So glad to see that building put back into use.  That is an absolutely amazing space!  I remember going into Berger Hardware when I was a kid.  It was like something from another time.  I've always had an infatuation with that building.

In the 90s, that bar across from the Anchor was called "The Dee Tees." Now it's called "Off the Wagon." Maybe sometime in the future it will be called "The Destroyed Career and Marriage."

Sounds good, but why this building, again? Haven't 2-3 restaurants already not done very well there? It's a cool building, but maybe not such a good spot for a restaurant. It's like opening another restaurant in the Bella Vita/Athletic Club/etc. space.

Probably the best reason to visit Superior is the Anchor and that is thriving right in the same vicinity.

There were four of us in for dinner on Sept 10, 2010, arriving shortly after 6 pm.  We were seated immediately.  The waitress arrived fairly soon to take our drink orders, and then things seemed to go downhill from there.  

The drinks came after about 10 minutes. The wait for her to return was 15-20 minutes and then it was because we asked the hostess to send our waitress to us.  We actually considered paying for our drinks and leaving. 

When she finally returned to take our orders, she did not write anything down.  That should have been another indication of problems.  The diners near our table were unhappy ... spoke with the manager ... should have been another clue ... we were obviously hoping for a better outcome. My husband even stated jokingly that we need to stay now and see how this experience actually plays out.

We did not see our bread, (hushpuppies and cornbread), salad, or soup course.  After a long, long wait, the waitress arrived with a tray with the meals and two beers.  One of the beers was spilled on my husband.  Our salads were served with the meal. My brother-in-law never got his soup, my husband did not get the fried okra with his waffles and chicken, my rice was cold. There was no butter for the waffle. 

Every request for what should have come with our meal took at least 10 minutes or longer.  We actually went to the bar to get the drinks that were ordered. Water was not refilled. 

The food that did arrive, sans my cold rice was very flavorful and tasty.  The hassle to get it made the experience one of the worst I have ever had in a restaurant.  We spoke with the manager about all of the problems.  She was apologetic, and gave many reasons why things were not up to par.  

I felt that the waitress was playing against a stacked deck as the meals should have been complete before they even left the kitchen.  The manager offered us dessert, which we all thought was to be complimentary due to our bad experience.  My sister-in-law and I ordered the banana chimichanga at the managers suggestion along with coffee.  Our spouses each had a beer.  Again, the wait for the food and drinks was so long. The dessert and coffee arrived before the beer.  How long can it take to get two beers out of the cooler and to a table?  

When we got the check, the coffee, and three beers were written off the bill.  I was incredulous to see that we had been charged for the dessert.  I was amazed that while we were trying to get our point across about the service and maybe we should have a part of the meal deducted, the manager actually encouraged us to order the dessert which we were then charged for.  

We paid our bill and left as we did not want to spend any more time waiting to voice another complaint.  We were plain tired of being there and waiting for the next scrap of attention.

Irie - Jamaican word for "everything is alright, mon." 

Disappointment -feeling of being let down! 

I think the chef/manager should read the article published in the Superior Telegram dated August 27. The restaurant is filling a niche, has a unique menu and wants repeat business.  The owners are trying to make this a destination???  NOT! 

After my dinning experience last night burgers and fires do not sound too bad.  The partial orders that were brought to our table were great, but we wanted the entire dinner in a timely manner.  Was that too much to expect? Shame on you for blaming the waitstaff for all the problems. The problem starts at the top, maybe if you were not selling your signature desert and managing the kitchen our dinning experience would of been irie -- Jamaican word for "everything is alright mon," instead of disappointment, my word for your establishment!

I was very upset on the wait for drinks. There is no bartender???  What happened the the great bartender Mike?

The food was so so. They need happy hour and drink specials! There were only four of us at dinner.  Last week there was only six of us at lunch.  Ate there six times in the past few weeks.  May have to change places to eat.

I stopped for lunch on Sunday and they were closed.  Are they normally closed on Sundays?

Good decor, needs soft music to set atmosphere, food fairly good, service good but cooking slow, as you would expect at a Jamaican  place.  Drinks OK. Need conk fritters for appetizer.

Initial observation: This place looks fancier than I thought it would. It is 8pm on a Saturday night...why is there only two other people in here? 

After I sat down and let the atmosphere sink in: This doesn't look like a Jamaican-themed restaurant -- tacky wall paintings, unfinished/half finished interior design, a visible upstairs balcony area with nothing but a walkway and industrial doors (no dining seating) ... and why is there twangy American country music playing? Is that what they listen to in Jamaica? Doesn't really set a Jamaican mood....at all. Oh, and I should mention the tacky pirate statues and parrots -- their poor attempt at a Jamaican theme. 

On to the menu: When you see the menu you will notice there are no pictures of food on the menu. I think there may be a reason behind this! You can't polish s***! Visited Marley's for the first time. Ordered pork tenderloin and the gumbo. Tenderloin came with six small (I'd like to stress small) pieces of pre-cut tenderloin (medallions) overpowered by a coconut sauce (and I really like coconut) and a healthy portion of bland white rice with peas and an over-sized portion of red cabbage. The gumbo looked like a serving of plain white rice with a can of Campbell's chunky soup. 

At about $15-$20 per entree, I was very disappointed. Margarita's were without a doubt, very small and heavy on the lime syrup. Had to choke that down too. But at buy one margarita for $7 and get one free, they have to make their money/cut somewhere right? 

I have never had Jamaican food before, but if this is an accurate representation of what that is, count me out. I should have gone a block further and enjoyed the Anchor at half the cost. I think that's where everyone else went tonight!

Well, just read all the reviews, AFTER buying a $25 voucher on the DNT 51% off deal.  Should be interestering.. oh well after tax and tip still getting a meal @ about 2/3 of the price.

Will definitely avoid their "specials" the way it sounds...

There's this place in NYC, it's Japanese, and has a screamingly loud menu, with lots of photos. The food is **fantastic** but, then, so are the photos. I think Adam is right, though, East is the exception that proves the rule. Look at Perkins. Yuck.

Two of the most delicious places in Duluth--Mexico Lindo and Beijing--have pictures on their menus.  Well, Beijing's are above the counter, but still.

Once again proving that Duluth, as a rule, is the exception to the rule.

Nasty business.  Went in Jan 2011 with my wife.  For lunch on a weekday.  A table of four were the only other customers and they had finished eating.  My wife had a coupon of buy one....get half off second order of an entree.  She ordered a Pina Colada and I a Margarita.  Whoever above said buy one get the second free was LUCKY.  $7.00 for a normal sized Margarita.  Not a Jumbo mind you.  When the drinks FINALLY came we ordered the crab cake appetizer.  Everything was at least 15 minutes wait time.  Even the drinks and by that time we were the ONLY customers.  The crab cakes were delicious with the aioli.  In the meantime we had ordered.  She the muffaletta and I the shrimp po'boy.  While the muffaletta was humongous, it bore no resemblence to the true one at the Italian Village in West Duluth.  It actually appeared to have simple bologna on it. The bun was huge and flufy, not somewhat hollowed to incorporate the filling.  I could not smell the olive tapenade like the Italian Village either.  The wife was satisfied with it but she has never had the Italian Village one.  My shrimp po'boy was fabulous.  This will be the only good comment but it truly was fabulous tasting large battered crispy shrimp.  Mmmmmmthinking about it now.  The wife had regular fries and I had the sweet potato fries which were also delish. They came with the order.  Are you ready for the total?  With the coupon for buy one get the second half off?  Initially it was somewhere around $35.00 and some odd cents.  When we complained about the bill and saw a subtraction that didn't look right the waitress took the bill and returned about a half hour later.  We watched her at the bar the entire time with another lady.  Evidently the owner.  When the waitress returned the bill had increased to $40.00 and some odd sense.  I had already tipped the waitress.  Silly me. We no longer had the menus to review the prices but by that time we just wanted to get out of there having spent around 2 hours and $40 on a simple lunch or 2.  We also purchase one of the 51% certificates of $25.00 for $12.50 and plan on returning to order the exact same items.  We will be checking food quality and the total bill.  Wish us LUCK!  I have a feeling we will need it.  We are both curious as hell to see what happens on our next visit.
At this time would not recommend this restaurant for service, authenticity of food, service or anything else. 
What others said about the truly tacky decorations and cut outs of pirates, phony looking parrots is true.  We were there in daylight and it was sad to say the least.  Maybe at night with proper lighting it may look less sleazy and tacky.

Ownit wins "worst review ever written."

My husband and I were extremely pleased with our experience at Marlee's.   We were traveling through Wisconsin and and were told to go to the Anchor Bar to have a "famous" hamburger.  The place was full but we were able to sit at the bar with a great view of the kitchen.  After seeing the disgusting kitchen, the bar stacked with dirty glasses and the don't care attitude of the help we finished our brew and left.

This is when we found Marlee's.  We came in and were promptly greeted.  We decided to sit at the bar, ordered drinks and checked out the menu.  That was enough to keep us there.  We had the Panko Cheese Curds for an appetizer (we were in Wisconsin). My husband loved them, I however do not care for any type of cheese curds.   We followed this with a cup of the Gumbo.   This alone is worth coming back for.   

My entree was the blackened Catfish and my husband chose the Brisket.  Absolutely wonderful.   Our server was excellent.  We shared a bottle of wine with our meal and my husband finished off with Key Lime Pie (no will power).  

Our total bill was under $90, not including tip.   We are from Sioux Falls SD and a comparable meal for 2 would have been well over $100.

We met Bob and Penny that night, they gave us a history of the building and truly appreciated our business.   We have but one complaint ... Marlee's isn't in our hometown.

Thanks for the excellent food and a memorable evening.

My wife and I had lunch at Marlee's today. Server was great and food was awful.  My wife had a chicken salad, the tomatoes where unripe and hard.  I had the pepper cheeseburger that was awful.  It looked like a lump of coal.  Overcooked to the point it crumbled when cut in half.  Being Minnesota nice I did not complain, maybe that is how it is supposed to be?  Sever saw me struggling to eat this thing and apologized.  She reduced the cost of the burger  by 50%.  Be careful if you go.

Pirate women's cleavage: are we talking a server with cleavage dressed up as a pirate, or a pirate with cleavage dressed up as a server?