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Northstar House

3.5 (226 reviews)
Closed • 5:00 pm - 8:30 PM
Updated 2 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Couldn't stop laughing at the seriously under-sized gf bun.

The food was not good save for the burger patty. Fish and chips had a hard layer under the pale soft breading. The fish inside was watery. One of our party never got her side salad and the server didn't bring the ketchup we asked for. The restaurant wasn't very busy but the order still took a long time to show up. Also no excuse for the absent server. We've been coming here for years and are very disappointed at what it's become.

Front: Northstar plate (2 eggs, sausages, potatoes, French toast) Back: Beet salad (plus an egg)
Kiko H.

I had the Northstar Plate with sausage, potatoes, and French toast. The portion size was kind of big. I really liked the potatoes, which were not overly oily or salty. However, the sausages were too stiff (not sure if this is the right word). Because the sausage skin was really thick, it was difficult to cut the sausages and hard to chew. Other than that, everything else was on point. French toast was larger than I expected and it's not overly sweet, which is great. My friend had a beet salad, and we really liked the beets, which tasted fresh and sweet in a natural way!

Vegan-ized pizza.
Veggie M.

Friendly bartender, tasty cosmo, yummy pizza made vegan. I suppose the service was a little on the slow side, but our server was congenial and the food was good! Many vegetarian options & a few vegan and/or able to be vegan-ized. Everyone in our party was pleased with our cocktails (though on the pricey side to be sure). Magical looking outside area with lights strung in the trees -- too bad it was raining. Walls are colorful. Funky artwork. Lovely glass mosaic table. I'd come back again and maybe try the vegan burger!

Drew E.

I should have taken my own advice but I was with a group that wanted to go there. So, they added the Impossible Burger to their menu and bastardized it by putting it on brioche bun. They offered a vegan version of it which had me optimistic. I had just had one at Harvest in Philadelphia and Harvest even asked what temp I wanted it cooked! Here's the unimpressed Northstar version which they obviously cooked in a fryer because they don't know how to prepare food correctly! My wife also should have recalled her previous posts because she ordered a $14 salad that only filled half the bowl! Service was unimpressive as I wasn't even offered a second drink which may have helped my attitude toward this restaurant.

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The garlic burger was amazing. Kale and popcorn salad was interesting and delicious. Great wines on tap. Will return!

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Horrible service. Food came before drinks. Fried fish had no taste and was expensive.

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food was good until I found a fly baked into my macaroni and cheese... we also saw a roach running across the floor.

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Atmosphere and food was great! Very COVID conscious - sat out in the grass and had a blast.

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