{"id":2084,"date":"2023-08-21T04:28:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T04:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/cheese-shops-we-love-surdyks\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T04:28:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T04:28:04","slug":"cheese-shops-we-love-surdyks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/cheese-shops-we-love-surdyks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese Shops We Love: Surdyk\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOCATION<\/p>\n

303 E Hennepin Ave<\/p>\n

Minneapolis, MN 55414<\/p>\n

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close up view of Surdyk’s exterior photo credit Stacy Brooks<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Highlighting Cheesemakers Near and Far<\/strong> <\/h2>\n

Surdyk’s<\/a> has been a mainstay in Minneapolis’ Northeast neighborhood for nearly a century.\u00a0 In 1934, it was among the city\u2019s first liquor stores to open after Prohibition.\u00a0 After moving a block up the street to the current location, Surdyk\u2019s added a cheese shop in 1979.\u00a0 Today, the 4th-generation family-owned business carries over 150 cheeses, ranging from European imports to fresh curds from Alemar Cheese Company, an urban creamery that’s within walking distance of the shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus is on artisanal, interesting, high-quality cheeses,\u201d says Store Manager and Cheese Buyer Christian Petty. \u201cYou can trace the cheese back to the people making it.\u201d In addition to cheeses, Surdyk\u2019s stocks charcuterie, locally made jams and preserves, and an impressively curated selection of artisanal chocolates. \u201cWe\u2019re like your fancy little grocery store,\u201d says Petty.\u00a0 \u201cWe have a deli case, we make our own salads and entrees. We make our own ice cream!\u201d <\/p>\n

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cheese counter photo credit Surdyk’s Cheese Shop<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Petty explains that the shop\u2019s focus on customer service makes it a unique cheese retailer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. \u201cEveryone [on our staff] knows everything about all the products\u2026People come in to talk to us because they\u2019ll have a person to lead them through the whole experience.\u201d He adds, \u201cWe get a whole array of people, grownups who\u2019ve been coming since they were kids, people who\u2019ve lived in Northeast their whole lives. We have people from the suburbs who come and shop with us every Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Shop<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Surdyk\u2019s Cheese Shop is under the same roof as Surdyk\u2019s Liquor and Sidebar at Surdyk\u2019s, a bar and full-service restaurant. The cheese shop is a rectangular space with a white-and-black checkered tile floor, cool gray walls, and marble and tile accents.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The cheese counter runs along one of the long walls. The opposite wall is occupied by a small deli counter with prepared sandwiches and salads, a shelf stocked with fresh bread, and a refrigerator case with items such as olives, pickles, butter, and prepared entrees. The short wall at the back of the shop has an additional refrigerator case, and the short wall at the front of the shop features a coffee counter serving espresso drinks and baked goods. Two shelving units in the center of the shop are stocked with specialty grocery items including artisan chocolates, jams, crackers, olive oil, canned fish, and pasta.<\/p>\n

In addition, there is an outdoor walk-up window serving coffee, plus a few outdoor tables.<\/p>\n

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D\u00e9lice de Bourgoge photo credit Fromagerie Lincet<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Top Selling Cheeses<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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D\u00e9lice de Bourgogne & Brillat-Savarin<\/strong> (tied)<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe biggest seller is the triple creams,\u201d says Petty. \u201cD\u00e9lice de Bourgogne and Brillat-Savarin are 2 buttery, creamy, luscious cheeses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Parmigiano Reggiano Photo credit Castorly Stock<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Parmigiano Reggiano<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a staple,\u201d notes Petty.\u00a0 For many people in the neighborhood, Surdyk\u2019s Cheese Shop is a convenient spot to grab a last-minute ingredient. \u201c[Northeast Minneapolis] is becoming a little more young professionals, we\u2019ve got a lot more people in their late 20s to 30s and up moving into the neighborhood and the new condominiums.\u201d<\/p>\n

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block of Bleu Mont bandaged cheddar photo courtesy Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bleu Mont Dairy Bandaged Cheddar<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cThat one’s pretty cool\u2014it\u2019s made by a guy in Wisconsin who dug his own cave. [The production] is all solar and wind-powered,\u201d says Petty. Bleu Mont, Wisconsin-based cheesemaker Willi Lehner wraps his raw cow\u2019s milk cheeses in cloth and ages them in a cave for at least 1 year, resulting in a complex balance of sweet and earthy flavors.<\/p>\n

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Also Look For<\/h2>\n

Surdyk\u2019s Cheese Shop offers a selection of gift baskets that pair cheeses with salumi, crackers, locally-spiced nuts, preserves, cookies, chocolates, and other accompaniments. Options include a basket with white and red wines, a beer basket featuring local and imported craft brews, and a non-alcoholic basket.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LOCATION 303 E Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55414 \u00a0 close up view of Surdyk’s exterior photo credit Stacy Brooks Highlighting Cheesemakers Near and Far Surdyk’s has been a mainstay in Minneapolis’ Northeast neighborhood for nearly a century.\u00a0 In 1934, it was among the city\u2019s first liquor stores to open after Prohibition.\u00a0 After moving a block … Okumaya devam et “Cheese Shops We Love: Surdyk\u2019s”<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1271,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[395],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-milk-and-diary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1271"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}