A-Side Public House

A-Side Public House is a restaurant in St. Paul, MN, serving craft food, beer, and coffee in the city's West Seventh neighborhood. The kitchen turns out sharables such as ratatouille flatbread, a wild mushroom plate with thyme, truffle oil, pistachio dust and crostini, butternut squash croquettes, moules a la mariniere with fresh PEI mussels, and cola-marinated fried wings tossed in chili, garlic, lemongrass, ginger and cilantro. Salads include a fennel and blood orange plate with brie and almonds, a tomato and burrata panzanella, and a classic Caesar, alongside baguette from Razava served warm with whipped rosemary-sea salt butter. A-Side holds a 4.40 rating from the customers who have reviewed it.

The restaurant occupies a firehouse originally constructed in 1885. That station remained active until 2010, after which it stored equipment until it was decommissioned, and the rehabilitated space now houses A-Side. The business frames its work around keeping with that tradition by making a positive impact on its community and its guests, using craft food, beer, and coffee to create experiences for everyone who walks through the doors while giving back to the neighborhood. The building's history is carried forward under the name Station 10.

A-Side sits at 754 Randolph Ave. It is about a tenth of a mile from 7th Street West, a short walk from Art House North, and roughly two-tenths of a mile from both Palace Community Center and Bay Triangle. Pleasant Arena is about half a mile away, as is Shepard Road. The space includes an open-air garage door setup that guests have described as making it easy to kick back and watch the world go by.

Guests have praised the food as well-seasoned and the entrees as prepared perfectly, with one reviewer calling a meal there among the most delicious entrees they have had, and another noting the menu offers a lighter, fresher take than the dive bars and burger joints nearby. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner Monday through Thursday from 11am to 9pm, Friday from 11am to 10pm, Saturday from 8am to 10pm, and Sunday from 9am to 9pm.

For a West Seventh neighborhood with deep firehouse roots, A-Side Public House pairs a restored 1885 station with a menu built around craft food, beer, and coffee.