Food & Wine

"America's Best Lobster Rolls: Smack Shack - Their signature rolls come with a tart lemon aioli, fresh tarragon and crisp diced cucumber, piled into split, griddled pain au lait, custom-made by the local bakery Salty Tart."

Bon Appétit Magazine

"The griddled milk-bread "rolls" are packed with the good stuff--lots of claw meat--dressed with diced cucumber, tarragon, and lemon aioli. It may be 1,500 miles from Maine, but this is straight-up one of the best lobster rolls in America."

Rick Nelson

"One bite is enough to instantly transport a person’s taste buds to the Maine coast. That’s a testament to the notion that simplicity — correction, a highly discriminating simplicity — is often the most beguiling form of cooking."

Zagat

"Of the two lobster rolls available at Minneapolis-based Smack Shack, the original is the most life-changing. Why? Unlike the warm, buttered Connecticut-style roll, this signature item contains an enormous amount of tender, chilled lobster salad tossed with cucumber and tarragon. It's all stuffed inside delicious griddled milk bread, which adds just the right amount of richness without overwhelming the seafood."

Stephanie March

"Ask any Minnesotan where to go for lobster and they will all give you the same answer. Smack Shack is a casual, coastal restaurant in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis and known for their killer lobster rolls."

Jess Fleming

"The best lobster roll in town is probably at Smack Shack in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis."

Hopper

"Their famous lobster roll isn’t a roll either, and that really shouldn’t deter you because it’s uniquely well-loved despite its unabashed tendency to stray outside the lobster cannon, heaping some chunks of chilled lobster salad, cucumber and tarragon on two slices of griddled milk bread."

Lindsay Champion

"The 24 Best Lobster Rolls in America: It may be the Midwest, but Smack Shack's signature sandwich is a solid interpretation of the New England classic: chilled lobster salad, cucumber and tarragon served between Texas Toast."

Twin Cities Business

"It makes room for, by my conservative estimate, a full cup of lobster filling: ruby-flecked claw meat, itsy-bitsy cubes of cucumber, and the lightest touch of lemon aioli. The cool filling on the hot, buttery toast is so irresistible that most customers dig in as soon as they get the takeout box in their hands."

Leah Bourne

"The Smack Shack is an ode to all things lobster, but trust us, come here for their signature lobster roll, with meat that is dressed with a tart lemon aioli, fresh tarragon, and crisp diced cucumber, and then stuffed into a locally made pain au lait."