Ike’s Minnetonka

Excellent Sunday Brunch. Get the Weekender Bloody Mary, it’s. Meal in itself!
I could go on and on, but I took a couple of pictures, I didn’t get a pic of the Ahi Tuna sandwich because it found its way to my belly before I could find my phone.
Highly Recommend

I love this place. The food is delicious, all of it! I highly recommend the fried potato balls and the burgers with grilled onions. They are Caramelized and delicious. I rate this location a 4 only because it is super loud on the inside. A date night for 2 will be in the 60 dollar range with drinks but totally worth it in my opinion.
The Parking lot is a bit of a squeeze so if you go on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, park in the front at the other businesses lot. You’ll see the signs.
Make sure to make a reservation!

The downtown Ike’s is better. Our food was cold and tasted kinda funky. Won’t be going back anytime soon.

Visit Mikey and Billy in the bar before hand if possible. Generous pours and fun, friendly attitude.
As for apps, the deviled eggs are fun. I’ve had the table side guacamole and it’s solid as well. Pot stickers are good even if they feel a little out of place on this menu.
Their burgers are top notch. I’ve also had good luck with the ribs and prime rib on weekends.

We had a family reunion dinner. . 4 generations and total of 12 people on a busy Friday night. Truly extra-​ordinary service as they had crayons, etc for the kids set us as we got there and immediately brought drinks (loved the Aviator) and great guacamole and fresh chips baskets for the table. Did not seat anyone around our group on a busy night and we loved the privacy for talking.
Great menu as it appealed to everyone from really good ribs, to yummy hamburgers, flatbreads and lots of sides to choose from. Fun supper club atmosphere and we can not say enough good things about our dinners, the outstanding service and great atmosphere. We can’t wait to go back.. in fact, we are going back tonight to celebrate a friends birthday.

What of my favorite in the lake area. Wonderful staff, meals are very good. Love the deviled eggs.

Leslie is a Great server! We came here for brunch on a Sunday. We’ve driven by no less than 12,000 times but never came in. First, I’ll say, I was a bit surprised. I was expecting an American style gastro pub atmosphere but walked into a charming old New York/​Chicago style Italian supper club feeling. The interior is beautiful. Once the shock wore off we were seated in a great little booth adjacent to the windows to the kitchen. We were greeted by Leslie promptly and coffee and an awesome Bloody were on the way. High marks for the bloody. Coffee was fantastic! We put in our order for the breakfast sandwich and French toast. Then came the complimentary cinnamon roll. YUM!
Our breakfast sandwich was great! The French toast could have had a little more sweetness to it but still good. Overall food was a ⁴⁄₅. Price was a little on the steep side: $ 45ish for two with the Bloody Mary.
The ambiance and amazing service made the experience. The food was good. The chocolate chip cookies after the meal was a great touch! Being close to the chef, I’d definitely try one of the salads that kept coming off the line during our visit. They looked awesome!
If you’re looking for a fun stop for brunch, give it a shot. I’m now interested in trying the Prime Rib on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner!

We had a phenomenal experience last night at Ike’s due, primarily, to their great staff.
We ordered the New York Strip and the chicken chopped salad. The salad was delicious, highly recommended if you enjoy a good chopped salad! The NY Strip came out and was way over done… Immediately, our server noticed the mistake and went to the kitchen to have the steak recooked to the requested temp of medium rare. The manager returned with our server, an entirely new steak entrée prepared, and apologized profusely.
We were so impressed by their quick, efficient, and polite response, that it really did make our meal more enjoyable. In addition, another manager stopped by and apologized as well. We were well taken care of, and the staff truly made it a worth while experience.
The steak ended up being great, and we will definitely be returning again!

This place is AWESOME. The food never dissapoints, especially love their Salmon and Italian sub. Bartender Billy is a nice guy who knows how to mix a drink as well. Always a go to when in Minnetonka!

The 4-​stars is for their crab cakes — super good. Ryan was not kidding when he said the crab cakes compared to Oceanaire’s. He was very friendly as our server.
The cocktail was forgettable, as were the deviled eggs. Salad was a generous portion with avocado dressing which may have been a great concept but should have been abandoned after putting it together — I would not have known the dressing contained avocado if I had not read it in the menu,
This was a convenient place for me to meet my friends so I did not pay much attention to the ambiance.

They have a fantastic brunch and perfect Bloody Marys. Can’t speak to lunch or dinner, as I haven’t been fortunate enough to experience it. Go and enjoy!

Ooooook. I’ve been there several times before, and it’s been ok/​convenient, but after tonight I will not be going again any time soon. Not worth it.
We ordered several small things, but for 3 people, $ 130 was a lot for the quality of what we got. The food was fine, but there are of dozens of other places at the top of my mind where I can get better food, better experience, for much cheaper.
Service was extra crazy slow throughout the evening, and they were not busy.
We were drinking martinis. I received a martini with red lipstick all over the glass. It happens. I get it. No biggie. Really… give me a fresh one and we are fine. But then when my Mom ordered one, hers had red lipstick on the glass as well. I’m going to bet it was the same glass.
It was the end of the meal, but we waited quite a while to let the server know that there was sloppiness happening, a broken dishwasher, something… But she never came back. Ok.
Ran to the ladies room before we left. It’s an open kitchen… it looked to me like our server was camped out sitting on the floor of the kitchen. Aaaand I’m done.

Totally surprised by how great everything was on New Year’s Eve. Some of the best prime rib ever, excellent appetizers.

We have visited Ike’s as many as a dozen times, and really enjoy this restaurant. It’s nice to have a good restaurant in the neighborhood.
The food is consistently good. We enjoy the turkey dinner, the burgers and the appetizers. Everything seems homemade and is quite tasty.
Portions are ample. I think dinners could easily be split, if you’re not overly hungry. Drinks are good and well priced. They have a variety of liquors, including Tito’s vodka. Happy hour wines are good quality wines.
It can be difficult to get a seat in the bar during happy hour, so send someone early to get a table. Happy hour appetizers, such as deviled eggs, are quite good.
I recommend this restaurant. I’m not sure I’d drive from St. Paul to get here, but certainly western suburb residents should check it out.

Sometimesyou step outside comfort zone. Ike’s is one of those places. Great food, outstanding service. Our waiter, Steven, reminded us we
for Happy Hour
Had Flatbread and Kitchen Sandwiches. Could have stopped there but Steak burger my al time favorite.

The food deserves five stars, but the kitchen was so slow that I have to deduct a star. Lobster corn dogs were a standout appetizer. Burgers were huge and the blue plate special Filet Oscar was extremely good.

Mother’s Day Brunch. Well, first of all, Sunday Brunch is absolutely amazing.
Second of all, LARGE PORTIONS!
We have gone here on consecutive Mother’s Day occasions and will be back for a third. In the mean time, I will be frequently attending brunch events on their extended patio — which is very nice when you’re on your way to-​or-​from Lake Minnetonka/​Excelsior over the weekend.
I highly suggest trying their weekend brunch!

The day was snowy, but it was warm and cozy inside Ike’s. All of the games were tuned to Vikings football and the booth we had in the bar area was a perfect vantage point.
We opted to try the deviled eggs– very delicious and with a kick of spice, but I think that their refrigeration was a bit high since some of the egg white seemed to be on the verge of freezing– the crunch wasn’t the crispy onion alone.
I got the Caesar which was nice. Hubby got the burger which was lovely. Top it all off with a decent strawberry milkshake and we have a solid performer for Minnetonka crowds.
We will be back again– perhaps for the Sunday brunch which looked delicious!

New business location 11 days young. Passion is clear with staff and food WILL be, at some point, exceptional. In the meantime, there are learning’s to be had with the chef. I suggest food questioned/​should be tasted to learn. I have high expectations hence 4 stars because of service. The tomato salad was tops. Next time I come I will do more in depth as I eat entrees not small plates. Mike and Cody awesome as well as blond, shame on me, never learned name.
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Several more visits and as expected, kitchen execution has warmed up and worked out bumpy details. The «Thanksgiving entrée of turkey/​potato/​dressing in a comfort food presentation is a good example of a good formula executed well; albeit safe. I liked it. Weekend Brunch choices of eggs/​meats/​pastries/​etc. warmed my heart in the early part of weekend days and the outstanding Bloody Mary’s were designed to make me have 2 before 2pm! –rare.Also have tried the apps which best I can say were more than adequate; please keep finding unique and special plates that aren’t seen everywhere on menus. I anticipate a more creative future with the menu and hope that Ike’s takes some risks with terrific execution to continue the success shown so far.
I have seen 3 restaurants come and go (location, location, location) and Ike’s has the best chance of becoming the best anchor in Minnetonka with some sculpting of continued menu development. Service has always been terrific– best I have had in the entire area and my experience has been a higher grade of commitment than expected; a real strong feature to anchor into the future. Great passion, staff as a team, and warm from the «hello», especially the bar which I frequent the most. As an overall, I look forward to the evolution of the west suburb Ike’s…Best of luck.

I was very excited to have one of my favorite burger/​brunch place open in Minnetonka (I have frequented the airport and Minneapolis location). My family stopped here on a Friday night at 5:30 for an early dinner. It was very busy and we waited about 25 minutes for a table. Once seated, the service seemed very disorganized and incredibly slow. We should’ve known better since the restaurant had only opened 9 days before and clearly hadn’t worked the kinks out. It took about 45 minutes for hubs to get a drink while there, we learned the patio didn’t serve food and the bar outside only accepted cash. They let us know that the bar was self seated, we found a booth in the bar and then told us we couldn’t sit as that area needed to be seated from the hostess. It was a total mess.
We ordered several apps as we caught the tail end of their happy hour. I can’t complain (too much) about the prices since they had $ 3 tap beers/​house wines and half off all flatbreads and small plates. We got the lobster corn dogs (the seafood was tasty but the batter was soggy), the chips and guac (meh), the mushroom fontina flatbread (bland and lack of ingredients) and wood oven roasted mussels and clams (descent).
We learned while we were there that there was a big football game nearby (Minnetonka vs. Wayzata) and that contributed to the «craziness» of the restaurant.
I hope that Ike’s can up their game as I think this is a great addition to Minnetonka.