North Lake Inn

Oh man I'm so disappointed in the food here. We ordered ours to go and just got the standard spaghetti and meatball and fettuccine Alfredo and unfortunately everything was so bland and just really lacking flavor. The garlic bread had the most potential by far with great texture but just absolutely no salt and no flavor at all. Such a let down. How do you mess up spaghetti?

We ordered over the phone and then drove to pick up and bring home. They have a nice takeout door to streamline your experience. Our order was for an Italian salad, garlic bread, and the North Lake Inn Special pizza. The salad was good but needed a few more toppings. The North Lake Inn Famous Italian dressing was a nice compliment to the salad. As takeout, we got 2 dressing containers to go which was good for our group of 4. The pizza had sausage, pepperoni, black olives, onion, and mushroom. The thin crust was crispy and cut in pie shape. Lots of toppings. It was good. The bread is a fav. We had two pieces and cut each in half and it was more than enough for the 4 of us. Very, very buttery so make sure you have lots of napkins. The person checking us out was very nice. Great experience.

Great thin crust pizza and the price is right. Servi e fast and friendly. Love the garlic bread with garlic butter to dip.

Probably a 3.5 for me but rounded up because of fun, friendly service.If you really want the feel of an Up North bar complete with Miller Lite wildlife mirrors, wood paneling and a huge horseshoe Formica bar look no further. We visited with a friend who lives nearby and generally enjoyed it. We've already covered the vintage interior - no frills but very clean. I'm told they have the recipes from the original Mama Mia's so if that place was your jam you'll want to head over. We started with garlic bread - now, this is subjective because people who love Mama Mia's garlic bread REALLY love it. I am not in that club - I find it oily as hell and not garlicky at all. They give you huge portions though and our server recommended getting a side of meat sauce for dipping. Do that - their meat sauce is 100% delicious. Probably the most flavorful red sauce I've had in a long time. We had pizza too - it was plenty fine in the way that pizza is. It looked like a premade frozen crust which is a shame. They have your standard macro beers and you can get (fairly crappy) wine by the 1/2 carafe for cheap. Overall, prices are reasonable. Service was great - fun and a little sassy which I enjoy. I wouldn't make the drive out there but if we were in the area, I'd go back.

Best lasagna and garlic bread. Pizza is excellent too!Same style as Mama Mia's. We've been coming here for years and its always delicious. Try it.

This is our families Friday dinner spot when we go out. The pizza is thin and crispy and has a lot of flavor. The dinner salad is AMAZING... we always ask for extra pepperoni and cheese for our kids and they are very accommodating. The seating area is smaller so with kids I feel like we are a skeptical but we have seen a lot of kids as well.I love to have a great cocktail or nice glass of wine with dinner but this isn't the place for that. North lake has become one of our favorite pizza places... we drive about 25 min to go.

Tasty evening! While North Lake Inn wouldn't win for decor and ambiance, the food and service we received was fantastic! The front area is a medium-sized bar and the back is a relatively small dining area. We were seated right away; service was fast and extremely friendly and polite. Both waitresses we interacted with were incredibly sweet and fun to chat with as well as frequentlychecking in to refill our drinks. The food came out in about 30 minutes; very fresh and flavorful thin-crust pizza! The sauce was excellent; a very bright flavor and great texture. Awesome cheese. The price was on par for a large pizza with two different sides of fresh toppings. Lots of topping options to choose from, as well as gluten free if requested. My brother got a different dish and devoured it so fast that I don't even remember what it was, so I'm sure it was thoroughly enjoyed. I'd say four stars just due to the ambiance and seating comfort; extremely dated walls/decor and could use some upkeep. The seating would be very comfortable for anyone with back issues as they were older, stackable metal-leg/framed chairs. They were very accommodating finding a way to make our 5wo baby comfortable though, which was very sweet and worth noting! On-site parking, decent menu selection and reasonable prices for the most part. I'd be interested to see in the future if the higher-priced pasta dishes are on par with the quality (most were at least $15+). We will definitely be back for or order the pizza for pickup! Thank you for the tasty meal and awesome service! Overall great experience and definitely recommend.

A great restaurant for Italian food and the garlic bread is a must have. The pizza, lasagna and the fish fry's are fantastic!

tl;dr Worst service experience of my life!My wife and I have been fairly regular patrons here. The food is good, and generally the service has always been, if not exactly pleasant, at least acceptable. But after tonight's fiasco we will not return.We ordered 2 meals for carry out. I picked them up and came home. We opened the bag, and there was no garlic bread. If you've eaten here before you know that the garlic bread is a big part of the attraction. So no big deal, mistakes happen, and we only live 10 minutes or so away. So I call them up and explain the situation. In the background while I'm on the phone I hear someone telling the person I'm talking to that the bread was in the bag. I assure them that it wasn't. So finally they ask if I want a credit or to come back for the bread. I tell them I'll come back to get the bread.I take my 10 minute drive and arrive at the carry out door. I explain to the "gentleman" who greeted me that I was here to pick up my bread. He walks away and comes back and hands me the bread without saying a word. No "Sorry about that." or anything. I turn to walk away and realize that there's only one bread in the bag. I turned around and tell the guy that there's only one bread but we had two orders (every order comes with their garlic bread). This is how the conversation goes from here:Him: Yeah, the other bread was in the bag.Me: I opened the bag myself and I can assure you that there was no bread in that bag.Him: That's not possible. We don't send out orders without bread.Me: I am telling you that I pulled the staples open on that bag and there was no bread to be found.Him: Well, do you want to go get everything and bring it back here and prove it.Me (stunned): Are you serious?Me (starting to boil): Are you saying I'm lying to you to get extra bread?Him: shrugsMe (possibly experiencing a psychotic break): I couldn't even eat two of your garlic breads!He: starts to walk away.Me: We won't be back. This is absolute horse***t!I take the 10 minute drive back home, fuming the whole way. I explain the story to my wife, and she immediately gets on the phone and calls and asks to speak to a manager. After explaining the situation to him, he laughs and tells her, "We're spending too much time on this. You've spoken to 3 of my employees already." Then he laughs and tells her he doesn't have time for this because they're very busy.I have never been one to complain at a restaurant. In my more than 50 years, there might be one or two cases where I actually returned food or complained about service. And it's not even like I was upset when I called to say that they forgot the bread. Mistakes happen, and I was willing to drive another 20 minutes to take care of the issue, not expecting anything in return other than possibly an apology. What I received instead is the absolute worst treatment I have ever received at any place of business in my life.I actually used to recommend this place to friends. Not anymore.

We came here specifically to try the pizza and garlic bread because we heard they used the old Mama Mia's recipes. They did not disappoint. Everything was exactly as delicious as we remembered them. Our server was very friendly and attentive. Food came out super fast. Great up north feel to the restaurant. We'll definitely be back.