Benchwarmer Grille

The new owners are really shaping things up. Great food, good service and company! A great place to stop any day of the week! Breakfast now too!!!

A great place to stop when snowmobiling or when staying in the area.  Friendly servers, a large menu, good food, inexpensive drinks and very clean.  Spacious and a separate area set aside from the bar when dining with children.  Big screen tv for hockey games or other big athletic events. Thumbs up to Benchwarmers.

I love this place, but lets be honest--  it is a small town bar in a small town in far northern MN.  The fried chicken is greasy, the pool table isn't level, and the darts are thrown from right in the middle of the bar.  It is far from perfect, but that is the charm.

It is an absolute requirement to stop there en route to Ely from Mnpls before dumping into the BWCA.  Good natured locals with decent fishing advice, cheap beer on tap, and a jukebox with country music and 80s rock.  

The first time my group went there we ended up sitting with two guys and drinking pitchers.  They explained they had just met--  the first guy had picked up the phone to call his cousin for a ride to the bar since he couldn't drive because of his DWI.  Well, he dialed the wrong number and got this other guy.  Instead of saying "wrong number" and hanging up, the guy said "Yeah, I guess I can come pick you up and drive you to the bar and drink for awhile."  We had a great time.

Give it a try.  If you ever find yourself in Tower MN.