6 things Michigan restaurant staff want you to know before you eat out
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
The crew at Hamburger Mikey s is back in business, and ready to serve you what may be Michigan s Best Burger for take-out.Courtesy Photo, used with permission.
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The unbelievable rollercoaster that is Michigan’s pandemic-era restaurant industry took a slight climb back toward normalcy this week when state health officials allowed a partial return to indoor dining.
The Feb. 1 reopening came with multiple limitations, including on capacity as well as hours. Once again, the changes put restaurant owners in the position of figuring out how to make a new approach work, all while maintaining strict safety standards.
The Top 21 Michigan restaurants to visit in 2021
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Surf and Turf featuring rock lobster tail and a New York strip steak at Sindbad s Restaurant and Marina in Detroit, Michigan.Jacob Hamilton
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But some day, things will change. The sooner the better.
That’s why Michigan’s Best decided to compile a list of the Top 21 restaurants to visit in Michigan in 2021. You might not be able to use it right now, but hopefully better days are around the corner for all these hard-working owners and employees.
This year’s Top 21 features a little bit of everything that Michigan has to offer. From pizza to burgers to fine dining, and from Houghton in the Upper Peninsula to St. Joseph, Detroit, Bay City and Grand Rapids, we give you some of the state’s best.
21 of Michigan’s must-eat items for 2021
Updated Jan 16, 2021;
Posted Jan 16, 2021
A look at the Tokyo Roadhouse Burger available at D Angelo s located at 1305 Columbus Avenue in Bay City on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com
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During a typical year, Michigan’s Best might eat at hundreds of restaurants, tasting and trying our way through many menus, and meeting amazing people who run fine establishments all across the state. This year was a little different, but we still had some absolutely amazing meals at some great Michigan restaurants. These are the best dishes that I tried in 2020, both during searches and on my own.
A Fruitcake Fritter? This Michigan doughnut shop will put you in the holiday spirit
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
Groovy Donuts in East Lansing, Michigan, is gearing up for the holidays with a Fruitcake Fritter.Groovy Donuts
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Yes, a fruitcake? (Insert joke here.)
Well, we may have found it!
Groovy Donuts in East Lansing, one of our picks for Michigan’s Best Doughnut, is debuting its Fruitcake Fritter today.
Owners Andrew Gauthier and Monica Lucas, business and life partners who despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic to restaurants and small independent business owners, have taken a “chin up” attitude with the mission of putting a smile on your faces.
MacKenzies’ Bakery in Kalamazoo to close permanently
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
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KALAMAZOO, MI MacKenzies’ Bakery in Kalamazoo will close its doors permanently this month.
The bakery’s last business day is scheduled for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, the bakery said on its Facebook page.
“We are sorry to announce that, after much reflection, we have concluded it is time for MacKenzies’ Bakery to close its doors,” owner John MacKenzie wrote in the post on Facebook.
“In the 40 years since my family opened on West Main Street, you have welcomed us into the Kalamazoo Community,” MacKenzie said. “We still treasure the support our customers provided then, and remain grateful for the warm relationships formed over the years.”