Tanzenwald Brewing Company

Driving south on 35 out of Minneapolis and found Tanzenwald while searching for gluten free nearby. A bit out of the way but it looked great so gave it a try. Our visit coincided with dinner rush on a parent's weekend for a local college so the place was extremely busy but the crew was absolutely amazing. Completely unfazed by the madness around them, they greeted everyone with a smile, seamlessly helped one another, and joked amongst themselves and the customers, all without stopping or skipping a beat. We may have waited a little longer but it was worth it. On the food, their GF options are quite limited but they understand how to handle allergens and my wife was able to enjoy her meal without reaction. The burgers were cooked to a near perfect medium, the fries were crisp, and the sprouts (with bacon, of course) were delicious. If you have the time for a little detour, it's well worth the extra drive.

Yesterday I visited Tanzenwald for about the fourth time. First, the highlights from yesterday's trip. My wife is gluten free and vegetarian. They unfortunately do not have any alcohol beverages that are safe for people with Celiac disease, but they have a few N/A options. But they are good at preparing their food safely, and she has never had any cross contamination there. Food is fried separately. Brussel Sprouts are delicious, and we could eat them all day! The issue that we had yesterday was that my wife ordered a build your own burger and got the impossible patty. When our meals came her burger definitely was meat. We immediately confirmed with the waitress that it was the impossible burger, and she said, "yeah I think so". Which didn't allude confidence. My son and I both tried it and confirmed it was meat. After a bit of pushing our waitress brought it back to check, and she said no one in the kitchen knew if it was meat or the impossible patty! They re-made it for her, and the second burger was clearly an impossible patty (because it is obvious). There was not any apology for the mistake, and we were still charged full price. Mistakes happen but my concerns here were: the waitress seemed to question our obvious observation this order was wrong, the kitchen can't tell the difference between an impossible patty and real meat, and that we were still charged for the burger even though my wife had to eat 20 minutes later than the rest of the party (on her birthday). Being new to the neighborhood we were hopeful this could be a good eating out option for our family. But this experience certainly will make us hesitate to go back any time soon or recommend it to others.