.

I put ketchup and mustard on mine after inspecting it.

I also squirted some ketchup on my burger wrapper for the fries.

I waited to bite into my burger but not long enough.  Quickly after my first bite I felt my thumb burning.  I waited to take my second bite but also, apparently not long enough.

The burger was good but it wasn't wasn't a top 10 burger for me.  We had discussed trying the other Juicy Lucy at 5-8 but after trying one, we decided against it.  It was worth it one time so if you are in the area check one out once.

The service was great and the staff was cranking out burgers fast enough to keep the customers moving through.

That's it for today.  If you missed, Pizza Farm #2, check it out.  We went to another Pizza Farm.

Spam Spam Spamity Spam! Museum

 Austin, MN

Spam Museum

Today we went to The Spam Museum in Austin, MN.  Donna checked out the website and it said traveling dogs are allowed in the museum as long as they are carried or in a carrier.  This is what ALL roadside attractions should do.  Most of the people visiting The Spam Museum are on a road trip and many of those people have dogs.  It's a smart move and I applaud it.  With that knowledge, we brought Francis and he had a great time, we think.  The Spam Museum is free and you get free Spamples (Spam Samples) while you walk around.  You can also buy Spam that is only sold in this store and it other countries.  

There was a Spam food truck in the parking lot but we already had lunch plans.

They had displays of cans of Spam from around the world.

They celebrated Spamalot 

They also had The Monte Python Spam skit running on loop.

I got to meet Sir Can-A-Lot

Francis is about 5 Spam Cans tall.

No snouts and hoofs

We got to sample Tocino flavored Spam from The Philippines 

I love me some Hormel Chili

I think I remember this advert.  

And they had a gift shop so we bought some stuff since admission was free.

We also got to sample Korean BBQ flavor.

I bought a shirt and 3 flavors of Spam.  The cans are meant for a family of five.  We will have to eat these over time.

We went to Tendermaid Hamburgers for lunch, a local hamburger stand.

Francis waited patiently for a taste of burger.

I got the chili cheese onion burger.  I had to eat it with a fork.

We also picked up Dodge County on this trip.  We are chipping away at the southeast corner.

That's it for today.  If you missed, Wisconsin Pizza Farm, check it out.  We went to a Pizza Farm with Francis.