Program a few new restaurants into your dining-out schedule.
Those following the tenets of the paleo diet have a refuge in Paleos Cuisine and Cocktails, with its gluten-free, soy-free and nearly dairy-free menu. Dinner daily, with weekday happy hour (appetizer prices cut by $2, reduced drink prices) starting at 3 p.m.
566 Lilac Dr., Lino Lakes, 763-231-7350, www.paleoslinolakes.com
Where to dine in the vast expanses of the Shoppes, Fountains and other various and sundry elements of the area known as Arbor Lakes? That's easy: At handsome Patrick's Bakery & Cafe, where owners Patrick and Azita Bernet serve breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, along with a bakery counter and a full bar. On Wednesday evenings, kids 12 and under eat free with an adult entree purchase.
12489 Elm Creek Blvd., Maple Grove, 763-420-7770, www.patricksbakerycafe.com
The flavors of the Southwest are the focus at casual Saguaro, at prices that rarely venture above $10 (top prices are $16 for a whole roasted trout with salsa verde, and $17 for osso buco-style pork in a pepper sauce). Weekend brunch includes a half-dozen breakfast tacos in the $4 to $5 range, along with tomatillo-poached eggs ($10) and smoked trout sopes ($12).
5309 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-886-2083, www.saguarompls.com
RICK NELSON
