Category Archives: Casual & Family Restaurants

Michigan Restaurants: The Bluebird of Leland

February 14, 2008 – 11:21 am

The Bluebird by The Leland Report Since 1927 when boat builder Martin Telgard and his wife Leone opened the Bluebird as a small sandwich and soda shop, the Bluebird in Leland has been the gathering place for locals and tourists alike. From the casual bar & tavern to the more elegant, scenic dining room on [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth

February 13, 2008 – 12:26 pm

Sign says it all. by ezz eddie Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth is the second largest independent restaurant in the United States and America’s largest family restaurant. With ten dining rooms that seat more than 1500 guests, Zehnder’s serves about a million diners a year. Their history page has a cool old photo and explains that just [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: Harbor Haus in Copper Harbor

February 12, 2008 – 12:31 pm

Good service, outstanding and imaginative food, and a fabulous view of the harbor from all tables make the Harbor Haus in Copper Harbor one of Michigan’s most memorable restaurants – “in a class by itself,” as one fan says. Owner-chef Ron Waara is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and started out as [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: Clara’s of Battle Creek & Lansing

February 11, 2008 – 12:05 pm

Depot Restaurant – Clara’s by j image Clara’s on the River sits on the waterfront in Battle Creek and occupies the historic Michigan Central Railroad Depot (1888), whose weathered Lake Superior red sandstone and clock tower look much as they did in their heyday. Clara’s Lansing station is at the Michigan Central Railroad Depot which [...]

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Michigan Diners & Hometown Favorites

February 8, 2008 – 10:34 am

Sit ‘er down… by IntangibleArts The first stops on our month-long tour of Michigan restaurants were diners, breakfast joints and hometown favorites. We picked four of Michigan’s most notable: Rosie’s Diner in Rockford, Michigan The Fleetwood Diner in Ann Arbor, Lansing & Kentwood Yesterdog in Grand Rapids Golden Harvest in Lansing Was that all of [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: Golden Harvest in Lansing

February 7, 2008 – 10:55 am

Golden Harvest by Diamond Park Photography For more than 40 years, people from all over Lansing have started their day at the Golden Harvest Restaurant in Lansing’s Old Town. With seven tables and a long, L-shaped counter, the Harvest is a small diner, but the staff is always friendly and you don’t have to wait [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: Yesterdog in Grand Rapids

February 6, 2008 – 11:41 am

Yesterdog, Grand Rapids, photo by barronoid Yesterdog is located in Eastown, one of the most popular places to visit when in Grand Rapids. The Hot Dogs – Yesterdog, Cheddardog, Ultradog, Krautdog and Veggiedog – are made right in front of your eyes, so you can see all of the action before sitting down to get [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: The Fleetwood Diner in Ann Arbor, Lansing & Kentwood

February 5, 2008 – 9:21 am

Fleetwood Mohawk by aTanguay Food at the Fleetwood Diner is, as one might expect, no-frills, hot as blazes and delicately flavored with whatever else has been on the grill all day. This is a good thing. Come here for all manner of eggs, bacon, sausage, etc., burgers the way you want them, greasy fries, BLTs, [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: Rosie’s Diner in Rockford, Michigan

February 4, 2008 – 10:19 am

Rosie’s Diner by bellzatk All month on Absolute Michigan we’ll be featuring Michigan restaurants. Week one is Diners & Hometown Favorites and the first of these is “the original queen of diners and the most famous diner in the world.” Rosie’s was featured in the Bounty paper towel commercials that starred Nancy Walker as Rosie [...]

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February is Dining Month on Absolute Michigan

February 1, 2008 – 9:16 am

Crab Rangoon by Shawn Botruff (chef who made this at the Bluebird) For the month of February, we’ll be focusing on dining in Michigan. Starting Monday, we’ll be offering daily profiles of restaurants. We’ll begin with diners and dives, check out some casual and family restaurants, dress up for fine dining and sample some of [...]

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