Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub
Brewpub · Standish ·
Award-winning smoked wings, porketta, fish & chips, craft beers
Award-winning smoked wings, porketta, fish & chips, craft beers
"Located just off Hiawatha on 38th Street, Northbound Smokehouse is serving a diverse menu of barbecue favorites, smokehouse sandwiches and award-winning apple wood-smoked jumbo chicken wings. Show up Friday through Sunday to score the weekend brisket, 1 pound of the smokehouse’s best barbecue effort. Don’t miss the patio, which was voted one of Minnesota’s best in 2024 by the Star Tribune. Orders can be placed online for takeout." - Eli Radtke
"Smoked food and good beer are the themes of this aptly named brewpub, where even the wings are smoked with apple wood. While there’s an eclectic mix of beer styles and food, the smoked trout and fish and chips stand out, and the Alaskan pollock battered with Northbound’s Pravy Pilsner is a must for Friday night fish fry — all perfectly flaky. For smoked flavors that mingle delicately with fat, salt, umami, all washed down with chocolatey smoked porter — a rare beer style in today’s beerscape — this is the place. Online ordering is available." - Louis Livingston-Garcia
"Northbound Brewpub & Smokehouse is known for its applewood-smoked wings, which are tossed in sauces ranging from an Alabama white — made with mayonnaise, vinegar, and spices — to a finely tuned apricot chipotle, which expertly blends sweetness with a little smoke." - Eater Staff
"Northbound Brewpub & Smokehouse is known for its applewood-smoked wings, which are tossed in sauces ranging from an Alabama white — made with mayonnaise, vinegar, and spices — to a finely tuned apricot chipotle, which expertly blends sweetness with a little smoke." - Ali Elabbady, Eater Staff
"I found their patio is currently open with tables sometimes placed on existing patios, in parking lots, or on sidewalks; guests are asked to wear masks and all staff will be masked, with precautions in place—check with the restaurant for individual days and hours. Studies suggest lower exposure risk when dining outdoors, but that benefit depends on restaurants following strict social distancing and other safety guidelines." - Joy Summers