Hard Times Cafe
Twin Cities, Minnesota
3.8 / 70 votes
Hard Times is a collectively run all-vegetarian cafe, many of the items are vegan.
Restaurant, Coffee/Tea/Juice
Located on the West Bank near the U of M, Hard Times is open 22 hours a day, so no time is a bad time to drop by and get something to eat. Prices are cheap and the food is pretty basic, but when it's four in the morning and you've only got a couple of bucks and you're in the mood for some loud punk rock, there's not too many other options.
Added by Let's Eat! on Feb 28 03 (last updated Dec 14 08)
Mark this place closed (permanently).
Most Recent Reviews
Sholly
Aug 7
Top Hat
Jul 28
The menu is clear about their definition of vegan vs. vegetarian, but this kitchen harbors virulent intestinal pathogens that can't read and are not compassionate to humans. My bowels are still erupting four days after a light snack at this place on Riverside Ave. I don't hold it against them that they are not good with customers, but they are messing with my health.
Neighborhood
West BankNon-Smoking
Prices
$ - inexpensive
Cash Only
Cuisines
- American
- Mexican
- Eclectic (Varied)
Features
- Wireless (free)
Atmosphere: 2.0
Definitely the grungy-artsy cafe type. Not very clean. Some of the decor was nice, quirky, and interesting, but it was just scattered across the place in a somewhat haphazard manner.
Service: 2.0
The service was quick, but rude. It would have been somewhat explainable if it had been busy when we went to visit, but it really wasn't. It's possible the employees were (all) just having bad days, but service really could have been better the evening we were there.
Food: 2.5
This review possibly needs revision for after I try more than just one dish and some cookies there. That said, the one dish I had, a tofu scramble dish with tortilla, was pretty bland. The "tofu scramble" parts tasted like tofu, the components didn't taste bad together, but certainly didn't complement each other. All-in-all, the entree I ordered was pretty nondescript. The two cookies I tried were really quite excellent, however. Especially the orange-spice sandwich cookie, which was very flavorful and surprisingly orangey.