In town for business and found River Inn on Yelp. Nice ambience. Cozy and warm. My server was…read morewonderful. Ordered a grilled shrimp salad with balsamic dressing that was underpriced at $11. My Manhattan was perfect. Great place.

I'll get right to the point: This place is what dreams are made of. They tout the chicken, which is…read moreabsolutely delicious, but don't discount the burgers. Im not joking when I say they taste like unicorns and rainbows. And the service? Second to none. The bartenders are as spicy as the bloody marys. Shake-a-day? Yes! Gambling machines? Also yes. This is where your hole-in-the-wall Wisco bar dreams are made. Get the onion petals and a tap of Spotted Cow to start and enjoy the ride.

Stopped by this place after doing the train fall color tour. Located a few blocks down which is…read morewalkable distance. Interesting small town. Walked in and it seemed busy as we were coming in around lunch hour. We decided to grab a table and waited for a staff member. It took awhile before someone greeted us. It seems like there was only 2 people working running the bar and tables. Took awhile for our drinks and got our menus. I read a caption in their menu and it says it's not fast food and service may take approx 30 minutes or so. I thought that was interesting. We finally got to order our food and that took some little time too. Server was nice. I ordered a Swiss mushroom burger with onion rings. It rained out good. When trying to get our bill and pay, we eventually had to track down someone to pay our bills.

This is a nice local community bar! Very good selection of tap beer. The food was very good! The…read morefresh cut fries were delicious and the burgers were good. The food is a tad overpriced. And my burger bun was pretty stale, so paying $12.00 seemed pretty out there. It's good for a local small pub.

I would order from wings & things super late at night after a night out with friends and i was…read morealways pleased. The wings are insanely tasty and filling! perfect for a late night snack or even a take out dinner!

3.5 stars. Spice not too spicy (don't get the chipotle spice). Wings were good though. Absolutely…read moredo not get the mozzi sticks either. No cheese in them.

Gave this a try with family not too long ago. Convenient parking, easy entry and a clean appearance…read moremake for a nice introduction. A full bar, solidly poured drinks and accommodating servers allow you to settle in. A menu with enough choices to satisfy everyone. Our group mostly ordered the smoked chicken wing special. Large, well prepared wings were appreciated by everyone in our party. I added an order of twice baked potato skins. Not only were they fantastic, they were huge. My side became a shareable for the table. We finished up with some dessert drinks. They were great and put the exclamation point on our visit. Definitely consider this place when you are hungry and in the area!

Burgers were perfectly cooked, pink as ordered. Waitress was beyond amazing! Bar drinks were…read moreawesome! Most diverse menu I have seen in 25 years. Not the same ol same ol thank god! Thanks for thinking outside the box! Can't wait to go back! A+

Great place to find for a Friday night Fish Fry. Small town and big taste and serving size…read more Service was top notch our server Jade had smiles for everyone and a very helpful positive attitude. All other staff were really awesome, Krystal at the bar assisted many with orders of excellent beverages. Locals and others enjoyed the food, beverages and small town casual bar with great food.

Everything is fantastic. Best food and service. Good people. Would be nice to have hot dogs.read more

My husband and I took his brother from New Hampshire out for dinner - he did confess that he was a…read more'picky' eater and really looked skeptical about walleye fingers. He also had never tasted wild rice soup! He was in for a treat and Tippy Canoes didn't disappoint!

Good food. Horrible service. Inattentive staff. Felt completely ignored. Will never return. Really…read moredeclined since ownership change

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.

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.

This place is in the historic Grant Hotel. I had fish tacos and a side salad. You can see in the…read morepicture that it's nicely presented. It was delicious too! They had sweet potatoes as a vegetarian option in some dishes.

Our server was Renee and she was so sweet. Got us refills before our drinks were empty…read more We order the crab cakes which were amazing. I ordered the mushroom swiss burger with fries, it was great. My friend order the ruben Panini with fries, she absolutely loved it. We will definitely be back.