The Treasury of Pine River

The Treasury of Pine River Open 11 am till 2pm, or sold out. We recommend you get here as early as possible.

Mondays is Meatball Sandwich on fresh baked sour dough hoagie $9

Tuesday is the Double/Double $10

Wednesday is Wueben Day $11

Thursday is Shaved Roast Beef $11-$15

This week’s Office Lunch Invasion winner was Northland Companies!Now, here’s the funny part.Northland JAYSON was selecte...
06/18/2026

This week’s Office Lunch Invasion winner was Northland Companies!

Now, here’s the funny part.

Northland JAYSON was selected as the winner of our Share-It Contest, but when it came time to collect the prize, he sent Northland Eric to pick up the order without mentioning that they’d won.

So Northland Eric walked into The Treasury expecting to pay for lunch… and instead was greeted by our Jason with:

“Congratulations. You guys won.”

Six sandwiches. Zero dollars.

The look on his face was worth every penny.

Northland Companies has been serving Minnesota communities for decades, growing from a family-owned business into one of Northern Minnesota’s leading suppliers of landscape materials, masonry products, monuments, and insulation. More importantly, they’re made up of good people who work hard, support local businesses, and help build the communities we all call home.

What we love most about this contest is that it gives us a chance to meet the people behind the businesses that keep our communities moving. This week, that meant meeting Northland JAYSON, who won the contest, and Northland Eric, who unknowingly got sent to pick up a lunch that had already been paid for.

A big thank you to both of them for being great sports, and thank you to everyone at Northland Companies for supporting local businesses.

Who’s getting invaded next Friday? Share the post, tag your coworkers, and keep an eye on the door. Our Jason might be showing up with lunch next.

Jason: Ryan, it’s Thursday.Ryan: The day we remind people that roast beef didn’t become a classic by accident.Jason: Her...
06/18/2026

Jason: Ryan, it’s Thursday.

Ryan: The day we remind people that roast beef didn’t become a classic by accident.

Jason: Here we go.

Ryan: Every week somebody tells us they found a better sandwich somewhere else.

Jason: And?

Ryan: Then they mysteriously show up on Thursday.

Jason: That’s called lunch.

Ryan: That’s called evidence.

Jason: Today’s French Dip is piled high with slow-roasted beef on a toasted, in-house baked hoagie, served with au jus.

Ryan: The Takeover adds provolone and mushrooms because some people weren’t hugged enough as children and need extra comfort.

Jason: That’s not how comfort food works.

Ryan: Sure it is. Nobody has ever dipped a French Dip into hot au jus and thought, “You know what would improve this? A salad.”

Jason: Fair.

Ryan: Look, we’re not saying it’s the best roast beef sandwich around.

Jason: We absolutely are.

Ryan: Good point. We are saying that.

Jason: Open 11 to 2 or until sold out.

Ryan: And if you’re still driving across town to pay more for a smaller sandwich, that’s your journey. We’re not here to judge.

Jason: That sounded judgmental.

Ryan: It was a little judgmental.

Jason: See you Thursday.

Ryan: Because life’s too short for disappointing sandwiches and $18 regrets.

Jason: Ryan, do we really have to keep telling people it’s Wueben Day?Ryan: Jason, church bells ring every Sunday and no...
06/17/2026

Jason: Ryan, do we really have to keep telling people it’s Wueben Day?

Ryan: Jason, church bells ring every Sunday and nobody complains.

Jason: You’re comparing a sandwich to religion now?

Ryan: I’m saying both involve faith, tradition, and standing quietly in line.

Jason: People already know.

Ryan: Yet every Wednesday they show up like they’ve just discovered it.

Jason: Fair.

Ryan: Besides, if we stop talking about it, what happens?

Jason: Nothing.

Ryan: Exactly. And I don’t trust “nothing.”

Jason: So the plan is?

Ryan: We mention the Wueben. We mention the French onion soup. We mention the cheesecake.

Jason: And the cookies?

Ryan: The cookies know what they did.

Jason: That’s unsettling.

Ryan: Happy Wednesday. Bring an umbrella. Apparently corned beef remains weatherproof.

Jason: Ryan, why do you keep saying “double” like you’ve just discovered a new word?Ryan: Because it’s Tuesday, Jason. D...
06/16/2026

Jason: Ryan, why do you keep saying “double” like you’ve just discovered a new word?

Ryan: Because it’s Tuesday, Jason. Double. Double. Double. Double. Double. Double. Double. Double. Double. Double. Double.

Jason: That’s eleven doubles.

Ryan: And somehow still not enough. Today’s Double Double starts with double-smoked ham, adds double-smoked bacon, stacks on two slices of American cheese, spreads on our housemade aioli, and lands on a toasted, in-house baked sourdough hoagie.

Jason: Served with chips and a pickle. Ten bucks.

Ryan: Ten dollars. In today’s economy, that’s practically a public service.

Jason: If you’re cold, grab a bowl of our French onion soup.

Ryan: Scratch-made. We make it by the gallon because people keep showing up and demanding more of it.

Jason: And don’t forget the cookies.

Ryan: The cookies with the secret ingredient that everyone pretends they can’t identify and then immediately identifies.

Jason: Then there’s cheesecake.

Ryan: Right. The thing we somehow buried under all the sandwich talk. That’s like introducing a parade and forgetting to mention the elephant. Minnesota’s finest cheesecake is sitting right there waiting for you.

Jason: So what’s the plan?

Ryan: Double-smoked ham. Double-smoked bacon. Two slices of American cheese. Housemade aioli. Toasted sourdough hoagie. Chips. Pickle. Ten bucks.

Jason: Anything else?

Ryan: Yeah. It’s to-go only. If you wind up hungry, that’s on you. Because you literally had to leave with the sandwich.

Jason: It’s Monday.Ryan: Which means somewhere, a sad desk salad is wondering where it all went wrong.Jason: Or… you cou...
06/15/2026

Jason: It’s Monday.

Ryan: Which means somewhere, a sad desk salad is wondering where it all went wrong.

Jason: Or… you could have a Meatball.

Ryan: Not just a meatball. Five handmade meatballs, simmered in sauce all night long until they reach that magical point where they’re tender enough to make you question your life choices, but sturdy enough to ride proudly on a toasted, in-house baked hoagie.

Jason: Topped with mozzarella.

Ryan: Because we’re civilized.

Jason: Served hot.

Ryan: Served delicious.

Jason: Served today from 11 to 2.

Ryan: And if you want to improve your Monday even further, add a fresh-baked cookie for a buck.

Jason: Or a slice of cheesecake.

Ryan: Because if we’re making questionable decisions, let’s make excellent ones.

Jason: And don’t forget the French onion soup.

Ryan: Homemade. Rich. Comforting. Like sunshine for your soul, except it works even when it’s cloudy outside.

Jason: Meatball Monday at The Treasury.

Ryan: Come get the sandwich that has probably solved more bad Mondays than motivational posters ever have.

The Treasury, 106 2nd Street N

11 AM – 2 PM (or until sold out)
-$10, tax included
-Meatball Monday
-Add a cookie for $1
-Cheesecake available
-Homemade French Onion Soup available today

Hope is not a lunch strategy. Meatballs are.

Submitted for your approval: a tray of cinnamon rolls. At first glance they appear ordinary. But look closer. Much close...
06/12/2026

Submitted for your approval: a tray of cinnamon rolls. At first glance they appear ordinary. But look closer. Much closer. These are not the tidy little pastries found in airport kiosks and hotel breakfast buffets. These are towering monuments to excess. They exist outside the accepted boundaries of pastry engineering. Somewhere, a scale is crying. Somewhere, a cardiologist feels a disturbance in the force. And somewhere, a customer is about to discover that reality is far stranger—and far stickier—than they imagined. Welcome… to the Cinnamon Roll Zone.

Open at 8am till served out.

Caramel Rolls
Caramel Rolls w/ Nuts
Triple Berry Cream

See you soon!!!

Jason found Sir Beefington staring suspiciously at the roast beef this morning.“Where’s Ryan?”“Missing.”“Missing?”“Emoti...
06/11/2026

Jason found Sir Beefington staring suspiciously at the roast beef this morning.

“Where’s Ryan?”

“Missing.”

“Missing?”

“Emotionally, certainly. Physically, probably asleep.”

“What happened?”

Sir Beefington sighed.

“You remember last week when the roast beef wasn’t exactly the shade of pink he wanted?”

“Nobody complained.”

“Ryan did.”

“Ah.”

“So he stayed up half the night checking temperatures, adjusting temperatures, discussing temperatures, and generally acting like the fate of Western civilization rested on a shoulder clod.”

Jason looked at the roasts.

“They look pretty good.”

Sir Beefington snorted.

“They’d better. Those roasts have been through a virtual boot camp. By 2 a.m. they could recite their target temperatures from memory.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

“Jason, he gave a shiatsu message to one of them.”

“So we’re all set for today?”

Sir Beefington nodded.

“The French Dip is ready. The Provolone is ready. The au jus is hot.”

“And the mushrooms?”

“The mushrooms are always ready.”

“Good.”

Sir Beefington shrugged.

“Honestly, even if Ryan somehow managed to ruin every roast in the building, somebody would order The Takeover with the Strictly Mushrooms and nobody would ever notice.”

“That good?”

“I’m not entirely convinced people order The Takeover for the beef.”

Jason thought about it.

“That’s probably true.”

“So Ryan can stop worrying?”

Sir Beefington laughed.

“Have you met Ryan?”

“Fair.”

“And before he disappeared into whatever cave he sleeps in after an overnight roast vigil, he left instructions for tomorrow.”

“Let me guess.”

“Caramel rolls. Caramel rolls with pecans. Triple Berry with Cream.”

Jason nodded. “Were you asked by Ryan to tell people the rolls are only available on Fridays at 8 am until sold out?”

“Of course he did.”

The Treasury of Pine River

Roast Beef Thursday

11–2 or until sold out

Delivered!!!Last week, Becky shared one of our sandwich posts and was randomly selected as the winner of an Office Lunch...
06/10/2026

Delivered!!!

Last week, Becky shared one of our sandwich posts and was randomly selected as the winner of an Office Lunch Invasion. When we reached out, she didn’t ask for lunch for herself—she asked if we could bring lunch out to some friends working on a home build near Clear Lake.

So Jason loaded up the truck, followed what felt like the longest, windiest road in northern Minnesota, and eventually emerged into one of the most beautiful lake views we’ve seen in a long time. Waiting there was the crew from Northern Masonry & Custom Stonework⁠, a Pine River-based company owned and operated by Brian Shepard that has been serving Central and Northern Minnesota since 2001. The company specializes in excavation, concrete, masonry, stonework, land clearing, and custom outdoor projects.

The crew took a quick break, grabbed some sandwiches, and got right back to work turning a pile of dirt into someone’s future lake home.

A huge thank you to Becky for sharing our post, to the crew at Northern Masonry for the warm welcome, and to all of you who keep sharing, liking, and supporting local businesses. You never know where the next Office Lunch Invasion is going to end up—but apparently sometimes it’s at the end of a winding road overlooking a Minnesota lake.

Who’s next? 👀🥪🚚

Jason: It’s Wednesday. Wueben Day.Ryan: You know, if you think about it, every civilization eventually creates a holiday...
06/10/2026

Jason: It’s Wednesday. Wueben Day.

Ryan: You know, if you think about it, every civilization eventually creates a holiday around its greatest achievement.

Jason: We’re talking about a sandwich.

Ryan: Exactly.

Jason: The Wueben is available today from 11 to 2.

Ryan: Coincidence? That’s exactly the amount of time a civilization should dedicate to celebrating greatness.

Jason: It’s corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island on rye.

Ryan: The pyramids are just stacked rocks, Jason. Greatness is about ex*****on.

Jason: We also have French onion soup.

Ryan: Made from scratch.

Jason: Cookies.

Ryan: Made from scratch.

Jason: Cheesecake.

Ryan: Also made from scratch.

Jason: Why do I feel like you’re building toward something?

Ryan: I just think future archaeologists are going to be confused.

Jason: About what?

Ryan: They’ll find evidence of Wueben Day every Wednesday and assume it was some kind of sacred feast.

Jason: It isn’t.

Ryan: Then why do people keep showing up?

Jason: Because it’s lunch.

Ryan: That’s exactly what a sacred feast would want you to think.

WUEBEN DAY
11:00–2:00 or sold out

The Wueben. French onion soup. Cookies. Cheesecake.

No claims of greatness are being made by management.

Several claims of greatness are being made by Ryan.

Jason: Ryan, are you absolutely sure we should do this?Ryan: No.Jason: That’s not reassuring.Ryan: It wasn’t meant to be...
06/09/2026

Jason: Ryan, are you absolutely sure we should do this?

Ryan: No.

Jason: That’s not reassuring.

Ryan: It wasn’t meant to be.

Jason: Once this cinnamon roll is released, that’s it. You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle.

Ryan: Correct.

Jason: This could permanently change what people expect from a cinnamon roll.

Ryan: Also correct.

Jason: The Loyal Order of the Cinnamon Swirl called it irresponsible.

Ryan: They say that every time.

Jason: The Brotherhood of Brown Sugar called it dangerous.

Ryan: Every time.

Jason: The Council’s official position is that this roll should not exist.

Ryan: Yet here we are.

Jason: What if they’re right?

Ryan: What if they’re hungry?

Jason: Is it finished?

Ryan: Almost.

Jason: Can we tell them what it is?

Ryan: Absolutely not.

Jason: Why?

Ryan: Because until the recipe is safely documented for future generations, the fewer people who know, the better.

Jason: So what do we tell them?

Ryan: Tell them the countdown is coming.

Jason: That’s it?

Ryan: That’s it.

If several ancient pastry organizations are trying to stop a cinnamon roll from reaching the public…

…there’s probably a reason.

Countdown coming soon.

(Jason leans over and whispers.)

Jason: So we’re not telling them about the Cheesecake Cinnamon Roll on June 19th?

Ryan: Jason.

Jason: What?

Ryan: We were whispering.

Jason: Oh.

Ryan: And now we need a new secret.

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