North Coop

This place has a welcoming sports bar vibe upon entering for Sunday Brunch. The place was pretty busy, with a Packers/Bears game playing on the TVs. We were greeted at the door and quickly seated. Our waitress was kind and stopped by at regular intervals to take our order, check on our food, and provide the bill. While everything looked delicious when food was being served to neighboring tables (waffles, eggs Benedict), we went for the chicken so we ordered 2 half chickens. One Nashville Hot and the other was our waitress recommendation of Honey Hot. Nashville Hot was delicious, not as spicy as I had anticipated, but feel it was more oily than the Honey Hot -- the plate had a puddle of oil under the chicken pieces. The Honey Hot was mostly Honey. Needed more 'hot' in that balance. Overall, the chicken was very juicy and cooked well! Solid fried chicken. The collard greens and cornbread were exceptional!

This was a cute little brunch spot and I was excited to try something new! They do have a big menu and you can order off the brunch menu or the regular menu which is nice, something for everyone. The highlight of the meal was the cinnamon roll that they make with their biscuit dough, I'd return just for that! However, for my entree I got the croissant breakfast sandwich with bacon and was a little disappointed. The croissant didn't seem freshly made, it wasn't even warm or toasted, and the sandwich itself was pretty basic. I had higher expectations but I would give this place another try and get another one of those cinnamon rolls!

Drove out to Excelsior after watching some influencer videos about this place (do not be fooled like I was!!). I'll say it was very mid, for being a place that makes everything from scratch, the breakfast sandwich had a store bought croissant which is really odd to me. If everything is scratch made, wouldn't the croissant also be? Seems like a big claim to ''make everything from scratch" but the basic components of the sandwich are not. I did however split the cinnamon bun with a friend and it was tasty, but nothing out of the ordinary. Wish I had more to say, the atmosphere was cute, but if you're coming from the twin cities, definitely not worth the drive.

The food was good, The fried chicken sandwich could have been a little more tender. The sweet potato fries were very good. The service and ambiance were great. I will eat here again but it has to be better to become a regular place for me.

I'm a Girl Raised In The South (GRITS) and I was excited to order grits as a side, but this pablum textured, unseasoned offering was quite disappointing. Maybe some cheese or onions would have made it better. The BLT is quite good but has way more stuff on it than BLT. Lots and lots of flavor, though, so definitely 5-stars. The Beet Salad is lots and lots of greens and a few chunks of beets and goat cheese. I threw most of it away. I suggest they half the greens and double the beets and goat cheese to call this a "beet salad," the dressing was yummy. Overall it was just okay, not something I'd order again.

Awesome food and service. They just added an amazing steak sandwich to a fantastic chicken based menu. Highly recommend.

Nice spot for breakfast! Stopped by early sat for brunch after a run and it was already packed! Once we got a table, we all got drip coffee which was good. A little lukewarm on the first cup, but steaming on the second. For a meal, I got their breakfast sandwich which was huggeeeeee but really good. Nothing crazy, but a solid classic breakfast. My group all enjoyed their meals as well. It wasn't world stopping, but it certainly was a good, solid breakfast.

We ventured here after a family Christmas a few miles away. I have a big family and only a small group of us wanted to do dinner after. (Party of 13!!). I gave them a call at 6pm on a Saturday and told them we were on the way. They had a big table almost ready for us when we arrived! The host / management staff are rockstars! Thanks again! Our server was also amazing. He was a little crabby at first (maybe focused/ stressed having a big group and his area?) and warmed up and did a great job with multiple tickets and drink/ food orders. Drink: they have an interesting drink menu. Many of the specialty cocktails were creative. I wanted the Rose mule and my other half got the passionfruit Mojito. They both were tasty and went down fast. Food: we shared a few things. Chicken strips: these were tasty and had a nice crisp breading with tender chicken inside. The bbq sauce had a nice smokiness. You could tell it was made well. Cheese Grits: under cooked and no flavor. I was raised on grits and I think it was the main chefs night off. They tasted like flour. I mentioned this to the server and he said "oh... everyone loves them" but didn't do anything or ask if we wanted to swap for something else. Mac and Cheese Balls: these were tasty and gooey cheesy. Everything I was hoping for. There was a vinegary dipping sauce that added a ton of flavor. We tried the fried catfish and it wasn't my favorite. It was a thicker cut and felt crispy and mushy inside. My mom loved them! My teen got a burger and fries and those fries were super yummy. She scarfed the burger so I'm sure it was good! This was a perfect spot to find something for everyone without being super adventurous but still foodie. We will plan to come back here next year too! Thanks again to the staff for making our night better.

Southern hospitality at its finest. Greeted promptly at the door with a smile. The shrimp po boy was very tasty. Breaded shrimp are very light and topped with a lemon aioli. And if you're leaving without having the grits, you're missing out.

I have always enjoyed eating at the North Coop--never had anything that wasn't top notch. This year, for Thanksgiving, I ordered some sides to add to our dinner at home. I want to rave about the food AND the service! Everything was packed perfectly to be picked up a day in advance and then assembled (the beet salad) from component parts that were packed separately to keep them fresh. I've never liked collards, but I love theirs. I even ordered them for our Thanksgiving celebration. As I said, the food is top notch. The service has always been great. The North Coop has become a regular dining place for us. We'll definitely return and I'll be ordering from their catering menu again.