I now have a seperate rating system for restaurants outside the Duluth area, including the Twin Cities, Las Vegas, Hawaii and other places. Check it out!
Each restaurant is rated in four catagories, each on a 1-10 scale; quality and quantity of the food served, restaurant atmosphere, service received, and overall value.
These four ratings are then then combined to determine the "Total" rating. The four factors are not considered equal--Food equals 35% of the rating, Atmosphere accounts for 20%, Service 15% and Value is 30%.
Only the four most recent visits to a given restuarant are used in the calculation of these ratings.
To be considered in the "Duluth Area", a restaurant must be within a two-hour drive of Duluth. Restaurants in the seven-county Twin Cities metro are not included.
Rank
Restaurant
Location
Food
Atmos
Serv.
Value
Total
1
Valentini's
Hermantown
9.25
7.00
9.75
9.00
88.00
2
Rustic Inn
Two Harbors
9.33
7.67
9.00
8.00
85.50
3
Valentini's
Chisholm
8.50
8.00
9.50
8.50
85.50
4
Sammy's Pizza
10.00
6.75
8.50
8.00
85.25
5
Golden Inn
Superior
9.00
6.75
8.25
9.25
85.13
6
Texas Roadhouse
Duluth
9.00
6.50
9.50
8.75
85.00
7
Whistling Bird
Gilbert
9.00
8.00
9.00
8.00
85.00
8
Carmen's
Cloquet
9.13
6.25
9.25
8.88
84.94
9
Pickwick
Duluth
8.38
10.00
8.75
7.50
84.94
10
Boomtown Woodfire
9.00
7.75
8.25
8.50
84.88
11
Gordy's Hi-Hat
Cloquet
9.50
6.00
8.25
9.00
84.63
12
Deluxe Coney Island
Duluth
10.00
5.00
9.67
8.33
84.50
13
7 West Taphouse
Duluth
8.67
6.33
9.67
9.00
84.50
14
Silos
Duluth
8.50
8.50
9.00
8.00
84.25
15
Bridgeman's
Duluth
9.25
6.00
9.50
8.50
84.13
16
Skyline Social
Hermantown
8.50
6.67
9.33
9.00
84.08
17
Old Chicago
Duluth
9.00
6.75
9.00
8.50
84.00
18
Lyric
Duluth
8.50
7.50
8.38
8.88
83.94
19
KD's Family Restaurant
Superior
8.75
6.00
9.00
9.25
83.88
20
Crooked Pint
Duluth
9.00
7.00
9.50
8.00
83.75
21
Corktown Deli
Duluth
8.50
7.50
9.00
8.50
83.75
22
Ledge Rock Grille
Larsmont
8.25
9.00
7.50
8.50
83.63
23
Famous Daves
Duluth
8.33
6.67
10.00
8.67
83.50
24
Shamrock Pizza
Superior
9.50
5.50
9.00
8.50
83.25
25
Black Woods
Duluth
8.63
7.75
9.00
8.00
83.19
26
Tavern on the Hill
Duluth
9.00
7.25
8.25
8.25
83.13
27
Northern Waters Smokhaus
Duluth
9.00
7.00
9.00
8.00
83.00
28
Family Tradition Restaurant
Cloquet
8.25
7.00
8.75
9.00
83.00
29
Applebee's
Duluth
8.00
7.00
8.25
9.50
82.88
30
Julie's
Superior
8.25
6.50
7.75
9.75
82.75
31
Pedro's
Cloq./Sup.
8.88
7.25
7.25
8.75
82.69
32
Bellisio's
Duluth
9.50
8.00
9.25
6.50
82.63
33
Streetcar Kitchen & Pub
Carlton
8.83
6.33
8.67
8.67
82.58
34
King of Creams
Duluth
9.00
6.00
8.00
9.00
82.50
35
Wabegon
Duluth
8.50
5.75
8.50
9.50
82.50
36
Larsmont Trading Post
Larsmont
7.00
8.00
10.00
9.00
82.50
37
Olive Garden
Duluth
9.00
6.25
9.50
8.00
82.25
38
Superior Family Restaurant
Superior
8.50
6.00
9.00
9.00
82.25
39
Anchor Bar
Superior
9.00
5.00
8.00
9.50
82.00
40
Aces on 29th
Superior
8.75
6.00
8.25
9.00
82.00
41
Buffalo House
Esko
8.50
7.00
7.50
9.00
82.00
42
Trophy Café
Duluth
8.00
6.00
10.00
9.00
82.00
43
Mexico Lindo
Duluth
8.00
9.00
8.00
8.00
82.00
44
Big Daddy's Burgers
Duluth
8.50
5.25
8.75
9.50
81.88
45
Hammond Steak House
Superior
8.00
7.00
9.50
8.50
81.75
46
Perkins
Duluth
8.50
7.00
8.25
8.50
81.63
47
Izzy's
Superior
8.50
5.00
9.50
9.00
81.00
48
Bucktales
Superior
8.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
81.00
49
Social House
Hermantown
8.50
6.25
9.00
8.25
80.50
50
Do North
Duluth
8.25
7.00
8.00
8.50
80.38
51
Pizza Luce
Duluth
8.25
7.00
9.00
8.00
80.38
52
Harbor 360
Duluth
6.50
10.00
9.00
8.00
80.25
53
Bulldog Pizza
Duluth
7.33
7.00
9.00
9.00
80.17
54
Sir Benedicts
Duluth
9.00
6.00
6.00
9.00
79.50
55
Louis Café
Superior
8.00
7.00
7.00
9.00
79.50
56
Red Lobster
Duluth
8.00
7.00
9.00
8.00
79.50
57
Pizza Hut
Duluth
7.75
6.00
8.25
9.25
79.25
58
Oasis del Norte
Duluth
7.50
7.00
10.00
8.00
79.25
59
Village Inn
Virginia
8.00
6.00
8.00
9.00
79.00
60
Chester Creek Café
Duluth
9.00
7.50
9.50
6.00
78.75
61
Asian Kitchen
Duluth
7.50
6.00
7.00
10.00
78.75
62
Boulder Tap House
Grand Rapids
8.00
8.00
9.00
7.00
78.50
63
A&Dubs
Duluth
9.75
5.00
7.25
7.75
78.25
64
Vitta Pizza
Duluth
9.50
6.00
7.00
7.50
78.25
65
Chalet
Hermantown
8.00
5.50
8.00
9.00
78.00
66
Canal Park Brewing
Duluth
8.00
6.00
9.00
8.00
77.50
67
A&W
Superior
7.00
6.00
8.75
9.25
77.38
68
Uncle Loui's
Duluth
8.00
5.00
6.00
10.00
77.00
69
Va Bene
Duluth
8.00
7.00
8.00
7.67
77.00
70
Pizza Man
Superior
6.00
7.00
10.00
9.00
77.00
71
Choo Choo Bar
Superior
7.67
6.00
8.00
8.67
76.83
72
Clyde Iron Works
Duluth
8.00
7.50
7.50
7.50
76.75
73
Cast Iron Bar & Grille
Pike Lake
7.67
6.67
6.33
9.00
76.67
74
VIP Pizza
Superior
7.50
6.00
8.00
8.75
76.50
75
Margarita's
Duluth
7.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
76.50
76
Hugo's Pizza
Duluth
7.75
5.50
9.50
8.00
76.38
77
OMC Smokehouse
Duluth
8.00
6.50
8.50
7.50
76.25
78
Thirsty Pagen
Superior
8.33
6.00
8.33
7.33
75.67
79
Gronks
Superior
8.67
5.67
7.00
7.67
75.17
80
Buffalo Wild Wings
Duluth
8.00
6.17
6.33
8.33
74.83
81
Ursa Minor
Duluth
8.00
6.00
5.00
9.00
74.50
82
Betty's Pies
Two Harbors
8.00
5.00
8.00
8.00
74.00
83
Arnold's Roadside Café
7.00
6.00
9.00
8.00
74.00
84
Barker's Island Inn
Superior
8.00
7.00
9.00
6.00
73.50
85
T-Bonz
Duluth
7.00
5.00
10.00
8.00
73.50
86
Dry Dock
Proctor
6.50
7.00
8.50
8.00
73.50
87
Pizza Ranch
Duluth
7.33
6.00
7.67
8.00
73.17
88
Duluth Grill
Duluth
8.25
6.00
9.00
6.25
73.13
89
Green Mill
Duluth
7.00
7.00
7.00
8.00
73.00
90
Grandma's
Duluth
7.25
7.00
8.75
6.50
72.00
91
Dubh Linn
Duluth
7.50
7.00
8.00
6.50
71.75
92
Black Bear Grille
Carlton
8.00
6.00
5.00
8.00
71.50
93
Guadalahara
Superior
6.75
6.50
7.00
8.00
71.13
94
Boat House
Duluth
7.00
8.00
8.00
6.00
70.50
95
Five Guys
Duluth
8.00
5.00
6.50
7.50
70.25
96
Eddy's Ribs
Superior
7.00
6.00
8.00
7.00
69.50
97
The Kitchen
Superior
7.00
5.00
5.00
9.00
69.00
98
Fitger's Brewhouse
Duluth
8.00
6.00
9.00
5.00
68.50
99
Cantonese House
Duluth
6.00
5.00
9.00
8.00
68.50
100
Outback
Hermantown
6.00
7.00
8.00
7.00
68.00
101
Beacon Inn
Hermantown
9.00
6.00
2.00
7.00
67.50
102
Maya
Duluth
6.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
67.50
103
Zhong Hua
Duluth
6.00
5.00
8.00
8.00
67.00
104
Proctor Pizza
Proctor
6.00
5.00
9.00
7.50
67.00
105
China Café
Duluth
6.00
7.00
5.00
8.00
66.50
106
Thai by Thai
Duluth
7.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
63.50
107
The Shack
Superior
6.00
7.00
6.00
6.50
63.50
108
China Star
Hermantown
5.50
6.00
7.50
7.00
63.50
109
Burrito Union
Duluth
5.00
5.00
7.00
8.00
62.00
110
Little Angie's Cantina
Duluth
5.00
7.00
9.00
5.00
60.00
111
Azteca
Duluth
5.00
5.00
9.00
5.00
56.00
112
India Palace
Duluth
5.00
6.00
6.00
5.00
53.50
113
Beijing
Duluth
4.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
46.50
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