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Resturant List
Last year we came up with a list of our favorite places to go eat. I figured since there have been some new people to the area, I would post it here. Please note, I didn't take time to go through and edit it, so do a Google search first, to make sure they are still in business before you go. 
If anyone wants to add to the list, please feel free to do so.
Alpine/North Kent County
Schuler Books' Chapbook Cafe
Panera Bread
Whitecaps (ballpark food)
Boston?s Ming Teng
Alpine Teriyaki & Sushi
Pilar's Cafe in Cheshire Village
Bud and Stanley's just off of Plainfield
Bluewater Grill near Plainfield and East Beltline
Empire Chinese Bufffet
Downtown, East Hills, Cherry Hill
Ottawa Tavern
Bulls head
San Chez
One Trick Pony
Charley's Crab
The Green Well
Gaia Cafe
Cherry Deli
The Electric Cheetah
Yesterdog
Marie Catrib's
Cherie Inn
Wealthy St. Bakery
Bobby J's
Palace of India
Ramona's Table
Sundance Grill
One Trick Pony
The Cottage
Bistro Bella Vita
Brandywine ? eastown
Breakfast - Omelette Shoppe - YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. ymmmmmm
Brunch Buffet - Charlie's Crab
Rose's
Graydon's Crossing
Derby Station,
Mangiamo's,
Bombay
Maggie's Kitchen (mexican) on Bridge
Rivertown
Bagel Beanery-Wyoming
Monelli's-Wyoming
Frankie V's- Wyoming
Kobe Japanese Steak and Seafood
Cafe San Juan (36th and Burlingame)
28th Street
Real Food Cafe - corner of Alger and Eastern. Locally owned place in a tiny, narrow building, it used to be a Baskin Robin. Great omlets. Be prepared for long wait on weekends.
Garden Room Cafe - 28th street near Burton. Bdubs Plaza. Cute little resturant with a good breakfast selection. They supposedly have the Mr. Fables Olive Burger recipe.
Sundance Grill - 28th street in Cascade area.
Pietros and Pietros Backdoor - pizza and Italian food. Note the Backdoor pizzeria tends to be closed on Friday evenings in the summer due to private dinners there. They do have the same menu in the main restaurant.
Yen Chings - Roaring 20's Plaza. For the most part quick and good service, sometimes dependent on your server.
Cantina
Mikado
El Arriero
Golden 28
GR Brewing Co.
Chipotle
BD's Mongolian Barbeque
Olive Garden
On the Border
Chipotle
BD's Mongolian Barbeque
Olive Garden
On the Border
La Cantina - the bean dip is fantastic and they have $2 PBR pitchers. TWO DOLLARS PEOPLE!
Thai House - it's in the DnW plaza. They have a delicious spicy tea and the food and portions are good and well priced.
Beltline Bar - good sangria and margaritas
Sundance - delicious but busy on weekend mornings, so go at another time to avoid a wait
Favorites (chain):
Old Chicago (great beer selection), Moe's, Jimmy Johns
Date Night
Bulls Head
Everyday People Cafe in Douglas
Louis Betton Steak House
Bonefish Grill
Haven't been yet, but on our list
Leo's
Chop House
Boatworks
Melting Pot
Leo's
Cygnus
Mangiamo!
Bonefish Grill
Rose's
Blue Water Grill
Reds on the River
San Chez
Bistro Bella Vita
Lakeshore
Holland
Butch's
84 East
China Inn North - North side of Holland
Pereddies
84 East - DT Holland
Boatwerks - Holland (nice outdoor eating on the water)
Red Robin - North side of Holland
Margaritas
Wild Chef
The Curragh,
City Vue Cafe,
Via Maria;
I've heard good things about Texas Cafe too
For breakfast/lunch--
Dutch Bros/De Boer Bakery,
Good Earth Cafe,
The Windmill (sort a college, greasy spoon)
Taqueria Azteca (NOT fancy, but so good)
Grand Haven
Dee-Lite
Snug Harbor
Pronto Pups
The Kirby House
Porto Bello
JW's
Rosebud
Clover Bar in Grand Haven... the atmosphere is kinda dingy, but they have GREAT pizza! I like it way better than Fricanos.
Muskegon:
Hearthstone
Mia & Grace (open M-S 9 am ? 5pm. Starting to take reservations for dinner on Saturday)
Clover Bar in Grand Haven... the atmosphere is kinda dingy, but they have GREAT pizza! I like it way better than Fricanos.
Saugatuck/Douglas
Everyday People Caf? (Douglas)
Mermaids (Saugatuck)
The Elbow Room- it is beside the yacht club- they have terrific cinnamon rolls, breakfast and lunch. It is nice because it looks over the kalamazoo (I think) river. They do have vegetarian options are that really accommodating for ingredient swaps.
The Butler- this place is for the Butler Burger which is horrible for you, but really good if you liked hamburgers imo. Their Butler fries are slabs of potatoes all fried up. Another nice place to look at water while you are eating.
Phils (Saugatuck)
Pumpernickels (breakfast/lunch-- Saugatuck)
Wally's Bar & Grill (Saugatuck-- good bar food/perch)
Wild Dog Cafe (Douglas)
Su Casa (Fennville-- worth the drive-- some of the best Mexican in W Michigan, IMHO)
Other areas
Olde Peninsula Brew Pub - Kzoo
In TC my favorite Mexican place is La Senorita. I don't like the Lansing site.
Also in TC I like North Peak.
North of TC in Elk Rapids is a New Orleans restaurant called Pearls.
Hana East-higher end hibachi style... SO. GOOD. In Kzoo right off the highway on Sprinkle.
In Lansing, any of the restaurants in the Eastwood Towne Center are excellent. I personally prefer PF Changs, but the Italian restaurant (Bravo) and irish pub (Claddaugh) are good, too. I can't remember the name of the italian restaurant.
In East Lansing - Dublins Square or in Okemos - Dusty's Cellar would be nice places to go for dinner.
Re: Resturant List
Uncle Cheetah's Soup Shop! on Wealthy, a few doors down from Electric Cheetah, Brick Road Pizza, and the Sparrows coffee shop.
Also, Real Food on Eastern is expanding to the space next door! More seating = shorter waits, hopefully.
My Clean Eating Blog
Green Living Reading List
Whoo Hooo!!!on Real Food. I thought it looked like they had two signs but I never drive down Eastern. We always turn on Alger to get to K-zoo or take the back way to 28th if we are heading west.