Average food and service on my first trip here. We were going to eat in the Shanghai room but the deafening sound of karaoke deterred us. We opted for the much quieter dining room. Thought the wings looked good from pics I saw. They weren't too great. Not bad either but you can do better at a lot of local bars I could think of. The skin on the wings was not crispy. They probably needed to be fried longer....nothing worse than rubbery chicken skin. The sauce was good but pretty scarce. I'd skip these if I went again. We also got the crabby bacon melt. Usually anything with crab is a hit with me. Not so much with this sandwich. I think if you make a crab melt you should basically make a crab dip and then put that on grilled bread. This was basically a bacon grilled cheese with crab meet added to it. It seemed dry and the bacon overwhelmed the delicate taste of the crab. The cheddar and Swiss they use are hard cheeses to keep in "melty" form for very long and become solidified if not eaten immediately. And given that the service here is lacking and our food likely sat in the kitchen window for awhile our cheese was pretty solidified by the time we got it. The servers are hipsters who seem like they'd rather be anywhere but trying to earn money by serving you. The best part of this experience were the French fries. They're a mix between steak fries and regular fries and were quite good. All in all not a terrible experience but nothing to write home about. The only plus is it's 24 hours. read more

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Service: 1/10 Food: 5/10 Cleanliness: 10/10 I have to start off by saying that I was highly dissatisfied in the service, we kept getting ignored and walked by when the restaurant wasn't even busy, it took about 10 minutes for anyone to come and take our order and an extra 30 minutes for the food to actually get to us. We were just about to leave money for the soda and walk out when the waiter came to the table with the food. As far as refilling our water cups and soda? It took my boyfriend 3 cups slams onto the edge of the table for them to even notice, he kept trying to get the waiters attention before that but he would completely ignore us. Food? It was ok at best, my boyfriends burger was undercooked and my fish patty was over cooked. The only thing good was the fries. I had high hopes for this place but as I read along, I'm seeing the service is all around crappy and slow all the time, I figured maybe we went on a bad night but nope. Needless to say I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone who is hungry and wants to eat in a timely manner. Overall rating: 1 star. read more

So when this place first started out i was unsure of if i would become a returning customer - it occupies the space of a former dingy chinese restaurant, and i was skeptical. But over time it has really grown on me and i now think of it as my go-to 24-hour diner of choice in the whole city! On March 8 my wife and i went to North Star for a late night dinner after a LONG day of running our own business. It was well into the 11pm hour, and we just needed to sit down and have some food. When we eventually got the bill there was a discount applied that we had not asked for/known about - they gave us a "march 8 pay equity day" discount since we are women, and women still earn too much less than men do - what a lovely surprise! (They had no signage about it, it wasn't advertised, it wast just a very nice gesture.) Last week I went for Sunday brunch with a friend and it was busier than i have ever seen it! Despite the fact that it took awhile to get seated the staff was quick to let us know the situation and give us an estimate of wait time. Two not-so good points (but not detracting from my 5 stars obvs!): 1 - I do think that some of the prices are a bit high for a diner (yes, the food is good, but it's not THAT good!) but when you have limited options of places to go to (i.e. late at night) this is a solid option. 2 - the music is often on a few notches too loud for my tastes (granted this is usually when the heaviest/darkest music that i am NOT a fan of to begin with) which can make conversations hard to have. read more

Fun atmosphere, kid friendly (we arrived around 4:30 PM with three kids) and good service. My Halloween-obsessed 5 yo asked if they had skeleton pancakes, and our server said they didn't, so my son chose fish & chips. Then as we were eating our server brought out a skull pancake for my son - the cook thought it was a cool idea and wanted to try to make it. North Star made his day! The Reuben was delicious, fries were super yummy, and my husband enjoyed his tuna melt. read more

I really wanted to like this place. All my friends would tell me how bomb this place is so I finally went and tried it and I was nothing but disappointed. My girlfriend got the steak breakfast while I got the North Star burger. First of all the steak was basically like chewing on a shoe, and the eggs and hash browns didn't really have any flavour. My burger I expected to be at least a little better than fast food being a diner and all but when I asked what the secret sauce was I was told it's basically like what's on a Big Mac. Doesn't sound too good and didn't taste good either. I also got a side of onion rings and they weren't bad but nothing special. A downside to that is that they only gave me four onion rings?? Like just 4? Hey maybe I just went on a bad day I guess so I was going to give two stars, but golly the bill came out to around 45 dollars. With food tasting like that and prices that high I would just be lying saying that this place is anything above one star. read more

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Crown jewel of Greenwood. Hearty, amazing food. Surprisingly good for a 24hr diner. The astronauts along the wall are a cool touch. Their happy hour is fire. The Bramble cocktail is my favorite. Late night happy hour loaded fries 10/10. Chicken fried steal 10/10. North Star is special. Cherish it fam. read more

North Star Diner - Favorite spot 3 - Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Quirky space that's open at all hours! Tasty North American style diner food, with lots of great vegetarian options.

Main points - bad food - bad service - very slow - long wait - disorganized I had super high hopes for this place and was sadly very let down. We had a very long wait and they were pretty disorganized. They put some people's name on a list but not others so different staff were pulling people to tables in not the right order. Waits and disorganization I can totally deal with if the foods good and I would never give someone a bad review just based on the wait. It was a Sunday morning and I get things get hectic. The food was TERRIBLE. My sister and I both ordered pancakes and they were extremely under cooked. Very gooey. Still I would not give a place a bad reiview but then I asked for the check and the waitress looked at my meal that I only took a couple bites of and asked if I wanted a box when I said no she did not ask if anything was wrong but brought me the full check. Most staff would ask if someone literally left their entire meal on the plate. Very disappointing! Now I'm out 15 dollars! Also this is my first review under 4 stars so it takes a lot for me to review badly. read more

North Star Diner - This is what was left on my plate when I asked for the check. Waitress did not ask if anything was wrong, just handed me the bill. - Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Positives first - Great karaoke, great decor, very friendly staff, so much potential. The main issue i had was the smell. It smelled like potting soil in an extremely off-putting way and took at least 30 minutes to get over. Food was not great. Mac and cheese seemed like it was made with the nacho cheese you get at Taco Bell and grilled cheese sandwich made with Kraft American cheese. read more

We met at this restaurant to have a conversation but the music was so loud and also horrible that we couldn't stay. The menu looked good, wish I could have tried it. They did turn the volume down for a minute but then cranked it back up almost immediately. If you want a nice place to have a night relaxed place to eat this isn't it. read more

Holy Cats my ears are still ringing...and I am happy about it. Wild Powwers showed up at The North Star Shanghai Room last night for the Greenwood Music Crawl yesterday and blew the place up! Apparently I am the last one to know that this is one of the best bands in Seattle. Kudos to NS owners Tony and Travis for this pick! Lara Hilgeman on guitar,vox, kickass drummer Lupe Flores, and bass/vox Jordan Gomez we're at 100% last night. I'm not going to rave about the band anymore you have a computer, they have plenty of web presence (start with WildPowwers .com) What I will rave about is Tony and Travis and bartender Brandi, the support staff, sorry guys I lost a couple brain cells can't remember your names just yet and how they just kept handling with their usual aplomb, serving excellent quality drinks with no lag in service or quality. You guys never get flustered. Day um! read more

Man these guys get a 1 star because they burnt my toast. That's disrespectful and Just plain Rude. I mean the toast was black. I got my order to go and when I got home I realized the toast was burned so I called them to complain and they wanted me to come all the way back for some new toast. I don't want new toast. I want whoever put that crusty Bread in my box to have a talking too. I don't expect a free meal but a discount or partial refund would make things right. read more

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One of the best tasting chicken fried steaks, it's smothered in bacon gravy. Kinda a strange place but I would definitely eat here again if we are in the area. Free parking in the back if you provide your plate number. read more

Service was slow, food was okay, and the price was a bit steep for a classic diner. I got a classic breaskfast, eggs over medium, side of sausage, and hash browns. No complaints. Overall it wasn't bad. Prices definitely aren't insane, but close mid to high end place for a breakfast diner so not sure I'd return with so many other options out there. read more

Amazing. It was perfect. This is what I've been looking for in Seattle since moving here 8yrs ago. Best club sandwich in town. Keep up the great work!! We'll be back for sure! read more

NOTE: I don't drink and I don't like karaoke - my review is strictly for the North Star Diner and *NOT* the Shanghai Room. I have no opinion on the bar itself. I don't Yelp a lot. Most of the time, I'm a pretty happy camper about my experiences, and even if I'm not, I won't bother logging in to discuss it. Something about Yelp just seems passive-aggressive, and that's not my style. Most of the time, restaurants are solid enough unless I get treated poorly like at a certain Capitol Hill all-night diner that I despise. However, this is a special case - reading the four reviews that have been posted before me (as of this writing), I didn't think it was prudent to allow so much sunshine while there are clearly clouds on the horizon. It's pretty clear that they worked hard to get the place open, and I was pretty ecstatic to have an all-night eatery in the neighborhood. With all of the work being done, I assumed that the inside of the restaurant would be... nicer? cooler? I'm not sure what the word is, here - basically, it feels unwelcoming. I found that it had more in common with a doctor's waiting room than some of the other diners around town. Even IHOP's white walls have at least some art hanging on them. Sure, they kept some of the decor of the China Jade and Yen Wor before it, but if you never managed a meal at either iteration, there was no amount of decor that was going to cover up the abomination those establishments referred to as "food". White walls... white walls... Some of the other things that struck me: 1.) Wait staff don't know the menu. During both of my visits, the servers returned to my table after a few minutes to have me point out what it was I wanted to eat. Okay, this logistical error is resolved with time - staff will get to know everything at some point, so it's really not that big a deal. The servers with whom I've spoken have all been super nice, hard-working people. 2.) The karaoke bar has got its share of colorful characters - it always has. If you've lived in Greenwood for any length of time - and I've been there for fifteen years - you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. It's a little disturbing when one of the patrons, after clearly having had a few, walks into the diner from the bar, and up to my table as I'm sitting and having a coffee, then starts asking me how the food is, breathing on me with an old drunk's boozy breath, curious about what I've ordered and how drunk I am. Not being shy, I politely but openly and sternly asked him to leave me the hell alone. "Okay, bro, cool. Can I have a fist bump?" "No, I don't do that - be on your way." 3.) The purchased the Yen Wor, lock, stock, and barrel. Another reviewer mentioned the plates - yes, they're serving on the same plates that Yen Wor used. A plate is a plate is a plate, but it was a funny thing to see when I got my first order. FOOD: My first order was steak and eggs, which is a staple of my late-night diner habits. For $15.99, you get a 6 oz. steak, hash browns, and three eggs any way you want 'em. When my plate arrived at my table, I expected a small piece of meat (6 oz. is nothing), but my eggs were a little soft (scrambled), and there weren't a whole lot of hash browns. Hash browns are generally the throw-away aspect, here, because Beth's pretty much gives them away. A t-bone steak and eggs plate at Shari's in Shoreline is $16.99, but it's a t-bone twice the size, and you get toast. Coffee was negligible. It's better than 7-11 drip, about on par with the 5 Point, but not near the quality of 13 Coins. My second order two nights later was a stack of pancakes with a side of "ham steak", each served again on the chinese plates (lol). The pancakes were pretty small (the plates are small), with a little blackening around the edges (same for the "ham steak"). The pancakes were underdone. I didn't get too bothered because the pancakes seemed inexpensive at $5.99 (ham steak for an additional $3.00), but an underdone pancake inside coupled with burned pancake outside... not really a good deal at any price. One opinion is that they're new, and seemingly cash-poor, so they opened up with what they had and are making the best of limited resources. Another opinion is... do you really want to stumble out the gate instead of putting your best foot forward? I believe at least two of the three individuals who own the place were present during each of my visits. They seem like nice people, and were clearly working their tails off to make things as good as they could. I'm not opposed to returning in two months to see how well they've fared. I really want to give them an extra star, and I truly want to help them out by giving them a solid review instead of preventing a really cool thing from taking off... but I'd be lying to myself if I did that, and my disappointment level is pretty high. I'll see you again in a couple of months, North Star, but for right now, you're asking me to pay 13 Coins prices for Lost Lake quality. read more

Ever since the day a piece of our hearts sank into oblivion (R.I.P Yen Wor), we have been somewhat patiently waiting for the completely renovated, wholly reinvented, grand opening of North Star. In so many words, it was worth the wait. The new bar is gorgeous, the new menu is a glorified, Seattle version of the 24 hour diner, and even the bathrooms have been brought into the 21st century. It's only been one day so this review will inevitably be updated, but I'm happy to report that the corner of 87th and Greenwood is back (sorry #theHouse) and the hometown crew is excited for a new dawn in late night eating and raucous singing all nights of the week. read more

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We decided to give it another shot. Surely a month is enough time to get things in order. We walked in and my partner jokingly says, "Let's sit at the counter, we can't get ignored there!" Well...we did (sit at the counter AND get ignored). The server who handed us menus was nice, but distracted (it was busy, understandable). We ordered promptly and asked for coffee and water. Water came quickly, but we waited a half hour for coffee (drip, and literally four feet in front of us seated at the counter). Placated by coffee, we continued to wait, noticing other counter seated folks getting food. Then eating food. Then finishing it. At approximately one hour after ordering, the server asks us what we're still waiting for. Well...our food. We remind her of our order, and she disappears into the kitchen. We wait another five minutes without getting an update on our order, and catch her eye telling her we've decided to leave. She apologized, which was nice, but really...we want to like this place. And we just can't. We're twice burned. read more

Quirky, funky, classy -- that was the crowd and crew at the Shanghai Room for Karaoke on a Monday night. This made for a wide array of songs from all genres. A couple of folks were having high school musical nostalgia and went to town with scores from Disney movies to Sondheim classics. Hair band songs done well. Rick James got everyone dancing. Heavy pours at amazing Monday-All-Day Happy hour prices which gave me a smidge of courage needed to get myself to sing a tune onstage. My favorite part was last call, last song--performed by the bartender WHILST preparing a multiple step cocktail, muddling herbs to boot! Lol It was a blast and we shall return! read more

I was very excited to see a diner go in where the yen wor had been, but was seriously let down after we ate there. It's like a couple hipsters with little to no experience in the biz and have no clue what they're doing. The water glasses are ENORMOUS, probably about 48 oz. and belong in a fun house. I brought my child of 10 and he couldn't navigate drinking from these glasses without help for fear of giving himself a shower. The plates are all oval, which again is fine if your design your meals around this fact. But when you slap down some water pasta on a plate and dollop some sauce and Parmesan on top, it looks like I'm visiting a college students house who had a mod podge collection of plates. My dinner was a pork torta and it was very small and on a very hard bread. The pork lacked flavor and just looked so sad. Obviously they have never had a torta or seen one for that matter, because a torta bread is supposed to be soft and round. This looked like a day old baguette that they cut in half. I paid 27 not including tip for a meal that seemed like a college student put together. The waiter was unsure of himself and the menu. When I asked him questions he would mumble and didn't know the answers. My 10 year old asked what was wrong with him. I'm going to stick to places like razzis, Neptune, and munch cafe. read more

Fun, funky, classic dinner food done well. I met friends for bunch and we all enjoyed our food. The service was perfect. Friendly, fast, and knowledgeable. The only reason I didn't rate a 5 is due to a need for something to absorb sound. It was pretty difficult to catch up with friends. The pancakes are fluffy and delicious with blueberries. They have poached eggs down pat, perfection. read more

So here are my thoughts: Summary: Food: better than your typical diner food. It rivals any of my favorite places in Seattle, is served in bigger portions, and is substantially cheaper than any of them. This place has taken the prize for my favorite cheeseburger in all of Seattle. Finally! Service: Really, really great. Such friendly and genuine people there. When the kitchen was moving a little slower than our server would have liked, he paid extra attention to us, kept us informed of the situation, made sure he topped off our drinks, and compensated us in the end. Atmosphere: it's a clean diner that used to be a dirty chinese restaurant. It still has a bunch of the chinese restaurant structure and art that was built into the ceiling/walls. I think it's cool. It's not your typical "diner" decor, but if they made it look all trendy and swank then they'd charge more for their food, and when I go to a restaurant, I'd rather be paying for good service and good food rather than good interior design. The place is clean and comfortable - what more do you need from a diner? Bar: LOVE the bar! The cocktail I had was the perfect summer cocktail. It was this gin/lemon/mint/sparkling white wine thing. Yummy. Good beer selection - something there for you no matter what your taste - and the cider was good, too. Great music, Conclusion: I will be going back to both the diner and the bar (I love karaoke). Maybe even tomorrow if I can convince my husband. I don't understand the bad reviews. Complaints about big water glasses and oval plates are retarded - if the shape and size of dishes upsets you, you should probably just go f*** yourself. And I hope that anyone who had a bad experience with service gives this place another chance, because it's definitely worth it. I know it's new, so perhaps they were still working out some bugs or weren't fully staffed. It's worth a second chance, for sure. Good food, great value. Details: Up until today, Rain City Burgers was the best burger joint for me. I've tried Kidd Valley, Uneeda Burger, Dick's, and countless other restaurants, cafes and diners. For me, it's about the balance between flavor, price, and maneuverability. North Star Diner's "Drive Thru" burger is the perfect size - big enough to fill you up, but small enough to hold and eat without it being a huge mess where everything slides around. The flavor of the beef is great - it's really well seasoned and has great natural flavor, and the toppings all taste very real and fresh. It comes with shoestring french fries that I couldn't stop shoving into my face - even though this was my husband's plate (he always orders better than I do). They could easily charge $10 for this - but it was $6!!! I had the pancakes topped with pulled pork and eggs. Weird, perhaps - but really good! The pancakes were very fluffy and light and not at all chewy or dry. The pulled pork was surprisingly good. I got a good mix of the crispy bits from the ends and the juicy bits from the middle. Lots of natural flavor well balanced with seasoning. And when I put some hot sauce on there it became a whole new adventure! Sweet/spicy/savory/juicy...just so much going on! The eggs were cooked exactly how I ordered them - over easy. The coffee was strong and I had to sweeten it up more than normal diner coffee, but I love that caffeine buzz! We paid $21 for a meal that would have cost at least $10 more anywhere else in Seattle, and probably wouldn't have tasted as good, and would have been a 35% smaller portion. I stuffed myself silly! This will definitely be a place we go to a lot. read more

Swing and a miss... hoping for a better experience next time. It took them quite some time to tell us that they were out of what we ordered for our kids and we were waiting so long that we just chose the easiest thing that they had on the menu (Toast). When our plates final arrived they were disappointing from the meal to price performance. We had to ask for the condiments that were published on the menu and what we ordered was blah....Darn. PROS: -Good location -Good parking -I liked the menu CONS: -Price needs to match food and level of service -Lots of people standing around while we are sitting there without forks/knives, drinks and looking lost. -Venue needs a few more tweaks read more

An adventurous opening week! I've been a few times, and it just gets better and better as they settle in. My favorites so far: 1. The cinnamon roll. The perfect bread-to-cinnamon-to icing ratio, and it feeds the whole family. 2. The Malt Blanc cocktail - scotch, earl gray honey, almond milk 3. The bar menu has every item that a bar menu should have, including a Caesar salad 4. Four kinds of gravy. I'll admit the only one I've tried is bacon gravy, and it was scrumptious 5. The Super Chevela. There is an entire beer that slowly empties into your cocktail, and it is a spectacle. You'll see... 6. Chocolate peanut butter milkshake. YUM. And worth the price. (Pulp Fiction references a $5 shake as pricey. That was over 20 years ago. I don't think $6 today is too much to pay for a solid milkshake in a sit-down restaurant, in a city where businesses pay employees a fair wage. Plus, there's a cheaper option for kids.) 7. $1 coffee 8. I couldn't sleep the other night. Lying awake at 3 a.m., it was comforting to know that I could go somewhere in the neighborhood that wasn't Beth's Cafe. read more

North Star Diner - The North Star Burger, with a side of potato salad. In the Shanghai Room, where it is soooooo perfectly dark. - Bars Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I've been here twice now, and have had a great experience both times. Here's what I liked: - Really fun atmosphere in the bar. It's comfy, the karaoke is alternately impressive and hilarious, and the service has consistently been warm and friendly. - The cocktails are delicious, and the beer selection is thoughtful. - When you sit at the bar, you get a card. One side is build your own breakfast burrito, the other side is build your own baked potato. You just check off all of the ingredients you want. This is awesome. I'd strongly recommend checking this place out, I'll definitely be coming back. read more

I really wanted to like this place more -- all-night diners with unique vibes and low-key atmospheres are one of the five defining pillars of American cuisine. Service - 3/5. Sometimes they're a tad on the slow side but for the most part they're reasonable. Nothing over the top, but nothing bad. They were good about keeping the coffee refilled, but the water cups not so much. Food - 3.5/5. The hash browns were just "ok" -- not crispy, but also not terrible. The scrambles are "ok, but I could make something of similar quality at home." Portion sizes are big. Cocktails - 1/5. Combining three types of flavored liqueurs that *sound* like they would go well together does not constitute mixology. I've tried two, and both were overly sugary and overly boozy. I advise against these. Haven't tried the mimosas yet though so maybe those are ok. Bottom line: neat, unique spot with a great atmosphere -- I'd go here again if I'm around Greenwood at brunch time but wouldn't go out of my way to stop in again. Out-of-towners: there are much better breakfast/brunch places in Seattle. read more

This place has tons of parking! We went here because we couldn't find parking to go where we had intended, so congrats on winning our business due to parking convenience lol. The good: - Parking (see above) - Vanilla Milkshake - very tasty! Nothing out of the ordinary. - Tuna Melt - my husband had this and said it was very good. The bad: - The caesar salad was terrible. First off, the salad was big and served on a small plate. Whenever I stuck my fork in, the salad would pour off of the plate onto the table! Second, the dressing was horrible. It seemed like it was trying to be a lighter caesar, but a lot of the lettuce barely had any dressing on it (a problem which I couldn't remedy because I wasn't able to toss the salad since the plate was too small) and the dressing which was on it didn't taste nearly as good as most caesar salads. - The service was meh. I got served my caesar salad and my waitress didn't come by ever. Someone else came and took the salad away about 20 minutes later, and then of course the waitress was surprised when I didn't seem overly happy when she dropped off the check, even though she hadn't come by during the entire 20 minutes while I sat with a salad I wasn't eating. Overall - OK. read more

This place has a few shining stars on it's menu in a mire of meh. I've visited the North Star diner 3 times now, twice for breakfast and once for dinner. I REALLY want to like this place as Greenwood needs a delicious breakfast spot (open 24 hours is a bonus), but I can't in good conscious recommend this place yet. It is also expensive. I used to say that you couldn't find a Seattle breakfast for under $10. The North Star Diner breakfast seems to run on average about $13. You gotta knock it out of the park every single time if you're going to charge that much! This ain't Ballard yet baby. The shining stars I saw were the following: *Their breakfast sausage is some of the best tasting sausage I've had in a long time. I would eat it again in a heartbeat *Their Challah french toast was everything that french toast should be. It was a little undercooked, but I was willing to look past that! *Their doughnut hole milkshake: Wowza! Yeah, it's $8, but it was so sinfully delicious with chunks of doughnut everywhere. I cried when I saw the price, but my tastebuds thanked me. The flops I've tasted: *Their hashbrowns: I don't how you make hashbrowns so flavorless, but they manage it! My boyfriend even substituted the hashbrowns for fresh fruit during our second breakfast trip. The fruit wasn't anything to write home about either. A small bowl of almost bad pineapple with two grapes. *Their breakfast burrito: I really wanted to try their Green Chile, and why not smother a burrito in it? Bleh. I didn't add meat ($2!) to my burrito, so I did hashbrowns (a mistake already mentioned above), cheddar, egg, onion, and tomato. Another flavorless flop. Their green chile just tasted of stewed pork (no chile flavor or heat...), and the burrito flavorless sustenance wrapped in a warm tortilla. *Their mushroom and tomato grilled cheese thing: It needs tarragon or thyme to really brighten it up. Just a sloppy mess of calories between two pieces of toast. *Their steak fries: undercooked and underseasoned. Don't be afraid to use some salt, and surprise my taste buds with something other than naked potato! I'm sure we'll forget past infractions and try again in 6 months, but this is not yet the diner it could be. read more

Truly disappointing. My nachos were cold immediately after being served, as were my guest's scrambled eggs. Conversations were impossible because of noise levels. We had to shout across the table. read more

Oh my word, this place is so delicious. I got the crab & avocado benedict and nearly cheered after my first bite. The crab was local Dungeness -- big chunks of crab too, not crab salad. My husband got the Club (sorry, I forget which), and he said it was amazing. We also both drank our weight in Shanghai Slings. The staff was fun and sweet -- Danika who served us is a karaoke regular at the Shanghai Room (the bar next door in the same establishment), and Travis, one of the owners, is a hoot. I also liked that this place wasn't super twee and hipster like a lot of the establishments going up around Greenwood. It reminded me of the Seattle of my youth -- a hint of punk rock and zero pretention. read more

I'm a fan of North Star's food. Great chicken-fried steak, killer buffalo cauliflower, amazing bloody Marys with house made pickles, and to-die-for pancakes. Which is what I was craving tonight. So imagine my irritation when I go to the **24/7** diner to have pancakes and the **24/7** diner is closed. Nothing on the website and nothing on the door. Just...dark. What gives, North Star? That's bad business right there. read more

Average diner fare with, and okay service, went with two other people, the gravy for the biscuits and gravy was cold, my french toast was dry and not spiced at all, the hubbys chicken fried steak was the winner, coffee was pretty standard pnw, dark and bitter. read more

It is fantastic having a 24 hour diner style restaurant close and even better that the food is good and service is quick. If you're really in for entertainment, go in the room next door to the dive bar and karaoke lounge for even more fun. Love this place! read more

Diner paradise, caffeine a plenty, comforting atmosphere, large selection, relatively quick service, and friendly server. I had the steak and eggs, I can't remember what my date had, but they were very happy. The prices were reasonable too. I'm never in this neighborhood anymore, but would go back anytime I am. read more

At last, and just in time for what feels like the long-awaited Greenwood revival. We've needed a 24-hour-joint-that-is-not-Beth's for a long time; fortunately, this friendly spot is much more than just a placeholder. I'll leave the reviews of the Shanghai Room to others, though I have indeed tested the entire non-rum section of the specialty cocktails menu (the things I do for you, Yelp!) and can recommend the bar's work with confidence. Try the Malt Blanc...carefully. Very sneaky, that one. So, the restaurant. First off, if the Yelpers whining about dishware issues would kindly go back to California or wherever, that'll leave more room for the rest of us. (The bar-only crowd whining that it's not the former Yen Wor gin joint can kindly go back to the Baranof, or possibly jail.) Burgers, pulled pork, omelets (mmm Cassiopeia), INSANELY GREAT PANCAKES, and various other breakfast items all excellent; I don't love their chili, but I get what they're going for; ditto the coffee, which is a perfectly nice roast that isn't precisely the way I'd do it myself. The waitstaff is friendly, and service has been fast and well-executed after a few glitches in the first week or two. Overall, a promising start, and I am pleased that the rest of the neighborhood seems to be catching on. Next stop: The dinner menu! read more

The biscuits and bacon gravy are so good. And the French toasts sticks. And the staff!

Seriously, if I lived here, I'd probably be a regular at the bar part of this business entity. Holy hell- Okay, so I was visiting with my best friend from San Diego and our Airbnb put us in this community, Greenwood. Being the drunkards, our first Yelp search took us to Naked City (which is also pretty good), which then led us to some other bar, I'm blanking on name, which then led us to The Baranof...and with all the combination of different alcohols flowing through our system, my drunk friend thought to stumble into the North Star Diner for some late-night munchies. As she was taking a quick siesta while waiting for our food, I took notice to Shanghai room as I was walking around, looking for bathroom. I got to talking to some guy who introduced himself as "Tony" and asked us what we were in town for. I told him it was my birthday weekend, to which he invited us to Shanghai Room, but we were both pretty done for night, so I took the offer for the next night. Next night- we're there. Drinks are flowing, karaoke is karaoke-ing, and its definitely packed. Tony and the bartender, Jimmy, took care of us out-of-towners and were very friendly and welcoming. Thanks for the great night. I think someone picked up our tab, but I felt like I still owed them something, so I brought some cash the next night just because it was a really good, memorable birthday. On our way home, I asked my friend if food was good at North Star, since she had always gotten food there after every night we spent drinking, she confirmed it was. I think she got some club sandwich and also a tuna sandwich. tl;dr. GO TO SHANGHAI ROOM. read more

OMG BREAKFAST BURRITO WAS AMAZIING!!! you choose what u like in it filling and satisfying !! Everything I've had here has been really good!! read more

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Where to start. I wanted to try this place since it opened. My wife never tries anything new and this is the reason why. Disappointing experiences. The menu we read online was very intriguing and I was excited to try out some of the items. Even though they misspelled key menu items like the Aries(spelled Aires). We still decided to go in on a Wednesday at 2:00 or so. There was 1 table that was finishing up, so it concerned me. We happened to sit at what felt like a busted booth by the window. Our server was ok. He was young and polite. But he had no idea what a pina colada was when my wife asked. So she went for a margarita and enjoyed it. Definitely not worth the $8 to her. It tasted good but seemed small. I ordered bacon as a side, to start with. It came out warm, but crispy. So crispy I had 1 nibble, and wasn't good. The rest was beyond brittle. I love pork, and it was terrible. We both ordered benedicts, and were equally let down. Though the hollandaise was good, it tasted like it's cream based and not butter based. There was barely any of it on the totally over poached eggs. So I was lucky enough to pay for a side of it that seemed to take a few minutes to arrive. After all, it was busy(with one other table) The cook had 2 items to cook. I put my eggs on the bacon plate. The server didn't acknowledge that at all. He just asked if it tasted ok. If I had eggs I could eat, it might have been better. My wife was pretty upset at this. I ordered a side of pulled pork, because I love pork. Unfortunately, it was barely warmed up at all. But it was the best tasting item at the table. The hash browns....crispy on one side, mushy on the rest of it and bland as it gets. I never salt, but here, I had to. The English muffins, weren't toasted at all. They were chewy and cold. But mine came with a paper cup of jam. I was forced to eat the one flavor, not given another option. We paid $50 for a breakfast neither one of us enjoyed. Or really liked. I don't drink so I really didn't have any high points, and my wife's drink wasn't enough for her to reflect on positively due to the disappointing breakfast. She refuses to go back. The menu sounds great, appetizing, and drew is in. The weather was great, service could be more attentive, but that's just fine tuning. The food.......put some love into it. Seasoning helps a lot. The presentation was mediocre, with pointless red Savoy and an old orange slice. If you're gonna do breakfast, you can't screw it up. It really sets the tone for one's day. Cooking is the easiest job in a restaurant besides doing dishes. I did it for 27 years, I know. read more

Came here when I heard Anthony Bourdain made Shanghai Room a stop for his show "Parts Unknown". On a Friday night, we first ventured into the Diner side and found it to be a little too family-friendly for us at that moment, so we moved to the Shanghai Room side. The service was friendly and prompt, the atmosphere was fun and upbeat, the food and drinks were absolutely delicious. Music was good but not too loud, we could still have a conversation with each other or the bartender. Some Akira was on the TV screens, and there are a few pinball/arcade games in the corner. My wife and I had a really great time here, and it didn't break the bank. I'm not vegan, but I enjoyed the "Vegan Buffalo Wings". We also enjoyed the boneless Fried Chicken, partially because the little red potatoes that came on the side were awesome. On the drinks side, we tried a Celery Tonic and Chartreuse Swizzle, and both were amazing. We'll definitely be back in the summer with to check out the outdoor patio. read more