Recently, we were in the New Richmond area and decided to stop in The Landing for lunch. Being the middle of winter it wasn't the best day to enjoy the ambiance of this place. But it was rather warm for the season and the sky was clear and bright so sitting inside the restaurant by a window and enjoying the view of the river added to our experience.
When we entered we were a little concerned to see a For Sale sign in the window. Many times there are various reasons for a restaurant to be up for sale. One reason for The Landing to be on the market, surely, is that fact that, sitting right on the river, it is often flooded in the spring time. We don't know the real reason but an impending sale often drops the quality of a restaurant's food.
Burgers
We opted for this blog's usual, the standard cheeseburger with the extras of our choosing. Since there was hardly anyone in the place we could hear and, yes, smell our burgers being grilled up fresh.
Maybe it was the trepidation of a failing, for sale restaurant that had lowered our expectations but when the burgers were served we were both very pleased at how fresh and tasty they were. Thick, tender and juice, the meat was cooked just the way we each liked it. While there weren't a huge number of options we still felt the quality of the extras, with the possible exception of the buns which seemed to be maybe a day old, was quite good.
The bottom line is that we were glad that the For Sale sign didn't scare us off. No this burger probably won't crack our personal Top 10 list but it's worth a trip down to the river to give it a try.
If you have never been to The Landing, you should probably give it a try. If you can, head that way in the spring when the patio is open and before the bugs come out.
Great post. Have you ever tried the (less than one year old) Green Kayak Market & Eatery down the street in New Richmond. They currently do not have burgers (need to install an expensive hood system), but have killer bbq, an amazing "twisted blt," great white chicken chili and the best "cuban sandwich" north of Miami....Also,some great live music...Well worth the trip to New Richmond on a regular basis....
ReplyDeleteI plan to try this place but even if they get burgers we probably won't put it on the blog because my former neighbor is one of the owners. A little conflict of interest there.
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