The Northern Lake Tavern & Grille

My five stars is based on local comparisons. Nothing compares to The Northern! Best menu in town. Where else can I get a peanut butter bacon cheese burger or a red eye burger around here? Sometimes it’s very difficult to find parking as their lot is smaller than their demand.

Love the tots. What more can you say?

The Northern is a great place
I have taken several friends with me to the Northern and have never been disappointed
The food is great and the service is above average
The bone in wings are the best
A 2 for 1 afternoon happy hour on drinks would take it to the top
Thanks
Mark
Chisago

food came fast. good service. nice atmosphere. split a full rack of ribs. Nothing to write home about. but good. Would I eat here again yes. They have some beautiful dining tables.

Plays like something conjured up in the mind of Guy Fieri. Loved it.

The parking lot was full when we arrived — a good sign we thought! Unfortunately once inside the front door, the hostess was too busy bussing tables to acknowledge we were there — not a great start. Once seated though, our waitress was friendly and competent. We ordered the Thursday night special ribs. The price was right and the ribs decent albeit a big dry. The French fries were quite good.

Solid. Not a lot of choices in the area and they were more than competent. Nice people serving good, filling food and with affordable prices.

The food was good, we had the cob salad and the crispy fish tacos. The cob salad was a decent size portion and tasty. The fish tacos came recommended as my previous choice (Mac and cheese) was shot down by my honest but very polite waiter. Overall good food good service. Will be going back.

Went here with my girlfriend one night at the beginning of a really bad thunderstorm. It is a very clean, pretty cool looking place. We split a buffalo chicken sandwich and a cuban sandwich and both were really good. I also loved the tater tots. By the time we got done eating, the storm had progressed to a monsoon. On our way out, the bartender said we really shouldn’t leave until the storm blew over. Despite the fact that it was closing time, they offered to refill our drinks and let us snuggle on the couch in the game area until the wind died down. I would definitely come back to this place for the food and the very friendly staff.

Our family loves it here. The cheese curds are amazing and the food is all great! It has fun arcade games in the waiting area to occupy the kids and just a fin atmosphere overall. Monday nights they have Bingo which is always busy and fun.

I love this place! My «go to» here is the flame burger! It is on point! They are always really nice here and the food is always great

Based one visit. I thought the food was good, and the value too. The atmosphere was nice, casual. I thought it seemed very clean and the staff of course were very nice. I will come here again.

C H A E E E Z C U RRRRRRDSSSSS
Wow, I was always hesitant to stop here when it was Trappers, never did, but what a cute place it is now. Love the furnishings, love the menu, love the tvs, love the bar, love the location, love the cutesy wall décor, love the clean bathroom, love the hooks under the bar for purses, LOVE THE VIEW OVER THE LAKE.
Started out with the cheese curds, which weren’t even curds. They were square blocks of white cheddar, lightly battered and fried to perfection. Ordered the cheeseburger, and had HIGH hopes when asked what temp I wanted it. Why bother asking if you are going to cook it well anyway? The quality of the beef was meh, nothing a little BBQ sauce couldn’t fix. It is difficult to find a burger whose beef is of superior grade that it can stand on it’s own, know what I mean? I even got a sesame seed bun with that burger !
Learned about a new to me IPA Goose Head from Chi Town.
Then there was the bartender… at least I understand that in rural ares like this, owners are often lucky just to find reliable help. Add well trained, personable, and competent to that, and it rarely happens. The pretty, really hot young bartender treated me like the majority of pretty, hot bartenders do– crappy, with attitude. Good way to blow a tip.
Server Golden Rule — Treat everyone the same.
T A T E R T O T S H A D C H O P P E D P A R S L E Y O N T H E M !

Absolutely horrible service. We waited like 10 minutes for our waiter to get us a drink, then they brought our my food and not hers after 20 minutes. After another 20 minutes of waiting for them to bring hers out and still nothing we asked for our check. The manager came over right after I left and thankfully told us we wouldn’t be charged anything.

Being a bloody mary enthusiast I have been jonesing for a stellar one for months… most are far to salty, lacking in flavor and far to watery. Grody. This one (being the basic with s pickle, celery and olive) was superb. I went with the house infused vodka (onions and peppers) holy schnikes a party in my mouth!!! Highly recommend this place if you’re craving a bloody! Also had a stellar waitress! Attentive waitress w out being to annoying! Had to wait a few to be seated, overall über pleased after hearing mixed reviews about the place.

Excellent Spicy Turkey Sandwich and attentive staff. Authentic country atmosphere, with stunning view of small lake
and farm through panoramic windows. Great Whiskey selection.

Stopped here after a hockey game and boy am I glad we did. I knew it was going to be good when we walked in at 7pm on a Monday and there was only one table open.
Flo had the fish sandwich which was out of sight good, backed up with crispy tater tots. I had the bacon burger on a pretzel bun which was perfect.
Price was less than we expected, the waitresses were prompt and polite.
Definitely will stop again when in town

Love this place! Finally a restaurant, or business for that matter in Chisago county that knows what’s up! The menu is current and offers a lot of choices. My family has always enjoyed everything we’ve tried, from the square shaped cheese curds that are amazing to the loaded hot dogs, hamburgers and pastrami sandwiches, it is all so good!
Can’t wait to try the infamous monster bloody Mary’s that are on special on Sundays… definitely recommend this place!

Stopped here for breakfast. Service was very friendly and very attentive. The bloody Mary’s were excellent, served with a skewer of shrimp, cheese, pickle, pepper, and a piece of crispy bacon.
The breakfast options are simple but delicious. They put a lot of cheese on the breakfast boats, could be a little too much for some.
We will definitely be going back.

Had party of nine and made accommodations pretty quickly. Drinks were REAL cheap, 3 large rail drinks, a Surly Beer & a Woodford Bourbon was $ 25 including tip on a Saturday night.
Food was pretty standard fare. I had the Sasquatch burger special which stayed with me a bit longer then wanted.
In Chisago tri city area I would say this is the best burger joint around, and can now see why people don’t leave their table with those bar prices.