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| - I recently read a review in the Wisconsin State Journal that brought me to 43 North, and I have to agree with the excited tone that the reviewer had. If you follow my Yelp reviews, you'll know that I consider myself to be quite the savvy diner, so when I found out 43 North had a happy hour running from 5-7, I couldn't stay away. From drinks to dinner, everything on our bill was 30% off. They were premiering a new menu a bit different from the one accessible on their website, which seemed to be an improvement. Most of the dishes have an option of a small or large portion, so if you like to share like we do, it's perfect.
To start, the service was excellent. We were seated immediately, and our waitress was always pleasant. We started with the lobster bisque, and they happily split our serving into two portions. In general, the creamy yumminess that is bisque makes for a great crowd pleaser, but this bisque went a step further by adding whole chunk lobster to the bottom of the bowl, topped with a lobster fritter and surprisingly complimentary marshmallows. We licked our bowls clean.
Next we had the beef carpaccio, which was also stellar. Though the flavor of the beef was a bit masked by the heavy handed olive oil and shaved cheese application, the ingredients were all still incredibly addictive...something I could eat an entire plate of alone.
Our entrees came out of the kitchen hot, but they were a bit more disappointing. The game hen was roasted beautifully, but the gnocchi served under the half bird seemed like an afterthought, and had little flavor other than the sweetened sauce that was present over the entire dish. Hen= crispy and delicious, the rest of the dish= meh, I'm going to save room for dessert. The scallops with a celeriac puree were also good, but not great. The scallops weren't properly seared, which is fine with me if the flavors are there...but they missed the mark. It was impossible to get past the fact that every single bite had sand in it. I was crunching upon the sea, and wasn't liking it. The celeriac was delicious, but again, I just couldn't get past the mouth of rocks I got. I pulled our waitress aside and told her about the issue, and she was very sweet, but I had no idea what I meant when I said there was sand in my food. "You mean the texture was off?" No, sand, like you find at the beach, is in my food. "Oh, I'm sorry...." A friend of mine visited the restaurant one day later, got the scallops, and also experienced the issue. Either our waitress didn't tell the chef, or the issue wasn't properly addressed.
All of that aside, I will be back to try their other small plates. I'm a sucker for high-end food at a happy hour price, and 43 North has a place in my Monday night (everywhere else I want to go is closed) repertoire.
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