Northstar Cafe

Nostalgia

Source: mywedding.com.
Do not be alarmed, this burger is supposed to be pink (it's the beets).

Hello friends!  As promised, a post!  But I didn't promise to write an awesome post :) (hey, it's hard to write award-winning material at this hour). 


Now you may be wondering why I titled this post "nostalgia".  Well, here's why - number one: today I went thrifting and sifted though tons of clothes from the 90s, shoulder pads and all. And since I am a product of the 80s, I remember the 90s (does that make any sense? I don't really remember the first five years of my life). Number two: On my way home, I heard a No Doubt song on the radio, and No Doubt makes me think of middle school days in typing class (where we'd listen to music and NOT type). And number three: I had a date with my long-lost cousin today!  


My sweet cousin just turned 18, graduated high school, and in a month she's leaving for college. Sad face. I'm so glad I had a chance to see her and catch up with her before she leaves.  It's been several years since we have seen each other (due to some parental issues), but I was delighted to see what a beautiful young woman she's grown into!  And the fact that she wants to be a doctor is pretty great too :)

Turkey Sandwich. Source: yelp.com. It was HUGE

We went to Northstar Cafe for dinner, and Jeni's for dessert but..... I forgot my camera!  So I am borrowing some images (and crediting the sources, of course).  I had the freakin' delicious Northstar burger, and my cuz had a Turkey sandwich with a wild rice salad.  

Source: fitsugar.com. I like mine sans the ketchup.

At this point, I would talk about the food, but it's quite late. All I'll tell you now is that the Northstar burger is not the kind of burger you think it is.  Mikey ordered it a while ago, expecting a nice juicy beef burger, and he was quite upset when he took a bite and didn't get beefy goodness (he obviously did not read the menu, typical man thing to do).  The Northstar burger is a veggie burger.. but it's not the kind of veggie burger you're used to either!  It's made of rice and beats, and maybe some sort of legume.  I'm not sure.  I think it has some sort of mystical ingredient mixed in, 'cause it is damn good. I ate it so fast that I hardly had time to analyze the flavors, so excuse me for this hasty "review".  Sorry..  But at least you know it tastes good!  And is good for you too.  And besides, I think that the Northstar Burger is something that you just have to experience. 


Here are some (borrowed) pictures from Jeni's.  Interesting fact: my cousin's friend works for Jeni's kitchen, and she labels the containers by hand.  And when they misspell something, the pint is deemed a reject and the employees are free to do with them as they please.  I'm sure glad I don't work at Jeni's, because I would be rather fluffy (read: fat).

Source (for both images): dishtip.com

Eeek, it's late!  I need to get up in 4 hours, so I will say goodnight for now. 


Goodnight.


xoxo<3
Nhu-Y