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Original Malt Shop

Roseville, MN • ★ 4.5 (1723 Google reviews)

1986
Inside Original Malt Shop
Original Malt Shop photo from Google
Original Malt Shop photo from Google

The Story

This spot offers charming retro diner vibes with striped wallpaper and vinyl booths. While the burgers might miss the mark for some, the malts and appetizers consistently earn rave reviews, with a wide variety of shake and malt flavors to explore. Don't miss out on creating your own delicious custom malt!

From the Counter

Recent Google reviews

  • Leah H

    ★ 3 • 4 months ago

    HIGHLIGHTS 1) Server was great 2) Atmosphere was on the louder side. 3) Malts and appetizer were good 4) Burger was not good, pretty disappointed, never again for the food ***Below is full review*** Service was great! Our server was super nice and even gave us a discount for giving us the wrong food before we needed to mentioned it. I got the salted Carmel and brownie malt. They kinda lacked the brownie but was still good taste overall. Appetizer: Cheese curds were decent, not super strong flavor but not oily and decent portion. Side of onion rings were pretty good. Again not strong flavor but made well. Upcharge $2 (service didn't mention) Atmosphere: Kinda loud because it's a smaller restaurant and harder to hear the person across from you. Nice older classic decor and look. Been there since 1986. Unfortunately the entree food was not good... Disappointed on the California Burger. Had no flavor. The tomato was bland and soggy, the meat had no seasoning or flavor. The avocado was dull and tasteless, Only good part on it was the lettuce. My boyfriend order the turkey club but didn't get that, the server knew it was the wrong order but still brought it to us. My bf didn't want to say anything, and the server said he took something off the bill (which we thought meant took the sandwich off, but gave us $9 off the bill) Overall. It was a decent, the appetizer, and malts are nice. But I wouldn't go there for the entrees.

  • RoadDogmom

    ★ 5 • 4 weeks ago

    Thank you Megan for 5 star service and for making me the Best Malt Ever!!! Chocolate and coffee and strawberry. Delicious. I'll be back to try the cherry next time!

  • Brandon

    ★ 1 • 5 months ago

    I placed my online order and arrived under 10 minutes. The fries were covered in oil and soggy. I tried holding one up but it resembled more of a noodle then it did a fry. I ordered a spicy chicken sandwich and it came with moldy lettuce, dry chicken, pickles stacked on top of eachother with a soggy bun, and one of the most mid milkshakes I have every tasted. These 3 things somehow amounted to be over $20. I'm genuinely baffled that this place has more than 2 stars on Google. One of the worst non fast food restaurants I have ever experienced. 0/10

  • angelfisher

    ★ 5 • 6 months ago

    Cute retro diner vibes in an unassuming strip mall. It has an old-fashioned atmosphere with striped wallpaper and vinyl booths. They have a wide variety of shake/malt flavors.