Surdyk’s

Had a great experience at their cheese shop during the holidays when I was looking for a few selection of cheeses for my family get-​together. Their staff is wonderful. I mean I love cheese but I am in no way knowledgable about it. It was very busy when I arrived and on those days they ask you to grab a number and wait until you are called. When it was my turn, I told the employee exactly what I was looking for (a selection of 4 – 5 different cheeses) and because I didn’t want to hold up the line, I said that she could just wrap up her suggestions (I’m not picky). She said that she recommends I try the cheese first, so she gave me a sample of each cheese. I. Was. In. Cheese. Heaven. I could have stayed all day sampling. They have an extremely large selection of cheese in their shop as well as other «fancy» jams, crackers, pickled whatnots, pasta, etc.
Once you get out of the cheese shop, take a sharp right and enter booze heaven. Large selection of wine, beer and liquor. Large is an understatement. On weekends they usually have someone sampling some sort of liquidy goodness. Staff is always attentive and always available to help you with your questions.

One of the coolest, if not THE coolest wine and cheese shop I have ever experienced! We even found an awesome (and super reasonably priced) stone cheese tray while cruising around the cheese shop. Great prices, vast variety of their products and one heck of a knowledgeable and friendly staff. If I had one closer to me, I would visit it regularly.

Liquor: I really only come for the beer because it’s the liquor I know and like best, but I appreciate their wine tastings as well. They certainly do have a large and good beer selection, though some of their prices aren’t always as good as other stores. I always find a number of new beers to try here, and it’s easy to navigate. I don’t here for my standard beer runs, but when I’m looking to try something new as they often have a different selection than my usual liquor store.
Cheese shop: Great selection, a bit expensive. I always know they’ll have Marike Gouda — which I love to use in my mac n cheese — so I come here sometimes specifically for that. I do appreciate their set-​up and that they’ll let you sample anything. I’m not real impressed with the chocolate selection and frankly I think Whole Foods is better for that, but overall they have a good selection of other gourmet foods.

I would live my life completely void of fear if I knew that Surdyk’s existed in the afterlife.
Surdyk’s has a big parking lot and even a drive-​thru, which are rare and very appreciated conveniences in the area. Every time I walk in, I’m sure I look as wide-​eyed and bushy-​tailed as the first. I usually just enter the deli area to the right, which is packed with artisan meats and cheeses, desserts, cured olives, prepared deli salads and other dishes, soups, fancy jams and mustards, and other many other treats.
The employees here are so awesome. I’m usually in the area right before they are closing, so I’m that a-​hole that busts through the door when they want to start cleaning up. Regardless, they always kindly and patiently help me pick out several cheese and cured meat items. Since their selection is so divine, I don’t think I’ve gotten the same thing twice, and have loved everything so far. They are experts in helping me choose cheese based on my inexperienced preferences, («Uhh, I like cheese that tastes good?» «Can I get one with stuff in it?»).
Cured meat, artisan cheese, fancy wine and spirits… what more could you ever want?

I love Surdyks. I also live two blocks away, which is a bit of a problem. I often stop by after work on Thursdays to check out their 4 for $ 40 wine tastings. More often than not, I take advantage of the deal and walk away with at least 4 bottles of wine. It really appeals to me on a variety of levels: it’s a good deal, an easy way to discover potential new favorites, there’s usually cheese samples (which are typically as pricey as they are tasty!) and, oh yeah, it’s a free wine tasting!
I also like to stop by Surdyks on the weekends for quick and easy host gifts if I’m going to someone’s place for dinner or a party. Besides wine, my other favorite gifting alcohol is whiskey. My typical process is to locate an associate to help me, vaguely describe what I’m looking for and how much I want to spend, and they give me a few recommendations. They’ve been super friendly and knowledgeable, and it’s always worked out well for me.
In addition to the wide variety of wine and whiskey, they also have a nice beer selection — especially seasonal or limited edition beer.

They may not be the most affordable, but they have damn good specials! They recently held their fall wine sale, where a lot of wines were 40% off. I saved a good $ 10 on my boxed wine that night! I wouldn’t necessarily go there for my basic weekend liquor runs, but definitely for a decent selection of wine and knowledgeable staff.
The cheese shop is also worth stopping in. They usually have weekly sales on a select few cheeses that can’t be beat for the quality and can also grind cheese for you on site.

I’ve been to this place before and loved it. I had to return and I came late last night and a wonderful girl name Eden helped me. It was close to closing time and I felt so bad but she remained patient and was very very helpful, I ended up leaving with two cheeses. Amazing staff, love this place.

2 Reasons for my visit to Surdyk’s Cheese & Wine shop:
A) My husband was searching for Limburger cheese.
B) Wanted to get an assortment of cheese and pâté for my father.
Surdyks’s has it all. When you walk in, the cheese department and the wine are separated. Its nice and cool in the cheese shop and there is no stink or smell of cheese — which makes shopping much more pleasant there. You are greeted right away and are asked to take a number so someone can assist you (this reminds me of being at the DMV). Once your number is called the store associate personally helps you find cheese to your liking. They are super liberal on giving samples and suggests you to try! Prices are quite decent. In conclusion, my hubby found his Limburger which he said tasted AMAZING. My father really enjoyed the pâté and cheese assortment I picked out for him with the great help of the staff.

This place is pretty awesome-​sauce if you are in need of Wine and Cheese. But here is the thing that takes this not so hidden hidden gem to the next level:
Every morning Surdyk’s makes a limited run of a gourmet doughnut. This can explain the lines sometimes… We are talking specialty chocolates, super special cheeses, wines, candy, pretty much all the amazing things you can buy here they use to make these ultra amazing doughnuts!
any of the maple glazed varieties have been wonderful, the meat topped doughnuts are super awesome, but that’s the thing. It’s almost always different and you never know what the doughnut of the morning is going to be… but trust. It will knock your Minnesota bush socks off!

What a crazy awesome and large place. The deli/​foods area was way too crowded so im sad i didnt have time to catch much of it. The liquor part is huge! Reminds me of a place in Austin which is similar in style. Wines, spirits up the wazoo. However I was trying to track various Suntory lines of Whiskey and was unsuccessful. The back row gets over crowded from tasters, shoppers and employees doing inventory so it’s a huge traffic jam. Watch out!

Good collection to an extent. Store is pretty tightly Laid out.
Prices are pretty decent, except few exceptions where they are a little marked up.
Don’t accept Amex, which was a surprise. They ain’t a small business that can’t afford the extra transaction fee. I hate digging for my Visa in my wallet.
Might not go back.

I was just in here over lunch and it was a great reminder of what a sweet ass liquor store this is.
Your favorite craft brews and more can be found here. I often stand staring at a shelf, struggling to decide what I want, only to turn around and find the shelf behind me filled with more beer, not to mention the cooler on the way to these shelves that waylaid me, and the extra two shelves behind me. WHEW! It’s a struggle not to drop $ 50 on a few packs of beer, let me tell ya.
Their wine and hard liquor selection is also impressive. You will find stuff here that you can’t find in your usual corner/​strip mall store.
People have mentioned the tastings, and it’s true. We came here last year when they were doing their Octoberfest beer tastings. Nearly every row in the store was filled with tasting stations, it was awesome. Even today at 1pm on Friday there was a beer tasting station set up!
Also their cheese/​deli shop is way cool. It is not unusual for hubby and I to come in and drop some $$ on salami, brie, and parm, and eat straight from the bag once we get home.
So why only 4 stars, you might be wondering? Shit is expensive here! Do they make up for it with their selection? Perhaps, but chances are if you have a decent liquor store near your house that doesn’t carry something you want, they will start carrying that if you ask them!

if I have a layover in Minneapolis, this is my place to go!
The service is very attentive, the wines are good and the cheese plate was seriously good!
Can’t wait to go back to try more menu items!

I am so glad that Surdyk’s sells a remarkable variety of international delights. The Cheese Shop and Deli is wonderful and so are the specialty groceries. Their cheese selection is positively mind-​boggling. Love that they have items that are hard to find in Minnesota. If you’re British South African like me, you’ll enjoy their selection of mustards, chutney, jams and relishes. I believe I might have seen Mrs. Balls Chutney, and Coleman mustard powder in the yellow tin. Favorites of mine from my childhood. I get excited when I see Marmite, which you can’t find at a lot of places. Usually I can get it at World Market but not all the time. They have olive oils from South Africa, France, Greece and Australia — to name a few!
If you’re looking for local — they sell Gray Duck chai which is absolutely delicious. They also sell organic, fair-​trade Intelligentsia coffee which I am very pleased about. Taking a trip to Surdyk’s has become a gourmet, culinary adventure. I don’t come here nearly as often as I’d like to these days, even just to simply peruse their selection and to see what’s new each season. There is always something new to find and something to suit everyone’s taste buds. Thanks Surdyk’s for being an oasis of joy to so many dedicated shoppers, and for being a Minneapolis legend!

First time at Surdyk’s and heard a lot of good things about the place. A friend and I were dining at Masu across the street and afterward, I just really had to stop by to check it out.
I must say though the place wasn’t all that big, it was pretty well stocked with great selection of boozes. Prices had to be much higher compared to places like Total Wines, another liquor central friends talked about. However, I bet Surdyk’s carry more varieties of the mainstream everyday items and some of the more specialty and rare items. I had to look for Lafite Rotschild, but I couldn’t find it. Hehehe. I was just checking to see and not I was going to buy it. Therefore, I wasn’t all that disappointed. I also checked out their champagne selection which was quite impressive. They carry Cristal, Dom Perignon, to a $ 600 bottle I never heard of to a good cheapo St. Hillaire.
I picked up some Rum Chata while I was there and in the process, I saw that they had a lot of single barrel Bourbons, like Booker’s. I also saw they had wine tasting almost all day on Friday and Saturday. That’s pretty cool to be able to sample various wines for free. Also, their Asian wines like plum wine and sake selection was pretty awesome! You know we Asian peeps love to drink and get our face red like tomatoes. I don’t get it why it only happens to Asians. Caucasians are fairer but they still look the same after 12 shots of tequila. They just fall over and start dancing on top of a table. Okay, red face isn’t so bad after all. We could never get to a point where we dance on top of a table because after the red face, if we kept going, the next wave is barf. Yup, straight from red face to barf. Awesome.
Though my friend wasn’t buying liqour, they also checked her ID at check out. Pretty cool that they do that.
Then we went to the cheese shop next door. Impressive little shop. They have all kinds of cheese from Burrata, various blue cheeses, imported cheese like my fave Dutch cheeses like Edam and Emmental, to unique cheese like peppered ass and Truffle Boschetto. Mh. I love me some stinky cheese! They also carry some high grade salumi. It reminded me of Piazza, the standing restaurant in Eataly. Too bad, this place doesn’t do eat in. No sitting place. I would have loved to get a platter of salumi and cheese and baquette and eat there. However, all their food items have to be take home. I wanted to get a key lime pie that looked awfully good but no place to eat it. So we said fuck it to the idea.
I am still impressed and will come here for my need of cheese in the future. I also like the fact they have a private lot as parking around here wasn’t the easiest. Not bad, Surdyk’s. Not bad at all.

Friday they had my favorite mock Duck bahn mi sandwich. They have différent specialty sandwiches each day in cheese shop. My ultimate fave is the palmiers cookies. They are made with almond extract I think and dusted with powdered sugar. Thèses are .75 each. Be sure to tell them you dont want any burnt ones. Its Nice to have some alcohol samples when I’m done working, but now there is à Total Wine in my city. I really like their sandwiches.

I love Surdyks and am so happy to have them in my neighborhood!
Wine assortment is of course the best in the cities and their beer and liquor assortment is good too. This is a great place to shop for gifts for the boozers in your life as they have cute gift sets, cocktail accessories, etc. if you make it in during one of their sales you’re in luck! Sale prices are generally very affordable, though the shop will be busier than usual.
The cheese shop is luxurious. Very knowledgable staff can help you plan the perfect cheese plate for your party. And I love their paninis and other prepared foods! They even have gelato in the summer.
They offer classes which are fun too– though I only got my money’s ($ 45 per person) worth of cheese & beer because I sat with some fellows who made sure to request extra pours.

The liquor store offers a great selection of wines plus beer and liquor. They have a lot of wine tastings and when they offer a champagne tasting — RUN IN. They sample some of the more expensive offerings. Nice to try them before you splurge.
On Thursdays, for most of the year, they offer 4 for $ 40 on selected wines. There are also special 4 packs for the holidays that compliment seasonal meals. Staff are knowledgeable and will offer solid recommendations.
The cheese shop /​deli is fantastic. A wide selection of cheeses that you are encouraged to sample. Tell them what you are drinking with it and they will offer great recommendations. They also have Rustica Bakery breads and cookies (oh I dream of them). Plus dried pastas, chocolates, jams, antipasta, cookies, salads, sandwiches, deli meats, crème fraîche, etc…
They also offer classes on cheese and wine.
Onsite parking is good and well lit.

I’m not sure about the wine selection but the cheese shop next door is solid. They carry french baugettes from Rustica bakery baked fresh every day and their butter and pâté selection is extensive and high quality. As expected, prices are high, but products are worth it for the quality. They are happy to sample out their products and are very friendly even after you try maybe 6 – 7 items.
Love: French baguette, fresh butter, truffle mousse pâté, sopressata, gelato, curry chicken salad
Loathe: baked chicken because it is dry
Parking: they have a private lot you can use and it can get pretty busy on Saturdays — obviously, they are not open on Sunday so stock up on Friday if you need something for the weekend!

I can’t rate this place for the quality of alcohol they serve, but I absolutely love their deli and cheese section.
For the 4^th of July, my buddies and I decided to have ourselves a little picnic at the park. To me, there is no such thing as a complete picnic without good meat, cheese, crackers, and wine.
And where did we find it? At Surdyk’s!
We tried 3 different types of goat cheese and meat, and they were all absolutely delicious. I can’t remember the names of them for the life of me, but I doubt there’s anything less than delicious at the place. For wine, we just got a simple Riesling and it complemented well with our picnic items.
I’d highly recommend this place to anyone 18+, especially those who wants to have a romantic picnic date. The cute décor of the place might even tip you in favor of the girl’s approval if she’s into cheese and wine, so go there if you have a chance!

J’aime le fromage. And I just adore this place to la maximum. Cheese to me is almost my other half, and basically my BFF when it comes to le fromage de la france.
The Chesemongers (I want a name as cool as this) are extremely helpful at making recommendations and let you sample! YES, sample as many as you like.
A few of my recent faves: Cremeux de Bourgogne France, a triple cream, which is rich & buttery and goes for 13.99/lb. Additionally the Brie de Nagis had a lighter flavor, and is not so stinky (woooot) for around 14.99/lb. The pricing may seem like a lot, yet when you’re only getting ¹⁄₃ pound or so, the prices turn out way reasonable, as my recent excursion was around $ 9.00 for two large hunks of cheese, much more reasonable than any selection I have found at Lunds.
A cute touch on the packaging: all cheeses have wine pairings listed on the packaging that compliment the specific cheese.
Note to self: Be careful when buying the Cremeux de Bourgogne France. Buying over a ½ pound is essential, as I almost ate my entire block in one sitting. Thank you cheesemonger, for introducing the triple cream into ma vie.