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    Ward's Bar

    4.7 (3 reviews)
    Mon 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Tue 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Super friendly bar tender. Friendly crowd. Good drinks. Good burgers and fries. Would stop again.

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    The Northern Lake Tavern & Grill - Jalapeño Popper Burger

    The Northern Lake Tavern & Grill

    3.6(143 reviews)
    12.8 mi
    $$

    Embracing my Swedish/ Norwegian side checking out the lovely town ofLindström today. Well known as…read morethe town with the teapot water tower just north of Forest Lake. Along with a tasty lunch in Chisago. @thenorthernlaketavern wrapped up our visit with a tasty lunch. We enjoyed the chicken and garlic flatbread, and a mushroom Swiss burger with tots. Uffdah what a fun day! Hoping everyone can find some Hygge in your days.

    Sis and I took a last-minute Thursday late afternoon roadtrip up Hwy 8 due to a FB Marketplace…read morepickup. It was dinnertime and I asked the Seller a restaurant they recommend in the area. She told us The Northern and to make sure to order the cheese curds. Looking at the menu before hitting the road again, sis and I knew the place was for us: burgers, sandwiches and wraps. Pulling into the parking lot was easy. Even though looked full, we were still able to find a spot. I want to note the gorgeous view of the red barn/farm across from the pond when pulling in. I noticed a patio on the North side of the building, which would put this farm in your view. We did have about a 20 minute wait for a table for 2. The restaurant looked busy from what I could see. Once we were brought to out table, I then noticed that the bar seating was pretty much open. Had I known, we might have elected to just sit at the bar. However, I asked for menus right away so that we could at least ponder it during that 20 minutes. We were sat at a high top right near the kitchen door. Being able to see all the food come out, I changed my mind on what I was going to order almost 10 times. We asked for the cheese curds as soon as we were greeted by our waitress. OMGosh! They were in the shape of cubes, deep fried to golden perfection. The outside had perfect firmness from the fryer. The inside was gooey, salty white cheese. Perfect just by itself. It did come with a ranch dipping sauce that was just so yummy. It reminded me a seasoned sour cream. The waitress didn't know the brand of the cheese curds (ie. Ellsworth) but did say the ranch was homemade Sis ordered the Great Northern Burger with French fries. She's a fan of BBQ sauce, bacon and onion rings on a burger. Fries were nicely seasoned, long, soft and semi-skin-on (not crinkle or steak fries). Burger was huge and worth the $15.99 price tag. I settled on the BOTM, the Nacho Burger, with tator tots. Toppings included nacho cheese, Fritos chips, bacon, diced/sliced jalapenos. The tator tots were one of the best I've ever had. Again, seasoned nicely. And the perfect ratio of hard outside crunch to soft inside potato. The Nacho burger was huge too....and messy with the nacho cheese. The Fritos did get a little soggy at the end. The bacon was under the melted cheese. And there were plenty of jalapenos hidden under the meat patty. Those were easy to discard so I could control how many fiery peppers were in my mouth at one time. Was service slower than normal? Yes. Was the service friendly? Yes. Was it worth the wait? Also YES! I would definitely recommend (I already have to my coworkers.) for anyone who loves gourmet burgers. They also have a nice variety to the sandwich, wraps, tacos and flatbread menu. I will just have to take the 40 minute drive again to try something else.

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    5 J's Sports Bar

    2.0(4 reviews)
    7.7 mi

    0 stars if I could. And I don't say that often at all. A Marine veteran is hiking the Ice Age trail…read moreand stopped here. He has a certified no question service dog. I won't even say dog, I'll say his family. It's his furry person. This bar, put him out due to his service animal. Federal law ppl. The bar owner may have been the one that made that decision, but the staff should have known better. I for one, will never complain about someone with a service animal. Until you walk in the shoes or boots they did, you may not ever get it and what those animals do for them. I hope you all learn from this experience and be better.

    I am a disabled a combat veteran with a service dog and I tried to go in to have a beer and…read morehamburger but was told, they do not allow service dogs by the young lady working at the bar. This was my second day on the Ice Age Trail. I could not believe it. I let them know It was a federal law and they did not care about that. My service dog is a fully trained German Shepherd and she did have her service dog vest that clearly reads Service Dog on both sides. I left after the young lady told me I had to leave because of my service dog. I spent 18 months in Iraq in the Infantry fighting on the front lines and they treated me like I was 2nd rate citizen. They made me feel like crap. They denied it happened right up tell I posted the video of being told to leave, on my Facebook, and now up on my YouTube under, 22 veteran outdoors. After they saw the video they put up an apology saying it was a misunderstanding. There was no misunderstanding at all they were very clear about it. I read the apology too little too late she told me to leave because of my service dog. I gave them all the time in the world to look up the laws, but they did not, and at the end of the day she told me to leave. This is my first Yelp review I'm only posting up to let others know how they treated me and how it made me feel.

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