The Loon Cafe Menu

500 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
  • Appetizers

    • Chicken Fingers

      Deep-fried strips of chicken breast served with Arkansas Bar-B-Que and honey mustard sauces. Served with fries.
      $14.95
    • Walleye Fingers

      Dusted with special cornmeal breading, flash fried, and served with chipotle mayo and jalapeño tartar sauce.
      $15.95
    • “House Favorite” Hot Spinach Con Queso Dip

      $11.95
    • Basket Of French Fries

      With adobe ranch.
      $5.50
    • Buffalo Shrimp

      Eight hand-breaded shrimp, fried and tossed in our house buffalo sauce and served with creamy bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks.
      $15.95
    • Southwestern Egg Rolls

      Egg rolls filled with black beans, spinach, chicken, corn, cilantro and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with a side of red ranch dip.
      $13.95
    • Good Ol’ Fashioned Wisconsin Cheese Curds

      Served with a side of ranch adobe dressing.
      $9.95
    • Beer Battered Onion Rings

      Fried and served with our own chipotle mayo dip.
      $10.95
  • Wings

    • Dragon Wings

      Our famous “Drummies,” tossed in our sweet, spicy Thai Dragon sauce and topped with sliced green onions.
      $14.95
    • Buffalo Wings

      Boneless or regular. Includes your choice of bleu cheese or ranch dressing and served with celery sticks.
      $14.95
    • Dixie Drummies

      A full pound of chicken drummies and wings served with Arkansas Bar-B-Que sauce.
      $14.95
  • Soup & Award Winning Chilies

    • Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

      Featured in Bon Appetit, our broth-based wild rice soup is our own unique blend of long-grain Minnesota wild rice and white rice mixed with chunks of chicken in a homemade stock with fresh vegetables and selected seasonings.
      $4.95
    • Pinto’s Diablo Chili

      A favorite here in the Twin Cities. Created by Pinto, (a favorite of ours in his own right) and requested by Gourmet magazine. This is a ground beef, kidney bean, and veggie chili that is very hearty and pleasantly spiced. Topped with sour cream, cheese, and onions and served with Texas toast. Medium spice. A Minnesota-Born Chili!
      $9.95
    • Veggie Chili

      A wonderful medley of veggies and beans simmered in a sweet-hot tomato base. Topped with green onions. Served with jalapeño corn bread and tortilla chips. Medium spice.
      $9.95
    • Dirty Pork Stew

      A green chili pork stew loaded with onions, chilis, tomatoes, and lean hand-cut chunks of pork in a delicious spicy garlic sauce. We top it with cheese, green onions and sour cream. Served with flour tortillas. Medium spice.
      $9.95
    • Chicken Chili Ala Ski-Dad

      A thick, rich, spicy blend of chicken, peppers, onions, and green chilis, topped with jalapeño cream cheese and green onions. Served with warm flour tortillas. Medium spice
      $9.95
    • Pecos River Red

      This is the only chili that can be ordered in three distinct classifications of spiciness. Lean, cubed sirloin steak and onions along with Tex-Mex spices and chili peppers. Topped with sour cream, cheese, and onions, and served with Texas toast. Mild, medium, or hot. A classic Texas-style chili.
      $9.95
  • Tacos

    • Walleye Tacos

      Habanero breaded walleye, fried and topped with fresh cabbage, green onions, and lime-chipotle sour cream. Served with original and Loon homemade pineapple-mango salsas and tortilla chips.
      $15.95
    • Chicken Tacos

      Twin tacos wrapped with a soft flour tortilla around a hard corn tortilla with guacamole between the two and filled with seasoned chicken, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, shredded cheese, black olives, and green onions. Served with tortilla chips and salsa
      $13.95
    • Shrimp Tacos

      Spicy grilled shrimp topped with fresh cabbage, green onions, and chipotle-lime sour cream. Served with original and Loon homemade pineapple-mango salsa and tortilla chips.
      $15.95
  • Fresh Salads & Wraps

    • Side Salad

      Made fresh with a mixture of greens, cucumber, and tomato.
      $6.50
    • Kathryn’s Chicken Salad

      Coconut-fried chicken served over mixed greens with artichoke hearts, egg, tomato, avocado, and shredded cheese. Topped with our stone ground honey-mustard dressing.
      $15.95
    • Grilled Chicken Club Wrap

      Seasoned grilled chicken breast, ham, bacon, shredded lettuce, tomato, and cheese tossed in ranch-mayo and wrapped in a tortilla. Served with kettle chips.
      $13.95
    • Buffalo Chicken Wrap

      Lightly-breaded, diced chicken tenders tossed in Buffalo sauce mixed with diced tomato, celery, shredded lettuce, bleu cheese dressing, and bleu cheese crumbles, and wrapped in a flour tortilla. Served with kettle chips and a side of ranch or bleu cheese dressing for dipping.
      $13.95
    • Chicken Caesar Wrap

      Our grilled lemon pepper chicken, Caesar salad, tomatoes, and parmesan cheese rolled in a hot spinach tortilla. Served with fresh fruit, tortilla chips, and salsa.
      $13.95
  • Sandwiches

    • B.L.T

      Our hearty B.L.T. is prepared with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on toasted multi-grain bread 13.95 Try it California-style and add guacamole
      $15.95
    • Grilled Reuben

      Thinly sliced corned beef or turkey grilled with our spicy kraut mix. Served between two slices of marbled rye with Swiss and hot pepper cheeses. Thousand Island dressing on the side.
      $15.95
    • Burger Loon

      Served on a brioche bun or gluten-free bun. Specify add-ons of mayonnaise, tomato, onion, lettuce, and cheese (American, Swiss, cheddar, or hot pepper).
      $14.95
    • Eight Ball Deluxe

      An 8oz. skinless chicken breast, grilled, topped with Arkansas Bar-B-Que sauce, crispy bacon, cheddar, and hot pepper cheese. Served on an onion bun with mayo and lettuce.
      $15.95
    • Habanero Crusted Walleye Sandwich

      Coated with habanero cracker-crumb breading, fried or grilled, and served on a brioche bun with roasted jalapeño tartar sauce and coleslaw.
      $17.95
    • Buffalo Style Chicken Sandwich

      A breaded fried chicken breast dipped in our “Hot Wing Sauce” and topped with Huntsman cheese and shredded lettuce on a fresh onion roll. Served with a side of bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
      $14.95
    • Loon Addict Special

      Lightly-breaded chicken breast grilled and topped with fresh mushrooms, melted Swiss cheese, shredded lettuce, and mayo on a toasted onion bun.
      $14.95
    • Hot Ham And Cheese

      Grilled, thinly sliced ham topped with sautéed mushrooms and melted Swiss cheese. Served on an onion bun.
      $14.95
    • Rachel

      Thinly sliced corned beef or turkey grilled with our spicy kraut mix. Served between two slices of marbled rye with Swiss and hot pepper cheeses. Thousand Island dressing on the side.
      $15.95
    • Beyond Burger

      Served on a brioche bun or gluten-free bun. Specify add-ons of mayonnaise, tomato, onion, lettuce, and cheese (American, Swiss, cheddar, or hot pepper).
      $14.95
  • Desserts

    • Today’s Special

      Ask your server about our daily special.
      $7.95
    • The Loon Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar

      Layers of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, pecans ,and smashed Butterfinger candy bars. Topped with whipped cream.
      $7.95

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