Went "Up Nort" for the first time with friends and they had been here before so we stopped for lunch. I had one of the best sandwiches I've ever tasted (and I've been around a while). We ordered at the counter after standing in line for a while and it was worth the wait. I felt the food was made with care and it was of very high quality. Â I will go back whenever I am back up there for more of the tasty items on their interesting menu. The service was very pleasant and helpful too.
Review Source:My husband and I are here on our first night of vacation. It was a Saturday night, and CoHo was very busy. We were lucky to get a seat right away. The server who sat us wanted the drink orders right away so we had to pick quickly. After that time seemed to stand still. On a busy weekend night there was only one server. We waited a long time to place orders and forever for the food. The meals were great, but not worth the wait.
Days later we decided to give them another shot thinking it would be faster on a Tuesday night. Calling in a pizza order, I was immediately placed on hold - for 10 minutes! Â I hung up and took my business elsewhere.
Thus place is great for coffee and quick treats and a meal if you are not in a hurry. Would be wonderful if more servers were hired.
Everytime I stop in this place on the way home from Lutsen its PACKED and way under staffed so when I pulled in this past Sunday to check out the line, I was happy to find there wasnt one :) However I ordered a iced mocha and it was probably the worst iced coffee drink Ive ever gotten from a place that specializes in coffee. My advice to you is to keep driving and find another place for coffee on your way back to the cities :)
Review Source:While on our trip up to the BWCA we stopped here to grab one last bite of fresh food for the week. Â I had a hard time figuring out what to order. Â I went with the Coho club sandwich. The price was a bit too high for me and the taste of the club was comparable to Jimmy Johns. Â I think next time I drive through, I'll go across the street and by the ingredients to make a club. Â It'll be cheaper, faster and probably taste better.
Review Source:Love this little cafe just north of  Surfside Resort on highway 61 along the North Shore. Great  for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. We have a hard time driving by CoHo without stopping for at least a latte, a piece of Cheesecake, or that awesome pita breakfast pizza.
I love sitting outside on the deck taking in the ambiance of the North Shore and enjoying the flowers and humming birds that surround you while you dine.
CoHo is pricey, and the service here is not to speedy. If you plan on dining in, don't expect your food too fast..even if your the only ones there. BUT, it is worth the wait.
The CoHO Club (Sandwich with a side of chips and salsa) might just change your life....if you can wait 15 minutes for it :)
Nice place to eat in Tofte. One of the only places to eat in Tofte. Ha.
Our first night in Tofte we were running a little late so we walked over to the Coho for dinner. Lovely walk along the lake walk between Bluefin Bay's main area. It was 8:30, and we didn't know until we arrived that it closes 9, but they were insistent upon seating us. Their wait staff was nothing but lovely. I felt like I knew them a little when we left. We sat inside and had a cute table with a tealight candle. This looks more like a deli, yet they made it seem more intimate. No complaints.
We ordered a large Call of the Wild pizza and we are oh-so-glad we did. Four kinds of fresh mushrooms, local wild rice sausage, tomato sauce and so much cheese. For $20, it fed the two of us for both dinner and breakfast the next day. The pizza was so good that we went back two days later and ordered the exact same thing.
They offer beer/wine and we were happy to see a satisfactory local/regional beer menu. My fave was the Split Rock Bock.
Didn't try any other items, though their desserts looked to-die for. They also offer ice cream/gelato and take-out breakfast groceries (single servings of cereal, pastries, etc.).
Super SLOW!! Only one person taking orders and she was also making the special coffees. We waited for over 20 minutes after finally ordering to get our food. The cafe scramble was delicious with fresh asparagus and goat cheese but a small portion and only warm for a high price. The breakfast pita was also not hot but still tasty. Order coffee and rolls instead.
Review Source:Delicious cafe right off of Highway 61. Â The pizza we had was fantastic. Â The order took a little longer than expected so they immediately offered us free desert. Â Exactly everything you would want and expect from a cafe. Â Recommended for fans of home made deserts and someone looking for a healthier alternative.
Review Source:We absolutely loved this place! Â I had a pita breakfast pizza thingy that was amazing. Â The coffee was even really good. Â When we left, we decided to get some coffee to go. Â We got back in line to pay for that, along with a loaf of bread, and she remembered that we had coffee with breakfast and didn't charge us for the coffee to go. Â It's a minor thing, but it's the little details that count. Â Most places wouldn't have said anything and just let you pay for the coffee again. Â The bread was outstanding! Â Any time I'm in the area, I will definitely be stopping back in.
Review Source:A fun little spot along a road. Is it morning and your staying in your cute little condo? Time to hit up breakfast at coho. Is it lunch or dinner and you don't want to cook? Get a pizza to go. Or sit in and snack on something fresh from the deli section or order something cooked for you off the menu.
As a girl that doesn't like pastries...I have to say I am ADDICTED!!! To the chocolate croissants here. Trevor you do a killer job making them.
Fun note most of the dishes they serve come with fruit. As a girl that love herself some fruit this makes every meal better in my mind.
One star for breakfast, three stars for pizza.
Breakfast - ordered the scrambled eggs that came with vegetables and "herb goat cheese". I have bought many different kinds of herb goat cheese over the years, this is something I love. I don't know WHAT they are using in theirs, but my omelet was like eating moist potpourri. It was such a strong flavor of rosemary...really disgusting. I have never seen herb goat cheese with rosemary in it, so it was really not what I was expecting at all. But even if you were a big rosemary fan...this was just way too much. And the eggs looked kind of grayish and deflated....like the scrambled eggs you would get from a cafeteria. I can't ever remember sending food back. I know it must have happened once or twice in my life, but clearly, this is not something I usually do. The girl was very nice about taking it back, and I asked for the pancakes instead (my husband had ordered them and they were good). One pancake is good....when I cut into the second pancake, raw batter oozes out. So it's not just like the middle is still a little bit sticky.....one side of the pancake is dark brown, the other side is stark white. Batter in the middle. Le sigh. All of the workers are summer exchange workers from other countries (mostly eastern Europe/Russia), which is kind of cool....but they're temporary workers. So maybe the cook doesn't care too much about his job, because he knows it's not going to last anyway? Since I had already sent one dish back, I didn't want to look like a bitch sending another dish back....even though I couldn't eat half my panckes. Sad face.
Even though breakfast sucked, my husband really wanted to get a little pizza from Coho for a snack. It was good. We got the primavera, I think. Chock full of good stuff. Good, but nothing special.
There must be some kind of financial incentive to hire the exchange workers...maybe they don't have to get them health care or something?
As Josh W. put it, in a city this place would not be very recommendable. But along the shore in Tofte, it's a good lunch option--particularly if you're just coming off a camping trip.
Having spent the better part of the week camping, I was psyched to eat some food that was prepared by somebody else and have a great cup of coffee. After waiting in line, we placed our orders and snagged a table outside on the patio with a view of (kind of) the lake and (mainly) a parking lot. The sun was shining and made our wait pass more quickly. I am not sure why the sandwich-making process is so slow, but we waited about a half hour for two sandwiches and chips and salsa. My sandwich--the Coho Club--was delicious, though be warned that the bread is DRENCHED in butter... sinful and scrumptious.
The coffee left lots to be desired. I briefly considered breaking out our camping propane burner and dehydrated coffee in the parking lot to make my own brew but decided against it.
The bread was delicious, and the baked goods looked fresh and tasty but I passed on buying a treat as I was stuffed from lunch. I would definitely go back to this place again when I'm around Tofte and in need of lunch.
I want to like this place, I really, really do. Â We had to eat there twice with some certificates from our stay at Bluefin Bay. Â First we tried breakfast. Â The place was packed with mushers from the John Beargrease Marathon and we were worried the food would take forever, but it was actually pretty quick. Â We had the salsa chicken breakfast wrap and a breakfast pizza. Â Both sounded awesome on the menu and looked tasty, but in the end were kind of bland. Â The breakfast potatoes seemed to have been made several hours before and just left in a chaffing dish. Â $2.50 for two slices of nothing special bacon. Â The lattes were on the rough side, but still OK. Â Luckily the friendly staff saved the meal for us.
Next we tried lunch. Â The service wasn't as good and we waited forever at the counter for someone to take our order. Â The woman in front of us freaked out and left saying, "It's not f-ing worth it". Â We finally ordered and it took 30 minutes for a meatball sandwich and a salmon sandwich. Â After waiting about 15 minutes we overheard the woman at the counter say something about our order and realized she forgot us. Â Â No apology, no acknowledgement that we waited forever in a place where everyone around us waited ten minutes tops. Â This was all the more annoying because we had a baby with us who was getting bored and a dog waiting out in the car. Â The salmon was pretty impressive and the pasta salad really involved and flavorful. Â The meatballs seemed home made and the bread was good. Â Again, lattes OK.
I do like their seven layer bars though!
SO. Â It's not the worst place in the world and if you don't mind the wait the food is fresh and creative. Â But if the Bluefin Grill is open I would totally suggest a trip down the road.
Everything is relative, right? Â In a major city I would not have a very high opinion of this place but, since it is the only place making fresh baked goods daily within ten minutes of Lutsen, Tofte, and Schroeder, I feel compelled to recommend it. Â The breads are all very good and the pastries are so-so but it's not like you're going to make your own pastries on vacation (or are you?). Â Their lunch offerings are all yummy but I wouldn't necessarily go way out of my way for any of them. Â Some friends of mine swear by their pizza but I thought it was just okay, definitely better than Sven & Ole's but nothing to write home about (or yelp! about (or did I just do that?)). Â There are a few senior staff members who make me feel like I'm being naughty by purchasing from their establishment. Â Kinda quirky but they're always happy to receive money in exchange for goods so it's easy to overlook. Â The dining room is very open and airy and it's a nice place to have a quiet lunch rain or shine.
Review Source:The Coho Cafe was a great find. Â I was recommended to this place last year on a business trip. Â I didn't check into the Cliff Dweller hotel up the road from Tofte until about 8:00 PM and I was nervous that I would not be able to find a place to eat, but to my luck the Coho Cafe was open and quite busy. Â I picked up a club sandwich to go my first visit, and while the sandwich took a while to be made I had time to run across the street and pick up a few groceries at the general store. Â The sandwich was delicious and the side of pasta salad was exceptional. Â The only downside was that I forgot to take a fork, so I employed my MacGyver skills and used the toothpick from the sandwich.
I came back on a subsequent trip and took full advantage of the Coho Cafe. Â I came through Tofte in the afternoon and pulled over for a quick pick-me-up. Â The coffee here is truly excellent. Â Later on that evening I returned for dinner. Â I was convinced that I would try the pizza, as I was told that this was the specialty. Â However, I could not resist the muffaletta, and I have no regrets about this decision. Â I ordered a cup of the soup de jour, which I believe was potato chowder, and had a few more cups of the coffee. Â My sandwich was top-notch, one of the best muffalettas I've had outside of the French Quarter or my mom's kitchen. Â I ordered the pasta salad again, and it was even better using proper cutlery. Â I really liked my server - he was quick and attentive and kept my coffee hot. Â Unfortunately he was given a real hard time by the table of old ladies seated adjacent to me for no good reason other than old ladies like to complain about meaningless things. Â I made sure to tip him excessively, because I could certainly empathize with that situation. Â
I meant to stop for breakfast the next morning but the weather conspired against me. Â I ended up fogged in and spent the better part of the morning in a futile effort to wait it out. Â However, I certainly plan on returning the next time business takes me on up Highway 61.
We stopped here on the way for breakfast from leaving Lutsen which was recommended by a friend. They have a patio where you can sit in the back where you can enjoy your AM coffee, quiche or pastries. You order & pay at the counter & they'll bring your cooked dish to you. Just get the napkins, utensils & condiments yourself.
I really liked the fact that they even have muffaletta Italian sandwiches, that I would consider stopping by here for lunch next time I'm around the area.
We picked up trail lunches here two and a half years ago, and were excited to see that it was still around this year. Â We ordered hearty sandwiches on thick wheat bread, and they packaged them up with an apple, gourmet organic chips and condiments. Â Decent selection of breakfast pastries and coffee drinks. Â Seems to be a typical coffee and sandwich shop with an outdoorsy, organic spin, but a closer look at the menu reveals a wide variety of inventive breakfast items, bruchettas, pizzas and pastas. Â Definitely worth a stop in for a casual lunch. Â Owned by the Bluefin Bay Resort, this is just North around the bay and looks over the water.
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