The staff and volunteers are extraordinary. The space is cosy and the sound is very good.

Great venue for live music. Marvelous staff with very reasonably priced tickets. Awesome sound. Please find a show youd enjoy and make an appearance. Support local music venues or they cant stay viable.

Excellent sound, great lighting! This venues got everything. Seating along the sides of the main room as well as a couch by the bar to make your experience comfy to the max.

Really interesting space. Very versatile.Was here to see G.B. Leighton play. Show was excellent, sound and lighting were all well-done and made sense. The bar might have been a bit small/understaffed, but the crew working it were attentive and moved as quickly as possible to get people their drinks.Really the only thing lacking is parking. Be prepared to walk a bit (a block or two).

Wonderful little venue! Rehearsed and performed there through last week, very generous staff, nice little kitchen and greenroom for residency programs and for performers in general. Lots of great memories here.

Great venue low key went to see the Peterson Brothers and they brought it. Nothing fancy here just great performance space and wonderful music.

Great diversity in booking performing musicians and quality sound systems. The venue recently remodeled their rooms beautifully, and they continue to make noticeable improvements. Its great to see a place reinvest in creating a great vibe and experience.Top it off with friendly, attentive staff and interesting events, and I cant help but consider this place a gem.

A rock star served me drinks.Everyone in the place, guests and staff, were friendly and cool. The entertainment rocked my f*ckn socks off! Most unexpected magical Saturday evening I didnt see coming!

The staff, the cozy vibe, the sound, the beer selection ... 5 stars! Parking is tricky but worth it. ️

Most venues Ive been to around the city have mediocre sound quality, or just blasting loud. This was a completely different experience.The sound guy walked around and sat in different places all night and adjusted the audio throughout. Per band, per song. It made for an amazing performance by the musicians, and by that alone, Id go back.Theres a little bar by the entrance that sells water, beer and wine.Bathrooms are all individual, and they were clean.Worth a visit for a show.

The Hook and Ladder is becoming a top destination for high quality affordable music. With two venues - the Main Room and the small, cozy Mission Room, there is an amazing variety of music from which to choose. Just heard an awesome tribute to Warren Zevon. Just down the block, Arbeiter Brewing will open soon (in the old Harriet Brewing space (RIP)). Lots going on in the old firehouse!

Nice concert venue, funky and eclectic. Good sound system, great schedule of performers. Seating is limited and pretty uncomfortable, but most people were up and dancing, so it didnt matter. These are the kind of places that I used to frequent in my youth. Glad they still exist. Definitely returning.

Nice place to catch a show, comfortable and good sound. Small bar but somehow it was still easy to get beers even when busy. No tap beers or liquor though.

Fantastic intimate music venue. Now has two separate listening rooms. One with a garage door that opens onto the patio. Seems as if the spaces were designed by musicians for musicians. I love it.

Good venue for watching a show. Great sound and good viewing of the bands on stage.

Great venue with wonderful volunteers. The atmosphere is friendly and the musicians are top notch. I will most certainly return.Thank You.

The Mission Room is a great intimate spot, with seating and a bar, as well as dance floor area.

Awesome venue. Really great vibe and a great place to see bands.

Great venue for live music. The feel of the room is very cozy, and cool. Simple, but yet a cool vibe. Enough area to watch the band up close, or hang back and have a drink or a conversation. The sound is great. There is an excellent beer selection if you are into craft beers. Staff are friendly. the bathrooms are clean. If you are height challenged, you can have difficulty seeing from the mid area of the floor in front of the stage, but concert goers there seem to be polite, and let us short people move to the front.

What cool venue for a party. Have your company party here

Really a nice venue. Easy parking. Nice sound quality.

We saw Corn Bread Harris, h ere and it was beyond my expectation he was absolutely fabulous. For as old as he is and can still jam on that piano like he does was breathtaking. The place was real cool with a good ambience and great for listening to music. Keep up the people like cornbread Harris and Ill keep on coming

Such a cool venue with 2 rooms, both very intimate and with great sound. Good mix of music, too!

There were a couple of affordable live music acts there. Quirky cute bathrooms the only down side was parking is in short supply and the door is in the back of the parking lot.

Hard pressed to find a better place for music in the Twin Cities. Great acoustics with the wood ceiling, intimate, clean bathrooms, great selection of artists, low cost!

Just went to the Girls Rock and Roll Retreat, it was such a great venue for everyone! Everyone had a great time. Thanks for hosting!

Such a great venue and people

Very pleasantly friendly. Lots of art.

Love the venue. Love the band SMM!!️️

Excellent venue for seeing and listening to music. Very intimate setting. Sound level wasnt too loud. Lighting was perfect.

Fantastic venue for live music, they also have a great variety of shows at this spot.

Venue is very small. Intimate show though. Couldnt imagine what a full house would be like.

Unbelievably overpriced tickets, rude and unhelpful staff, and a loud belly dance performance scheduled at the same time as the string quartet I was there to see. I hope I never have to go back.

Awesome place to see a local show.

Small and intimate venue. Every seat is a great seat

Staff so friendly and welcoming, excellent venue.

Great theater to see live music.

Always a great time at the Hook and Ladder. Keep bringing the great artists to us!

Intimate, comfortable and not unnecessarily loud.

Great venue for live music.

Fun venue for live music.

Really enjoyed it. First time there. Awesome place .going to start going there more often

This venue has rendered some truly wonderful experiences for me, those with whom Ive performed, and the audiences with which weve been a part.

Web page and facebook page said differing opening times. Went and had to stand in line ( of which several people butted into) for an hour along with many others who read the same info as we did. Ticket prices also increased from the web page by $5.00. Woman who was giving our wrist bands was just rude. No tact or friendliness at all.... just barked orders at everyone like we were in kindergarten. This is pretty much a standing place... not many chairs or tables. Stage is nice, sound was OK... a bit loud near the front. Canned beer only... but it was very cold.. Bartenders were good.... not much to do but get requested cans out of the coolers. If you like to listen to good music standing up all night with no place to put your beer, this place is for you. The saving grace is that they do have good music offerings... but for the rest.... meh.

Nice venue and great acoustics for the bands!

Great old firehouse. But it needs more seating (stools with tall tables). Standing all night gets old. Better adult beverage selection. I dont drink beer. Better lighting. It could be so much better.

Great music venue! Saw Maple and Beech and they were fantastic!

I like this place. One suggestion: please carry gluten free beer. Cider is not the same as beer. Burning Brothers is excellent gluten free beer, sold in cans, made in St. Paul.

.My 3rd time visiting the H and L. I have immensely enjoyed all 3 times. The first was The New Orleans Suspects, second was Nick Moss, the 3rd was Albert Castiglia. Each show was fantastic! Ill be back for more live music.

Fun atmosphere with great sound.

Nice community-sponsered event location

Great. Venue for intimate shows

A unique venue with a great feel. Getting a full bar would be a great addition.

Omg $27 for 2 shots & 2 beers ugh...

Great event in the small room

First time being there and it was great. Very friendly people, great music.

Fun night and good music

I love this place. Its a great atmosphere with great music and shows. If your not sure where youre going to go on a Fruday or Saturday night stop in.

I attended the FUNdraiser for the legalization of cannabis. I had a great time lots of cool venders, they had a great band and some very funny standup comedians.

Its hard to find the front door--you want to go down the alley between the police department and the building to find it. Its also predominantly street parking, so keep that in mind! Otherwise it was a wonderful place to attend an event.

Best root rock reggae music in town plus blues and great canned beer selection

Enjoyed the show and the people!

Great newer music venue. They have a few rooms, including a larger main stage, and a smaller stage as well. Location is right off Lake and Hiawatha. Good drink selection and service was fine. Good place to catch local music and sometimes touring bands as well.

Dive bar with live music. Friendly folks. Needs a good cleaning.

You got to go here for a fun night out!

Great little venue with a very fun atmosphere

Horrible location, and the staff seem very uptight. Awesome job on the remodel however.

Great venue for a party! The space is very personal and Chris helped us make it work for our Celebration of Life. My only difficulty was parking.

Great little venue. Very intimate.

Great venue and staff! Reserved musician parking, ample visitor parking. Easy to get to.

An excellent venue that primarily showcases original talent. Friendly, professional staff and great sound.

Came here for a wedding. Seems like an awesome venue.

Fun, kitchy venue with 3 stages.

Seems like a really fun spot. Its a theatre set up but I think mostly has love music. Fun, hipster crowd. Can be a sketchy area..

I liked the variety of meat available to pick. Brisket and beef rib was delicious.

Pretty nice venue for music. Alex Craig was amazing!

The Mission room was fun.

Awesome venue. Supportive of local artists, affordable and easy to access. Keep up the good work.

Beautiful decor. Entertaining acts and such a great new venue!

Very cool and vintage spot. Definitely will be back.

Fun place, but acoustics are not great. Somewhat pricey for box wine...

Great music venue for lots of local music!! Beer wine and a small selection of spirits.

My feet are still bothering me, from having to stand in the same spot for 3.5 hours. Their on line sales was down, and that was the only way to get reserved actual seats. The music was great!

Very nice place

Local Music and terrific venue

Fun inexpensive place to see local bands

Great place to hear local music

The acoustics are good several private unisex bathrooms, I wish there was a little more seating . otherwise its a great new place to see live music!

Great band,crappy set up. Not a place where you can sit and enjoy the show. We were forced to stand and still couldnt see the stage.

Really great smallish venue for music, comedy & events.

Good BBQ, people, music and oh yeah the drinks

Not too loud, which is so rare. Thank you! Great polite crowd.

Nice small venue. I really enjoyed my first time there.

A hidden gem. Old firehouse turned into a small stage. It was a very intimate setting to see a very awesome show allowing the audience to feel like youre a part of it.

A great place to see local live shows.

Cool venue and great music - highly reccomend

Love the Hook! Great atmosphere and beverage selection. Always great music too!

Big open dance floor. The bar did not have any kind if liquor or beer on tap. They had cold beer though!

Classic venue, great staff, fantastic sound.

Fun place!