Duluth Area Restaurant Ratings
(Open Restaurants Only) As of 5/16/2026

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!

The ratings have been revamped. Previously, the oldest visit to a given restauant carried the same statistical weight as the most recent visit. This has now been changed and each previous visit is given a lesser weight compared to the most recent visit. This may need a bit of further tinkering but the ratings look pretty solid (in our minds, at least!)

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 Twin Cities metro are not included for this reason.

Rank Restaurant Location Food Atmos Serv. Value Total
1 Golden Inn Superior 9.41 7.00 7.59 10.00 88.32
2 Valentini's Hermantown 9.14 7.43 9.55 9.00 88.16
3 Pickwick Duluth 8.59 9.73 10.00 7.61 87.36
4 Famous Daves Duluth 8.82 7.32 9.73 9.00 87.09
5 Streetcar Kitchen & Pub Carlton 9.20 6.82 8.95 9.18 86.83
6 7 West Taphouse Duluth 8.98 6.98 9.77 8.91 86.76
7 Texas Roadhouse Duluth 9.36 6.77 9.55 8.70 86.75
8 Applebee's Duluth 8.80 7.59 8.05 9.50 86.53
9 Valentini's Chisholm 8.56 8.00 9.56 8.56 85.94
10 Havanas Superior 8.50 7.00 10.00 9.00 85.75
11 Hammond Steak House Superior 8.67 7.20 9.73 8.80 85.73
12 KD's Family Restaurant Superior 9.00 6.00 9.27 9.43 85.70
13 Pedro's Cloq./Sup. 9.36 7.00 8.91 8.45 85.50
14 Rustic Inn Two Harbors 9.40 7.60 8.87 8.00 85.40
15 Boomtown Woodfire 9.16 7.70 8.82 8.23 85.38
16 Whistling Bird Gilbert 9.00 8.00 9.00 8.00 85.00
17 Boulder Tap House 8.98 7.41 9.00 8.41 84.97
18 Carmen's Cloquet 9.30 6.18 7.93 9.39 84.95
19 Buffalo House Esko 8.50 7.00 9.09 9.18 84.93
20 Bridgeman's Duluth 9.50 6.00 9.41 8.50 84.86
21 Lyric Duluth 8.59 7.41 8.32 8.95 84.23
22 Deluxe Coney Island Duluth 10.00 5.00 9.60 8.27 84.20
23 Gordy's Hi-Hat Cloquet 9.09 6.59 8.91 8.59 84.14
24 Corktown Deli Duluth 8.56 7.56 8.89 8.56 84.06
25 Hungry Hippie Tacos Duluth 9.00 6.00 9.00 9.00 84.00
26 Keyport Lounge Superior 9.00 6.00 9.00 9.00 84.00
27 Wabegon Duluth 8.23 7.00 10.00 8.68 83.84
28 Big Daddy's Burgers Duluth 8.68 5.59 9.32 9.41 83.77
29 Skyline Social Hermantown 8.47 6.60 9.27 9.00 83.73
30 Crooked Pint Duluth 9.00 7.00 9.44 8.00 83.67
31 Burger Paradox Duluth 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 83.50
32 Lake Superior Brewing Duluth 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 83.50
33 PhoHolic Duluth 9.00 8.00 10.00 7.00 83.50
34 Silos Duluth 8.56 8.56 9.11 7.56 83.39
35 Aces on 29th Superior 8.68 6.32 8.86 9.00 83.32
36 Shamrock Pizza Superior 9.50 5.64 8.86 8.50 83.32
37 Lazy Bear Barnum 8.50 8.00 9.00 8.00 83.25
38 Wissota Chophouse Superior 8.50 8.00 10.00 7.50 83.25
39 Ledge Rock Grille Larsmont 8.22 9.00 7.33 8.44 83.11
40 Log Cabin Tavern South Range 9.00 7.00 7.00 9.00 83.00
41 Tequi Town Esko 9.00 7.00 8.00 8.50 83.00
42 Wrecktangle Pizza Duluth 9.00 7.00 8.00 8.50 83.00
43 Pizza Luce Duluth 8.59 7.00 9.32 8.32 83.00
44 Northern Waters Smokhaus Duluth 9.00 7.00 9.00 8.00 83.00
45 Julie's Superior 8.23 6.82 8.50 9.25 82.93
46 Old Chicago Duluth 8.52 6.82 9.45 8.41 82.88
47 Sammy's Pizza 9.57 6.18 8.32 8.18 82.88
48 Perkins Duluth 8.59 7.00 8.18 8.77 82.66
49 Olive Garden Duluth 8.59 7.00 9.36 8.14 82.52
50 Chicken & Whaaat Duluth 9.00 6.00 8.00 9.00 82.50
51 King of Creams Duluth 9.00 6.00 8.00 9.00 82.50
52 Larsmont Trading Post Larsmont 7.00 8.00 10.00 9.00 82.50
53 Anchor Bar Superior 9.00 5.00 8.11 9.56 82.33
54 Superior Family Restaurant Superior 8.50 6.00 9.00 9.00 82.25
55 Trophy Café Duluth 8.00 6.00 10.00 9.00 82.00
56 Wide World of Wings Superior 8.00 6.00 10.00 9.00 82.00
57 Blue Max Duluth 8.00 7.50 9.00 8.50 82.00
58 Mexico Lindo Duluth 8.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 82.00
59 Bellisio's Duluth 9.36 8.00 9.32 6.41 81.98
60 Bulldog Pizza Duluth 7.75 7.00 9.00 9.05 81.76
61 Black Woods Duluth 8.34 7.68 9.23 7.77 81.72
62 Izzy's Superior 8.56 5.00 9.56 9.11 81.61
63 Va Bene Duluth 8.52 7.00 8.64 8.14 81.19
64 New China Superior 8.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 81.00
65 310 Pub Duluth 9.00 6.00 9.00 8.00 81.00
66 Do North Hermantown 8.34 7.00 8.82 8.18 80.97
67 Pizza Hut Duluth 7.95 6.00 8.32 9.32 80.27
68 Harbor 360 Duluth 6.50 10.00 9.00 8.00 80.25
69 Pizza Ranch Duluth 8.41 6.32 7.91 8.64 79.84
70 Family Tradition Restaurant Cloquet 8.23 7.00 6.68 9.00 79.82
71 McKenzie's Bar & Grill Hermantown 8.50 7.00 8.00 8.00 79.75
72 Tavern on the Hill Duluth 8.00 7.34 8.55 8.05 79.64
73 Louis Café Superior 8.00 7.00 7.00 9.00 79.50
74 Spot Sports Bar & Grill Duluth 8.00 7.00 9.00 8.00 79.50
75 Chester Creek Café Duluth 9.00 7.44 9.56 6.22 79.39
76 Sir Benedicts Duluth 9.00 6.00 5.89 9.00 79.33
77 Oasis del Norte Duluth 7.50 7.00 10.00 8.00 79.25
78 Social House Hermantown 8.32 6.18 9.05 8.05 79.18
79 Village Inn Virginia 8.00 6.00 8.00 9.00 79.00
80 Emiliano's Mexican Restaurant Duluth 7.00 7.00 10.00 8.50 79.00
81 Asian Kitchen Duluth 7.50 6.00 7.00 10.00 78.75
82 Vitta Pizza Duluth 9.56 6.00 7.00 7.56 78.61
83 Tom's Taste of Chicago Superior 8.00 5.00 9.00 9.00 78.50
84 El Jefe Superior 9.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 78.00
85 A&W Superior 7.05 6.00 8.68 9.27 77.50
86 Canal Park Brewing Duluth 8.00 6.00 9.00 8.00 77.50
87 Hank's Sports Bar Scanlon 8.00 7.50 10.00 6.50 77.50
88 Clyde Iron Works Duluth 8.11 7.56 7.67 7.44 77.33
89 Uncle Loui's Duluth 8.00 5.00 6.00 10.00 77.00
90 Pizza Man Superior 6.00 7.00 10.00 9.00 77.00
91 Choo Choo Bar Superior 7.60 6.00 7.87 8.73 76.60
92 Margarita's Duluth 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 76.50
93 Ritual Salad Duluth 7.00 8.00 10.00 7.00 76.50
94 Hugo's Pizza Duluth 7.72 5.56 9.56 8.00 76.47
95 Superior Waffles Superior 8.50 6.00 7.00 8.00 76.25
96 Qdoba Duluth 8.00 6.00 6.00 9.00 76.00
97 Manitou Inn Superior 8.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 76.00
98 Red Lobster Duluth 7.60 7.00 9.00 7.27 75.90
99 VIP Pizza Superior 7.36 6.00 8.00 8.68 75.82
100 OMC Smokehouse Duluth 7.89 6.56 8.44 7.44 75.72
101 Gronks Superior 8.73 5.67 7.07 7.73 75.70
102 Buffalo Wild Wings Duluth 8.20 6.17 6.27 8.40 75.63
103 Grandma's Duluth 7.64 7.32 9.00 6.91 75.59
104 Thirsty Pagen Superior 8.33 6.00 8.20 7.27 75.27
105 Ursa Minor Duluth 8.00 6.00 5.00 9.00 74.50
106 Mama T's Smokin' Eats Superior 8.00 6.00 9.00 7.00 74.50
107 Bali Asian Cuisine Duluth 7.00 7.00 10.00 7.00 74.50
108 Betty's Pies Two Harbors 8.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 74.00
109 Dry Dock Proctor 6.56 7.00 8.56 8.00 73.78
110 Duluth Grill Duluth 8.32 6.00 9.00 6.32 73.57
111 T-Bonz Duluth 7.00 5.00 10.00 8.00 73.50
112 Barker's Island Inn Superior 8.00 7.00 9.00 6.00 73.50
113 Green Mill Duluth 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 73.00
114 Other Place, The Duluth 7.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 72.50
115 Beacon Inn Hermantown 9.00 6.00 5.00 7.00 72.00
116 Black Bear Grille Carlton 8.00 6.00 5.00 8.00 71.50
117 Dubh Linn Duluth 7.44 7.00 8.00 6.44 71.39
118 Guadalahara Superior 6.72 6.56 6.78 8.00 70.81
119 Boat House Duluth 7.00 8.00 8.00 6.00 70.50
120 Five Guys Duluth 7.89 5.00 6.56 7.56 70.11
121 Breeze Inn Duluth 7.00 7.00 9.00 6.00 70.00
122 Eddy's Ribs Superior 7.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 69.50
123 Kitchen Superior 7.00 5.00 5.00 9.00 69.00
124 Beckhams Bar & Bistro Isle 8.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 69.00
125 Cantonese House Duluth 6.00 5.00 9.00 8.00 68.50
126 Fitger's Brewhouse Duluth 8.00 6.00 9.00 5.00 68.50
127 Outback Hermantown 6.00 7.00 8.00 7.00 68.00
128 Zhong Hua Duluth 6.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 67.00
129 Proctor Pizza Proctor 5.89 5.00 9.00 7.44 66.44
130 Tappa Keg Inn Duluth 7.00 7.00 4.00 7.00 65.50
131 Maya Duluth 6.00 6.00 7.00 6.89 64.17
132 China Star Hermantown 5.56 6.00 7.44 7.11 64.17
133 Thai by Thai Duluth 7.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 63.50
134 The Shack Superior 6.00 6.89 5.78 6.56 63.11
135 Burrito Union Duluth 5.00 5.00 7.00 8.00 62.00
136 Little Angie's Cantina Duluth 5.00 7.00 9.00 5.00 60.00
137 Azteca Duluth 5.00 5.00 9.00 5.00 56.00
138 India Palace Duluth 5.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 53.50
139 Beijing Duluth 4.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 46.50

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