112 On Broadway

Stopped in for an early dinner and had a nice buffalo chicken wrap. My friend had the onion soup and pork sliders, which she liked. Service is always friendly and the beer selection is fine. If you are in Albert Lea I strongly recommend.

I have eaten here twice now, and twice I have been disappointed. The first time that we ate here the food was better than the last, but the service is just sooooooo terrible. They do not have servers on during the day, even on the weekends, so whenever we were there it was the bartender covering the entire bar and restaurant. There were other employees that appeared to be hanging around the place, but they were very obviously not working.
The food is pretty meh from the last experience that I had. The desserts are dry and obviously thawed freezer fare. The wrap that I got was supposed to be a steak and bleu wrap and it was basically just cold bits of shredded meat, tons of lettuce and horseraddish, and then a few crumbles of bleu cheese. When we started eating there was no silverware on our table, and it took the gentleman behind the bar over 15 minutes to even acknowledge, so needless to say we were not checked in on to see how the food was, or we would have been very honest about the disappointment. The only person who enjoyed the food was my sister and she had the French Onion soup, which comes from a bag I am sure so that is impossible to screw up.
It’s such a shame that such a nice looking place has issues with food quality, and a lack of customer service.

We had lunch here while driving through Albert Lea on our way to Des Moines. I don’t have much to say about this place. It didn’t wow me. It wasn’t bad, it was just ok. We shared the prime rib panini and the baked mac n cheese, which in my opinion wasn’t creamy enough. I WOULD say if you’re ever if Albert Lea, this is a decent place to have a meal.

Will definitely be coming back. I ordered baked Cod and my husband ordered prime rib panini. I would highly recommend both. And at a resonate price. The bartender said he was filling in, but he did a great job. And he knew the area very well which was helpful. The place was very clean (including the bathrooms). We were there in the afternoon and only a few ppl there and we could see the cook cleaning. Can’t wait to come back.

I had an out of town guest for lunch today and thought we would try the 112.
If there hadn’t been a couple sitting at the tables outside I would have thought they were closed on Sundays. The hours on the outside of the building do not mention Sunday at all.
We seated ourselves and were soon greeted by a woman who asked us. «What can I get you.» I had expected her to bring menus or ask us what we wanted to drink. I wasn’t sure if she was taking a drink order or a food order.
After she left to fetch our drinks I noticed one beat up, photocopied, tri-​fold menu. It was about the size of the napkins in the table-​top napkin box.
I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Salad and my companion ordered a Roast Beef Slider. Our food arrived in a timely fashion and my salad was quite tasty. My companion said his Slider was okay.
I did need to go to the bar for a drink refill as the wait staff neglected to notice my empty drink when the food was delivered.
All in all a pretty good showing for the 112. I’ll be back.

We had a pleasant and tasty dinner at 112 on Broadway — meatloaf, caprese salad, chicken/​ranch wrap. All were well-​prepared and served in a friendly and skillful manner. We did not try the liquid refreshment. Be aware that most of the seating is at high tables.

Had the artichoke dip which was awesome! Brent our server/​bartender was top notch, very professional, beer was cold and wonderful. Highly recommend this place!!!

Charming atmosphere and a tasty little menu. Prompt & friendly service, good soup and the beef and blue wrap was very good.

Planned on eating here but the service was so horrible, we just ended up leaving. They were incredibly rude! Not sure how good the food is since we didn’t stay. I don’t care how good the food is, if they treat their customers like this I refuse to eat here. Eat next door at Taco King or go to Jakes Pizza, where they welcome your business.
Oh, and they didn’t have air conditioning! It was like a sauna in there. Not sure if it was broke or just wasn’t on or what. It was just ridiculous all the way around. I will never ever go back again and will make sure to spread the word.

Place looked close but when we entered we were greeted by a friendly waitress. As seniors we like to share meals and we had no problem.

When you drive the streets of Albert Lea in the rain, you might feel like the apocalypse has already come and gone, and that there are survivors in some of the rundown masonry buildings. The best you were hoping to find is some greasy pizza or maybe a burger on a bleached bun, and you run across the street towards the lights of the 112 On Broadway next door to Taco King. And oh how your tune changes.
The décor is oak, which fits the historic vibe of the town, and the former bakery space has high copper or tin ceilings, long since painted white but still intricate. The bartender is eloquent and good at his job, and they have a great liquor bar with a number of organic bases, and six or seven draughts, though half of them are domestic corn beer. This is the midwest. When I told the barman it was my first visit, he poured me a shot of whiskey to welcome me. Twice. Much appreciated.
The food is fresh and not greasy. I got the cubano sandwich, which they do as a panini, and was pretty stoked. The lack of fryer is a good thing, because it pushes the kitchen to come up with some interesting sides and appetizers instead of relying on a boring standard.
I’m told they’re working on a wine list, and that some local bands have been playing from time to time, both of which support my opinion that this is the fastest rising option in historic downtown Albert Lea. Tuesday night, by the way, is Ladies’ Night.

We stopped here for lunch on our way to St. Paul We got directions from a local or it would have been hard to notice, but well worth the effort It is a lively clean and attractive place. I ordered the gourmet BLT without the bacon. So good. The combination of their orange chutney, fresh motzerella, roasted red pepper, and dresses spring greens was just right for a healthy lunch. My husband had 2 prime rib sliders. Lots of tasty meat and he was happy. He also had the bread pudding for dessert and thought it was really good. He especially liked the moistness and the creamy and buttery sauce. The only thing I would do differently if we stopped again would be that o ask for a substitution for the potato chips with each order.

in town on business. tried this place. the food was very well done. the wings were baked and very good. tried the balsamic jerk and the hot. the jerk wings were very good. the hot had a very good flavor but not a lot of heat.
for the main course we all had the ribs. they were very good. the portions were just right unless you are looking to gorge yourself. I found I left pleasantly full but not uncomfortable.
I would give more stars but they do not have a fryer. no French fries. :0(
also, I would give another star if the beer selection was better on draft. they had 5 or 6 draft choices, but over half were your standard big brews. I think 3 were some style of Michelob. decent bottle selection, but prefer draft.