★ 5

Love there lefse wrap with egg, sausage and hash browns. But their raspberry cream cheese pie is awesome

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Our party was disappointed by the much smaller slices of pie we purchased. The price increase, decreased the size of the slices. Example, Chocolate Moouse used to be so big it wouldn't allow the to lid to totally close. We were just disappointed.

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The wait for the order is long. The quality isn't the same. The sandwich was overbaked in butter. We took two pies home: a pumpkin pie and an apple pie, both so sweet they were inedible. The one was the worst: few apples, a whole layer of sugar sprinkled on top. The pie crust was nonexistent; it was soggy. It has nothing in common with European baked goods.

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★ 5

Good food and coffee with really good price.

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Ordered chicken fried steak. I'm certain I could have driven nails with it. Can't believe they even thought about sending something like that out of the kitchen. Never again.

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They were short handed with one waitress for the whole place. The service was excellent, the food came out hot and fast. Kudos to you all for a great experience thanks!

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★ 5

Awesome food. The server was friendly and attentive.

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★ 5

This is our go-to restaurant in Rice Lake. We eat here EVERY time we come to town because we know the food is going to be great! The breakfast lefsa wrap with Hollandaise is sooo good. And of course, we always leave with some slices of their top-notch pies. Thank you Norske Nook for being amazing.

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★ 5

Always great food!

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Amazing Pie!

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Food is a wonderful break from fast food when traveling. And pie is a great ending!😊

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★ 5

You want delicious food this is the place to go. Great pies

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Great place

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The pie is fabulous.

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Pie was amazing!

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★ 5

Great food. Great friendly service. Always a good place to sit down relax and enjoy simple things for a bit. Got my self 4 slices of rhubarb crumble pie after my delicious potato pancakes

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★ 5

Amazing pies!

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★ 5

I had the French toast, two eggs and 2 sausages was fantastic .coffee was good. I would go back there again. This was a special.

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Great food

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Do yourself a favor, drench your food in hollandaise sauce. Doesn't matter what you get, smother that shit.

Add a section in your menu for smothered dishes, specifically for this please.

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Fantastic food, even better service!

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We were looking forward to stopping here on our way back from Duluth. Very disappointed. I had a chef salad that looked like a side salad, and the lettuce was white with brown edges. My husband had pancakes and they were flavorless.

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★ 5

Lovely family, ethnic restaurant whose menu features both wonderful Norwegian fare as well as your typical American fare... all very delucious with a homemade touch to it. The pies, though, are what bring this wonderful place into national noteriety. Numerous times have they won national pie competitions for best pies in the US, recently, 4th overall in the nation. The hollandaise smothered lefse wrap was a delight, and their pancakes were ginormous and very tasty. Our grandkids loved the place as well.

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★ 5

O.M.G!! what wonderful pies!!! If near this restaurant, stop and enjoy some of the most delicious deserts since Grandma made them .

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★ 5

Great food great treats great bread

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Needs a remodel cheesy tables and chairs the pie display in dinning room was loud and annoying. The food was good but the pir to me was a disappointment I remember it being better. I order a Strawberry rhubarb to go but when I ate it I think it was just rhubarb. I could find any strawberry or flavor of strawberry. I will probably not return unless no other options are available.

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One slice of pecan pie with whipped cream, one slice of strawberry-rhubarb, and two coffees, please!

Search for "USA Today 10 Best", select Desserts. Under Pie, scroll down to Norske Nook. I just voted. Currently they are #4 out of the national top 20.

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★ 5

We love stopping here to pick up a pie when heading to MN. We didn't have time for a meal but have previously eaten here. Top quality food! Friendly service!

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I kept asking people what this restaurant is like, and I got the same answer every time: diner food, but Norwegian. I had no idea what that meant, but I get it now. It's dinner food, but Norwegian!

More precisely, it's a lot of house made breakfast and lunch entrees with cured meats, fried fish, and lingonberry preserves, Plus absolutely the BEST homemade pies. They have literally over 30 pies to choose from and every one I've tried has been amazing. The crust is flaky yet sturdy and the filling generous. The corned beef is pickled in house and if you eat red meat you simply have to try it, either as a breakfast hash or a Reuben sandwich.

The decor is fantastic, with hand painted rosemåling on all the accents, and the food is simply lethally good. Portions are generous and prices are honestly probably lower than they should be.

If you're just passing through the area, make this your lunch stop. If you live or commute through regularly, ask about their whole pies and returnable pie tins.

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One word...PIE! The country fried steak is pretty amazing too. Good coffee.

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Great breakfast and pies

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First time visiting Norske Nook in Rice Lake today and I won't be back. Our server (Laurie) literally rolled her eyes and threw her hands up when our table asked for 2 slices of pie to take home. The same server and the manager yelled at the young hostess to the point of making her cry. The hostess was pleasant and sincere when she sat our table and helped retrieve the cookies we wanted to take home. Overall, I was shocked by the behavior of these employees and can't imagine why someone would to spend their money at an establishment who is rude to their customers (maybe it was only our table?)AND young employee.

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★ 5

Even though there was only one waitress the service was very good. Staff was friendly, food was good.

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This place is definitely worth a visit but be sure to leave room for pie! The food is standard diner quality. Very kid friendly with sippie cups and all the usual meals options.

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Dined in. Great pies

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★ 5

Stellar pies okay lefse

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Not the place it used to be.
I used to come here frequently. Loved the food and service.
Menu has been cut back a lot. My favorite items were missing.
We had a business meeting with several persons and requested a larger table in the more private back room and were refused. Too busy to serve the back room we were told. No more than 4 or 5 tables were occupied the whole time we were there. Waitress did a good job and that was the main positive point.

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★ 5

The best pie in the state. We always get pie from them.

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The service was very good for our large group. The menu is somewhat limited, but breakfast was great.

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I hadn't been in Rice Lake for many years. This place was not here when I was in town last. After attending some family affairs, we grew hungry and chose Norske Nook.

The Nordic style was whimsically appealing. Giving a sense of nostalgia for me cause my aunt was like overly boastful for her Norwegian heritage. From the wood shoes to the lutifisk and freaky little poems spoken in a language that sounds very similar to that chef guy from the Muppets.

I ordered the smoked sausage lefsa wrap, and she had the meat ball with potato. The lefsa was actually really spot on, the Hollandaise was good, and i enjoyed the sausage. The only miss on my meal would be the lack of sweet butter either on my lefsa or offered on the side.

The pie is off the hook! We had a piece of apple cranberry and peach. Hope to try more someday.

The meal was good; it wasnt knock my socks off good. However, it was good. The price was also very budget friendly. I will stop by again if I am every here again.

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We were passing through with another couple on our way to Duluth and I typically stop in Rice Lake for fuel. This time it was lunch time and we were told to try the Norske Nook.

The location was easy to get to and parking was plentiful. We were seated at a table for 4 by a pleasant enough server. She was not overly friendly until we engaged her in conversation but she was not rude either. Likely just being professional while being busy.

Because we knew we would be eating well for dinner in Duluth, we opted for 2 salads and 2 chicken strip baskets. The salads had quite large chunks of red onions and way too many that the taste of onion would likely create heartburn and lovely aftertaste if eaten. The chicken strips (calling them strips seems fraudulent) looked and tasted like process chicken formed into shapes that I crudely remarked looked similar to poo. The breading was uniquely flavored, not in a good way, and very firm. I suspect only unsuspecting children that will eat anything and are mostly interested in the fries are the only ones that are served this menu item and ordered by their parents that have no idea they taste like... well, not like chicken strips should . Avoid this menu item. Definitely not worth $12.30.

Since the meals were disappointing and the chicken strips left us unfulfilled and needing something to please our bellies and our pallet, we decided to try some pie as the placemat showed A LOT of Blue Ribbon pies.

We ordered 2 slices of the Blueberry Crumble which we shared. While the pie was good, it was served at what felt like a bit cooler than room temperature. More pies would probably be sold if they were warmed allowing the fragrance and flavor to come to life. And offering a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream to accompany the pie would be the bomb. But alas, we had no such luck.

Our return trip through Rice Lake included a stop at Kwik Trip for fuel and some sarcastic responses about the Norske Nook. Sorry, but it is not worth the stop unless you are only looking for sustenance or pie - to take home and warm up and served with ice cream.

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★ 5

My boyfriend and I had been wanting to try the food here for a while. We finally got a chance to get up there today for lunch and we were not disappointed. The place was empty as it was 2 pm, but we were hoping it wasn't busy anyways. The host girl seemed a little annoyed while seating us, but we brushed it off as our server was a nice older lady. She definitely was Midwest friendly and was great at making small talk, as well as helping us choose some pie to bring home for later!

My boyfriend got country fried steak, hashbrowns, eggs, and toast. He loved it, and I tried some and agreed. I got the Frisco Melt Burger with fries and both were super good as well. Everything was fresh and hot too, so we had a good time enjoying our meal.

On our way out we bought some blueberry crumble topped pie; very delicious! We also got a sour cream sugar cookie and a snickers cookie which were also both amazing. And some really lovely Rosettes that were perfectly made.

Overall we really enjoyed all the food we tried and the friendly service; we'll definitely be back again!

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★ 5

Cozy and friendly and tasty

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Very friendly server's ...food was yummy...jelly was amazing and you could buy it there too...so a big plus...will definitely go back...

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★ 5

Homemade cooking at it's best. Generous portions. Food served hot. Love their wild rice cranberry bread, and almond cake.

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Want some yum in your tum? This is where you go! Don't miss it!

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The cranberry wild rice bread as toast with jam was so good! We will be back.

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The best Raspberry Pie, raspberry cream cheese! The hash browns were so crispy and the omelette very delicious!! A destination breakfast!

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Hadn't been in a Norske Nook in about 15 years. Service was fast, and food was hot when it was served.

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When we came in the door, there was a chalkboard that said the daily special like some French toast stuff with some fresh strawberries. I don’t know nine dollars and then three more dollars for more strawberries. I told the waitress I wanted the special I got two pieces of French toast and two sausage links that was a different special they had going on for the day, my husband ordered the ham on the side of his pancakes. It was disgusting. It was $5.75 for one piece of ham that was like spam gross. When you come in, they show you all these wonderful homemade breads and pies and cookies but the French toast was made out of some bread from Aldi‘s. I don’t know icky

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★ 5

My favorite place ever!! Lefse wraps are the best! Have to try the 🥧

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Food eas great, seating was very slow, waitress was overworked.

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Food is excellent! Lots of variety.

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They were short handed and we had a long wait but the staff was very friendly and apologetic and the food was great.

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Sky was friendly helpful and delightful. Meals were tasty and of course The 🥧 PIES were amazing

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El Norske Nook es el lugar favorito de mi familia. Lo visitamos recientemente y disfrutamos la comida. La mejor comida es un sandwich de arroz, arándano, pavo y queso. No había muchos trabajadores, entonces tuvimos que esperar un largo tiempo pero valió la pena. Yo recomiendo la tarta de Ruibarbo y la tarta de mousse de chocolate.

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★ 5

Excellent pies! Worth the trip!

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Very good and reasonable 👍

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Little bit of a wait, but totally worth it! The pecan fudge pie is amazing!

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I love Norske Nook so much!! I even bought their pie book!

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Food was fantastic and our waiter was super nice

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Stopped in while traveling, there was a steady flow of customers... The host was friendly, we were seated within 5 minutes. We each spent about $15, including the tip. Very satisfied with the quantity and quality of the food. I had the Lefse omelet (very good).

Working in the service industry is demanding and requires a high level of intelligence and conscientiousness - our culture is missing that at the moment which is reflected in the struggle to find quality staff and run at full capacity... Kudos to the "Norske Nook" for maintaining quality even while under staffed

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Cranberry and wild rice turkey Swiss melt was soo good! Hubby loved his meatball and mashed potato wrap and the kiddo devoured his grilled chicken wrap. And the lemon cheesecake pie and strawberry pie were amazing! The kiddo darn near licked the plate clean of his death by chocolate pie!

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Very understaffed. I felt bad for the lone server.

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Turkey lefsa wrap & pie! And a rhubarb crumble pie to go. 🥧

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Host was fairly rude, however we were meeting family, so we put up with it, otherwise we would have left. Our waitress was phenomenal, funny & friendly. The food was ok, kind of expensive for what you get. The pies were delicious though! As we were leaving, we decided to take a group picture outside. As one family member was taking the picture (& not in it) one of the employees who was on break, ran over and offered to take our picture for us --- even though she was on break! The service here was outstanding! (Aside from the host). Would have given more stars, but the quantity versus price & rude host lowered my rating.

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I have dined at this location as well as the Osseo location several times over the years and you folks never disappoint. Our waitress this last time was wonderful. I live in Chippewa Falls and will be coming up to get one of your amazing pies sometime soon!

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Wisconsin Reuben with cranberry wild rice bread was awesome! Smothered Denver Lefsa Q was great as well.
Lindy was very welcoming and helpful.

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Love the Norwegian themed food & especially the pie at Norske Nook. My fave place in Rice Lake for breakfast or lunch

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pretty big and open--not a lot of privacy but normal for Rice Lake. Food was great--pies are amazing. My out-of-state family visiting really liked it.

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Always delicious food and wonderful, friendly, service.

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ALWAYS a good stop!! Topped off with chocolate mint pie...life is good! 😊

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This place is always amazing. Be patient they are short staffed like many places. We bought the cherry pie and I've never tasted a better cherry pie.

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Biscuits and gravy terrible, biscuits as hard as a rock, gravy warm only not hot! Banana cream pie delicious!

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Good food. Friendly service.

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Absolutely wonderful food! They are affordable, really good, and have nice portion sizes. Would heavily recommend their sour cream based pies (raspberry sour cream shown in picture). The idea of sour cream in pies freaked me out a bit at first, but I am so glad I tried one as they will now be my go to. Their omelettes are also wonderful (pictured is their veggie omelette). Definitely my favorite restaurant in the area. I've gone twice now and look forward to bringing all my friends and family to this new found treasure

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★ 5

My husband took me to your restaurant to celebrate my birthday.

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Have not been there in a while and was so glad we went in cuz forgot how good it was food was excellent along with the service and really reasonably priced which is pretty nice treat these days

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Great service

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Service is always great, even when there's only one person doing all the serving. Food isn't as good and plenty as it's been, but we still enjoy the experience.

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Just a average restaurant.

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Definitely the best pie I've ever had!!

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Great place
Best pie ever

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Good place to go with family, the service was very good . The waitress’ s attitude was friendly.

The Norwegian fish taste good .

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Love the smelt. Coffee is pretty good. Staff is friendly. Not usually super busy when I've gone. Deserts look good.

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The food and service were great.

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Great place and food is always good with a homey atmosphere.

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Everything is great!! The Wild Rice and Cranberry bread is a must every time we drive by.

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Good Scandinavian food

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Never a bad experience at Norkse Nook! Love this place people always super nice. They were understaffed (2 servers for everything), but they were doing an amazing job! We weren't in a hurry & we've worked in restaurants, so we understood! Will always be be back when in thr area!!!!

Want good pie, go here!

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The pie was fantastic

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Nice lunch.

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Hot beef had a cinnamon flavor which was so weird! The hot pork was good though. Service was amazing as always!

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Best pie selection on the state!!!!!!!!
These people know more about pies than my grandmother lol.

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This restaurant is busy because of its great food, service, and desserts. Not only is the food delicious from great customer service, but you can order or purchase to go award winning desserts.

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Stopped in for pie to go.
I Got the last piece of Strawberry,/Rhubarb
It was so Good.
I'll be back.

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This is a nice cozy place to grab a bite to eat. My friend and I came here for lunch. The staff was friendly took are order. Our food came Relatively quickly which is always nice.. They have and make pies there which is so dam delicious.. overall I recommend this place..

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No meat in Biciut and gravy

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Great food and service!

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Our meal at the Norske Nook was a very pleasant experience. The waitresses were attentive. The food was good, and we didn't feel rushed to eat and leave, even though they were busy.

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People are very nice but the hot beef & hot turkey sandwiches had very little flavor.

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Blue Ribbon pies & great food.

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Best food around...especially their pie!

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Busy place, but great svc., reasonable prices, etc. People are willing to wait to enjoy the Norske.

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Great pie as always.

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A goodbreakfast spot. Not healthiest options, but an occasional indulgence is fun.

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We stopped in at 3 on Monday for a late lunch. We were able to be seated right away. I had the cranberry chicken salad on grilled cranberry wild rice bread. My husband had the BLT. Both were perfectly done. Our waitress was friendly, prompt and helpful. Of course we had to have pie. I chose my favorite coconut cream and my husband had blueberry. The coconut cream was loaded with cream in a nice thick custard. The flaky slightly salty crust balanced it perfectly. I have no idea what the blueberry pie tasted like, it was gone before you know it! But my husband said it was good but not as good as mine :-). The only negative is that we had tried to stop by a few days earlier and the wait was over a forty minutes because they were short staffed. It is truly a challenging time for restaurants.

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Adequate, consistent food. Some pies are great, other are OK. Eggs, toast, and bacon are good, corned beef hash is a bit weird. Some spice there that shouldn't be. Overall, I'll be back.

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Breakfast was great. Pies were wonderful

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Great pie! Yummm

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Always a great breakfast!

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Stop here for a hearty breakfast and just about any kind of pie you can imagine. And if you want, just have pie or take a slice or a hole pie home. The place was very busy yet we we promptly seated, had our order taken and received our food in a timely fashion.

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Couldn't get into eat with no estimated wait time and they have an early close time. Very disappointed.

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Great pies!! Awesome lefse & food.

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Came for the pie! It's out of this world!

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Excellent service and food. Pancakes are delicious.

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Award winning pie, can't go wrong here. The food is good as well. Excellent service as well.

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Never got seated. They were short staffed and didn't have seating for six, so after waiting 10 minutes, we left and the group behind us had five and were told at least 30 minutes to be seated. There were only about 25 people being served at that time.

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Delicious and quick service but I'm disappointed whenever they don't have the lingonberry pie slices in stock

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Good food and great service. You must try their pies.

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It's all good 👍

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Good food, good service & delicious pies!

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The food was so very good. I usually eat half, end up eating it all❣️ so worth it and reasonable prices.

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Living in Eau Claire, we don't get here often, but when we do, it's always good. Low key obsessed with the chicken lefse wrap

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Lobe the pies!!

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Although the food was good it took over an hour to get our food. When checking out we asked for a blueberry muffin and the hostess said they don’t sell them. I pointed them out in the case. We also won a pie and called ahead to order. The owner basically called my husband a liar and said she had answered the phone all day and he didn’t call. Needless to say we got our pie but won’t be back.

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Good food ! Nice waitress. Only for 1 refill on coffee :(

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