(231) 468-3526 127 W Cass St, Cadillac, MI 49601 www.after26project.org Welcome to the After 26 Depot… a train station that may not take trains anymore … but what it does do is train special needs adults, by giving them a meaningful and rewarding place in the community. Yea … it’s a restaurant alright … but, it’s a restaurant that’s doing …
Pal’s Diner
(616) 942-7257 6503 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 www.palsdiner.com Pal’s … a cool, classic diner that was build way back in 1954. That’s when they made the finer diners. It’s a one of a kind, and Barry Brown and his wife Sam were kind enough to buy it and bring it all the way to Michigan for us …
Fresh Palate, The
989-358-1400 109 North Second Avenue, Alpena, MI 49707 www.thefreshpalategourmet.com Eric and Stacie Peterson live, breath, sleep and cook great and health food for this community. They’ve created a food destination called The Fresh Palate, and foodies from farther than far are finding it. The atmosphere is positive and energetic … the diners delightfully diverse … and the menu is so …
Fitzgerald, The / Eagle River Inn
(888) 487-1700 5033 Front St, Eagle River, MI 49950 www.eagleriverinn.com The next morning, we loaded up, fueled up, and headed up the Keweenaw Peninsula to find a place we discovered completely by accident a couple years ago … and were determined to find again. Behold The Fitz … one of the comfiest, funkiest, faraway places you’ll ever wish you’d found …
Douglas House Saloon
(906) 482-2003 517 Shelden Ave #1, Houghton, MI 49931 After looking into the UP’s copper cultivating past … we looked into our future for the evening and saw that after all this traveling, tasting and touring, we were destine for some fun in downtown Houghton. You know … after a long day in the mines there’s nothing better than a …
Antlers Restaurant, The
(906) 253-1728 804 East Portage Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 saultantlers.com It never ceases to amaze me how many amazing places amaze me on this amazing program … and this place … well, you’ll be amazed. Antlers is a cool and rustic restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie where just about every land mammal imaginable watches you enjoy your meal. …
Taste
(269) 637-0010 402 Phoenix Road, South Haven, MI 49090 www.tastesouthhaven.com We heard about this great restaurant in town where everything tastes good, but I just can’t remember the name …. Taste is a relatively new restaurant here in South Haven that proves positively that the way to the heart really is through the stomach. Joel and Heidi Gesiakowski are two …
La Taqueria San Jose
616-284-2297 1338 S. Division Ave. Grand Rapids, MI 49507 If you like food from below the border that’s the real deal, sometimes you gotta go under the radar to find out where the locals eat. And you know us …. We totally found it. Juan Barajas owns and operates La Taqueria San Jose, and if you’re looking for a raw, …
Supino Pizza
(313) 567-7879 2457 Russell St, Detroit, MI 48207 www.supinopizzeria.com Supino’s Pizzeria has become a literal legend in these parts. Partly because owner Dave Mancini is a real italian … partly because he serves up really good pizza … but, mostly because he really cares about this city.
Chicory Café
(989) 734-0091 179 N 3rd St, Rogers City, MI www.chicorycafe.org Okay, so you’re up in the Rogers City area and you want to eat at a restaurant that’s family farm-owned, organic, free range, grass fed and hormone free. Oh …. And has really great food? No problem … I got just the place for you. This is the Chicory Café …