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Everyone deserves a vacation, including your pooch! Minneapolis Northwest is the perfect destination for your canine companion to wag its tail and enjoy all the dog-friendly adventures the area has to offer.

Throw on some green, grab your lucky charms and head out to Minneapolis or St. Paul this weekend where there's something for just about everyone.

Wells Roadside just opened, serving up smash burgers, Chicago dogs and hand-cut fries.

Co-owner Luke Derheim joined KARE 11 Saturday to discuss the new burger joint.

Stanley's Northeast Bar Room: This eat-and-drink hotspot checks all the boxes for dog owners.

Craft and Crew Hospitality is hosting these cold games with hot drinks.

Matt Gogola is almost completely blind and the restaurant experience can be a challenge for him, but he said he feels at home at The Howe.

The former Galaxy Drive in St. Louis Park has officially reopened as Well’s Roadside.

In the iconic Galaxy Drive-In spot in St. Louis Park, Wells Roadside just opened their doors. They’re bringing us smash burgers, Chicago-style dogs, ice cream and cocktails, and more.

A St. Louis Park staple will be revamped to make it available year-round.

The California-inspired burger joint will have a price-conscious menu and be open year-round.

The fast-growing northwest suburb’s municipal bar will close later this year to make room for a new restaurant with a dog-friendly patio.

Craft & Crew Hospitality acquired the landmark, once planned by the founders of Famous Dave's and Rainforest Cafe to be a pizza place.

St. Louis Park’s former Galaxy Drive-In — the retro, bright blue-and-purple drive-in perched on Quebec Avenue, a venture by Rainforest Cafe founder Steve Schussler — has found new life as Wells Roadside.

Local restaurant group Craft & Crew has transformed St. Louis Park’s former Galaxy Drive-In (a venture by Rainforest Cafe founder Steve Schussler) into Wells Roadside, a diner with a modern bend.

St. Louis Park’s Galaxy Drive-In, long owned by Rainforest Cafe founder Steve Schussler, has found a new owner in local restaurant Craft & Crew Hospitality, the Star Tribune reports

The former Galaxy Drive-In in St. Louis Park reopened last month as Wells Roadside, a new fast-casual burger joint from the restaurant group behind mainstays such as The Block and The Howe.

The team behind Stanley's and Pub 819 is stretching out further than it has since 1976.

Outdoor dining has become an important stretch through the pandemic, giving many people the confidence to dine out. But with winter back in full swing, restaurants are working hard to help those who don’t want to come inside yet, with heaters, fireplaces, igloos, tents, and other pivots to extend the season.

Pub 819 in Hopkins has a $15 two-course lunch that has me eyeballing the brisket grilled cheese sandwich.

Whether you’re new to town or a longtime local looking to make a move, we’ve mapped out some of the must-see communities and top schools in our annual welcome guide to the Twin Cities.

A treat is more than a morsel that can bring a dog to its knees. Isn’t it also a treat to bring your pooch to a patio? Heck, some joints even have a menu for good ol’ Milo.

The Block is one hot neighborhood joint for its corner of St. Louis Park. If on that $25 dinner, I get the Buffalo cauliflower first, I would use it as my healthy balance to get the broasted chicken with mashed potatoes, which finishes nicely with a chocolate shake. Feel free to borrow this logic.

Maybe the best iteration since Wagner's.

We rounded up our favorite local restaurant patios for eating al fresco this summer.

Wells Roadside is now open in SLP, but like thousands of you know that because you been jammin' that place! Affordable double burgers, hand cut fries, soft serve that should just find its way into your rootbeer old fashioned. All the good things in life, really.

We could talk about the yummy offerings for us hoomans, but those take a backseat to The Block’s heated “paw-tio,” complete with a three-course meal for our four-legged frens. We can see those tails wagging already. Plus dogs drink free on Tuesdays—pupper will get a free can of Tail Chaser Dog Brew (bone broth) with any food purchase! Walk-ups encouraged; reservations can be made online

Bring your lil’ firecracker around town bc there’s a blast to be had in the Twin Cities this holiday weekend. Leash pup and sniff out these bark-worthy adventures in dog-friendly Minneapolis and St. Paul.

On St. Paddy’s Day, all that glitters pawsitively can be gold (and green of course). We all know Fido wants to chase some leprechauns after being cooped up at home all winter, so we sniffed out St. Patrick’s Day Twin Cities events where you and pup can shake your shamrocks!

Fret no more! You don’t have to leave Fido at home when looking to chow down out on the town. We’ve put together seven drool-worthy restaurants with dog menus in the Twin Cities–bc there’s nothing better than some whining and dining.

It’s official! Duke’s on 7 is open. The Sidewalk Dog pack went to a special preview night, and trust us, it’s totally drool-worthy. Read below to get the insider deets, then get out to that pawtio for a tail-thumpin’ good time!

If you've driven along Highway 7 in St. Louis Park, odds are the Galaxy Drive-In has caught your eye. The throwback spot has been dark for a few years but a local duo just bought the place and is about to give it a facelift.

The longtime Greek restaurant will close Jan. 10, but its Eat Street location is staying open. Craft & Crew is buying the property and converting it to Duke's on 7.

The owner of Christos Greek Restaurant has agreed to sell the Minnetonka location to the team behind Wayzata-based Craft & Crew Hospitality, Inc. It's slated to reopen as Duke's on 7 by late spring, after some remodeling.

Northeast Minneapolis bar Stanley's recently did away with its upstairs speakeasy in favor of a much more casual game room.

There are only two municipally run bars still operating in the seven-county metro area, and come this fall, there will only be one.

From new non-alcoholic beer and cocktail offerings at queer soccer bar Black Hart of St. Paul to crafty dog menus and winter ice games at Craft & Crew locations, Twin Cities bar owners innovate to meet the changing needs of their customers—and employees.

As a reporter covering Craft and Crew’s dog-friendly restaurants, I was impressed, but as a brand-new puppy owner, I’m thrilled.

Brett Angell, Rogers Community Development director, told the council that Craft & Crew is 'A well-known and respected restaurant operating group' that currently operates six Twin Cities area restaurants, including Pub 819 in Hopkins, The Block in St. Louis Park, Stanley’s in northeast Minneapolis, The Howe in Minneapolis, Duke’s on 7 in Minnetonka, and the Bar Draft House in Hastings.

The new year-round, quick-service restaurant is the Twin Cities' newest burger joint, building on over 70 years of restaurant history at the property.

A new restaurant concept designed for an iconic St. Louis Park drive-in is planned to bring year-round, quick-service dining to the nostalgic burger joint.