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| - I'm a cheap bastard with expensive tastes. So my reviews are geared toward getting somewhat "foody" dishes at what i consider reasonable prices.
With that said, Thirteen North gets one of my very rare 5 star reviews.
I only dined there once, for lunch. It's set in a strip mall, and easy to drive by without noticing. But inside, it's very nicely decorated for a great lunch or dinner place. Relatively modern, clean, welcoming.
We ordered the chips with crab dip ($7). Easily enough for 2-3 to share as an appetizer. It was terrific, with freshly fried chips heavily seasoned with something zesty, similar to Old Bay seasoning, with a nice portion of crab dip. Felt it was an outstanding value, and we cleaned the platter.
I next had their 13 North Burger ($10), cooked well done. It was a healthy sized burger, cooked perfectly, with a nice bun. The blue cheese really popped and gave it a terrific flavor, and the mounds of perfectly grilled onions complimented it nicely. I was stuffed.
The french fries that came with it were fair, neither outstanding nor bad.
My lunch companion ordered sweet potato fries that came with a sweet chili sauce, which was a surprisingly good compliment.
Three daily specials for lunch all sounded great and were a very reasonable $8.
Look, when you can get away with $30 for two for a two course lunch and are nicely full and feel the food was upscale, I consider that a great value.
I will be back for lunch, and probably also for a casual dinner.
If I lived around here, this would definitely be a neighborhood gem, and on a short list of reasonably priced lunch or dinner rotations.
Give it a try.
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