So there are hundreds of foods to taste at the Minnesota State Fair. And if you’re only heading out to the Great Minnesota Get Together one day, your stomach — and your wallet — can only handle so much.
The official new Fair foods get a lot of buzz (get my reviews of 2021 new foods here), and there are the State Fair staples like Sweet Martha’s Cookies, Pronto Pups and cheese curds.
I wanted to know what the Media Relations team at the Minnesota State Fair eat. They know the State Fair more than anyone else I know. So I asked. And this list has some true hidden gems.
I presented some of these foods on KSTP-TV’s Twin Cities Live.
Puff Daddy On-a-Stick
Thai sausage wrapped in puff pastry
From Sausage Sister & Me
In the Food Building, east side
Chicken & Rice Bowl
Grilled chopped chicken breast, yellow rice
From Patinella’s Chicken Grill
Chambers Street, just south of the Grandstand
Porketta Pig Wings
Roasted spilt pork shanks
From Mancini’s al Fresco
Carnes Avenue between Nelson & Underwood
Pickle Dog
Quarter dill pickle coated with cream cheese and wrapped in pastrami
From Pickle Dog
Carnes Avenue between Liggett & Chambers
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Pretzel
Fresh hand-twisted pretzel baked on-site with toppings or sides (butter, honey mustard, cheddar cheese sauce, garlic & butter, cinnamon sugar, mustard)
From Pretzel Haus
Liggett Street between Carnes & Judson
Baked Potato with Pulled Pork
Baked potato with barbecue-smoked Carolina pork, sour cream, cheddar cheese, chives, chili, bacon)
From BBQ Baked Potato
Cooper Street between Dan Patch & Judson, outside the Food Building
Giant Egg Roll On-a-Stick
From Que Viet
Cooper Street, outside the Merchandise Mart
Wild Rice Cheeseburger
Hamburger made with wild rice
From Wild Rice Specialties
In the Food Building, northeast side
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Frozen Cider Pop
Popsicles made with cider from Minnesota grown apples
From Minnesota Apples
In the Agriculture Horticulture Building, west side
Gluten-Free Muffins
From Hamline Church Dining Hall
Dan Patch Avenue between Underwood & Cooper
Peg Muffin
Sandwich with fried egg, sausage, cheese, tomato
From The Peg
Outside of the Agriculture Horticulture Building, southeast side
Lemonade
From Netterfield’s Food Court
Cooper Street between Wright & Dan Patch
Wood Fire Pizzas
Cheese, margarita, sausage, pepperoni, sweet corn and bacon
From Blue Moon Dine-In Theater
Corner of Carnes Avenue & Chambers Street
Fish Taco
Deep-fried tilapia, cabbage, mango salsa, red onion and sauces in a flour tortilla
From San Felipe Tacos
Food Building, east wall
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