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    Welcome to Minnesota. They eat meat here. And nowhere do they eat it better than at Manny's Steakhouse. On the Web site, next to a photo of the luscious

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    Photo by: Esquire
    Minneapolis

    Downtown

    Welcome to Minnesota. They eat meat here. And nowhere do they eat it better than at Manny's Steakhouse. On the Web site, next to a photo of the luscious wild-caught salmon, a caption reads: "Why are you even considering this?"

    Where to sit: Along the wall, under the cowhide mural.

    825 Marquette Avenue; 612-339-9900; mannyssteakhouse.com

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