"I had the joy of visiting 9 bean row over the weekend while visiting some friends in northport. All I can say is wowwy wow wow. It definitely blew my socks off and rocked my world. I can now see how traverse city and the leelanau peninsula is definitely making a mark on the food scene (despite the fact that Mario batali is a summer local : I actually visited the spot 3 times over my two night stay (that gives you a hint as to how much I love the joint My first stop i had the croquet Monsieur. Holy cow talk about fresh, fresh, fresh. Was served on their homemade brioche, with nice hot slices of rosemary ham, and then the whole sandwich was smothered in leelanau cheese raclette and bechamel. Wayyyyy gooey and good : the bean salad and pickle was also a super nice addition as well. My second trip, which how epic was it that it was only two hours later, I then decide to grab a bottle of stellar Pinot with some buddies of mine. Chilled to perfection! Since they didn't eat, I picked at some of the macaroni and cheese- an easy dish to share. Ha! After I took one bite of that cheesy noodle goodness there was no chance my friends were touching it! Lining the bottom of the noodles were roasted broccoli, and they used cheddar, gruyere and sweet roasted red peppers as well. Definitely a good combo. On my third trip to 9br, I got a brunch special that was a cannoli dish with exotic mushrooms, ricotta cheese and some Other items (I can't quite recite . It was pretty darn stellar, but nothing quite beats the taste of that croque Monsieur : While talking to the server, they informed me everything is from in house, kind of a farm-to-table experience, which I find totally awesome. So if you are in the area, this place should be a hands down visit on your list."
