09/08/09

poor management

by laquiz

My wife and I went into North in Cherry Creek a few nights ago, expecting a nice dinner however it wasn't so nice. We had excellent service our server and staff were prompt and kept our table well maintained however, the food was awlful, highly over salted which leads me to believe that the true taste is being disguised. Our server prompltly had a manager come who introduced himself as Tyson, his overall attitude was extremly pompous and he seemed irritiated with our complaints.

• Pros: great location
• Cons: staff

11/22/08

Osso Buco = knock your socks off

by rockabillykitty

It was 7:30pm on a Friday (tonight, actually). My husband and I had been running errands all day and were in need of sustenance. We first thought "Cherry Cricket" (because of their amazing burgers, and proximity to our location) but the wait was 40 minutes. Deciding to continue to stroll down the street, we ducked in to HAPA Sushi. The wait was 45-50 minutes. Screw that. We were about to leave Cherry Creek North altogether when we saw "NoRTH".. and decided, "what the hell?" and strolled on in.

We were seated immediately at a long bar, across from each other. The ambiance was pleasant without pretentiousness, we were close to the kitchen to observe the action, and were completely taken with Alison, our server. She was friendly, quick to offer suggestions (that were SPOT on) and was even (pay attention, all you waitstaff out there - I was one once myself, you know).. HONEST. She steered us away from dishes she felt we would not enjoy as much, and aided in some of the better food/wine pairings we have had in Denver in the last 6 months.

The Super Tuscan (Gaja) is delicious.. Osso Buco to DIE for.. Herb Crusted Pork was good, but needed a tad of salt. We had a delightful champagne with the Nutella Chocolate Cake - holy smokes. That's all I gotta say.

Bravo, North.

Bravo, Alison.

We WILL be back!!

08/24/08

Great restaurant & service, but beware the "Ex-Lax Fish"

by mark886

I originally rated this restaurant as four stars on another review site. The service was good and the food was tasty and elegantly prepared. I decided to do another review after researching the fish I ate there, which is called Escolar. Both myself and my date were slightly queasy after eating there for her birthday dinner a few weeks ago, but thought it was due to eating too much of the fried zucchini appetizer. According to several sites on the internet, Escolar is known as the "Ex-Lax Fish" because of its high content of indigestible wax esters, which cause varying amounts of digestive system discomfort. This has prompted the nations of Japan and Italy to ban the Escolar. I wish that restaurants like North would do the same. ~$24 a plate for a fish which is a known problem is outrageous.

• Pros: tasty food, good service
• Cons: Escolar aka "the Ex-Lax fish"