The Tendermaid
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"The spoon isn't for the milk shake. It's for the burger." Owned by Gary & Sara White of Austin.
Voted one of the 12 Best Burger Spots in Minnesota on Thrillist in 2015
You may have read a little something about “lose-meat” sandwiches in our round-up of the 21 best Midwestern foods, and while we’re not really sure if this constitutes a proper "burger", it’s close enough to mention here because people go bonkers for this thing, and if you give it a try, you’ll quickly understand why. --Thrillist
Voted #14 in the Minnesota Monthly Best Burgers of 2008
14 - Tender Maid Sandwich Shop
Inherent Awesomeness: 32
“You want a spoon with that?” asks the nice lady behind the counter at Tender Maid. If you’ve never been here before, you’ll think she’s asking if you want a spoon with your milk shake. No, she means with the burger. It’s loose meat, meaning that it’s filled with steamed crumbles of beef, kind of like a Sloppy Joe without the sauce. Of course, you can pick up the whole burger in its wax-paper wrapper and shove it in your mouth without the spoon. If you do, you’ll experience the simple, unadorned taste that people have been wild about since 1938. But, really: Put the burger down and use the spoon. Why? When else in life are you going to get the chance to eat a burger with a spoon? --Minnesota Monthly
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We are open until 2pm today. Stop on down! Have a safe and Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎅🏼
We will be opening at 11:30 today and staying open all night during Hormel's 125th Anniversary festivities. Stop down and see us! Outdoor seating only. #Hormel125
Hi everyone! KSMQ Public Television show Off 90 will be at the Tendermaid tomorrow the 3rd of March during the lunch hour doing a segment on us for their show. Pop in and maybe get your moment of fame captured at the iconic Tendermaid while enjoying one of our amazing loose meat burgers & malts!
A brief change in our hours coming up. January 11th through the 22nd our hours will be 11-3 Monday through Saturday. January 25th we resume our regular hours 11-6 Monday through Friday and Saturdays 11-3. Thank you all!!
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