Go for the "Juicy Blucys" -- an addictive selection of cheese-stuffed hamburgers -- but stay for the happy-hour deals at the Blue Door Pub (1811 Selby Av., St. Paul, 651-493-1865, www.thebdp.com), which include $2 baskets of fries and tater tots (from 2 to 5 p.m., daily) and $3.50 deep-fried pickle chips and beer-battered green beans (10 p.m. to close, daily).
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