Casper’s Cherokee – 4625 Nicols Rd, Eagan, MN 55122

The two world’s of Casper’s: the exciting bar and the poser restaurant.

I like Casper’s bar.  I have had some fun gathers in this large barn like building.  They offer free taco bar which isn’t very good in my opinion, but kind of on par with everything else pertaining to their food.  What can you really expect from a free taco bar.  Avoid the meat and you will be happy.

The bar has pull tabs which seems to be a staple item in Minnesota.  Good luck.  I kind of like their Karaoke when they had it.  They have games that you can play depending on the night.  The music they play is pretty good.  The patio is sweet.

The long island iced teas in the bar are really good.  There are many choices.  I would suggest avoiding the wine.  Especially their pinot noir, Mark West.  It is really bad.

They have appetizers which are pretty good.  The items on this menu seem more like meals than appetizers to me, but if you are hungry they will work.

The restaurant is another story.  The food at this restaurant has never been very good.  For a place I would think of as a steak house they are particularly bad at cooking steak.

The original Casper’s caught on fire a few years ago.  The atmosphere in the restaurant prior to this fire was old school.  It had the feeling of an established old restaurant.  After the fire they updated everything and suddenly it felt like every other trendy restaurant out there.  Even the size of the menus suggests this.  It was extremely disappointing.  People look like they really enjoy the crab on Wednesday so maybe that is worth eating.

I would love to make Casper’s one of the go to restaurants, but all of my experiences with their food has been mediocre at best.

If you are looking for a fun place to go for happy hour, yes, head to Casper’s Cherokee.  If you want a good meal go anywhere else.