My favorite restaurant stop heading north of Duluth to Grand Marai. Its atmosphere is beautiful and charming. The food menu is extensive and reasonably priced. The parking and restaurant are handicapped accessible. Delicious food and friendly service. They also have a bar area separate from the the dining area. read more

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This was a good place to stop for an early dinner after visiting Split Rock Lighthouse and Gooseberry Falls. It wasn't very busy when we arrived but started hopping around 5:30ish on a Saturday night. We were immediately seated in the bar area and our friendly server arrived shortly thereafter. I decided to try their featured summer cocktail, Huckleberry Lemon Spritzer. It was very good and refreshing! For our dinner, we decided to split the 1/2 roasted chicken and 1/2 rack of ribs. The platter came with mashed potatoes, beans and sweet cornbread. The chicken was tender and flavorful, the ribs were flavorful but not real meaty. The beans and potatoes were average, the cornbread was on the sweet side, very fluffy and moist. We also added a side salad, which tasted fresh. Since we were in the bar area, there were TVs and happy, pop tunes playing in the background. We enjoyed it! read more

This was such a great stop on a warm night! We sat outside on the porch and it was lovely. Our service was great. We had a fun night. I had the bourbon steak tips. The crispy onions on top were the star! My only complaint would be that I requested the potatoes be changed for another side. The server reported that they were unable to change the sides. Overall the service was good and the food was tasty! Would return on our next visit! read more

We tried the Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup and the Rueben. The both tasted great, but the soup was not hot enough. Our waitress was very busy, but the other waitresses seemed available to assist. Not sure if there was a territorial battle for tips, but... The Rueben tasted great (as advertised), but it took quite a while to come out. I would imagine that the kitchen may have a problem keeping up on a busy night. read more

Black Woods Bar & Grill - A bowl and a side of Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup - Bars Near Me - Two Harbors, Minnesota

Black Woods was a decent place. Someone got the Reuben. It looked tasty and she said it was. My friend got spicy burger. The patty was thick with quality meat. My friend always gets this here. This time she said her bottom bun was soggy. A hot freshly made burger should not have enough time to get soggy on the bottom unless it was sitting while other meals were being prepared. I had the French dip. The roll was fresh, soft, and easy to dip and eat. It was good but I felt it needed a little salt. The au jus didn't have much flavor. It should be rich in flavor to bring this dish all together and they just missed the mark. We also had cheese curds. Doesn't sound good to me but they sure tasted great. I had never had them. I can't believe I have been missing out on this. They were the highlight of the menu. They were super crispy with gooey cheese inside. The curds had fantastic seasoning with a great crunch on the outside. One of my friends eats here all the time and it's her favorite restaurant. Maybe I was just there on an off day.. I would definitely give them another try though read more

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The food here is incredible and beyond delicious!! They did not skimp on the serving size. And I'll have to take the other half home. If I can stop munching on the sweet potato fries!! The waitress,Carrie was super cheery and helpful. Next time I swing by this town. I'm absolutely coming back. read more

Black Woods Bar & Grill - Wild Rice Melt Side of Sweet Potato Fries - Bars Near Me - Two Harbors, Minnesota

Each year I travel to Duluth mn to visit this specific location . The stark medium rare with mushrooms and sautee onions with the aju sauce . The waitress Dee was so amazing . People like her is what most restaurants need . Thank you for making my birthday especial read more

Black Woods Bar & Grill - On my birthday my waitress made my day . I was all alone and she made me a birthday treat . Her name is Dee and she is amazing - Bars Near Me - Two Harbors, Minnesota

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First Blackwoods I'd been to. Moved to Duluth a few years back, recently took a solo day trip up the shore and ended up here for lunch. Service was fast and efficient. Hosts and servers were friendly and welcoming. I came in on a busier afternoon, which was okay because every worker I encountered kept up with the quick pace and hustle of the restaurant wonderfully. Highly recommend visiting a Black Woods if you're ever in the area. Their food is outstanding. read more

for a place in the middle of the north shore it was ok. I had the Ruben which i believe was one of their signature dishes. the sandwich was ok the meat was shredded corn beef, interesting choice for a Ruben, and i opted to get the sweet potato fries with it - they were cold and limp in actuality i could not eat them, terrible. service was ok glad i dont live here i wouldn't return if i did. read more

Stopped here on the way home from Grand Marais for lunch. We sat on the patio to enjoy the amazing weather. I ordered the patty melt with loaded stuff tots. Both were excellent! The patty melt had a nice thick burger with a good amount of grilled onions. The bread was slightly toasted and so good. The tots were SO good. They are really big and stuffed with all the goodness served with a side of season sour cream. The patio was nice but the fly situation was not. Our server was attentive and kind. Would definitely stop here again. read more

Black Woods Bar & Grill - Patty Melt and Stuffed Tots - Bars Near Me - Two Harbors, Minnesota

We popped in for a late dinner. Service was amazing. Castle Danger (local, 5 blocks away) cream ale is my new favorite beer, and I live in Hendersonville NC with like 50 local breweries in my town and Asheville. The fish was wonderful. The cabbage salad was barely dressed, which was refreshing. The garlic butter was really good as was the cornbread. The roll was food service grade. The meatloaf was delicious and plenty. Will probably eat there again this week. read more

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Consistently disappointing is probably the best way to describe Blackwoods. we try this location again just about every year in hopes that things have improved, they have not based on our recent visit. Nachos were almost laughable as were the cheese curds (imagine chunks of Velveeta and you pretty much have their offering here). The tap beer was even flat. There are better alternatives in Two Harbors and the neighboring vicinity. read more

Here's my shortest review so far. I found Blackwoods to be overrated, expensive and disappointing. The wait while tables were available and the view of cars on 61 just 20 feet from your window... also not impressive. The lobster mac and cheese, just skip that expensive blah. The fish fry that caught my attention on the menu, it's seasonal and not available by October so I tried the Reuben and have to say that was the only bright spot for our table. It was good and without it I would have given only 1 star. The patio looks nice if its warm out and its open and you don't mind the sound of traffic. Maybe just calk in and order the Reuben to go and enjoy a stop somewhere along the North Shore. read more

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Hostess was extremely irritable and rude to our group on a Friday night. Our group of 7 came and waiting our 45 minutes for a table then the host whispered our name, even though we had been standing across from her stand the entire time she skipped us and moved down the list. If you are a local maybe this place serves you well but visitors beware, the staff is not welcoming. read more

Plenty of Gluten Free options! Fast, friendly service and great drinks. The patio was perfect.

I wanted to like this place more. First time here. We put our name on the outdoor seating list, then sat at the bar to have a beer. The Castle Danger Cream Ale was old and really cold. The bar tender was pretty busy. We waited about 5 minutes before we were addressed. No problem. We waited maybe 15 minutes for an outdoor table. Quite acceptable. Autem was our server. She was very nice. Food came in a reasonable amount of time and food terms were spot on. My cons: - 2 of us asked for water when the food came out. I was done with my sandwich when the water came out. Not a huge deal but slower than it should have been - Wild Rice Chicken Soup was awful. No taste and the worst Wild Rice soup I've ever had. Skip this. Autem kindly removed the soup from the check. I'd come back but I might read more reviews before hand. read more

Black Woods Bar & Grill - Castle Danger Cream Ale - Bars Near Me - Two Harbors, Minnesota

We stopped by here for lunch on our way to our weekend cabin -- at first glance they seemed busy as there was a 15-20 minute wait. We eventually were seated inside and I noticed only two-three tables were being used so I definitely think they were short staffed. Our server, Dee was probably our favorite part of this whole experience -- she was really friendly. Our food came quickly, but I was super underwhelmed. I wasn't expecting one big piece of fish for a fish fry basket, but no biggie. My issue was the fish was greasy and extremely bland. The fries were good so I mostly ate those. All-in-all for the prices, I definitely expected more. read more

Black Woods Bar & Grill - Fish fry basket - Bars Near Me - Two Harbors, Minnesota

Just ok...... I wouldn't come back. Everything was just "ok". Pub pretzels had little to no flavor, beer cheese had little to no taste. The Hot Honey Chicken was the most disappointing. The description sounded AMAZING and what I received was just blah and had little to no hot honey. There wasn't a cleared plate even though we were all starving. I will say the waffle fries were good........ I will not come back. Service was good..... but we will not be back read more

Nice restaurant located in Two Harbors (not on the lake or main drag). Service was very good. Home style dishes (hot turkey, pot roast, Swedish meatballs, chicken, meatloaf) as well as fish entrees (next time Black Woods!). read more

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Where do I start? My sweetheart tells me I must have walleye while I'm up here in the Land of 10000 Lakes. So I come Blackwoods. Now I'm trying to eat healthy; cutting out unnecessary carbs. So I ask to sub a side salad for the potato. "That'll be an upcharge" How about if we swap out any other vegetable? "That'll be an upcharge" Really OK. So I ordered the salad with the "seasonal vegetables" which is green beans with craisans. I'm not kidding. Oh well so much for cutting out sugar and carbs. I mean at least the tea was unsweetened. And when rhe fish comes, my despair grew. The walleye that was supposed to be "dredged in special seasoning." Like, you know, ala blackened seasoning. Or so I thought. No "special seasoning" means coated in cornmeal. No seasoning just that. Then deep fried, I'm guessing. Finally, I get my bill. I got upcharged the full salad price as if I was adding a salad to my meal. But I didn't get a potato, so where's the downrange for that? Nah, that ain't happening. I'll fix that. And I did. Enjoy this review. read more

I love the atmosphere and food. The shrimp burger is fantastic along with great pleasant staff

Killer cheese curds! The experience provided by our server and waitress was exemplary. Very clean and comfortable place.

A great way to cap a drive along the Superior shoreline! Cozy atmosphere inside, and the food and service was excellent. My reuben was perfect, as were the Wisconsin cheese tots. The cream ale from Castle Danger capped off a great lunch. Not sure when or if I'll be back in the area, but if so, a stop at the BW B&G will be on my agenda. read more

A little on the salty side, but really good food. What was really amazing was the steak salad, especially the next day. Little bite size snacks of steak are awesome, read more

We really enjoyed this restaurant. It had a nice parking lot for easy access, and friendly and helpful staff. The food was hot and nicely presented. We definitely will stop here again. read more

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Food was amazing! I ordered the mushroom burger with blueberry basil coleslaw and a side of cheesecake. The hamburger was seasoned to perfection and grilled to the requested temp. Everything was so fresh, service was good too, it was a bit awkward being the only one there at the time (late lunch), but later in the evening, when I drove by the parking lot was packed! read more

We just finished a 2 hour hike in the snow and needed a drink. We each ordered a Spicy Bloody Mary with a beer chaser to start. We loved the flavor and the mild burn of the mix. We split the Tia chili chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. They were nice enough to split it up on two plates. The sweet potato fries came with a nice dipping sauce that had a good flavor. We sat at the bar and had great interaction with the bartender. She was very busy but was very attentive to us. We loved the atmosphere and will definitely be back next time we come to town. read more

2nd try and there won't be a third. Service slow practically non existent. Food took forever to arrive and the adult beverage was below par. The lime and mint in the mule were both brown. Seriously??? You'd put that in a class? The bright spot was the hostess . read more

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First time here. Eve was an amazing waitress. She made our experience so fun! We started with Buffalo wings and cheese curds. Two of us had the Dr Pepper mule which so fun and different. Two of us had bloody Mary's with beer chasers. We enjoyed the rueben , Thai chicken sandwich and the the open face turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes. We love it all read more

Service was pretty good refills took awhile and the boxes expensive for the ribs having like no meat on it basically all bone$26 )someone I was with had soggy buns someone else had a patty melt very mediocre read more

Good food good service. Clean environment. Fair prices. Take out as well as dine in! Dine in the bar or restaurant areas.

Kinda empty when we went (Tuesday eve). We were seated quickly. Our order cane quick and was hot. Good comfort food selections. The location in Duluth is a little more upscale. The Two Harbors locale is more laid back. Looks like they have a great little outside area when the weather warms up. Worth checking out. read more

Good drinks--I really enjoyed the lavender martini. The sauce on my seafood pasta dish didn't have any flavor which is the reason for 3 stars. However, the chicken pot pie that my friend ordered was really good and the server was great! read more

Never even made it to a table. Barely got a foot in the door and the hostess was already on us about masks. They young woman was simply rude the manager was not much better. This place will never see a cent of my money, the manager is ok with that though apparently the business is doing fine. read more

Great selection of food and drinks! Got the Lake Superior Martini, tasted like candy. The Mudslide was amazing as well. The cornbread did not disappoint! read more

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we ordered 2 cocktail, an appetizer and 2 entrees with a salad. the cocktails were great! I would have ordered another round but was never offered the opportunity. The appetizer was delivered to the wrong table, the server just dropped it off and walked away, the other table tried to get her attention but she just kept walking. We worked it out between tables. My chicken was ok but dry. Roasted chicken so I guess it is easy to dry out. My wife's pot roast was refrigerator cold. The salad never came. Definitely not worth the price of admission! read more

Really poor quality food and confused, inattentive service. Definitely do not order the cheese curds, they are weird square molded cheese squares which appear to be baked rather than fried. So odd, and unpleasant consistency. And whatever you do, do not order their $19 Betty's spaghetti. It is a tiny portion of overcooked pasta with dry, dense mini meatballs which no doubt arrived frozen in a bag. The whole experience was not good, compounded by the fact our server forgot she had already taken our order and tried to take it a second time, and it practically took and act of congress to get a glass of water after finishing our bar drinks. Two stars is being generous. read more

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. When Black Woods is good, it is very good. When it is bad, it is very bad. The Good. The cheese curds are top notch, worth a special trip. The Brussel sprouts are phenomenal, perfectly cooked. The bacon bits do make them a bit salty, so if you don't like that perhaps reconsider. The maple salmon Caesar salad is a meal unto itself and spectacular. The Bad. Not sure what they do to green beans, but they seem both over and under cooked. The Ugly. The walleye shore lunch should be a prosecutable crime against cuisine. I know shore lunch, I have had shore lunch, this is no shore lunch. Imagine you took a freezer burned Gorton's filet and overcooked it terribly. That is the walleye shore lunch I had tonight. Closer to jerky than tender, flaky, walleye goodness. It may take a few trips to find what you like, then just stay there. Anything new is a coin flip: either inedible or delicious. read more

The prime rib dinner was great! The kid enjoyed there meals. The desserts were divine as well!

The food is amazing be sure to order some cornbread and sweet butter and pair those up for an amazing treat you won't regret it. read more

Black Woods Bar & Grill - Best cornbread ever! It's wild it has sugar on it and paired with the sweet butter just makes it melt in your mouth. - Bars Near Me - Two Harbors, Minnesota