Northwoods Brewpub & Grill

The place: Standard pub/restaurant feel, with huge windows that show the beverages that they brew in house. Gives it character.

The taste: Yum. We were just passing through driving to Milwaukee, and the gardenburger was delicious. We also shared a delightful burger and a slice of raspberry pie. Could have done with a little more crust on the pie, but as they're known for their pies...it was pretty tasty.

My face: Happy that you can leave home with a whole pie - either a 9" (which is plenty big) for $11.99 or a 11" (I think) for $21.99-$25.99 ... plus a $6 "pie tin refundable deposit." As we were just passing through, we opted for the smaller pie. Including the $12 pie, the total bill for lunch for two was $35. Pretty reasonable.

My wife and I are big fans of Norske Nook, home of prize winning pies and that Norwegian staple:  lefse.  Heading home today we didn't have the time to cruise on to Osseo so we stopped here.  No lutefisk on the menu:  thank God.  That stuff is toxic!

I very much like the ambiance of  this place:  not the big brew tanks but the restaurant portion with northwoods decor and a nice view of a snow covered pond outside the window.  They have a big fireplace and a few embers were still going so it smelled like a  northwoods cabin:  I love that smell!

Our server, Heidi, was pleasant and efficient.  I had the salmon lefse wrap:  very good salmon and a good amount of it too:  4/5 stars.  I tried my wife's cranberry stuffed french toast:  5/5 stars.  I had a side of fries; a lot of them:  5/5.

Of course we had the Norske Nook pie, made on site.  I had lingonberry apple mmm - mmm  good (5/5).  I tried my wife's cherry crunch pie: 4/5.

They didn't have NA beer.  Their menu has a pretty good variety but nothing that sounded unique or possibly gourmet (compared with Great Dane in Wausau).  Prices and daily specials seem very reasonable.  

Total bill $32.42

As one reviewer noted there are two entries for this restaurant and bar; I chose this one because the spelling and URL match their website.

The service was slow with over priced food. Note that their are two listings for this business on Yelp. I suggest you check out the other one as well.