At these Twin Cities restaurants you can get a decent meal and watch an NCAA game

It's possible to eat a grown-up meal and still catch a game or two.

March 15, 2017 at 4:27PM
Restaurant review of Mercury Dining Room & Rail including chef Jeff Woodyard, Friday, January 13, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN. ] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES • eflores@startribune.com
Mercury Dining Room & Rail (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

March Madness is here, so starting Thursday, your social life could be in jeopardy.

Seriously, if you don't start making plans, the NCAA tournament's slate of 46 men's basketball games over the next 2½ weeks could threaten your friendships, your marriage and your ability to regularly refresh Fido's water dish (no, spilling some of your beer on the floor doesn't count).

We want to help. That's why we're offering some entertainment options beyond your couch and Buffalo Wild Wings, places where you can take in all the action on the courts while also acting like an adult and eating something other than a cheeseburger.

These 10 non-sports bars (read: actual restaurants) offer delicious food, grown-up drinks and at least one TV for you to sneak a peek at the games.

One disclaimer: You may have to ask to have the TV on and tuned to the games. If you're looking for a specific matchup, it wouldn't hurt to call ahead. Some of these restaurants won't turn the sound on, just the visuals. They'll also likely discourage throwing cocktails and jumping on the tables.

So try to remember that "adult" thing we talked about.

Lyn 65

6439 Lyndale Av. S, Mpls., 612-353-5501, lyn65.com

Mercury Dining Room and Rail

505 Marquette Av. S., Mpls., 612-728-1111, mercurympls.com

Nightingale

2551 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-354-7060, nightingalempls.com

McKinney Roe

530 S. 4th St., Mpls., 612-545-5863, mckinneyroe.com

Punch Bowl Social

1691 Park Place Blvd., St. Louis Park, 763-400-3865, punchbowlsocial.com

Jun

730 Washington Av. N., Mpls., 612-208-0706, junnorthloop.com

4Bells

1610 Harmon Place, Mpls., 612-904-1163, 4bells.com

(The upstairs area, which has TVs, is open only on Fridays and Saturdays.)

Station Pizzeria

13008 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, 952-426-3273, stationpizzeria.com

Roat Osha

3001 Hennepin Av. S., Suite 1370, Mpls., 612-377-4418, roatoshathai.com

Urban Eatery

2730 W. Lake St., Mpls., 612-920-5000, myurbaneatery.com

Amelia Rayno • 612-673-4115

The two-story bar at McKinney Roe.
Non-sports bars where you can sneak a peek at March Madness include, clockwise from top, McKinney Roe, Mercury Dining Room and Rail, and Punch Bowl Social. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Punch Bowl Social ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday February 17, 2017 Punch Bowl Social, a new Denver-based eatertainery chain, has landed at the Shops at West End in St. Louis park, with a Southern diner-inspired menu. Restaurant review. Please arrive before the lunch rush and shoot food: Pimiento cheese, black eyed pea hummus, knockoff burger, bologna sandwich, chicken and waffles, chips and dip. From bar: shrub and punch.
Punch Bowl Social (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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