Reviews for The North Bar & Grill in Coon Rapids, MN
Don't let the less than spectacular ambiance of this sports bar fool you. There is some pretty damn good food here! We loved the... delicious twists and unusual names for common pub grub. Really sets the bar...on bar food. Fair amount of thought even given toplating, color, and texture here from the crunchy fried onions and balsamic sauce on the tender Steak Bites, to the PERFECTLYcooked shrimp and myriad of pepper colors on the Surfers On Acid. Kiss On an Island had a juicy chicken breast with an excellentmango salsa and just enough salt to make it pop. My Surfers on Acid had the unusual combination of steak, shrimp, jalapenos,pepper jack cheese and chipotle sauce. Nicely toasted bun to keep the sauce from soaking into the bun. Granted, there was ahiccup on the timing of our appetizer which came after the dinner was served but, it came on a little cast iron skillet andarrived sizzling! Same appetizer arrived cold on another visit. Was cheerfully redone. My Whisky Apocalypse Burger had a greatflavor and I loved the Whisky glaze. However, for all the emphasis on bacon in the menu I would definitely have expected quite abit more bacon than the garnish that was on top of the burger. Bang Bang Shrimp could have had more spice but, you can't arguewith seafood cooked that perfectly! Server was extremely funny and knowledgeable! Read more
Got the fish and chips. Half the fish was rubbery and unedible. Also got the waffle fries. Both were cooked in old oil. My... husband got thr cry baby chicken sandwich, almost all breading and hardly any chicken. Read more
2-4-1's were great but didn't seem to include the beer?? Food was amazing and so was the atmosphere. The bartenders were very... nice and laid back. Check out the specials! Going to come back for Sunday morning mimosas! Read more
UPDATE: New ownership. Haven?t been since new owners took over?? will update once visited. UPDATE: 9 months later and this... place has gone to sh*t. Came in and waited for 20 minutes and no one served us. I?m pretty sure the bartender was drunk andgreeted us and said he would be right with us. However he never followed through. It?s too bad. Places don?t recover from badservice. I was glad we left before having a chance at the food. The way the place was taken care of, I wouldn?t trust thefood. Soon to be a local favorite!!! Get to this place while you can!!! It?s newer so there is never a wait and the patio has aton of open space. However, once the word gets out on how good the food is and how reasonably priced the drinks are.... it?sgoing to fill up quickly. We had the garbage pail nachos, po? boy shrimp sandwich, bomb pop martini, and mermaid -something-drink. All of it was delicious and fabulous. I HIGHLY recommend the nachos. My husband was raving about them. The ingredientswere top notch and we loved how there was something on every chip. We are excited to have another good restaurant in ourneighborhood. Read more
Absolutely one of my favorite places. Fun atmosphere, awesome employees. Great food & fun new drinks. Try the monte cristo & the... flaming margarita, you won't be disappointed! Back recently & tried the lo mein, so good! I'm never disappointed! Read more
Despite other reviews we tried the place. The food was really good. We went for lunch during the week so we were the only people... there. So not sure how they are if busy. The only thing is that the woman?s restroom was extremely cold. Everything that had todo with the food was great! Read more
Best food ever! The Mac and cheese is honestly special. The sliders= big good. The owner, Jared, is kind and welcoming. I'm... going to be a regular here! Thank you for letting me bring my Sheba named Reba and Heather +Cleo on the patio, too!!! Read more
Our server was excellent. Brandon did a wonderful job of bartending, serving, and running the place. He was very attentive.... Thankfully it wasn't busy because he was the only one around. Food was decent. Bathrooms need major attention. We were thereshortly after it opened so they hadn't had any attention from the night before or the morning. I would love to come back and tryother menu items but I will be sure I do not have to use the bathroom. Read more