The Fort Restaurant & Bar

09/14/2026

Our favorite season of the year is upon us! Which means our seasonal drink menu will follow suit. A few favorites return along with some new creations full of fall flavor that we can enjoy while we watch the leaves turn & the weather cool.

🍂Season of the Witch ~ Tattersall Distilling Gin, St George Spiced Pear Liqueur, Disaronno, ginger simple & spiced pear simple

🎃Pumpkin Queen ~ Cinnamon infused tequila, Evil Bean coffee liqueur, pumpkin butter, maple syrup, cream & cold brew topped w/ pumpkin cold foam

🌲Meet Me in the Woods ~ Bulleit bourbon, amaretto, spiced pomegranate simple & lemon

🌻Sweater Weather ~ Vanilla vodka, vanilla simple & lime topped with ginger beer & an Aperol float

🍁N/A Fall Girl Fizz ~ Vanilla, lemon, cinnamon & cream topped w/ ginger beer

🌳N/A Walk in the Park ~ spiced pomegranate simple, lime & grapefruit topped w/ ginger beer

09/12/2026

🌻Fort Fest 2026 Sponsor Highlight🌻

Thank you to East Central Energy for sponsoring Fort Fest for the second year in a row! We are grateful for your continued support so we can keep this free community festival going for the third year!

The Grant House Hotel and The Fort are now both online with ECE Fiber! We are so happy with the fiber internet - it's fast, our systems stay online, they were quick to complete the install and it is affordable! If you're looking to upgrade your internet, we definitely recommend East Central Energy!

09/11/2026

✨Chef's Choices✨

Our features for the week spotlight house made apple butter with apples from Moulton's Orchard here in Rush City! These drinks are little bit tiki blended with some fall vibes. Perfect for the end of summer and start of fall!

🍎Fool's Gold - Chairman's Reserve Spiced Rum, Malibu, Velvet Falernum, apple butter, maple syrup, cream of coconut & lime topped with cream & ginger beer

🌴N/A Tiki Tree Mule - Apple butter, cream of coconut, maple syrup & lime topped with cream & ginger beer

🍂Apple Butter Panini - house made apple butter, pulled pork, red onion, swiss cheese & garlic cream sauce

Looking for fun activities for the weekend? Make a stop at Moulton's Orchard! They're open Thursday - Sunday with you-pick apples & raspberries, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, you-pick flowers and goats!

09/10/2026

🌻Fort Fest 2026 Artist Highlight🌻

Don't forget to pack your dancing shoes....or better yet, kick them off on the lawn and let loose to the rockabilly tunes of The Star Chiefs! This trio will take the Rush Printing, Inc Stage from 6:30-7:45 at the third annual Fort Fest ✨

The Star Chiefs are also a Fort Fest staple, playing every year, and we can't wait to have them back! Grab your blankets & lawn chairs and spend your day with us and 7 amazing artists on the back lawn of the The Historic Grant House Hotel .

Cheers!🍻

09/08/2026

We have a new and exciting artist for September......
🎵 Mark Joseph🎵will be playing at The Fort Tuesday, September 8th, 22nd & 29th! We are so excited to see what he has in store for us!

📲Call us at 320-566-1104 to reserve your table for a show in our intimate dining room. Don't forget, Tuesdays are $2 off all taco sets & margaritas all day!

We're located just one hour north of the Twin Cities off of 35W in the Historic Grant House Hotel. ✨

09/07/2026

🌻Fort Fest 2026 Sponsor Highlight🌻

Thank you to the Rush City Car Wash for sponsoring Fort Fest for the second year in a row! We love our local carwash! Living on a dirt road and driving around two kids, we find ourselves here a lot! Between the automatic wash, the self serve bays and the vacuums, the car always feel new after a visit!

We're grateful to have AJ & Dorothy as supporters of The Fort & Fort Fest. They are two of the kindest, most community minded people we know! ✨

The Rush City Car Wash is located just north of town off Fairfield Avenue, just up from Kwik Trip.

09/03/2026

🌻Fort Fest Artist Highlight🌻

We have been missing our friend MoeDeLL, luckily he will back for Fort Fest next month! MoeDeLL will take the Rush Printing, Inc Stage from 5:00-6:10. ✨

“MoeDeLL is a voice and endearing writer that isn’t afraid to tell tales of dark times and the sometimes awkwardness of being in love. With a knack of telling stories in his songs, rambles of the past and thoughts about the future. These relatable life experiences take you back to small towns and finding your path in a complex world.”
– Music in Minnesota

Not only are we in love with his music, but how can you not love this guy? One of the kindest, most down to earth people we know!

https://moedell.net/home

09/01/2026

We get an impromptu performance from our friend Drew Peterson tomorrow night for our Live Music Tuesday! 💜💜💜

Music is from 6:30-8:30 with $2 off all taco sets and margaritas all day! 🍹🌮

08/31/2026

🌻Fort Fest 2026 Sponsor Highlight🌻

A huge thank you to Moulton's Orchard for sponsoring a band for Fort Fest! We are so happy to have the orchard in town and have loved watching Luke & Whitney expand the varieties of apples as well as the activities they off for the whole family!

Moulton's Orchard offers a corn maze, goats, a pumpkin patch and pick your own: apples, fall bearing raspberries & flowers. 🍎

This weekend is their opening weekend with First Kiss & Zestar apples available to pick! They will be in full swing by Fort Fest, so plan your day to bring the kids for some fall fun before joining us for music!

Moulton's Orchard Hours:
• Thursday – Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
• Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM
• Open Labor Day: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

https://www.moultonsorchard.com/

08/28/2026