Fast service and great food. Located by the West entrance and can get pretty busy! Go check them out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah
The blue cheese fritters with chimchurri are absolutely fantastic! the blueberry lemonade was also decent. The food was on the pricey side--$7 for a very small cup of lemonade.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fritters with Chimichurri
Matthew Schepp
Usually our first stop of the day when we enter the MN State Fair. Over the years Blue Barn has had some very interesting (and very good!) items. The French Toast Bites (topped with whipped cream, a berry sauce, and pop rocks!), Nashville Hot Chicken on-a-stick, and Breakfast Gnocchi being previous favorites.
This year, our party tried two orders of this year's new item, the Hot Honey Cheese Sticks, and these missed the mark. Both orders were served over cooked, and both lacked flavor. These will be a pass if they remain on the menu for 2024.
Still a great place to grab a beverage and a bite to eat, I'd just suggest something else on the menu.
Food: 2
Service: 5
Rob Thomas
Usually our first stop each year at the fair. French Toast bites and Nashville Hot Chicken never disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Redfox12 g
This stand had great french toast with pop rocks. The lines went fast. The service was good. I would come here again when visiting the fair.
Vegetarian options: Meatless meals available.
Dietary restrictions: They had meatless meals.
Kid-friendliness: They have food kids would like.
Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs. The lines would get in your way more than anything.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
amantastic
Happy to see no line! Super fast friendly service. Loved the chimichurri sauce with the corn and blue cheese fritters. Enjoyed everything we tried!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Fletcher (RegNeoJazz)
Great place to visit at the MN State Fair.
You have to try the French Toast bites and Blueberry Basil Lemonade....it was very refreshing without being overly sweet.
We were at the fair early and stopped for breakfast.
• French Toast Bites • Texas Toast
Staff and service was top notch...loved it.
I found a new "go-to" spot at the MN State Fair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tammy Weinke
We visited the Blue Barn and had been looking forward to trying the Sweet Potato Poutine. The description that we read said that it was supposed to be sweet potato waffle fries with cheese curds and turmeric gravy. There were a few small fries in a little tray, but no cheese curds to be found. The gravy was almost also nonexistent. I went back to inquire about the cheese curds, and was told that they were not breaded cheese curds, but the cheese was mixed in with the sausage? Totally deceptive advertising. Also a tiny portion for the $14 we paid. We will not be back!
Missing Nat
My husband, children and I were having the best time at the state fair enjoying all the great food and fun until we reached “The Blue Barn” and we’re disappointed with the service and taste of the breakfast Gnocchi and sweet potato poutine! They were the nastiest things we have ever tasted in our lives! First off they served it to us without gloves on. (sanitation issues, thank god we didn’t get sick!) Secondly it was soggy. Then to make the situation worse while we were waiting for our Gnocchi to the side for 10 long minutes we watched and listened while the wonderful happy and bubbly cashier was yelled at and treated very disrespectfully for “using the restroom” by what we guess must have been “the boss” in front of us. How rude especially seeing that the poor lady walked on a cane so obviously she was disabled and a little slower at moving around, guess The Blue Barns “Slaves” are not allowed to use the restroom until masta cracks her whip and allows! What a wicked woman she was. We will never spend our money with them again! We also looked them up on line and found out who they are owned by and will never spend our money with any of their restaurants since they treat their employees in such a tacky and nasty manner. Really don’t know how they manage to stay apart of the statefair giving out treatment to their employees like that. They should be grateful that their employees don’t quit or report their behavior. Good businesses pull their employees aside to talk to them if there is a problem and never treat them like that in front of customers. We have made it a priority to find every one of their social medias and review letting the world know of their nonsense. Thumbs down for this one Minnesota Statefair and Blue Barn! Maybe the owners should analyze their managers behaviors.
Great place for Fair treats
Fast service and great food. Located by the West entrance and can get pretty busy! Go check them out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The blue cheese fritters with chimchurri are absolutely fantastic! the blueberry lemonade was also decent. The food was on the pricey side--$7 for a very small cup of lemonade.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fritters with Chimichurri
Usually our first stop of the day when we enter the MN State Fair. Over the years Blue Barn has had some very interesting (and very good!) items. The French Toast Bites (topped with whipped cream, a berry sauce, and pop rocks!), Nashville Hot Chicken on-a-stick, and Breakfast Gnocchi being previous favorites.
This year, our party tried two orders of this year's new item, the Hot Honey Cheese Sticks, and these missed the mark. Both orders were served over cooked, and both lacked flavor. These will be a pass if they remain on the menu for 2024.
Still a great place to grab a beverage and a bite to eat, I'd just suggest something else on the menu.
Food: 2
Service: 5
Usually our first stop each year at the fair. French Toast bites and Nashville Hot Chicken never disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This stand had great french toast with pop rocks. The lines went fast. The service was good. I would come here again when visiting the fair.
Vegetarian options: Meatless meals available.
Dietary restrictions: They had meatless meals.
Kid-friendliness: They have food kids would like.
Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs. The lines would get in your way more than anything.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Happy to see no line! Super fast friendly service. Loved the chimichurri sauce with the corn and blue cheese fritters. Enjoyed everything we tried!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to visit at the MN State Fair.
You have to try the French Toast bites and Blueberry Basil Lemonade....it was very refreshing without being overly sweet.
We were at the fair early and stopped for breakfast.
• French Toast Bites
• Texas Toast
Staff and service was top notch...loved it.
I found a new "go-to" spot at the MN State Fair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We visited the Blue Barn and had been looking forward to trying the Sweet Potato Poutine. The description that we read said that it was supposed to be sweet potato waffle fries with cheese curds and turmeric gravy. There were a few small fries in a little tray, but no cheese curds to be found. The gravy was almost also nonexistent. I went back to inquire about the cheese curds, and was told that they were not breaded cheese curds, but the cheese was mixed in with the sausage? Totally deceptive advertising. Also a tiny portion for the $14 we paid. We will not be back!
My husband, children and I were having the best time at the state fair enjoying all the great food and fun until we reached “The Blue Barn” and we’re disappointed with the service and taste of the breakfast Gnocchi and sweet potato poutine! They were the nastiest things we have ever tasted in our lives! First off they served it to us without gloves on. (sanitation issues, thank god we didn’t get sick!) Secondly it was soggy. Then to make the situation worse while we were waiting for our Gnocchi to the side for 10 long minutes we watched and listened while the wonderful happy and bubbly cashier was yelled at and treated very disrespectfully for “using the restroom” by what we guess must have been “the boss” in front of us. How rude especially seeing that the poor lady walked on a cane so obviously she was disabled and a little slower at moving around, guess The Blue Barns “Slaves” are not allowed to use the restroom until masta cracks her whip and allows! What a wicked woman she was. We will never spend our money with them again! We also looked them up on line and found out who they are owned by and will never spend our money with any of their restaurants since they treat their employees in such a tacky and nasty manner. Really don’t know how they manage to stay apart of the statefair giving out treatment to their employees like that. They should be grateful that their employees don’t quit or report their behavior. Good businesses pull their employees aside to talk to them if there is a problem and never treat them like that in front of customers. We have made it a priority to find every one of their social medias and review letting the world know of their nonsense. Thumbs down for this one Minnesota Statefair and Blue Barn! Maybe the owners should analyze their managers behaviors.
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