Grab the honey, your black leather jacket and your motorcycle and head over to Dulono’s Pizza at Garfield and Lake in Uptown (Minneapolis) on the first Thursday evening for a roaring good time. And by roaring, I do mean ROARING. When you’ve got hundreds of motorcycles cruising around, it’s a pretty loud time.
If you’re like me and you can’t ride AND bring your kid, follow the honey’s motorcycle while you drive on over in your child-friendly car. It gets a little hard to manuever a stroller through all the motorycles parked haphazardly on the sidewalks, but it is worth it. This is one great bike show.
The hubby, toddler and I headed over the first Thursday night of August. I believe this event continues through at least September, and maybe longer. I suppose it depends on the weather. The banner on the side of the pizza joint didn’t specify a time frame, and there isn’t exactly a web site out there specifically for this event (or the pizza place). That kinda tells you what you need to know about this event. It’s more of a word of mouth sort of thing. Or one where you follow the noise...
Dulono’s is to the motorcycle world what Porky’s used to be for the classic car enthusiasts.
Dulono’s is a bit of a dive, but the pizza is cheap, especially on the first Thursday. There’s also a brat stand in the parking lot across the street from the parking lot. Or, splurge and head over to the sushi restaurant, Fuji Ya, across Lake Street. They have rooftop seating, great happy hour specials (5-7 p.m., 10 p.m. to close), and half-price bottles of wine on Thursdays.
You’ll see every type of rider at Uptown Bike night. We gawked over two trick crotchrockets, complete with a hole in the passenger seat to better ride wheelies on. Then there was the space-age-looking side car; it seriously looked like it belonged in a Batman movie. There were lots of Ducatis, Hondas, Harleys, Yamahas, Boss Hogs and more. There were riders in head-to-toe gear and those in shorts and tank tops (it was HOT out!). I was surprised at how many chicks there were who came roaring in on their own bikes. Motorcycles sure are gaining popularity among all sorts, and I’m glad to see it.
We finished off our evening by strolling down to Crema Cafe at 34th and Lyndale for some mouthwatering homemade ice cream. Try the tiramisu. No, go for the dark chocolate. No, try... Well, you’ll want to try them all. Take the little one and the cones across the street to Painter’s Park.
See, wasn’t that a great night?
- Hot man. Hot bike.
- Try Sonny's ice cream at Crema Cafe. It's delectable.
- Painter's Park has some great slides, including one that daddy just barely made it down.
- Dubbed "The Aquarium," this cool building was between Crema and our car.
IF YOU GO
Dulono’s Pizza
(612) 827-1726
607 W Lake St
Minneapolis, MN 55408
FOOTAGE
Check out this blog post showing lots of images from the April 2010 bike night.
http://www.everydayriding.org/2010/04/first-thursday-april-2010.html
BIKE NIGHTS
Two Wheel Wednesday @ Yarusso’s (Every 1st Wed.) St. Paul
The Joint Bar (Every 2nd Wed.) Minneapolis
Doluno’s Pizza (Every 1st Thur.) Minneapolis
Cowboy-Up Bike Night (Every 2nd Thurs.) Plymouth
Mad Jacks Sports Bar (Every 3rd Thurs.) Brooklyn Park
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