The Blue Door Pub

Ordered fried pickles. Lots of water that over powers the batter. It’s like eating a super wet pickle. No crunch or snap. Less pickle would make the batter more prominent.

Unfortunately they didn’t have enough staff and service was really slow. The kitchen also messed up our order and then when it finally came out both of our meals were cold and dry. The tots with crispy chicken had three tiny nuggets of dried out chicken on them and the crispy chicken sandwich had one small dried out chicken tender. Our bill was $100 for 2 people and it was not worth it at all. The drinks were good and the bartender was nice, though.

I had a layover in Minneapolis Airport so I grabbed a bite at the Blue Door. The service was good and the burger I ordered called the Blucey Burger was juicy. The Blue Door was a nice place to take a load off for a little while. I would call this place more of a sports bar type eating establishment.

I ordered the Smokey wings; they are fabulous but I clearly told the server that I was shorted on the order of 9. I had been traveling for almost 3 weeks and didn’t want to have to cook when I got home so I ordered a double order of the same and said the cook could make up the short serving on that order to go. I assumed (we all know what that means) the order would be correct. Much to my dismay, when I finally arrived home in WI, this order was shorted as well by 4 wings. I don’t mind paying my hard earned $$ for good food but I do absolutely expect to get the full amount. The menu states 9 wings and for a price of almost $2.00 per wing, the cook should make sure they are putting out the correct amount and should be double checked by the server; especially since the original shortage was made VERY clear.

It took almost an hour to get wings and fries and once they arrived never got a drink refill. Please hire more staff. Further, please consider adding gluten free bun options for your burgers on your menu. Super simple but fail on so many levels today with your menu. You're on an island in the airport so provide this option asap!

Great service - helpful when at an airport waiting on a flight. Good food - fresh ingredients.. power access at many tables which is helpful for those working. Server was pleasant and efficient even though she was busy.

Really sad to have to give the Blue Door this review. I have always loved this place in the cities, but the airport location is terrible and does not live up to the name. I have now stopped there 3 times in the hopes that it is just an off day, but every experience has been just as bad as the previous. I will not be stopping here anymore when traveling through the MSP airport. The service has been terrible and slow, with half the time needing to stop at the bar to get someone’s attention. The blucies have consistently had little to no cheese and the burgers have had no flavor. They have consistently not been able to serve different foods on the menu, including cheese curds and French fries. The restaurant has also been consistently dirty. Would not recommend stopping here.

Best airport food I've had. Burger and fried green beans were v fresh and yummy. I'd recommended this establishment to any and all of my closest friends and family. Jucy Lucy yum yum it's called a Blucy here and it's the same great taste you know and love.

My first time in the Minneapolis airport and this place was right under my gate (C26) and I'm obsessed. The place was pretty empty when I was there so my mom and I sat at the bar and immediately were greeted and taken care of. This is the perfect restaurant/bar to hang at while you wait for your flight for numerous reasons. First, there is plenty of tables and bar seats, and some even have chargers at them. Second, staff is friendly and attentive. Third, although I didn't eat anything the food looked so yummy. If I had more time I would have ordered some. Also, there is a bathroom right next to it hidden in the back under the stairs so it is very empty and private which is rare for airport bathrooms. There is also a water bottle refill station right outside the bathroom. Highly recommend this place if you're in terminal C and have time.

I am so impressed with Blue door! We searched for the best restaurants in the airport and this came highly rated. We have been to the location by the U and have always loved it. We arrived early for a dinner before our flight and I ordered the bacon blucy. It was exactly as described cheesy on the inside with lots of bacon bits. It caked with pickles so it was a good to have something some what fresh. My husband had a blucy as well and he ordered the tots. I thought paying for only one side of tots would be enough for the both of us and it was. Since the blucy doesn't come with a side of fries or tots just getting one order is the way to go. I thought the service was fantastic and food great! Will definitely be coming here again

Stopped to grab a drink and a snack before our flight. The cocktails were well made, especially the espresso martini. We tried the juicy blucy was which was nice as well. Our only complaint was that everything took a little longer than we expected.

Keep walking! This is airport dining so make sure you are in NO HURRY to catch a plane. My meal took well over an hour from sit down to payment. Understaffed and food is a major let down. Ordered their Classic Juicy Lucy and it was not even close to juicy or lucy! The burger was tiny and so overdone that it didn't have any flavor, and the cheese that is supposed to pour out when you bite in, was non-existent. Such a let down because this place used to be better. Burger, horrible, and tots were not much better! Over cooked too. My suggestion is that if you want "sit down" dining, eat before go get to the end of terminal C or go back to the fast food court and eat at Smashburger if you want a decent burger.

I had the crispy chicken cesear salad. It was delicious! A great portion of all components. The dressing is a little untraditional but really good nonetheless! I sat down at 1130am and left at 1210, so I wouldn't recommend if you're in a huge rush. The service was good though! The space is cute and there's plenty of seating for all solo or group travelers. Would stop again!

In Minneapolis International Airport in St. Paul, I was pretty starving. I stopped by The Blue Door Pub, hoping to find a salad. On the menu posted on the wall, I noticed they had the Bowl-o-rama salad. The Blue Door Pub has a very relaxed bar look to it. I ordered the salad, my travel partner got a beer. My salad was brought out pretty quickly. It was very large, but it wasn't super fresh. This salad had some nice flavors in it from the corn salsa, and from the cilantro coconut rice. The lettuce wasn't the freshest. There was also avocado, onion and tomato in this salad. The rest of the vegetables were pretty fresh. The waitress forgot to bring the beer. When she was reminded about it, she didn't charge us for it. The Blue Door Pub is a good place to get a quick bite or a beer at Minneapolis International Airport.

The thing about here is that The Blue Door Pub is famous for having one of the best juicy lucys in MSP (metropolitan area, not just the airport). Given that information and the existence of this place in the airport, I had to give it a try, knowing exactly what to focus on. I had a 4 hour layover coming from Seoul, so I figure the time is perfect. Some of the reviews talked about long wait times for the food here, and sadly I experienced similar, with my food not coming until 30 minutes later. Again, thank god I have a 4 hour layover so it didn't bother me too much, but I can see how it'll drive someone nuts. I had the bacon blucy, which is smoked bacon cheddar cheese and bacon inside the burger patty. It was good enough for me to consider trying it again at a branch outside the airport, but my impressions were lukewarm compared to the hype this place gets. I've been to The Nook before, and as of right now I do like their juicy lucy more, but again perhaps a future visit will say otherwise. Service was, as mentioned, slow. On par with the other reviews. My recommendation is if you have less than 2 hour layover, I wouldn't come here.

Stopped here when traveling through MSP. The ambiance was fine, playing some classic rock at a reasonable volume. Several different TVs had a variety of shows going between sports and food channel. The server I had was timely, attentive, and friendly without being overbearing. I ordered the bacon blucy and the Minnesota sampler platter (I hadn't eaten for about 8 hours at this point). Needless to say my eyes were much bigger than my stomach. The burger was disappointing to say the least. The patty wasn't well seasoned and the interior was lacking a significant amount of cheese - to the point where I didn't taste any until about the last bite. The sampler was a medley of typical deep fried goodness. Nothing overly audacious but nothing significantly better than any I had before. The cheese curds could've done with about a minute less in the fryer seeing as how they were all exploded on the platter. Overall I'm unsure if I'd give it another chance. The food and the cost (I know airport prices but still) being my main concerns. The other aspects of the restaurant were fine for what I had been expecting.

If you're flying out of Gates B or A in Terminal 1 at MSP, this one of your best meal options. Although the Juicy Lucy's here don't pack the punch of the original Blue Door, they are still solid. I'm a fan of their breakfast menu too. Friendly staff.

Food was ok. I had a rice bowl. Thought it was weird in the salad section. Well it turned out it was a salad with a scoop of rice along with a bunch of other stuff. It was good. Kinda dry but that was fine I'm trying to lose some weight. Wife's says the Cobb salad was very good. Lots of TVs with sports on. Nice place to kick back during a long layover.

There was a line at the bagel place, so I thought - grrrr - I'll just try this place for an early Friday morning breakfast. I was sick of the same old fare at the lounge, so here I was. First of all, the waitress was amazing, quick, competent, and filled my old-fashioned thick-walled diner mug with coffee three times without grumbling and always just when I wanted it. The breakfast was great. Again, this is a good ol' diner in the middle of the airport. Bad reviews? I suppose the guys wishing for a quick burger and five beers before catching their flight might be wishing for something more. But a good breakfast? I'd walk down here from the main concourses any time.

I've been coming there for many years and service is perfect every time. Today? Not so much. Maybe it's just the Sunday crew. Horrendous.

We are here while waiting on our flight. We were really surprised at the quality of airport food. I had a blucy classic burger and my husband had the mother clucker. Both were excellent. We split an order of fries and it was really nice that they divided the order for us. An easy stop after a stressful start to our flight. Everyone seemed relaxed in this casual restaurant.

This might be the worst food (so so salty!!) and worst service (30 min between server visits - in an airport!!!) I have ever had. Just wow. Not even busy. Just no one actually working.

Debated three stars, but the service (or lack there of) dropped it down to two. Our waitress was completely emotionless, didn't seem to want to put any effort into her job, and never even came by when we needed her. Walking up to it, you'd expect things on the slightly fancier or nicer side. Unfortunately was quite the opposite. The menu is very limited, and the food as well. Portions were pretty small for what you paid as well (yes, even by airport standards). Definitely a pass for next time!

Horrible service. My wife and I stopped in for breakfast during our layover. The staff was very slow and not very friendly. My food was delivered 10 plus minutes after my wife's. The food was good, but not good enough to eat there again. There was plenty of staff to serve the small amount of customers, but they never came back to offer more coffee or if we needed anything for our meals. I do not recommend.

Decided to check this place out as I needed more protein to balance out the carbs from the falafel plate. It should be noted that none of the burgers here are gluten-free as the add breading to the burger meat. Service - 3*. I didn't see anyone when I came in and had to pull up the menu on my phone. Then after I was ready to order and went to the bar. The waitress showed up with a menu. Let her know I was ready to order before she disappeared. At the end of the meal before I could even ask for an Irish Coffee she brought the check and asked if I wanted another Arnold Palmer. I guess no coffee? Ambience - 3*. It's at the complete end of the C gates near nothing else. Not a good view (gate just out by the window) and relatively open seating. Charging ports at the bench seats. Standard Blucy - 3* not sure what's so special about it. There's not a lot of blue cheese but what is there flavors the meat well. It's just that not all bites will be like that. In addition, less pickles than the Bacon Blucy. Overall, not worth $11. Bacon Blucy Burger - 2* what kind of BACON stuffed burger has neither bacon nor cheese?!?! I dare you to identify the bacon in my pictures. Those of you old enough to remember the "Where's the beef?" commercials; that sums up my feeling on this burger. There was less cheese than the Blucy and more pickles to make up for the bland flavor. There was no identifiable bacon in either the cheese or inside the burger itself. Not worth the $0.40 upcharge from the standard Blucy.

Absolutely terrible service and insane wait for food to come out- when it did, it was the most pitiful chicken sandwich I've seen. A tiny piece of burnt chicken, and while the tots were shockingly good, this place is not worth the stop. (Never mind the attitude when I asked that this be sent back to the kitchen...) Highly recommend NOT going here and it should be avoided at all costs.

Had a very nice meal here during a layover. I sat at the bar and the bartender was very attentive. Decent dry rub wings and a tall cold local IPA. No complaints.

Just want to say that the service and the food has deteriorated this used to be my favorite place to stop. The service was terrible. Nobody wanted to wait on the table. They weren't even wiping down the tables. I ordered an appetizer and they basically cooked everything in one big lump on the sampler platter. I would caution anybody about going there folks don't care and the chefs don't either I would give it a zero if I could.

Keep on walking. Trust these bad reviews...There's a McDonalds close by that will make you a better burger. I was looking forward to a stuffed burger. Instead I got a dry falling apart meat sculpture with no cheese and no flavor. The only redeeming quality on my plate were the crunchy tots. Which are really hard to mess up. Ore-Ida froze them perfectly. I hope whoever in management reads this does something about the lackluster quality. The bartender was personable but lost credibility when she handed me the crumbling hockey puck with a pickle. If you decide to eat here anyway...may the odds be ever in your favor...

We sat down here and the bartender took our order but never came back. We eventually had to walk out. Very disappointing, someone else was there and said there food was cold and tasted bad. Honestly, the bartender was awful!

The service was fantastic, so I am super glad I stopped here. The Cobb salad is tasty, fresh, and in a bowl that (literally) topped over when I speared the greens. (I couldn't help but attach a picture so you know what I mean:-) ) The salad has a third of an avocado, a whole boiled egg sliced, relatively happy tomatoes, bacon which I wasn't looking for, and three very sad cucumbers. Granted it is May, so cucumbers are completely out of season and have to come from Peru or somewhere far far away. The IPA is a winner. The location has sun spilling through high windows; it lands in wooden tables which stretch with lots of distances between the tables. The noise level is low, even on a Saturday afternoon. I'm taking bites while holding my breath, given the current variants and lack of a mask mandate. I could not imagine a much better airport meal. I'm new to ordering beer at an airport. The salad was $13, the beer was $12. Well worth the money.

Ordered the Blucy. Hole in the middle of a very small burger with nothing inside! Very disappointing! Two stars because the white claw was really cold!

Sat down and watched 5 other tables sit down shortly after. All waited over 10 minutes for the server to even walk onto the floor. The server went to one table, took the order, and walked to the back for over 5 minutes. Walked out, took another order, another 5 minutes, rinse repeat. Tables left because of no service. I went over to the bar after my 10 minutes and was told by a guest, not staff, that the tables were closed because the bartender was the only non-kitchen staff working. She was frazzled for sure, but also very inefficient, compounding the issue, but honestly, not her fault. At a certain point, with that many tables and running solo, efficiency just dies as you run out of 'fucks to give' because staff didn't show, managers failed to schedule, or a combination of things outside of your control. To stave off this issue, management should have put up a sign, ropes, placed chairs on top of tables, or anything to indicate that the bar was the only option for seating, but they did not bother with that. Instead, they ran their one bartender ragged. Great employee care there. The food was ok, nothing super special, but my view is tainted as I stuck around to watch the dumpster fire that was this places management!

I was excited to see Blue Door in the airport but this is no where near as good as their other locations. Cheese curds we're good, burger was terrible.

Had a layover in MSP. Went here because of local reputation. No one was enthusiastic to wait on us. We had to ask for the table to be wiped off. Had to ask for menus. Placed our order right away. Server came back 15 minutes later to ask if we had a food order and if we did what was it? Mind you we have a flight to catch. Told her to forget it and walked out. Cheez-its for dinner. Argh.

It's an airport. People move fast. People here do not. I arrive at 630 and said I needed to be out by 700. I ordered a margarita, yummmm! And I ordered. Cobb salad to go with dressing In the side. The margarita came in 15 minutes. Hmmmm..... the Cobb Salad arrived at 705 and I had to wait until nearly 715 for my bill. The salad did not have dressing on it or in the side. I had to ask and he didn't believe me and wanted me to show him that it wasn't in the bag or on the salad......seriously. He went and got me dressing. Salad was ok. Chicken was cooked really well and was delish! But service just wasn't what it needed to be in the airport. It was a $30 take out salad and drink. And it was late quality was food, service not so good so it gets a three

The Juicy Blucy's had NO and limited cheese, definitely not molten (barely warm) and they were both very dry (NOT juicy). Very disappointed

I grew up in MN but have lived out of state for a decade. When I saw that MSP had a Blue Door during a quick layover... I was thrilled! This place had all the greasy food I was hoping for. And a Surly Furious. And a juicy lucy. Yeah, the Juicy Lucy wasn't as good as you'd get in an actual Minneapolis joint - but it totally brought a smile to my face.

Man this place is disappointing. Dry burgers with nothing on them. This place has taught me to check reviews before getting food at the airport.

Atmosphere: It was really loud in here between the bar area, music and other diners. It was fairly clean and they have bar and table seating available. Service: Our server was friendly and personable. She had a LOT of tables so she was a bit scarce but it was completely understandable. Food: HOLY HUGE PORTIONS. There is no way you will leave hungry. Our meals got brought out about 10+ minutes a part so that was a little awkward. My husband got one of the burgers and he said it was really good and the upgrade of the tater tot side coated in hot sauce was a great compliment. I ordered the hella totchos and WOW what a huge portion. This was a really great dish except a few of the chunks of pork were very fatty. I think I'll try and replicate this dish at home for game day. Not bad for airport food.

The food was great and the service was even better! Not to mention the drinks are so scrumptious!!! I will say the only thing that made the experience less nice was the food wait time. HOWEVER- Our server(I forgot her name) was so attentive and was giving us updates on everything!!! It made everything so much better despite the wait. 10 out of 10 would recommend! Btw- also affordable compared to a few other places at MSP.

Great service, Bobbie A....had the Cobb salad , with chicken. Would like breakfast all the time. O

Clean, friendly, tasty! Price is a bit high but to be expected at an airport restaurant. Atmosphere is great, nice and relaxed for a busy airport. Set off down some stairs and to the side where you can get away from the airport walking traffic. Very clean and well designed, nice and open floor plan for baggage you may be transporting. Staff is incredibly friendly and attentive, took less than 10 minutes to get a drink and my food. (Thank you Shawna) Food: portions are a bit smaller than I would like for the money but the flavor is on point. No overpowering flavors or anything, well balanced and delicious. Doesn't taste like typical airport frozen foods you may get from a lot of other airport spots. Worth the stop, if you have time I recommend stopping long enough to have a drink and relax a bit before heading to your flight!

I had been looking forward to going to The Blue Door Pub and was not disappointed. The entire place has a great vibe. Most everything I've tried so far have been incredibly great. All of the staff are incredibly helpful - you certainly feel welcome and taken care of. I enjoyed everything at The Blue Door Pub.

This is a good place to sit and relax while watching football game and waiting on your next flight. The bacon blucy burger was good. But it wasn't great. Cheese curds were good as well as the bloody mary.

Wouldn't accommodate my food allergy. Very limited menu, most everything fried. The salad was good

Whomever thought it would be a good idea to let guests seat themselves at a bar and grill, in a major airport, should seriously be fired. That is the DUMBEST thing I've heard of. And who here can guess what happens when you do that? People who found a seat after us were served first because of the seat they picked. After waiting 20 mins for a server, we were told right away that it would be a 45 minute wait for food. If the food wasn't hot, then we would have seriously dropped a 10 and left.

3 1/2 stars. The appetizer cheese curds were disappointing, too much batter, not enough cheese/salt flavor, no crunch. Due to the waitress not understanding my order and my not catching the problem until too late, my wings had to be 'to go'. The wings entry on the menu is a (deliberate) joke: it says "Listed from mildest to spiciest", but there's only one entry (a buffalo mild-to-medium)! They were pretty good, served with decent blue cheese dressing. Service was OK, a little hard to get hold of while I was there, but when crunch time came, she got my wings-to-go ready PDQ.

Terrible experience. Even by airport standards. Our waitress took her sweet time with everything. The place was not busy, and she was just hanging out. People who came in after us got their food first. Our food was super late and wasn't really good. Again, even by airport standards. Avoid if you can.

just had the worst burger I've had in my life. got talked into a 'bluecy' by the waiter. microwaved and bloody ... disgusting. why are you trying to copy the juicy Lucy when you could not cook hospital food you have an excellent location try and do a basic hamburger. Get better kitchen staff you won't survive with the new excellent food court opened around terminal F immediately drop all juicy Lucy's from the menu the combinations are gross and you're kitchen staff could not cook anything

The food was adequate, at best. The service sucked. I saw her in her phone or draping herself (literally; did she need a nap?) on coworkers more than helping customers. Maybe going to the actually brick and mortar location would be better than at the airport. Maybe decent employees would have made it better. ‍ I can't believe I just spent $40 on mediocre food at an airport. I cannot say this enough .... THE SERVICE SUCKED!!!!

If you listen to anything other than 5 stars you are smoking! Holy Julia Childs if Guy Fieri doesn't come try these buffalo wings I'll give up foodieism for life. (See Shaun for ordering instructions). The cheese curds are like a funnel cake and angels had a baby. I enjoyed the holy trinity of cheese curds, buffalo wings, and Stella... I will definitely be back even if I have to hike the 3 miles across Minneapolis airport! Thanks blue door pub crew!

Just a little over rated. The burger was pretty small and seemed over cooked but was definitely tasty. I also ordered the fried green beans and was super excited. They were def tasty but just way too oily. They seemed to hold the grease from the fryer way more than they should.

A dump at best. 1:30 and not one clean table, but a dozen or more piled high with dirty dishes. I like a spot near the gate but this is ridiculous. Do yourself a favor and fine a place on the way to this end of the gate area.

This place had a great atmosphere and was really out of the way from most of the people in the airport. It's located between gates C28 and A1 and is sunken down below a stairway. The food here was great as far as airport food goes. I've been to the St.Paul location and it's amazing there, not as good at this location but compared to other options at MSP it delivered a great burger. I got the standard Blucy with a side of tots. Tots were solid. Crispy and potatoey. The burger is flavored with garlic, was stuffed with blue cheese and topped with pickles. I got a hint of the garlic in it, the pickles were good and the bun was great. The blue cheese was very mild, I was expected a stronger cheese but regardless it was still good. Great option if you've got time before your flight for a burger away from the MSP crowd.

Walked in with my 1 year old to ask if they had high chairs. Looked for 10 minutes for a waitress. Finally one ( with a pony tail and clear frame glasses) comes along and before I open my mouth she says and I quote "I got too much happening to deal with you." Obviously we decided to just eat at the bagel place next door but wow she should not be waitress with that attitude.

Thought I ordered a "Juicy Lucy" aka Blucy and it was nothing like advertised. No cheese explosion and when I cut the burger open. Only think that filled the burger was just the bacon with no cheese..Disappointed!!