Marie’s Snack Shop
459 E. Laketon Avenue Muskegon, MI 49442 (231) 578-7645 No Known Website Menu I’m not gonna lie. I love taking co-workers to new places and watching their faces as we pull up. The places that make...
View ArticleThe Knickerbocker Brewpub & Distillery
417 Bridge Street NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (616) 345-5642 Website Menu I always get excited for new brewpubs opening. It doesn’t matter if it’s Kalamazoo or Grand Rapids or anywhere else in West...
View ArticleJaspare’s Pizza & Fine Italian Food – Gull Road
5190 Gull Road Kalamazoo, MI 49048 (269) 382-2900 Website Menu The last three years, at two different schools, L has had a class field trip to Gull Meadow Farms during apple picking season. This...
View ArticleChicken Plus
930 W. Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49006 No Known Phone Number No Known Website Menu I really like chicken wings. I love the places that just bread and fry wings whole. No fancy sauces. Just...
View ArticleHopcat – Kalamazoo
300 E. Water Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 210-0075 Website Menu Every time a Hopcat would open, I would tweet at the main Hopcat account begging for one to be opened in Kalamazoo. They answered...
View ArticleRare Bird Brewpub
229 Lake Avenue Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 943-2053 Website Menu Lots of Traverse City area blog posts coming your way over the next week or so. We took a little mini-vacation to northern Michigan...
View ArticleHungry As A Wolf – Traverse City
3575 US 31 Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 941-3600 Website Menu Our first day in Traverse City saw us in the water park at Great Wolf Lodge for almost three hours. We had planned on finding another...
View ArticleGrand Traverse Lighthouse Museum
15500 N. Lighthouse Point Road Northport, MI 49670 (231) 386-7195 Website Almost everything I do revolves around food. That’s why, from time to time, you see blog posts on this blog that aren’t...
View ArticleKilcherman’s Christmas Cove Farm
11573 N. Kilcherman Road Northport, MI 49670 (231) 386-5637 Website After spending close to two hours at Leelanau State Park and the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, we started to head back towards...
View ArticleHop Lot Brewing Company
658 South West Bay Shore Drive Suttons Bay, MI 49682 (231) 866-4445 Website Menu I am so lucky that my family enjoys going to breweries with me. I don’t think we’ve ever had a bad meal at one and...
View ArticleDylan’s Candy Bar – Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
100 Grand Traverse Resort Village Boulevard Acme, MI 49690 (231) 534-6000 Website We left Hop Lot Brewing Company after a delicious meal and a full morning of adventuring on the Leelanau Peninsula...
View ArticleThe Workshop Brewing Company
221 Garland Street Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 421-8977 Website Menu Our last day in Traverse City we kept a little low key. The family we traveled with wanted to do some shopping downtown, so they...
View ArticleRiccardi’s Pizza & Grinders
4025 17 Mile Road NE Cedar Springs, MI 49319 (616) 696-3278 Website Menu Whenever I’m in unfamiliar territory, pizza becomes my go-to. Almost every small town anywhere in the country has a pizza...
View ArticleJersey Mike’s Subs – Walker
3454 Alpine Avenue NW Walker, MI 49544 (616) 202-4455 Website Menu Have you seen these new Hatchimals things yet? Yeah, they’re going to be the popular toy at Christmas this year and we’re already...
View ArticleGP Sports
187 Monroe Avenue NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 776-6495 Website Menu It’s not very often I get stuck in downtown Grand Rapids all night without an option to go back to the office. I was faced with...
View ArticleTheo & Stacy’s Restaurant – Westnedge
4311 S. Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (269) 388-3455 Website Menu Our parents are awesome. We don’t have a babysitter here in Kalamazoo because our primary need is at at 2:00 in the morning....
View ArticleFreddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
3777 Plainfield Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 (616) 916-2638 Website Menu What do you get when you cross a Culver’s and a Steak ‘n Shake? Stick around, I’m going to tell you. J and I were sitting...
View ArticleFresh Coast Tacos
1903 W. Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49009 (312) 269-9569 Website Menu I don’t hang around Western Michigan University much and I sure don’t eat there very often, but I had a quick stop to make on...
View ArticleCoexist Cafe
2901 Howard Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006 (269) 312-8899 Website Menu I’ve spent a lot of time on Western Michigan University’s campus this week. There’s been a lot going on and a lot of work for my...
View ArticleChunky Dunk
Various (Food Truck) Kalamazoo, MI 49006 (269) 760-4092 Website Sample Menu There have been a number of late night food truck rally’s over the summer, but I’m really, really lazy on nights that I...
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