Must stop for breakfast Always busy, that's because it's good. Love the new location and the new menu. Can't wait to try the new steaks on the menu. Clean new place still have the great staff. Top of the list in grand Forks read more

Super friendly staff Kailin was our server. More than helpful. This is definitely a hometown place to eat. I loved the vibe. The family togetherness of other patrons shone through. Food was made quick and efficient. Id visit more if i was a local. read more

Waitress NOT very good first of all. Second, they have a shrimp burger with Tator tots on lunch menu as lunch special. First the waitress should NOT be waitressing. POOR ATTITIDE AND PEOPLE Skills. Then, I ordered the shrimp burger and when it came, there were fries (NO TATOR TOTS) and she waits until then to tell us they have no tartar sauce only mayo. I am guessing they made a sweep of their freezer and decided to serve these items for lunch. SO, anyway, the shrimp burger was FULL OF FILLERS and not very good and no tartar sauce and fries. AND, then the bill comes, and it was $11.99 for a so-called shrimp burger and fries, no tots. That is a ridiculous price for that at lunch time. VERY DISAPPOINTED!! read more

Sunday at noon - waited 30 minutes for a table, then almost a full hour for four simple orders. Waitress was very apologetic but clearly this was beyond her control. Watched a customer arrive 15 minutes after our group (joined an existing group) and was served quickly. Food was ok at best - my turkey sandwich was very salty but decent. No restaurant that bills itself as a breakfast joint should take an hour to put out scrambled eggs and pancakes. Servers were all very busy - this appears to be a kitchen issue. If the kitchen can't keep up - close down some tables. Or let customers know up front the wait ISN'T just the 30 minutes for the table! We won't go back. . . read more

Great place to go for breakfast! The food was amazing and the staff is very friendly and welcoming. This is the best place in GF to get pancake and they have ham which was a nice option. You get lots of food for an affordable price. Darcy's has nothing on this place! We will be coming back often! read more

North Side Cafe - Cheese omelette with American fries (AND pancakes not pictured) - Desserts Near Me - Grand Forks, North Dakota

whichever blonde older lady was working on march 30th at 10:50 am was racist as could possibly be, every single table she went to, was as nice as could be, came to my table which my family happens to be hispanic, absolute horrible service gave us obviously watered down drinks and was rude as could be, if you see this i hope you have a horrible day read more

Great place for a breakfast special. I get the sandwich, with hasbrowns and coffee. The coffee is delicious.

We sat for 20 min in a basically empty resteraunt and servers standing around doing nothing, horrible service, walked out and went somewhere else. read more

Food and service was good. The reason for the two stars is the manager was being rude and mean to twila a server in front of customers! She was very unprofessional. Twa conducted herself professionally although it was apparent she was holding back tears! No one should be treated like this. Shame on you manager!!!!!!! read more

Your average breakfast joint. Nothing spectacular but not bad. I do wish there was more variety.

Very friendly service but mediocre food, even for a mundane diner. No masks or other discernable Covid protocols other than sanitizer at the front door. read more

Nice clean diner. I got the beef special for 8.50 which included beef roast, a side of potatoes, green beans and a soup/salad/coleslaw. The soup was cream of potato. The food was decent but nothing to write home about. The service on the other hand could use a lot of improvement. I had to initiate the conversation with the waitress every time. I guess she didn't need a tip? I can understand if it was busy but I was the only paying customer in there. You have to pay at the counter but I sat there for 10 min after I finished my food before I had to get up to ask for a to go container....come on man... Its not to much to ask to come serve your customer? So she got a 10-12% tip read more

Gluten Free haters - I asked the first server for what I could have for breakfast that is gluten free - she almost laughed at me and said "I don't know what that is". I asked her to check with the kitchen - she never came back. The server who was actually serving our table came and I asked her. She said she didn't know but I convinced her to check with the kitchen. She came back and said they have nothing Gluten Free. I ordered two medium eggs which were uncooked but okay. I travel lots and eat in many restaurants but have never had this kind of response. read more

If I could give (-5) I would. My Father in law has brought us and his entire huge family here whenever we were in town at the old location for as long as I can remember. So when it moved we were excited to go.. But he actually warned us it wasn't the same.. in spite of his warning we still went. It is beautiful inside and looks great! We were seated rather quickly.. but then it all went down hill.. we had immediately ordered.. basic easy breakfast food. .. ONE HOUR LATER.. I do not lie.. they hasn't even bother to start our food.. the people before and after us had eaten and left., when we asked about it .. they said, " I don't know what you ordered but It's your fault for ordering food that took longer." We literally ordered eggs and American Fries (which they chose not to serve us .. instead we got uncooked hash browns.. but after waiting over 1.5 hrs to eat we were starving and still ate and paid.. What did the do to try to make up?? Did they apologize? NOT really . that gave us stale cold disgusting donuts we never asked for. a token 25% off discount and told us it was OUR FAULT. Well to be honest.. it was for going there! what would of made me not mad? Maybe an We're so sorry.. let us cover your coffee.. not a We're busy and It's your fault for daring to order?? Honestly if my white father in law would of been with us.. 100% positive they would of treated us different so.. After 15-20+ years of going to Northside WE WILL NEVER AGAIN! And we will NEVER recommend! read more

Took two hours to get food, stood in the entryway for 15 minutes before a server even talked to us.

We had a horrible experience this past fal. Waited 1.5 hours after entering an order and no food was entered. Went back to give the benefit of a doubt.....Unfortunately, more of the same. Waited close to half an hour...no greeting from staff. Went up to the bar to get drinks...3 staff members went behind the bar...again no service. Really disappointed as North Side always came highly recommended. read more

A simple but delicious diner. I've never gotten anything but breakfast from North Side, but the breakfast is wonderful. Everything I've ordered has always been cooked exactly as I like it, and the portions are more than fair (if anything, they're too big). As with many diners, the coffee can taste a bit watered down sometimes, but that's a minor gripe. The wait staff has always been great to me. I like service where the wait staff is there when I have a need but leaves me be when I'm obviously doing fine, and my experience with the waitresses at North Side has been just that. I think my favorite part about this place, though, is how it reminds me of home. My grandpa loves diners, and we used to stop by one frequently when I was younger. The atmosphere, food, and even the crowd remind me of those days. read more

New location looks very nice, it is close to campus and has a great vibe to it. However, service took too long, server never came to check up on us, and she just had a bad attitude. Other than that, food is yummy ! read more

We just had the Kegs' Sloppy Joe's from the North Side today. They were magnificent and awesome. Thank you folks for a great meal. We will be back. Mike M. read more

We have been here multiple times and have waited at least 30 min for someone to even recognize we are there. We had multiple waitresses look at us and not come over to give us menus, drinks, and or food. read more

Best place for home cooking! I love going to Northside Cafe when I visit my Dad (I live in Texas). The owner is friendly and always walks around and talks to everyone. I'm amazed that she runs that place all on her own! She even made my son a homemade rhubarb pie when we visited earlier this month. read more

Six of us ate there last night. I had the Chicken Fried Steak dinner and left half of it uneaten. The mashed potatoes had so many lumps that the lumps had lumps. The CFS had a greasy breading covering meat that wasn't the best. No vegetable on the plate other than a pitiful slice of tomato. It did come with a side salad that was good. The restaurant was nearly empty but we were there around 5 pm which might be early. We were also seated in the side room because they had mopped the floors. The restaurant was almost empty. read more

Breakfast is on the money. Love the ham steak and eggs. Good coffee and attentive staff. I have had their chili burger in the past and highly recommend it. This is a can't miss establishment. read more

This is a typical local diner type place. I like to come here for breakfast. I haven't had lunch or dinner here yet... The omelets and pancakes are really good. Word to the wise, get your toast not buttered if you don't want it soggy from the amount of butter. The service is always quick and friendly & its cheap! I don't think my coffee has ever even made it to half empty here. This is a place I don't mind hitting on the weekend for breakfast. read more

Three stars is for consistency of blandness that you get in a place like this. That said, there's something to be said for Lutheran comfort food when you're really craving it. They back the Bland Inc truck up to the back and fill the pantry every week and serve it up to the weekend crowd. Put it this way, the first item on the menu is liver and onions. Gaaaaaawd. It's Midwest diner food. Neither good nor bad...dull Plenty of room to maneuver your walker or hover-round and you'll fit right in with it Service was outstanding though. Take that anywhere else! read more

An impressive diner! I came here for lunch, though breakfast is served all day. I didn't try the breakfast selections, but they did look good and the portions looked big. Anyway, the selection of soups could be better but everything else passes muster! The shrimp burger is delicious and is a welcome change from the typical beef hamburgers that's a staple of diners. What's more is that they have a superb selection of pies for dessert. You can't go wrong with the chocolate cream pie, but if that's not your thing, there's other pies like pumpkin, rhubarb, and sour cream raisin. If you're ever in Grand Forks, swing by this place for good food. read more

Best home cooked meal you could ask for at the right price. Most everything made from scratch. Ask for the North Side skillet. Open early and closes late 7 days a week. read more

We absolutely love this restaurant! The food is always great and come to you hot within 5-10 minutes. The prices are very affordable. Would definitely recommend trying it. read more

Very nice diner. I've been here several times and it has always been clean with friendly servers. The food is very good with large portions like you'd expect on a small town diner. They are serving lutefisk and lefse for the holidays! You can't get that just anywhere!! I recommend. read more

A good breakfast place, clean, friendly staff and good food. I didn't see caramel rolls on the menu, but I asked our waitress anyways, they did have some, and mine tasted great. read more

We did not have a good experience here. The food they served us was burned, they must have realized it because they never came to ask us how our meal was. We left most all of our food and paid full price for a terrible meal and even worse service. Even as we were paying not once did they ask us how our food was. Very disappointed! We used to go here all of the time, but since the new ownership we will not go back. read more

A go-to place for breakfast in Grand Forks! The owner is hands-on and the service is good.

Great place for breakfast. Good selection home style cooked meals. Traditional diner. Huge portions. You won't go away hungry.

I love down home "dives" and this place was perfect. Friendly waitresses who were prompt. Loved how they mingled with the obvious regular clientele, which appeared to be older farmers. Food was exactly want I wanted and hit the spot. read more

usual dingy breakfast spot you'll find in grand forks. i think part of the ceiling was missing. i had the country fried steak, the gravy was below average. the breakfast was huge. the orange juice is not fresh squeezed (normal for Grand Forks). My over-easy eggs were cooked prefect. And my waitress was as sweet as you can be. read more

I had high hopes for breakfast here, but was really let down. The service was super slow. Our pancakes were DRY the bacon was over cooked and too salty. Everyone else thought their food was pretty blah as well. Sorry won't be back anytime soon. read more

Me and my boyfriend ate here on March 6 and the food was horrible! We both got American fries with our meal, they served us what looked and tasted like pan seared rotten potatoes. I ordered an omelette and it was undercooked. Everything was cold on top of it. I'm never going back. He seems to think they served us poorly because he's black but I believe it was just a poor choice of a restaurant that morning. The odd thing is, the restaurant was packed! Never again will I choose a place based on the amount of cars in the parking lot. read more