Doodle Bird Design & Gifts has crafty accessories, clothes, wall art, and house appliances. It’s a great store for gifts--whether you’re buying it for someone else or treating yourself!

One of the final major restaurants in Standish-Ericsson is called Pilgrimage Cafe. It’s a warm, intimate cafe that includes a patio, with all day dining and brunch and entree options.

Ted Cook’s 19th Hole Barbeque is a barbeque that orginiated in 1968. The restaurant smokes all of their meat “to perfection in the real pit way”, using hickory and cherry wood. They offer a collection of ribs, beef, chicken, pulled pork, hot beef links, and warm sides with pie for dessert. One of the Twin […]

Head over to a simple eatery, Colossal Cafe. Colossal Cafe serves American style food made from scratch. Colossal Cafe began as a restaurant that changed names many times . . . until Elizabeth and John Tinucci purchased the cafe. Throughout the years, the goal of the cafe was to provide creative and natural dishes.

Chris & Rob’s Chicago’s Taste Authority is a restaurant owned by the Dubnecay brothers. They claim to serve the only authentic Chicago food in the Twin Cities, with a motto of, “Take a BITE out of Chicago!”

Bill’s Garden Chinese Gourmet is a Chinese restaurant with traditional Chinese dishes like Lo Mein, Fried Rice, etc.

If you’re looking for fresh pastries, A Baker’s Wife Pastry Shop (4200 S 28th Ave, 612-729-6898 ) is a great option for delicious and unique bread with a wide selection. Unassuming, this shop is much more than it looks. It is well known in the community and provides one of our most basic staples, the […]

Carbone’s Pizza & Pub is a family pizzeria founded by Antoinette Carbone and her sons, Frankie and Mario. Opened in 1954, the restaurant uses traditional recipes from South Italy.

The Hiawatha Golf Course offers a space to golf, golfing classes and leagues, and a restaurant.

is a huge park of 241 acres of space. The land features trees, wide spaces, picnic areas, and the beautiful Hiawatha Lake. The park also includes a basketball court, tennis court, cross-country ski trail, footgolf, fishing, hockey and ice skating rinks, a horseshoe pit, playgrounds, public art, soccer and softball fields, and a wading pool.

is one of Standish’s main attractions, with its tennis court, basketball court, hockey and ice skating rink, tot lot, soccer field, softball field, wading pool, and panoramic walking paths. Visitors can also enjoy the garden’s wildflowers and roses in the warmer months.