Exciting New Cider Bar The Northman Postpones March 8 Opening
By Anthony Todd in Food on Mar 7, 2016 8:45PM
via The Northman
When Cleetus Friedman announced he was leaving Fountainhead to work for Cosi, there was one silver lining—an opening date was announced, finally, for The Northman, the all-cider spot in North Center. Except it's just been delayed again.
This restaurant has been plagued with more delays than almost anything we can remember. We first posted about this place back in January of 2014, and it predicted a Spring opening then. We got a really-for-real (we thought) opening date in January 2016 of February 2016. That didn't happen.
Probably because of this (and probably for the best) the owners have decided not to give a new opening date. They released a statement this afternoon:
“It is important to us that every component is in place at The Northman on opening day. Chef Sanders joined our team very close to our projected open date. What he and our staff have pulled together in that short time is pretty fantastic. We know that with this small delay, we can provide our chef and our whole team with the extra time to be sure everything that comes out of the kitchen will match our collective high standards. We are aware that many of you have been anxiously awaiting this opening. We are confident that once we open our doors, the experience will exceed your expectations. Thank you for your continued patience.”
Good for them for sticking with it. No matter when it finally comes, we will be there guzzling cider.