Tilia - Minneapolis

Have loved this place for many years and has been a standby, but disappointed by this last visit. Our chilaquiles were mostly just chips with minimal meat to speak of and eggs that were over-cooked. The fries that came with the burger were tough and stale. We'd asked for children's eggs to be unsalted and they came salted. In the end it felt very overpriced for what we got.

I love this place, the first time a waiter asks if we have any food allergies, wow they are attentive, the food is delicious, the cocktails are exquisite and the location is very good, you can walk near a large lake, it has different places for ice cream or anything another craving.

My friend and I went there for a Saturday brunch and my experience was overall pleasant. Everything was smooth ranging from seating to our server approaching us at a reasonable time to our food served at a good time. The only reason I would give a 4 would be due to food taste. It was good but not spectacular, and some items were better than others, which I will elaborate on very soon.I recommend the Benedict, first of all. The salad was a standard salad with leaves, but the muffins were very tasty! The ham was soft and succulent. The eggs were well-poached so as soon as I broke it, the yoke was starting to cover the muffin. The hollandaise sauce was a bit sweet but it accompanied the savory very well! I also loved the beet salad, as it contained a mixture of yellow beets and red beets, along with pecans, goat cheese, and even orange slices. It wasn 't a common combination but it definitely worked! The brown butter vinaigrette accompanied everything very well, too. I will definitely get the beet salad again when I return here at some point.The turkish eggs were good as well because they had the right ingredients: dill, garlic yogurt, and roasted tomato. These ingredients represented some of the most common elements seen in Turkish dishes. I just wasn 't sure if it would classify the item as Turkish eggs but this one could just be me being ignorant! Regardless, the taste was good and I enjoyed it!However, the Cacio y Pepe was mediocre at best. The parmesan mixture was too soupy and didn 't really stick to the pasta, which meant the temperature wasn 't hot enough when mixing cheese and water. It also didn 't feel like the parmesan was Parmigiano Reggiano as there was some powdered texture, but I could be wrong on that one; adding some Pecorino Romano may help more. I also didn 't think rigatoni was the right type of pasta because experiencing a dish like cacio e pepe should be rolling a fork around a stringy type of pasta like linguine or fettuccine.Overall good experience and I would definitely recommend this establishment to those visiting the area! Enjoying some Sebastian Joe 's ice cream afterwards and visiting Wild Rumpus, the bookstore, right after brunch would definitely complete the experience even more.

Tilia introduced me to cacio e pepe years ago and now I enjoy it whenever, wherever I can. I love a simple dish. At this last visit Tilia was making it with boxed spaghetti noodles. Good thing you’re not Italian. You’d be committing a food crime.

Pros: Good cocktails, amazing service, cozy interior.Cons: Nothing really.Drank: Two CocktailsRecommend: Yes