Mr Helsinki

Very unlike Door County atmosphere in the sense that it feels very much like a nice lounge with dimmer lighting and nice artwork. Loved that. We ordered the banana curry soup, Creole crawfish crêpe, bourbon apple pork crêpe (the star of the meal!) and bananas foster for dessert (the chocolate inside the crêpe is completely unnecessary; however, the dessert overall was delicious). So far, this is the best dining we’ve had in Door County.

We have not been here in a few years but it always has great food.
It is a great place for a date. Less of a good place for kids but they never turned us away.
Fantastic food for all the foodies too.

Asked around while in Door County where to go eat and everyone recommended Helsinki Never heard about it and now I would recommend to everyone. So please do yourself a favor and try it. Food was to die for.

Warm and cozy environment for our New Years trip to Door County. Good selection of wine; tried the Vigonier which was average. Bang Bang chicken was good, spicy without being overwhelming. Nightly special of duck pot pie crêpe was flavorful, good not excellent, maybe just too rich for our liking. Fantastic Caesar salad. Great waitress, kind, personable.

Yummm!!! The first course shrimp makes you want to lick the plate. Bang bang chicken is good too. Spicy without being too hot.

We found ourselves at Mr Helsinkis quite by accident on our Fall trip to Door County. Thankfully, we were able to get seated after a 30 minute wait. Decent selection of beers, but they are more well known for their wine selection. The wife enjoyed a Brie cheeseburger, while I had an apple pork crepes. A nice, lighter dinner that we both enjoyed, after a busy day. Service was a little inattentive at times, but they were busy on a Saturday night. Location is great, and easy to find.

I have been a summer resident in door county for 30 years. I have tried to enjoy this establishment since its opening. Recently, I had a reservation for a group of 8. Upon arrival the owner asked us to wait at the bayside for our table. I found this very odd. We chose to wait at mr Helsinki. We were finally seated 45 mins after our reservation time. The wait staff is phenomenal, however the owner is extremely pretentious. He did not apologize or come to talk to our table as he did other tables. I am sorry to say that I will not be back. There are many restaurants is door county where the owner/​proprietor is genuinely happy to have your business, this restaurant is not on that list. You may have to travel a bit north, but it is well worth the drive

We had the grilled shrimp and rice noodle and the halibut with mango. The shrimp was a beautiful mélange of garlic, lemon grass, cilantro and hot spice. The halibut was a great calming contrast of the sweet fruit and subtle fish. This is by far the best food I have had in DC. Oh and the crab cakes are awesome. Wine list very good. Service kind and welcoming.

I ordered the Red Chili Beef rare. It came with fresh grilled veggies. There was a wonderful sauce that they were cooked in. There were three other ladies in my party. They each ordered a different entrée. They all enjoyed their meals. I will definitely go back and most likely order the same meal. The steak could be cut with a fork or butter knife. They open at 5:00 pm. We were the first customers. By the time we left, people were waiting for a table. The seating is limited. I really want to try a dessert crêpe, but was too full to order one. 09/​19/​2015

Particularly awful experience. We were basically ignored my the pretentious woman behind the bar, who clearly assumed we’d never had a glass of wine in our lives. She suggested we try a wine «we» might like, because her palette was different — so she said. She should have had a pipette as she literally put 3 drops of a sweet white wine in our glass. We ordered two glasses and were then flat out ignored. We were the only people there, and had to ask for the check three times. I’ve never felt more uncomfortable in a wine bar. Ever. Awful. One star. Will not be back.

One of the best hidden secrets Fish Creek has to offer! My husband ordered the crawfish dinner crêpe and I had the beef in pad Thai sauce. Both were delicious! The wine was fantastic. it is a small venue but well worth the wait!

We LOVE Mr. Helsinki! I was really surprised that there were any bad reviews. We’ve been going to Fish Creek, Door County for a week every year for the last 10 years and discovered Mr. Helsinki a couple years ago. We usually go around 5:30PM to beat the crowds. We love the atmosphere and the service is wonderful! We usually start with their extensive wine list and have never been disappointed. I ALWAYS get the Bang Bang Chicken and absolutely LOVE it. My only suggestion would be to go heavier on the chicken and lighter on the Boy Choy. If you go to Mr. Helsinkis you absolutely have to get the Bananas Foster– it is unbelievable. We would highly recommend Mr. Helsinkis if you are in Door County. It is our favorite place to eat.

I am so in love with this place. Cute and quaint. Good food, great wine!

Lovely wine bar, very creative menu. I had the Thai Spinach soup, with some spice and a little mint in the background. I also had the Bang Bang Chicken, with a spicy peanut sauce. Both were delicious. Great atmosphere and friendly service too. Prices are fair, especially for the wines. Wold definitely come back!

Service was terrible. Food was pretty good, but we were so annoyed after waiting for an hour and 20 minutes (they told us it would be 45 – 60) it put a bad taste in our mouths from the get-​go.
After the long wait, the owner was so rude and barely apologized and when we didn’t respond with smiles on our faces he looked at us with disgust and took us to our table without another word (we didn’t say a single word about being mad, didn’t complain, just weren’t obviously happy). THEN, going into reminding ourselves it’s not the waiter’s fault and to not take it out on her, it took another 10 minutes for someone to even come over to give us water/​do specials/​take drink orders. She was so incredibly rude and unfriendly when we had not only just waited for an hour and 20, but were about to spend a lot of money at an expensive restaurant.
Very disappointed in the service. At a restaurant of this level and price, the service and congeniality should have been 100 times what it was. Ruined the experience, frankly.

Here’s what’s to love at this restaurant: the waitress whose aura is a ten, the décor with art featuring local artists and the comfortable stylish room.
The wine list is bountiful.
I had the special for the evening, crab Rangoon. Passable, the ‘skin’ was doughy, not crisp in any sense.
For the main course, I went with the Bang Bang chicken. It was only one bang. I had the feeling that the recipe had gotten tired. The chicken was a tad dry, the sauce a bit thick.
My partner went with the Thai Spinach soup and hoisin duck entrée (gluten free – rice and not crêpe). She loved both!

We came late one night for dessert and were not disappointed! All six of us ordered the dessert crepes, mainly the bananas foster and nutella. Wow! Packed with flavor! Very delicious but RICH! Loved my bananas foster with Malibu Moos custard on top!
Service was pretty good. Atmosphere nice but didn’t blow me away. I’ve heard their savory dishes are fantastic so we’ll come back and try those!

Pretty nice meal. Inventive marriage of Scandinavian, Asian and Cajun flavors. About 85% of the menu is described as «hot». I had the tuna and it was excellent; my date had the Cajun crepes and had to add salt.
While it’s a good sign that the locals love the place, our service suffered a bit because of it. Our appetizer took 30 minutes to come to the table… most likely because our server chatted with the people at the neighboring tables for a while.
I would go back, but next time I will make sure I am not famished when I get there. Arrived at 7, seated at 7:40, ate at 8:15…

This place was recommended as a wine bar stop, but we decided to try dinner. Not a good idea! The place is an eclectic mix of Asian and French. Didn’t get it.
A bit tricky to find. It’s on the second floor above a small market with nothing more than a small sign and the door indicating its location. It’s clean and quaint and functional. No frills. Our waiter was attentive and thorough. A bit snarky though when I asked for a wine suggestion to go with our meal. His reply was that «food and wine parings went out in the 80’s».
Our first course, the recommended, warm banana soup, was terrific. It was the right amount of heat and sweet. A very unique combination that worked well, that I would highly recommend. It went south from there.
We had been looking forward to having muscles, and where excited to see them on the menu. Offered in ½ or 1lb servings, we thankfully opted for the smaller serving. The muscle were not fresh and tasted too fishy. The red spicy creamy sauce didn’t work either. A big disappointment. We had the bang bang chicken entrée next. This is the signature item for Helsinki. Thought a sure bet. Not!!. Too spicy and soggy. I like spice. It was more so the soggy wilted texture that turned us off. Mushy and un appealing. The veggies were over cooked and WAY too much peanut sauce. We didn’t even finish it.
We rate this at 3 stars only because of the banana soup. Otherwise it would get only 2 stars. No interest in going back for a second chance for dinner. Sticking to the wine only.

I’m giving Mr Helsinki 5 stars because I believe it is probably the most innovative restaurant in Door County, and also has great food and friendly staff.
My boyfriend and I went on a weekend ‘getaway’ from Chicago last weekend, and were lucky enough to be advised to dine here. Located above a small grocery store, this place really does open *at five*. We went right up, and were happy to see how cute the restaurant was. With dark wood, cozy lighting, and paintings adorning the walls, as well as a separate area for the ‘wine bar’ and little restaurant, this place was just very cute.
We had a bottle of ‘Murphey’s Law’ wine from Washington State, which was actually very good.
They bring out chili flavored butter with some bread, which my boyfriend liked a lot.
For appetizers we got the lemongrass crabcakes and the escargot.
The lemongrass crabcakes were very good, but for me, seemed to suffer by being a bit too thin. They were tasty, however the wasabi mayo could have used a bit more kick ;)
The escargot was amazing. Sauteed in a Thai coconut-​curry sauce and wrapped in a small crépe, these little guys were so tasty! The sauce was creamy and each bite was decadent and delicious!
We also ordered the Thai spinach soup, and while I was actually expecting something completely different — leafy greens not ground up for starters (though it did say ‘pureed’ on the menu, duh!) — we both really loved the hot sauce that was in it, as it added a really interesting element to the already fun flavor combinations of lemongrass, ginger and Coconut milk.
For the main course, we ordered the ‘special crêpe of the day’ which was filled with chicken, asparagus, sweet peppers, onions, asiago cheese, and mushrooms, and covered with another flavorful green sauce. At this point I was pretty full, but the crêpe was expertly made, and I loved how it came with slices of grilled potatoes, and house made coleslaw.
They also kept us in ample supply of sriracha for making things hotter. Thanks Mr Helsinki! :)