Reviews
- Metro Magazine, January 2009
The Twin Cities Best Breakfast Spots: “The ultimate egg sandwich. Our first stop is always Colossal Café.
Pancakes: “There’s something special at the tiny Colossal Café where the ‘flappers’ are so yeasty and savory that they make sandwiches out of them.”
- Star Tribune, December 2008, Rick Nelson
“A heat-and-serve chicken pot pie; dullsville, right? Not in the hands of Bess Giannakakis…who does the classic comfort-food dish proud.”
- Star Tribune, May 2008
The Taste 50, “Flappers…that rise on Bess Giannakakis’ well-seasoned griddle at her Colossal Café.
- Minnesota Monthly, April 2008
“….the puffy flip pancake is one of the best breakfast in town.”
- City Pages, April 2008, James Norton
“The CC cakes are things of wonder – fluffy and elegant. And the brie? A righteous note of brilliance.”
- Vita.mn, April 2008
Breakfasts That Bite Back: “Scone and Omelet. One place capable of pulling off a bad-ass breakfast is Colossal Café, a tiny little spot with giant flavor.”
- Metro Magazine, March 2008
The Egg Guys: “How an eatery the size of your home’s mudroom became a near-legend can only be explained by way of a scratch kitchen done right.”
- Minnesota Monthly, December 2007
Best of the Twin Cities: “Pancakes. The flappers are the café’s signature yeast pancakes, which run….to an apple, walnuts and Brie delight…”
- The Rake, October 2007, Jeremy Iggers
“But chef-owner Bess Giannakakis is serious about her food, billed as “American scratch cooking with a European twist,”
- MARosko’s Posts, Online Comments, April 2007
“I ordered a breakfast sandwich on one of their homemade biscuits. Oh…my…God. So good.”
- Lavender, July 2007, Kristin Jones
“…hearty, wicked-good straightforward food.”
- Minnesota Monthly, January 2007, Sue Z
“One of my favorite breakfast spots is the tiny, 15-seat Colossal Café.”
- Star Tribune, December 2006, Rick Nelson
’06 The Year of Thinking Differently: “Chef/Owner Bess Giannakakis lightened up some of the city’s best pancakes with yeast, and the tangy results are so good they almost don’t need maple syrup.”
- Mpls-St.Paul Magazine, November 2006, Steven Brown
“Owner and chef Bess Giannakakis’s expertly prepared from-scratch food is delicious…..”
- Star Tribune, May 2006, Rick Nelson
“You’ll flip for the “Flappers”, a light yeast-based pancake.”
- Longfellow/Nokomis Messenger, October 2005, Restaurant Rosie
“If you haven’t experienced the food at the Colossal Café, stop in for a trip through culinary heaven.”
- Star Tribune, September 2005, Jeremy Iggers
“Small kitchens, big talents.”
