Week 10 - Key's Cafe

Our 2011 Brunch Tour sadly came to a close at Key's Cafe on Sunday, April 16th.  Key's was definitely another one of my favorite stops on our tour. Actually, I think we saved the best for last. We did call and make reservations but when the first part of our group arrived, they said they didn't take reservations.  Go figure! They didn't tell us that on the phone, but at least we gave them a heads up about our large group.  We did have to wait for about 10 minutes to be seated. Our table was up front in the bar area, which I prefer. It's a great place for people watching and I did see a handful of people I knew. The only problem with all the action up front, it can be pretty noisy.  Everyone's food was amazing!!  One of us ordered two plates of food and everyone else cleared most of their plates. When we are at brunch no matter what Sunday it is, our shirts are always a topic of conversation with other brunchers and Key's was no exception.  Everyone was curious to know what 'The Breakfast Club' was all about. One patron even took a picture of the back of our shirt to post on her personal blog. This was a fun place where I could of hung out for a while, maybe because it's such a busy place with people coming and going....great people watching! The only problem was parking.  Key's is located in The Foshay Tower in downtown Minneapolis and it's street parking if you're lucky enough to find a spot, or ramp parking. I would not recommend parking in the TCF parking ramp like Matt did unless you want to spend 20 minutes getting to your car. He couldn't find an unlocked door back into the ramp. That could of been because it was Sunday, but still not easy or fun. There are some outdoor parking lots just a few blocks away that might be a better way to go.  I work downtown and we order from Key's all the time and they do deliver! Great food, good prices! Every time I've been there or ordered their food at work, I've never been disappointed. I will be back!  They also have daily Happy Hour from 3-7pm.  Even though our tour has come to an end, we plan to start up again in the fall, so keep checking our blog for restaurants some of us try for brunch in the meantime, or watch for our new restaurant schedule later in the year.