Cafe Agri
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$$ - average
American
An organic restaurant with a focus on food that is locally grown using sustainable methods.
Agri features a mostly vegetarian menu with many vegan options. On weekends, they offer brunch from 8am-5pm.
- (Mostly) Organic
- Brunch
- Outdoor Seating
Added by Tara on Jun 23 (updated Jun 23)
Reviews
I have been to this place several times and really like the quality of their food and practice with local organic foods. The kitchen is 100% gluten free and although the service has been slow, the food is worth the wait. I highly recommend the fig dessert and fennel entree. I would definitely go back and support these types of restaurants.
Cafe Agri is a trendy, modern, little joint in a nice residential area of Minneapolis. Seating is limited, but the service is friendly and fairly prompt.
The food is on the pricier side, but the quality of the ingredients (fresh, local, seasonal, organic) justifies this. Our beet ribbon salad was wonderful---subtly sweet and savory, with juicy beets, fresh strawberries and nutty, perfect figs (I normally don't like figs, but these were special). My main course, vegetables in a light BBQ sauce with heirloom rice, was simple and popped with the flavors of local, sustainable peas, bell peppers and onions. My friend's pasta dish was light and tasty, featuring avocado, hand-picked tomatoes and delicious brown-rice penne. Finally, our dessert, a mango pudding with Brazil nuts and dark chocolate shavings, was complex, and had a perfect balance between semi-sweet chocolate and semi-ripe mango.
Overall, this is a wonderful, mostly-vegan addition to the Twin Cities. My only gripe is that it's not 100% vegetarian. I don't understand why they insist on maintaining one fish dish---perhaps if Cafe Agri surveyed its clientele, it would find that they don't go to an organic/local/sustainable restaurant expecting steak or seafood. I'd give Cafe Agri an extra star if it became all-vegetarian. But otherwise, this is still a great place.
I went here with a group of vegetarians for dinner. Most everyone seemed to like the food. The service was quite slow, which is how things usually go at places this small. I got the baked yam crisps appetizer, which the waitress said is all the rage, for $7. It consisted of about 20 chips and a little dip. A bit pricey. The veggie burger, for $12, was more reasonable in that it included a salad. The waitress steered us away from a ravioli entree, saying it usually didn't fill people up. This resturant has only been open for 2 months, so I think it is still a bit rough around the edges. I'm willing to give it another try.
I went for brunch recently and had a tofu scramble that was quite good. I also tried the vegan pancake, which was a bit dry but still quite tasty and the roasted potatoes and beets, which were delicious.
Dropped in for dinner here for the first time this evening (as seen in the photographs). Cozy and cute, but definitely a spot for smaller groups, and maybe not so kid-friendly. My companion and I sampled a number of the appetizers rather than ordering entrees. We enjoyed the beet ribbon salad, baked yam crisps with kalamata avocado dip, and the portobello soong lettuce wraps. The portion of tamarind tofu was very small, but extremely tasty. We ended with the previously mentioned mango pudding with bitter chocolate. Delicious. But I'd like to try some of the other vegan-friendly desserts as well. And I plan to go back for the brunch.