Heart of the North Menu – Mercer, WI

Type : Bar & grill

Location : Mercer, WI

Based on 221 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery

Heart of the North 54547

Address:
5262 Lakeview Ave, Mercer, WI 54547

Phone: (715) 476-3562

Website: http://www.heartofthenorth.net/about

Hours

Thursday 4–8 PM
Friday 4–9 PM
Saturday 4–9 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday 4–8 PM
Wednesday 4–8 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Poker Chips
Homemade potato chips covered with a rich cheese sauce then topped with bacon pieces and chives
Homemade Haystack Onion Rings
Sweet onion petals served with our tangy southwestern dipping sauce
Popper Bites
Spicy jalapenos filled with cheese then breaded and deep fried
Say Cheese Please Curds
A wisconsin must, you are in the cheese state! White cheese curds lightly breaded then deed fried to a gooey perfection
Chips & Salsa
Fresh fried tortilla chips served with a rich tomato salsa
Mercer Supreme Nacho’s
Crispy corn chips topped with nacho cheese sauce then mounds of jack cheese, onion, tomato, cilantro and jalapeno slices served with salsa & sour cream on the side
Loaded Potato Skins
Potato skins topped with jack cheese blend then baked with thick smoked bacon and served with a side of sour cream
Buffalo Skins
Same as our loaded skins but topped with buffalo chicken and served with blue cheese dressing or sour cream. Add blue cheese crumbles for that extra flavor packed punch
Personal Bacon And Cheese Quesadilla
Rich nacho cheese, jack cheese and bacon between 2 soft personal size tortillas grilled to perfection then served with salsa and sour cream. Add chicken to make this a meal
Wings Over the Lake
Signature Dry Rub
(House favorite) don’t want to get sauce on your best duds? Try one of our signature southern dry rubs you’ll be hooked! Georgia honey pecan, jamaican island rum, texas maple jalapeno
Bold Buffalo
As spicy as you dare. Mild, medium, hot or insanity served with blue cheese or ranch dipping sauce (with our insanity you won’t lose 100 lbs in 90 days but you’ll feel the burn)
Gilroy Garlic
A tribute to where it all begins, garlic, more garlic and butter with a dusting of parmesan cheese and oh so good! Can be made spicy just ask
Smokey Southern Bbq
To far north for bbq? Never! Try these sticky, smokey gems you will be saying ya’ll before you know it
Sweet Heat
Like the spice of buffalo and the sweetness of bbq? Then these are for you! Not too hot, not too sweet, just the right amount of zest to make your taste buds dance
Gold Fever
Just like sweet heat but in a carolina mustard based bbq sauce, so good
Gold Rush
All the flavor of our mustard based bbq without the heat sweet and tangy goodness
Sweet Thai Chili
Don’t be fooled by the name these asian delights are sweet and sticky with no heat
Teriyaki Or Garlic Teriyaki
Just like in your favorite chinese restaurant
Speciality Burgers
Mercer Mac
Two beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickle, onion and a plain bun
Bacon Double Cheese Burger Basket
Two beef patties, two slices of cheese and hickory bacon a perfect match
Plain Jane Burger
1/3 lb. Burger served with your choice of lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle. Add cheese$0.50
Texas Rodeo Burger
1/3 lb. Beef patty topped with sharp cheddar cheese, sweet onion tanglers hickory smoked bacon and pickles then finished with our rich tangy bbq sauce. Add jalapenos
Moose Breath Burger
Only up with the guys or girls? If so then this is for you! We take our 1/3 lb. Beef patty and top it with sautéed sweet garlic, a pile caramelized grilled onions and our steak sauce then serve it on a buttered grilled ciabatta bun. Mmmm
Only In Wisconsin Burger
What are we known for? Cheese, so why not use it all. Our1/3 pound burger covered with slice of american, cheddar, pepperjack and swiss cheese then topped with a couple of cheese curds for good measure. The cheese on this burger melts into a giant ring of toasted cheese this is a real cheese lover’s paradise
Some Like It Hot Burger
1/3 lb. Beef patty with chipotle spiced seasoning topped with pepper jack cheese, grilled jalapenos and finished with a special homemade inferno sauce for that extra kick
Pizza Burger
1/3 lb. Beef patty topped with our marinara sauce, grilled pepperoni and provolone cheese., Now that’s italian!
Hawaiian Burger
1/3 lb. Beef patty glazed with our teriyaki glaze then topped with a slice of grilled pineapple
Mushroom Swiss Burger
1/3 lb. Beef patty topped with mushrooms and melted swiss cheese
Signature Sandwiches
Gyro
Want something different than a burger, why not the best gyro in the northwood’s fresh grilled gyro slices, onion and tomato with our homemade tzatziki sauce made fresh daily piled on a grilled soft pita pocket
Filet Of What?Cod Sandwich
Since when is fish square? Hand breaded cod, good ole american cheese, lettuce and our homemade tartar served in a hoagie roll
Crispy Bacon Ranch Chicken Sandwich
Tender juicy chicken breast breaded and fried then topped with pepperjack cheese, hickory smoked bacon and a buttermilk ranch dressing all served on a grilled ciabatta bun
Hot Pepper Steak
This will surely warm you up! Thinly shaved steak sautéed with caramelized onions and jalapeno peppers topped with melted american cheese and served with homemade garlic aioli on the side for that extra flavor burst
Philly Cheese Steak
Thinly shaved ribeye steak sautéed with melted american cheese and cheese sauce
Steakbomber
Love our steak? Make it a bomb with onions, peppers and mushrooms and steak sauce
Blt Single Or Club
Hickory thick cut smoked bacon piled high with crisp iceberg lettuce and perfectly ripe juicy red tomatoes stacked on golden toast with plain or garlic mayo
Shrimp Po’ Boy
Hand breaded shrimp fried to a golden perfection then piled on a hoagie roll with a tangy dressing, lettuce and tomato. Its mardi gras every day in the northwoods
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Marinated chicken breast grilled to a juicy perfection served on a toasted ciabatta bun with romaine lettuce & tomato
Homemade Pizza
Cheese
Perfectly spiced pizza sauce, loads of mozzarella and provolone cheese
Hawaiian
Pineapple and canadian bacon
Deluxe
All of our toppings piled high a real meal!
Meat Lovers
Pepperoni, canadian bacon, sausage and hickory bacon
Veggie
Onion, green pepper, olive, mushroom
Moose Breath
It’s good on pizza too! Caramelized onions and garlic
Bbq Chicken
Tomato & bbq sauce base, multi cheese blend, roasted chicken, bacon, red onion and topped with a sprinkle of cilantro

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Reviews

chris kolbach
Food was very good. The server/bar tender was terrible. She was more interested in eating her food on the bar in full view of whole dinning area to check on our table. We were staying locally and ate there 2 night in a row. Same miserable service. Again, food was good, but the service will likely tank the business

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Cheri Stratte
The best food in town and service was great. This is my husband’s and my favorite place to go for dinner. They smoke some of their meats for over 10 hours and it tastes absolutely amazing. The sizzling steak is my favorite. It is carried to the table still popping and smoking!

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Derek Bickford
We had Queen cut prime rib with garden salad and baked potato. Andre number two was the honey glazed salmon with baked potato and a cup of their custom Lobster bisque. Food was excellent quality.

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Lisha
From the outside it looks like an old bar. The food was fantastic. Tonight was Italian and we ordered a dish and split it and it was still to much. Chicken and Cheese Tortellini in pesto sauce with sundried tomatoes. Yum!! Great service too.

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Jeanie Shafer
A great place to eat! Make a reservation to guarantee a seat! Very good food especially all fish…and not your Mom’s Mac & cheese…better! yum!

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Linda Bowe
Great selection of delicious entrees and wines. Walleye on Friday is a favorite. Fun atmosphere.

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Kristin LaMere HNWP, LE
Staff is rude and owner doesn’t seem to comprehend the meaning of “service industry”. Stopped in for a drink at 8:20 pm. We were “greeted” with a snotty “Are you looking to eat, because our kitchen is closed.” No “hi, how are you?” Or “how can I help you?” We weren’t looking to eat. We actually ate there once before and we were less than impressed with their “Italian night”, but we thought we’d give the place another try just for a beverage. We were rationed one drink each. At 8:40 we were informed that my husband couldn’t have another drink, as I was still finishing my glass of wine. So he just had to sit there, even though other diners were still finishing up and chatting and as I was finishing my one alloted beverage. Even though their listing states that they are open til 9 pm, they cut everyone off so THEY can be done working at 9. (Apparently, a five hour shift is just too much for them to handle.) I’ve worked many times in restaurants, and the service industry in general, where if a customer walked in 10 minutes before close, guess what, you’re working late now. We will only continue to frequent restaurants that maintain that type of service, or at minimum, serve until their google listing states that they are open until. There are way too many excellent restaurants with kind, friendly staff (and owners) in the northwoods to waste our money here ever again.

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Robert Whitney
Good prime rib dinner. Small place, so reservations are recommended.

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Jayne Wade
Great food and excellent service!

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Elizabeth Hamer
Really tried to love this quaint and eclectic place in Mercer! Most recent experience had us spending over 2 1/2 hours on a weeknight. I guess long wait times for food and lack of drink refills made the poor attitude from waitstaff suck even more. If you’re not a local, neighbor, or a friend of the restaurant’s staff, don’t waste your time or money because you’re simply not welcome.

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