Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge

If you have not been here you are missing out! Best atmosphere and absolutely the best food. I don’t think we have found anything yet that we don’t like. We come here to have filing and the place is full of fun. Don’t forget it is a triple D favorite and rightfully so!

I’m not a impressed with this place as most. The food selection is limited and the prices aren’t great. It is a fun place top go when busy and the patio is great.

Funky but cool tiki ambience… To be honest, I was a little skeptical when I first walked in. Tried the Riveria pizza and it was actually really tasty. Great crust, not too greasy and all the toppings stayed on the pizza when you took a bite. I hear it’s super fun in the summer so that’s when I’ll visit next. Recommended.

The food is good. I wouldn’t say amazing, but good. The Bloody Mary bar is what you need to go for. Definitely on my top 5 in the twin cities.

I’ve been here countless time celebrating Birthdays, Jobs and Graduations.
The atmosphere is really nice here, it can get crowded during dinner/​happy hours but that doesn’t make it any less of a great place! I went to the lounge upstairs for the first time and now I feel like that is my favorite area, even though the menu is a little more selective the music makes the atmosphere that much better.
They also have a patio that is open during the summer and the best part about that is they allow dogs there too! They even have a cute candy machine that dispenses dog treats! Now if that isn’t pet friendly I don’t know what is!
Drinks, need I say more? With a whole menu alone dedicated to the drink selection you cannot go wrong if you are looking for a great happy hour time or a party. They have everything from beer to wine, weak cocktails to super strong ones! My personal favorite has always been the Crummy Scoundrel.
When it comes to food I haven’t eaten too much there, I’ve mainly gone for the drinks and fun, but from what I have had I know their menu is pretty awesome.
Their pizzas are delicious and they have great apps like their Brown Sugar Babies, and Potluck Pickle Roll-​ups!
My initial review would have given this place 4 stars total but unfortunately the last time I went in they changed their menu and removed the DEEP FRIED ASPARAGUS! I am sorry but that is just cruel! Those were probably the best item on the appetizer menu. I am really sad they don’t have them anymore and hope eventually they will bring them back. But until my beloved asparagus comes back my rating will remain a 3 :(
Maybe if they added like a cup full of candied bacon to the menu I could be swayed ;)

Awesome ambiance and décor, I stop in for the cocktails every couple months to have something different. Absolutely worth checking out!

I was in Minneapolis for business and needed a place to kill for a few hours and get a drink. Growing up in Southern California, there used to be so many Tiki themed places, but they are slowly disappearing. Needless to say, I still love them. Stepping inside, I felt right at home with the décor and the little waterfall fountain in the lobby. I was seated quickly, but I wasn’t too hungry after just getting off the plane. Since they are known for their pizza, I decided to opt for that. They have many choices on sauce and toppings, but I chose the traditional red sauce, with pepperoni and black olives.
Our waiter was wonderful and friendly. He made sure we were taken care of and always had a full glass of water.
They have an outdoor patio that overlooks the Mississippi River, which I am sure looks amazing in the summertime. I was really impressed with this place and would love to return. The prices are a bit high, but for everything you get in return, this place is worth the visit if you are in Minneapolis.

Food good. Service good, local beers good and Polynesian Wings were freaking awesome!

We popped in here quickly for a mid-​day drink + snack. It was winter so no patio dining this time. The tiki drinks are $$ but they do pack a punch! I went with a beer (can’t recall if it was tap or bottle) and we had an order of dry rub wings (tasty! I’m a sucker for dry rub wings!). I think the bill was around $ 30 though, which is pretty ridiculous for a quick ‘snack’. Maybe if it had come with a side of warm sunshine I wouldn’t have minded as much.
I will probably keep my Tiki visits to summer from now on (if I could ever find parking!)

The excellent: Pizza — particularly the Thailand Island pizza. So much flavor and the solo serving was great for one person.
The fair: Drinks. They’re unique, yes but they are overpriced. If you want to drink out of a fun glass, buy one in the dollar section at Target.
The poor: Cuban sandwich. It is not like a normal cuban sandwich which is generally simple yet has strong flavors. This cuban had way too much going on; a pile of onions, indistinguishable meats, and a surplus of mayo-​based dressing. Left me feeling slimy and wanting to brush my teeth ASAP.
And now, a comment about the service. We waited so long to be served that we almost left 2 times — once at the bar and once while seated in the dining area. We were disappointed there was no host because everyone who walked in had to sit at the bar and actively seek out tables on their own. Everyone was jumping at any activity made in the dining areas where a host would have helped facilitate those encounters. In my group of 4 people one of us had to be the designated «Look out» person to find a table so they were completely left out of the conversation. Who is the person who sits at the front door? Why can’t they help host? When our server in the dining room finally got to us he reported they were short a server and he apologized. I appreciated the recognition but from reading other people’s reviews, it seems like this isn’t a new experience for this establishment. A change needs to be made!

I’ve been here many times and haven’t gotten around to reviewing it yet. Went again just last week as I had a craving for the Sugar Babies. I was even dreaming about them. I was not let down. They are a tiny piece of heaven, made by the Tiki Gods themselves.
The fu-​fu drinks seem to be getting sweeter, or maybe I’m just losing my taste for them as I get older. It’s still fun to try the goofy drinks on the menu though, and take home a souvenir tiki mug.
Had a pizza this time too, which I had never tried from them. Was pretty satisfied with it, although not my favorite. I’d stick to the other entrees personally. Had no trouble parking though this time, which was unusual but welcome. Also enjoyed the live band and tiki ambience upstairs! For all the times I’d been here, I’d only been on the patio in the summer. Upstairs was nice too!

Do you want to pretend like it’s still summer during a MN winter, walking into this place! With all the tiki décor all over the place it offers a fun retreat. There are two levels to the restaurant and a patio. The food and drinks are also great! Their burgers, tater tots, and dry rub wings are my go to order.
Their cocktails are delicious but are a little on the sweet side which I personally love but may not be for everyone. If you are in a group consider ordering the Leilanis Firebowl which is a large drink lit on fire. very fun!
If you go here in the summer try to get a spot on the patio which overlooks the river, one of my favorite places on summer evenings.
Parking: Small lot out front. Easy to find parking on weekdays but on Fri/​Sat it can get a little tricky so just set aside some time to find parking.

Since I can’t seem to get Public Enemy’s, «Don’t Believe the Hype» outta my head, I guess I’ll start there.
The whole experience was quite forgettable considering all the great things I’ve hear about it. Yes, you can sit outside overlooking the river. Is this a positive thing? It’s not a view to be sold in my opinion.
«Nestled in the Blue Ridge Parkway overlooking the explosion of a vibrant October canvas»
not
«Behind a fence overlooking the murky waters of the Mississippi and some sort of construction or quarry type stuff going on»
The food her was just meh… if not… less than meh. If you’re from the midwest, and you know your cheese curds (you know… that beer battered mess of love that you get at the state fair?), you’ll be disappointed by these sad little nuggets. The pizza is sort of the same… it’s just sort of… whatever.
It’s not that the place is awful. The service was decent, the food okay… and the inside is actually pretty cool. It’s just not the type of place I’d choose over many other great establishments.
To leave on a positive… they do have a nice drink and beer selection!

When in doubt, rum it up tiki style. Suzi’s has a really fun atmosphere. Ample seating with a great patio overlooking the water. For an extra $ 5 you can keep the tiki; I didn’t know this at the time but I wish I had!
Pretty good drink menu selection. The beachcomber was my personal fav. Cheese curds for days and the bartenders were on point with service. Not much more to say other than enjoy & relax!

I thought for sure this spot would be closer in food to betty dangers but it wasn’t. Getting in was a little tough as the signs on where to enter are not big enough for night time driving, and parking in the valet section accidentally was all too easy to do.
Once there, we found or companions pretty easily and sat down. We were probably waiting for about 15 minutes before our waitress finally came over and asked what we wanted. Since we had waited so long, we made sure to order or foods and drinks together.
Food
We got the Thailand, barracuda, and surly’s sausage, along with the chips cheese and bacon bits. The pizzas came out first which was annoying because we only ordered them thinking the pizzas would take longer. I only had a chip that was sans cheese and bacon but there were pretty yummy, nice and crisp.
My favorite was the Thailand as it had chicken, pineapple, shredded carrot and cabbage and jalapenos on top. There was quite a bit of cheese on all of them, so take your lactate pill if needed. The surly had sausage (pork) with mushrooms and mozzarella cheese, a lot of it. All of the pizzas were cheese heavy which made me think they were compensating from lack of flavour. It’s no black sheep or any of the other artisan pizzas places but it worked for a late night meal.
Drinks
Most folks got beer or wine, my boo thang got a scorpion which tasted like a jolly rancher. i had wanted something warm to drink and thought they might have tea. Nope! She brought me some room temp coffee with baileys in it. At least she tried. Most of their drinks are going to be rum and sugar so if that’s not your thing, you’re better off getting beer or wine.
I’m giving them a three because of the slow service, and sub par food. Next time I’m looking for late night eats, I’ll try else where.

Meh. A recreation of a tiki bar. Something Guy Fieri would be impressed with. Hotdish says this location was originally built to house a church that went bankrupt or something and that the old location was better.
The deck overlooking the river is nice. The drinks are trying too hard; the pizza is mediocre.
Douchiness trying to masquerade as hip.

I guess I just don’t understand the appeal of this place. It’s neat looking yes, and the drinks are good, but that’s where it ends for me.
Bad service must be this place’s «thing». Like really, in the handful of times I’ve been here we’ve never had a server who could even come close to the description of «attentive». Heaven forbid you come here with a large group of people like we made the mistake of doing last time.
I’ve a few different pizzas and a burger. They’re just OK. The tots were pretty good though, IIRC. The drinks are tasty and come in fun glasses. The upstairs can be cool with live music but it’s always been packed balls to the walls every time I’ve been.
Honestly the next time someone suggests PSML as our next get together I’m probably going to nope out.

Want to get away from the bustling of the city? Away from the sky rises? Come down here and you’ll forget that you’re in Minneapolis. On a nice day, sit by the river on their patio it’s beautiful! Can’t beat the outdoor seating. I found this place after a friend’s recommendation. The restaurant was ok overall.
My friends and I split the fried cheese curds appetizer plate. How can you say no to deep fried cheese? Exactly. This dish was absolutely perfect.
Drink: tiki drink of course.
My drink of choice: the evil head hunter
The drinks are all labeled with level of skills (3 skulls being «oh you’re going to feel that when you stand» kinda drinks). I personally don’t like sweet cocktails but you can’t go to a tiki bar and not drink a drink from a fun glass! So I ignored my better judgement and had the overly sweet and rum heavy drink. I couldn’t have another one after my first.
Food: Gruyère and mushroom burger with tots side
The burger is decent. I asked for the burger to be medium, but it was actually well. No big. The Gruyère cheese helped moisten the beef again with all the melty, cheese fat. You have three choices for your side: tots, chips, coleslaw. The portions are pretty generous so come hungry.

Psycho Suzi’s was recommended to us by more than one source, so we figured we needed to give it a shot. We actually gave it two shots that night. The place is huge; it’s kind of like a tiki playground.
We started out at the downstairs bar overlooking the river. We sat at the bar inside and ordered a drink. On a beautiful Friday, the place was hopping. I ordered a Miserable Bastard and he a Scorpion Sting. They ask for a card to hold a deposit for the mugs; I’m not sure what they do if you don’t have one.
Holy sweetness Batman! My drink was sweet, almost sickeningly so; it was a struggle to keep drinking it, but I hate to was alcohol. In hindsight, I shouldn’t have because it put me off mixed drinks for the rest of the night. After our drink, we decided to move along. The downstairs bar feels gimmicky and wasn’t really a place we wanted to relax for the rest of the evening. Maybe if we could score a table on the patio, we would’ve felt differently.
After a drink at Tony Jaro’s, we decided to give Psycho Suzi’s another shot and were lucky to score a ride on the Tiki Tram. This time we headed upstairs. The upstairs is interesting; it feels more laid back, but we also saw folks diving into electric-​colored, tiered fishbowl drinks. We stayed for a while, me having a beer and him another tiki concoction and enjoyed the Hawaiian band before calling it a night.
Overall, it was ok; it felt a bit too gimmicky for my liking.

The name Psycho Suzi makes me think of a pink haired troll doll with a emo get up, and lots of cute tattoos. Oh wait, that’s the staff, and it’s pretty cool.
If you live in MN and have never been here, you gotta go at least once and wait for the patio, and definitely expect a wait. It was a perfect 75 degrees out so naturally I made my boyfriend take me out to a patio somewhere. I’ve been to Psycho Suzi’s before, but my boyfriend hasn’t so I wanted him to have the experience.
The patio is a fairly decent size with lots of tables, but when we got there the wait for the patio was 1.5 hours. We put our name down and went to wait in the drink line at the outdoor side of the bar.
So the specialty drinks come in unique tiki glasses that you need to put a deposit down on, $ 5, and you can take it home or return it at the bar for your deposit. The drinks were $ 9.95, other even more «extra special» drinks were about $ 13, I learned this later. I thought all drinks were about that $ 10 mark. I ordered the extra special gimlet thing that wasn’t all that impressive, soooo not impressive that I did it twice. When I realized we spent $ 26 on just my drinks I felt regret. I should have tried something else the second time.
We waited for about an hour and was seated. It was still long, but a nice surprise when you’re expecting an hour and a half. Plus the people watching ain’t bad. I also love the tiki hut furnishings, and tiki torches. When you’re looking out over the water it feels like you’re on vacation.
Service came quickly once we sat. The only thing I didn’t like was that we couldn’t return our drink glasses to our server we needed to wait for the line at the bar to slow down and bring it there. Also, you need to get your own water.
Food is decent. We had the Spinach and Walnut salad, and a deep dish pizza on this night. The salad was great, nice and light, fresh veggies, and served on a wooden style plate to go with their theme. I liked the deep dish as well, but prefer their standard crust. The deep dish I can tell they cooked their crust first then spooned sauce in to save time. Still tasty, but not your traditional deep dish.
Overall the atmosphere is what brings me here, the service is friendly too. You can find some really yummy dishes on the menu. The drinks are good too, but sort of spendy. Our meal with a salad, pizza, three drinks, and a beer was around $ 115 including tip. Not really what I like to spend on a standard dinner, also when I to serve myself water, but they do have a great patio.

Great spot to have tropical drinks looking over the river! The wooden patio out back has a ton of seating, but it’s first come, first served, and on a nice day, it will fill up quickly. The sun sets over the river if you time it right!
There are some cool drinks on the menu, my favorite featured rum cream «scorpion sting» (I didn’t get it, but tasted someone else’s.) They also have some good local beers on tap. You can’t go wrong with Surly Furious, or a Steel Toe size 7 if you like IPAs. (The menu presents beer as «Crap on Tap» Haha!)
The food is actually pretty decent as well. The artichoke dip was good, and had a more-than-you’d-expect-in-Minnesota slow burn with the jalapeños. They also have three types of cheese curds!!! Pickle roll-​ups (Minnesota sushi) are also a classic.

Maybe the tiki gods are with me, because I’ve always had an awesome time here. It’s my only must visit spot whenever I come to Minneapolis.
First off, it’s HUGE. Honestly humongous and full of all the delicious vintage tacky tiki goodness that you want to see in a bar like this. I haven’t personally eaten a meal here (unless you count the copious amount of maraschino cherries and pineapple I seem to consume every time I come…), but I’ve nibbled on pizzas, onion rings, and wings that others have got and all seem to be perfectly respectable bar food. They have an awesomely extensive menu of tiki drinks here, all of which are available in a unique collectible class you can take home for $ 5. The drinks are pricier than the ones at the tiki bars in my neck of the woods, but not by too much. I assume they serve things other than tiki drinks, but I don’t know why you would want to come here if you didn’t want a little piece of the tropics in a glass.
It looks like a lot of reviewers have complained about the service, but I’ve actually had some of my very best service experiences here. I usually end up here in a big group, and the servers have always been super nice about managing a lengthy tab and even splitting things up in creative ways when necessary. They were even very understanding about (gently) kicking us out at midnight during this past visit (warning: this place is NOT open until 2AM, apparently!).
I love tiki bars, and I love Psycho Suzi’s.

This place was decidedly not what I’d expected.
I loved the waterfall and the little tiki huts where people could sit, all the fire outside, and the view of the Mississippi river.
I also had a hilarious moment where two guys who were friends started hitting on me at once, then realized I was with my husband, and made commentary on the entire event. So funny!
I was kinda bummed the seating area was so dark though, it made me feel somehow lonely for a minute.
That is, until I realized our waiter rocked, we all ordered our drinks, and my pizza arrived.
Nothing like a great pizza (and this was post a huge lunch and a small dinner so… yeah, it really *must* have been great) to turn the tides of my emotions.
Described thusly: Pineapple Barbie Q
«Roasted chicken, sweet onion, fresh pineapple slices, and our cayenne BBQ sauce» — this pizza hit all my flavor receptacles. Sweet, savory, zangy (yeah, zangy is a flavor receptacle!) and just the right hit of spice by making the BBQ sauce with some cayenne pepper. Why have I never thought of that?
My husband ate a piece so I wouldn’t have to eat alone, but our hosts were full and I was left to finish this pizza by my lonesome. Woe is me!
I would totally go back here in a heartbeat to try the «Thailand Island» pizza, as I think they made it somehow psychically with my husband in mind:
«Roasted chicken, pineapple, scallions, basil, green pepper, Thai chili and pickled carrots on a spicy peanut sauce.»
Did you read that?! On a spicy peanut sauce! That sounds just… mind blowingly good!
Finally, beyond the greatness of the pizza, and the coolness of my company, I was blown away by the Freaking Awesomeness that is a 6 grape blended CAN of wine! What?!
Wine in a can?
I was totally expecting to feel like vomiting it back into said can on my first tiny, frightful sip.
But I didn’t. It was decent.
Better than decent. Pretty darn good!
And — Fun!
Wine in a can was fun!
This place was definitely a place I will never forget. Loved the experience, aside from the momentary lonely part.
Oh, and my hubby and our hosts LOVED their strong tiki drinks. :D

Four women in a sedan driving on the highway from St. Paul to Minneapolis while one is scanning rather middling Unilocal reviews, discuss whether to go to the bar with the ferris wheel in northeast Minneapolis or Psycho Suzi’s. The executive decision was made in the front seats, on the basis of the patio with the view – Psycho Suzi’s – being more conducive to a calmer experience for all of us. We chose right!
I took a look and my mind needed to adjust to the strange juxtaposition between a tiki bar which looked like it belonged several latitudes to the south of Minnesota, and a river view which was of a typical upper-​mid-​west ecology and even industrial on the opposite bank! Visually stimulating to say the least! We were seated right away on the patio with the view of the river being run by occasional groups of recreational kayakers.
Our waitress was perky and responsive. Don’t pay mind to those detractors who rag on the service.
Sadly only one of us got the Bloody Mary bar, because it was such a hit when she walked back with pepperoncini, olives, celery, and all kinds of fixings in her vodka. I tasted. I was jealous.
Our food was plentiful, came out within a few minutes (including thin crust pizza) and we were all very content. This is bar-​ish food: potatoes with egg toppings for brunch, sandwiches, a variety of pizzas, and yet, there is a creative flair to it. I have eaten at high-​end «nouvelle American» brunch restaurants and have had spotty experience and subdued offerings. In contrast, the plating here is full, bold, and spunky. It’s not gourmet cuisine but it’s not short on flavor! I rather enjoyed my thin crust pizza, it was not overloaded with cheese and had a good blend of tasty toppings, including good quality sausage. Also, when you are drinking those self-​garnished, experimental Bloody Mary’s, what else would you eat other than toasty potatoes and pizza?!
Too often, I am let down by Minnesota chefs (for shorting me on flavor and spice) but the fixings here made me happy. Don’t tell, but I swiped a few extra jalapenos from the Bloody Mary bar for my pizza to kick it up a notch (this girl’s lips have to tingle before she’s satisfied!)
We really enjoyed the tiki-​themed, throwback-​to-​old-​time-​Vegas-​bar décor, and the cheery patrons who all seemed to be having a great time (many showing off their pups, yes this place is dog-​friendly). I can’t wait to go back with a better tummy so I can have a Bloody Mary, or two.

Psycho Suzi’s have a very unique atmosphere that draws me in every time. Right along the river in Northeast, its a very trendy stop to stop by with a few friends and grab some tiki drinks in the middle of Minneapolis. In the summer they have an awesome patio that overlooks the river.
I have eaten here about three times. The first time I had a pizza and it was good. Nothing to remember. The second time I stopped here over lunch with a few coworkers. I had the Suzi’s burger. It was pretty ordinary, nothing special. My last visit was for brunch. I tried the Mercury Breakfast Pizza and was a little sad when my pizza came out. It was overwhelmed with egg and hollandaise sauce on it. I swear there was only three pieces of Canadian bacon on it too.
Overall, I’m not a huge fan of the food, but I really do enjoy the atmosphere and the tiki drinks. Pretty excited to try out the patio when the weather gets a little nicer.