| rev:text
| - North just doesn't do it for me. I really want to like it, and the two times I have been I have been excited about what I ordered, but in the end it just always falls flat for me. This last time we went as a group of 5 at around 8 or so on a Sunday night. The patio had a few scattered tables but the inside was empty and cavernous. Obviously, we were promptly seated and our waitress came over and took drink orders.
The girl was fantastic, very sweet, and had a great sense of humor. We ordered a calamari appetizer, an artichoke appetizer, and my dish was the "not your typical" chicken lasagna. I tried some of the calamari but was really irritated that an otherwise crispy exterior is marred by being jumbled among dressing covered field greens. The taste was good, but presentation was awful. I didn't try artichoke because I don't like the stuff. My lasagna dish sounded really good, a deconstructed cheeseless lasagna that consisted of the flat sheet noodles, copious amounts of spinach, a few too many leeks, a teaspoon or so of shredded chicken, a sprinkling of mushrooms, mounds of tomatoes all covered in a super slippery broth like sauce. This dish is a fail. It is way too messy to eat and the flavors just don't really work together. Way too much going on. I will stick to "typical" stuff from now on.
A mistake was made along the way, where an incorrect pizza was made, but it was remedied within minutes and a free dessert was given. I appreciate when businesses make up for their shortcomings. I had the nutella moussecake and man oh man was it good. I have to learn to replicate it. The strawberries do not make an appropriate garnish though.
Overall, I had a nice experience here, but I think that can be attributed to the company more than anything else. NoRTH won't ever be my first dining choice, but it wouldn't be my last either.
|