Northstar Café

Wow just wow! My sister was even impressed! She had the basil wrap and loved it. I didn't try it but I rarely see her finish a meal and she did.The sweet potato fries with the rosemary aioli was soooooooo sooooooo good! One of the best mixed with aioli that I've had. I had the fish sandwich, and it was perfection. I love that it was grilled and not fried. Perfectly seasoned. Perfectly cooked. And HUGE! One of the biggest pieces of fish ever. It all was amazing Only thing I didn't like is that you order and then find a seat. And they were pretty busy. I'd go back for sure

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. Clean, morden, cozy, warm and comfortable that I feel I want to go back. I saw many single customers eating alone happily. I want to do that! Food is pretty good and very clean. Had a veggie wrap with tofu. Loved it. They put a hint of cilantro and tastes bewituful. Coffee can be self service you can get until you cannot.Such a happy place.

Stumbled upon this place as I was looking for something close to the airport for brunch. Northstar boasts itself as being a vegetarian restaurant and does as great job in upholding this! They do offer the option to add meat to a few dishes. At this particular location, you wait in line to order food and then are given a location buzzer so that they know where you are in the restaurant to deliver your food. PRO TIP: you can skip the line and order food and drinks at the bar! I was able to enjoy the mushroom frittata and the shooting star juice. The frittata and accompanying arugula were fantastic, but I did feel it required a touch of hot sauce. However, the potatoes served with the dish were seasoned to perfection. The shooting star is the perfect balance of healthy and sweet. Pro tip #2: Northstar will validate your parking in you park in the garage adjacent to the restaurant.

Great ambiance with the boys. In town for the stadium series. I actually didn't get anything to eat but I thought the food looked good based on what I saw on other peoples plates! The potatoes looked pretty fire! The service was quick. Recommend!

I went here for breakfast with my friend one morning after staying in the Short North. The ambiance is clean, upscale and modern. There was a coffee bar with all the fixings. We sat at the bar where I ordered the country breakfast- over medium eggs and cheese over a buttermilk biscuit with sausage gravy. Delicious and little spice to the gravy. It was obviously made in house. The bar tender was friendly and efficient. I would like to try their lunch and dinner menu.

Ordered takeout lunch here for an account of mine. The patio was open in full force. It was somewhat busy but they took my order fast. The order took awhile to be prepared so the wait time was a little longer than I had expected but regardless, they had me out the door and off to my office. The food is consistently good and presented well.

We stopped by for drinks and dinner. Decided to sit at the bar where you have full service. (Tip: Sitting directly at the bar is the only place you can get direct full service at northstar... all other tables need to stand in queue and order at the front counter.). Full disclosure: I know two of the servers/bartenders here very well, so my (positive) opinion of the staff may be biased. However even before I knew staff I was coming here and have always liked this location best. There is just something about the flow of the space that I feel gives off good energy. Plus its in the perfect location of the Short North. The staff here hustles and is friendly. The food has never let me down here. If you're on the fence hop off it and come on down to this location! Food:My husband ordered a Paloma and I ordered the guac n chips. Then for dinner we ordered a northstar burger and a grilled chicken sandwich. When at the bar you can get free complimentary pimento cheese. Its a little smaller than the guac appetizer but still a nice size. This is served with house made tortilla chips. The hand made guacamole is amazing. Very flavorful. Tonight it could have been plated with a tiny bit more guac, but still it was delicious. My husband liked his burger. I shy away from red meat, so I will take his word on that. My chicken was tender and flavorful. The lettuce was crispy. Bun fresh. I took off the tomato but it was ripe and nicely cut (gave to husband) We didnt have room for dessert. However, if you like carrot cake... theirs is "amazing". Its seeved in a mason jar, layered. Their oatmeal cookie is excellent, tooHope you enjoy Northstar as much as we do!

Love the seat yourself idea as service is very fast yet the food tastes fresh and delicious. Gluten free friendly simple salad which was so good as well as the French fries were 10/10 for me. Will be coming back here as there are lots of other options I'm excited to try.

I've never had a bad experience at any Northstar location, and my most recent brunch experience was no exception. My mom and sisters went for my sister's 30th birthday. We ordered a praline scone, some breakfast burritos with sausage, and an egg sandwich with sausage. I also got a carrot juice and my sister got a strawberry smoothie. Everything was very tasty! I would've liked the burrito better without corn and sweet potato as it was a lot of sweet in a a savory burrito, but that's just a personal preference. The patio was great and everything was clean.

This place has delicious food! And the environment is good for a casual spot. It is a bit overpriced in my opinion for ordering at a counter, but the quality of the food is good, so I keep coming back. The salad was filling and flavorful, and my boyfriend enjoyed the sandwich (a bit messy). I also got an iced coffee and enjoyed that.