What's New at Zeke's?

Lots has been happening this week at Zeke's as we start to get into the holidays. To celebrate Thanksgiving next week we will be having Thanksgiving inspired specials all week. We will be serving a Turkey Wild Rice Burger with Sweet Potato Puree and House-Made Cranberry Sauce. We will also be doing a pizza similar to the one that was such a hit last year. Mashed potatoes, Turkey, Gravy and Corn on our House-Made Vegan pizza crust. We will also be having dessert specials! On Wensday the 26th we will be having $5 taps 8pm-Close to get you in the spirit. Friday the 28th we will be opening at 1pm so you can stop by for a quick lunch while your out shopping.

In other news we have started serving Saturday brunch 11am-2pm. Although this Saturday will be our fist real Saturday brunch. This week five minutes after we opened we lost power. Fortunately it was back on in about two hours. The offender was a squirrel!!  We had a little excitement but we are excited to start our Saturday brunch this week, hopefully without interruptions!!

This weeks specials are designed to warm you up! We are serving a 3 Alarm Quesadilla- Sauteed onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, and habaneros with mozzarella and pepper jack cheese.

Our special burger of this week is Riley's Burger- a 1/3 lb burger with chipotle cream cheese, Asian slaw and an over easy egg.

Hope to see you soon!!!

Whats New?

We are happy to announce a few new additions to our taps!!

Last week we introduced Enki Brewing and their Auburn Kolsch. The ruby hue, not typically found in a Kolsch, gives a subtle caramel backbone and roasted malt qualities that elevate this beer. For more information about Enki: www.enkibrewing.com

Today we have added Four Daughter's Loon Juice Honey Crisp Cider from Spring Valley, MN. Four Daughters uses apples from an orchard located less then 25 miles from the winery. The idea behind their cider is to keep it as true to the apple as they can. No additional sugar gets added to the mix to assist with fermentation or sweetness. The result is a cider that tastes like a bite of apple.

We are very happy to have a local cider. We can now say our tap line is 100% Minnesota beers. Stop by to try these new additions soon!



                                                             This Week's Specials:

Pesto Chicken Sandwich- Grilled chicken breast with house-made pesto, tomatoes, and provolone cheese served with fries or a side salad.




 Basil Artichoke Pizza- House-made basil artichoke pesto topped with mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes and leeks. Don't miss them!




Don't forget to check our music calendar and stop by for some live music, local beers, and scratch made food!

Sunday Sunday

What are you doing Sunday morning??

Beet It

Did you know that Zeke's serves brunch every Sunday from 11am-2pm?

We offer a selection of fresh made brunch items. Our best seller is the Beet It- Fresh-cut hash-browns topped with sauteed onions, beets, spinach, feta cheese and two over easy eggs. Perfect for a fall day!

We recently added a Philly Scramble- Steak, green peppers, onions and scrambled eggs topped with pepper jack cheese.

Fresh Herb Frittata

We also have a Fresh Herb Frittata which consists of three eggs mixed with an ever changing variety of fresh herbs, hashbrowns and topped with mozerella cheese.

Full brunch menu can be found at http://zekesunchainedanimal.com/breakfast.html





Stop in this Sunday to try our scratch made brunch.

Oh! And did I mention we make delicious Bloody Mary's (spicy or plain!)!?


Tell us your favorite brunch dish and maybe it will make it on the menu!!!

Whats up at Zeke's?

As the leaves are falling and the weather getting chillier Zeke's is preparing for the winter. Soup specials change weekly so be sure to come in and check them out!

What are we doing for Halloween? We are planning to keep it low key with some candy and food specials. We will also be filling a Jack O'Lantern with beer and tap it!! We did it last year and it was a great success! So put on your costume and join us for some pumpkin beer!!!

In other news Zeke's is now showing all the Vikings games and if you ask nicely we will put on the Packer's game too. So grab your friends and we will see you this Sunday!!

This weeks specials:
3508 Burger- 1/3 lb patty with Thai chili aioli, raw onions, spinach and Swiss cheese
Carnivore Pizza- Pepperoni, Italian sausage, andouille sausage and ham.

New Menu!

Zeke's has recently released its winter menu! We are bringing a few favorites and adding some new creations. We have brought back our Hot Basil and Artichoke Dip as well as out Curried Winter Salad made with quinoa, kale and butter-nut squash. Our newest creation is the Asian Chicken Kabam: a grilled chicken breast with Thai chili aioli, Swiss cheese and house-made cabbage slaw.

In other news we will be showing all Minnesota Vikings games. So grab your friends and head down for some craft beer and football this Sunday!!

~The Zeke's Team

Finally Open

Yesterday on what looks like it might be the first real day of spring we are over 5 months into this project. We must send out a very heartfelt thanks to all of the support from friends, family, Longfellow residents,local businesses and the employees at the city who have gone very far out of their way to help us.  As of 4:00 pm yesterday, Zeke's Unchained Animal is officially open for business.

It was a great evening full of many familiar faces and many new ones.  The service was not only pretty efficient, but turned out to be pretty fun.  Our families have commented that since we've completed the construction and have moved into the kitchen, spirits have been much higher.  Long story short, we're excited to be cooking for the first time in a long time.

We're very proud to be a new addition to this neighborhood. We've been bundled together in conversation with the newly-opened Blue Door and Parka eateries in the area and couldn't be happier to be in such good company as the new kids on the block.  The owners of Merlin's Rest (directly across the street) also stopped in to meet and greet yesterday, offering their support.  We anticipate a lot of co-ordination between the two of us, especially in regards to live music and other events.

Our live music on opening night was provided by one of owner Sean Cooke's bands: Fuga, who will continue to provide live improvised funk, jazz and fusion every Thursday night from 7:00-10:00.  Visit http://www.facebook.com/lafugamusic for more info

Before you ask, we are supposed to receive our liquor license May 7th, at which time we will be adding some of our favorite taps from the small-time brewers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri.

We'd like to thank everyone for their time, especially Dan Callahan, Sonya Monzel and Julie Casey from the city of Minneapolis, Renee Spillum from ReDesign Inc, Joyce Wisdom from the Lake St Council, Andrew Sauter and Chris Chicoine from Apperts Foodservice, Rebecca Hanson from Bix Produce, Bryan Aaker who provided our photographs, Kevin Williams who provided our mural, Keith Huffman who helped us clean up, Frankie Jedneak our mentor, Scott Fultz for support, Karl our electrician, Simon and Dan our contractors and our friends and family that helped get us through the last few months.

Read what the local bloggers are saying about us at these links:
http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2013/04/zekes_unchained_animal_opens.php
http://www.thrillist.com/eat/minneapolis/longfellow/zekes-unchained-animal
http://www.my-broadsheet.com/2013/04/25/zekes-unchained-animal-opening/

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Sorry for taking so long to post, but we're now getting very close to opening.  We don't have an official open date yet, but it should be very soon.  We could be open as early as next week pending final inspections, so keep your eyes out for another post.  This weekend we're finishing up the drywall, painting and finishing touches.  Then we just need to put the pots, pans, plates and glasses, etc. back in its place and open the doors.  We'll be testing out our recipes and taking pictures this week as well.  Pictures will be posted soon.

We also have our liquor license processed and gone to to city council meeting for approval, so we may not have wine and beer when we open, but it should follow shortly.

Thanks to everyone for your patience.  This has been a long and stressful process, but we are very excited to get the doors open after a long winter.

~The Zeke's Team