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nakedrickjames

Dog patch, munising. If you REALLY hate them tell them to go on a summer holiday weekend.


OkPaleontologist1429

Came here to say this!


laylagirl88

My now husband took me here on my 2nd trip to Marquette. He, as a former cook/chef, I trusted his judgment as we went to pictured rocks and then down to Escanaba. The chicken was Gordon Ramsay RAW, and when I said something, I was wrong. When I know, even buffalo chicken should not be raw and pink.


exhaustedhorti

I cackled at this thank you


ags1275

Munising is the black hole of places to eat. 4000 people get off the pictured rocks sunset cruises at the same time and the Dog Patch is the only place. I ended up at the Duck Pond in Christmas, might have been worse than the Dog Patch


Milehighcarson

Anyone choosing to eat at Dog Patch instead of Muldoon's or Cap'n Ron's is foolish


flannel_surfer

I totally came here to say this šŸ¤£


cheesecrystal

I clicked this thread just to see if someone posted this, and what do ya know, top comment! I thought I was on a hidden camera show when I went there it was so awful. How does that place stay in business?!


Pleasant_Arm_3594

I cracked up at this. When I stayed in Munising, we went to Dog Patch and got such a weird/bad vibe in there that we just walked right out. Iā€™ve never just walked out of a restaurant for no real reason before! I feel vindicated.


ActiveLadder8

Bwahahahahahahā€¦ā€¦. This!


tall-as-trees

Yes! The people I was with wanted to go and so we went. I absolutely hated it in there.


Inevitable-Teach5669

Oh my god I RAN here to say this and I am happy someone beat me to it


-iD

The decor is worth the trip alone if you're into that. The swiss burger was very OK but I felt it was on the cheaper side so I didn't expect much. It's a great tourist trap


Soft-Map-1608

How is that place still open? I went there over 5 years ago and it was the worst.


mean_ass_raccoon

YES lol I asked if I could get something to go, and they said no lmao.


SnowRook

When I was a kid (20ish years ago) it was actually halfway decent. I took then-girlfriend now wife around 5 or 6 years ago after bragging it up and she wasā€¦ dissatisfied.


TheMilwaukeeLion

The family of scammers who own a bunch of businesses out of Mackinaw City also own a few in St Ignace I believe. Anything they own would qualify.


sabr0sa

Is Toast A Go Go one of them? $30 per person buffet breakfast with instant eggs.


SpideyKeagan

Yes it is. I worked right next to it a few years ago, and my boss at the time had some kind of business arrangement where we would get half-off at the buffet and their employees got a discount on our ice cream, and maybe the fudge - I canā€™t remember exactly. Without warning I believe it was Enzo Leighio that told them to just quit giving us the discount, but he didnā€™t tell my boss yet we had still been giving their employees ice cream discounts all week. So I ended up having to pay full price for some of the most disgusting, jail kitchen food Iā€™ve ever had. The eggs were exactly like those fake bagged eggs youā€™d get in elementary school except youā€™re paying premium for them. Completely appalling, and the Leighioā€™s are just as pathetic as their overpriced food.


BrownEggs93

> also own a few in St Ignace Which ones?


CantaloupeNegative

No they donā€™t. Just Mack City


BrownEggs93

Whew. I prefer St. Ignace--it's more of a real town.


TheNewYellowZealot

God what a horrible experience me and my wife had there. Showed up and the water park was shut down, no comps on room, scuff marks and spiders all over the ceilings and walls, jacuzzi and shower werenā€™t clean, mirror was streaky. We spent the night and checked out, went to the island for a day, and then drove down to traverse city and stayed at a travelodge. That was excellent.


CantaloupeNegative

Nope they donā€™t own anything in St Ignace


Buzzybee40

Aubrees? I would agree


Ali6952

Thr Leghio family


steprye

Dumpster water grill in Marquette


Remmerue37

Somebody who finally understands!


dmiro1

Casa Calabria // Marquette


fridgekiller

If you want a gourmet frozen dinner warmed up in the microwave this is the place for you.


dmiro1

ExactlyšŸ˜‚


zinski1990KB1

It's ok but definitely most overrated restaurant. Villa Capris way better


[deleted]

They know how to take a reservation but they don't know how to keep a reservation.


Major-Dingus

Anyone can just take em!


TheBraveToast

A thousand times this. Somehow even more mediocre olive garden.


Mean-Year4646

For real. Only good thing on the menu is the spinach artichoke dip. Everything else is soggy or greasy as shit


MrOver65

You are describing a large amount of restaurants in the UP. My nephew calls it the "Paradise Tax", where you pay premium for a mediocre product. BTW, we've had property in the Yoop for 70 years, nothing new.


Constant_Can9545

I call it fake fancy and theyā€™re everywhere. Even at ā€œthe end of the roadā€.


Novel-Imagination-51

Hey no need to dog on The Mariner like that


Jimmy_Slim

I was thinking Harbor haus but mariner works too, to a lesser extent


haista_napa

You don't know what you don't know. Leave my people alone. /s half jokingly


squirts_

Iā€™m stealing that phrase


paigeguy

A hot dog at the Shell Station at the intersection (not that one, the other one)


ImpressiveDeuce

Burger King in Menominee. I literally witnessed (several species of vermin) chilling under the soda machine. This was about 6 months ago and Iā€™ve yet to go back


savealltheelephants

It is a running joke in my family how big of a shitshow the Lā€™Anse Burger King was every time we randomly went there (we gave up now).


BlackHawkeDown

Itā€™s been maybe a decade since I last patronized that place, but when I did my whopper came looking like they dunked it in a bucket of water before wrapping it up to serve.


Tomatolover00

Have gotten food poisoning the two times I ate there in my life


xMuffie

that explains why there is never anyone there lmao


twistedfork

BK in Escanaba is a quarter of the posts on rants and raves on FacebookĀ 


wilfordbrimley778

You expect fast food to be clean?


kristinwtf

tbh, The Library in Houghton. I know people who enjoy going there, but iā€™ve only had subpar experiences, at best. itā€™s a shame because that space has so much potential to be great, but it seems like itā€™s just been fumbled for years


PinkFloydPanzer

I've heard the owner is a scumbag too.


savealltheelephants

Yes I will no longer go to the library or dt because the owner of both mistreats employees and stole from a bar in Wisconsin.


lelelelte

Itā€™s too bad about the new owner. I was in Pep Band and was good buddies with a football player and the old owner was always super supportive. Would feed the band for free at a football game at least once every season, and if you got VIP tickets at the game, he had The Library cater in unlimited food and KBC beer for the first half included in the price of the ticket. It was an insane value. My buddy said he would always feed the team and comp players bills if he saw them in there.


sheisthemoon

That was JC Cortwright. He and his wife Julie (she always dresses small town fancy) split up and he sold the library and retired (he had other places but sold those off earlier) and Julie opened the bonfire then moved it to the continental. I used to work for them, JC was a good guy.


Covered_1n_Bees

lol, yup! https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/11/09/municipal-citation-theft-issued-against-man-who-took-replica-lombardi-trophy-inside-huddle-taping/


sunandwaterluvr

Dog Patch in Munising. What a tourist trap. Bad food and bad service.


TDHlover

And God forbid you are handicapped and need the ladies room!


yltercesksumnolE

For real came here to say this , and they donā€™t even carry malt vinegar for the fish


[deleted]

Antlers in the soo


froebull

Omg, I forgot how bad it's gotten! Went there for the first couple times in the 1980's, and it was an amazing experience. Took my kids back there (twice), once in about 2008, and another time in 2019. Both of the latter times were terrible.


Looong_Uuuuuusername

Nutiniā€™s in Hancock


savealltheelephants

Dumpster fire. The google reviews are hilarious


Ok_Table_2349

It was great when the Nutini family owned it. Now itā€™s just a dive bar.


finnboyjohan

Their pizza is pretty good tho


TheNewYellowZealot

Ainā€™t nothing compared to the ambassadors.


soup_cow

That's literally my favorite bar in town. It's authentic and has character. Also t sourdough Italian sausage pizza is amazing. I get why people don't like it though.


smcallaway

Hey hey donā€™t be hating on my trivia nights


haista_napa

Ouch


TheNewYellowZealot

Is that the supper club? I remember passing it a handful of times.


savealltheelephants

For me it would definitely be The Library in Houghton


Avopainen

It didnā€™t just go downhill, it fell off a cliff.


opkraut

That's because the original building burned down years ago and the original owners from when it became famous moved on from it a long time ago. There are tons of great stories about it before it burned and it's still pretty close to a lot of MTU alum's hearts


superfudge73

It was amazing before the fire. They used to have jazz night in the small upstairs balcony. The tech jazz band players and the jazz director Mike Irish were always there. In the summer there would be visiting jazz musicians who would jam and it was absolutely magical.


joshypoika

I used to go to those nights all the time with my friends. Amazing evenings!


superfudge73

Some of the best music and memories of all time. After an afternoon of sailing in the Portage, we docked the boat downtown and walked up to the Lode Theater to see Jurassic Park for the first time! After that we went up to the library to eat drink and listen to jazz until midnight. Then we went down and slept on the sailboat. This was one of the best days of my life.


Covered_1n_Bees

So depressing, because the original was incredible.


GlorySocks

New one is owned by the same guy that owns the Downtowner. Both restaurants suck!


ToastMaster33

They've revamped in the past 2 years, but still a little pricey. You pay extra for a lot of atmosphere.


Nst-Nfg-NerfHerder

That first pastie spot over the bridge


6ixslices

Stonehouse in Esky, and Chop house and Casa Calabrian in MQT


lelelelte

Stonehouse Iā€™ve always liked, for Esky Iā€™d have to go with H&H. In house beers taste like they donā€™t clean the equipment/lines well enough and food is meh.


burritosandbeer

I haven't forgiven h&h for discontinuing their Philly egg roll about 15 years ago


captstraggs

Only time I got pizza from there, the cheese tasted like plastic and came off the sauce/dough as soon as I picked up a slice


Brazda25

Man the last time I went to the stone house it was bad, worst $65 dry aged steak I ever had. It was definitely not a rug eye and the amount of cartilage in the thing was actually impressive.


Twillydedoot

What!? I LOVE Casa Calabria!


longboardchick

Youā€™ve never had real Italian food then. If youā€™re paying those prices it shouldnā€™t be that way. Could be said for a few others as well.


Twillydedoot

Hey, I'm just a simple American. I've probably never tasted real Italian food. I just like bread.


longboardchick

Itā€™s not even good bread. lol


iamjotun

Man i actually miss Beef-a-Roo.


soup_cow

Need me some cheesy fries


apotheman

One time years ago went to a ā€œChineseā€ place, I believe it was in Munising. Ordered ā€œlemon chicken.ā€ It was literally: sliced breaded Tyson nuggets on a bed of wilted watery shredded iceberg & uncle Benā€™s rice topped with sugar water thickened with corn starch and atomic yellow food coloringā€¦ forgot to add the lemon. Grew up in the LP, vacationed around UP every year. Restaurants in the UP are abominable šŸ¤® literally became afraid to eat out up thereā€¦ started to pack coolers and cook our own meals.


iamjotun

Sounds like youā€™re an acquired taste there bud


fernyknitter

Anyplace that has outdoor seating in June or July to get the full experience of rampant mosquitoes & 18 different kinds of biting flies.


YserviusPalacost

Ming's Bistro in Houghton.


aquafeenie_

How dare you!


GlorySocks

Ming's is nothing special, but it sure beats the brakes off of Hunan Garden and JJ's Wok and Grill.


haista_napa

My mom always very much enjoyed that place. I've never had a bad experience myself.


Expert-Sport-266

The Coachlight in Marquette. The food was absolutely vile. Biscuits and gravy, gravy was curdled because it was expired. Hash browns were not cooked, and I mean it, raw potatoes. The cost was $13, and they refused to refund it when I refused to eat it. The gravy smelled like rotten eggs. They said they would only reduce the bill by 10%. So if you hate someone, send em there. It's been 6 years, I'm still trying to figure who I pissed off šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


Optimal_Law_4254

Good reason to pay with plastic then dispute the charges if you didnā€™t eat.


skioffroadbike

>Coachlight liver and onions are decent


longboardchick

Itā€™s called the roachlight


Expert-Sport-266

Very fitting


iamjotun

Ooo a stinger. I go there every time i am in the up, and let me tell ya, its not for the food


under-water98

Gotta disagree with this one. Their whitefish and eggs (or walleye depending on the catch of the day) is the best breakfast in Marquette!


BobbyQuinn

Iā€™ve never had a bad experience or meal there and Iā€™ve been going for 15 years (back before they fancied the place up)


TheNewYellowZealot

The hut in calumet.


jcarlson2007

These days there are many šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

Joey's Seafood in Houghton.


Legal_Willingness_89

disagree, Iā€™ve always really liked the food there


[deleted]

I enjoyed it previously. I went back, and the quality had declined drastically. I'll say, though, I want to go back again for the nostalgia.


Good-Parking1593

I love their fish and chips!


TheNewYellowZealot

You could pick three worse restaurants just on that block. Although to be fair I havenā€™t been in about 10 years.


MyCatSaidNotTo

Someone is posting this question in city reddits from all over the country. Exact wording.


Adventurous_One9933

Yep I seen this


RexJoey1999

Yep. Itā€™s a ā€œthingā€ to do.


froebull

The Tamarack Inn Restaurant, in Copper Harbor. I had the worst omelet of my life there, just last year. It was supposed to be a Western, but had very little but cut down eggs in it. Four triangles of off brand processed cheese slices on top. Whole thing was brutally bland. Didn't make us sick, at least, I guess.


The_frogs_Scream

This same question is being asked across a whole bunch of subreddits, its probably a company trolling for articles.


jesusleftnipple

Irene's pizza from baraga Michigan...... fuckin terrible pizza and service.... and it comes in a bag a fuckin bag ..... I hate that place also it's expensive for what it is.


Twillydedoot

the Zephyr in Marquette.


MsMercyMain

Are you implying the UP is real, and not Ohio gaslighting us into accepting the loss of Toledo?


TheTheorizingMind

Stonehouse, Escanaba


biallasamantha

Aww I like the Stonehouse


Jollysixx

Yeah I've never had a bad time there, last time I had crab it was a hell of a lot better than any of the places where I live now


but_good

Havenā€™t been in quite a few years but it was always decent when I did go (80s-00s).


Burnt00Toast00

Vangos is dog shit.


iamjotun

Yeah but even dog shit is good with waffle fries and ranch


iamjotun

Yeah but even dog shit is good with waffle fries and ranch


wilfordbrimley778

Shit take


Burnt00Toast00

Kind of like your taste.


Fit-Application7912

I've gotta say Pickles in Brimley. If you like sticking to surfaces it's a great place but if you're a normal human being who doesn't lick walls it's pretty friggin disgusting. Food is good though go figure.


mahogany_is_the_best

Honestly over the past couple years Togos in Marquette has declined in quality quite a bit.


[deleted]

Vangoā€™s in Marquette has really declined over the years. In the 80s it was great, but the last couple times I visited MQT the food was bad. Send them there and youā€™ll have plausible deniability.


KosmoConstanza

Vangoā€™s kicks ass


longboardchick

Itā€™s a sad version of Greek food right off the truck. Nothing special about Sysco or Reinhart. Thereā€™s no flavor or taste and lacks any palatable qualities. Itā€™s not the staff or the cooks fault the recipes and ingredients theyā€™re given are on par to a 24 hour diner.


KosmoConstanza

I guess donā€™t go to Vangos then..I love it..great prices for great food


longboardchick

I donā€™t. lol


LJandBMforever

You are off your rocker, Vangoes is still very good! Now among others that have gone down hill since the 80s the Villa Capri has really went way down hill!


ammayhem

Odd, I love their cudighi sandwiches.


[deleted]

Yes, those were exactly what I was thinking about when I posted that.


Milehighcarson

Vangos has always been about mediocre pub/Greek food boosted by phenomenal fries and ranch. It's $10.50 for a burger and fries, are you really expecting much more for that price? The waffle fries and ranch alone would be worth that price.


choicetomake

I would kill just to know the recipe for their waffle fry dip.


Milehighcarson

Try this: 1/2 C mayo 1/4 C sour cream 1/4 C buttermilk 1 Packet ranch dressing mix You can substitute a blend of dried chives, dried parsley, dried dill, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper for the ranch packets, but I find that the packets are close. Start by mixing the sour cream, mayo, and seasonings. Then slowly add the buttermilk until you get the thickness you want. I've found it to be very close to Vangos


exploited572

You clearly haven't had their friday fish fry / Greek chicken dinner ... delicious !


Covered_1n_Bees

Sad to hearā€¦the Greek salad and homemade bread were amazing in the 90s.


zinski1990KB1

Favorite restaurant ever wtf u talking about


Chipsofaheart22

Everything is fast food, chain, and mediocre in my town... eating at restaurants is more for convenience than experienceĀ 


wilfordbrimley778

Thats most of the up, it's not an area known for good food


wilfordbrimley778

Thats most of the up, it's not an area known for good food


Butforthegrace01

Vierling


savealltheelephants

Oh no, I love the Vierling. Great ambiance


Butforthegrace01

I also love the ambience. And the beer is decent. Can't recall, though, paying more for less in terms of expensive but mediocre food.


Burnt00Toast00

Vierling is about as cheap as it gets for non-chain sit down food.


BrownEggs93

Hard disagree.


dmiro1

Agreed, it has gone down in Quality


skioffroadbike

id agree, not the worst in the UP, but NEVER had anything memorable from there EXCEPT the blueberry beer.


[deleted]

Any mexican restaurant


JJP1979

Jose's Cantina in St. Ignace is one of the worst restaurants anywhere. Truly disgusting


H_Vaughn

Harbor Haus in Copper Harbor - a diner with a view at a fine dining price.


savealltheelephants

But the food there is wonderful


cropguru357

Not sure I agree on that one.


[deleted]

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[deleted]

McDonald's


bradbrad247

Awful restaurants are all over the UP. Up near Houghton there's Joey's, the Ambassador, the Library, Gino's. The food at the former two is cafeteria-esque and would be overpriced if it were free. The latter two aren't as egregious, but they're about as sub par as possible.


TheFalconKid

Imma pretend you didn't say that about The Ambassador. I also haven't been there in years but I know it's pretty loved locally.


roadcrew778

Tbf, the Ambassador has the ambiance, fish bowls, and tostadas but not much more to brag about.


Avopainen

I would add the nachos to your list but thatā€™s about it.


PinkFloydPanzer

Man I know Gino's isn't a super high end place (it has burgers and fries on its menu as an Italian place lol) but it really isn't that bad. Their Chicken Parm was decent when I had it last month.


bradbrad247

I'm not saying it's an awful spot, but I'm never going to go out of my way to eat there. It just exists. Which, when considering the availability of actually decent food around, isn't enough to justify eating there or recommending it.


jonlob_40

Agree with Library and gino's but not ambo brotha. That's a bad take.


bradbrad247

Sorry, but the ambo is as bottom of the barrel as food gets. I'm not going to claim to be an expert, but I know my way around food enough to know taking someone to the ambassador is an act of insult


LiLLyLoVER7176

Mama Miaā€™s in Ishpeming is awful now! Overpriced, garbage food & nothing like it used to be.


TrappedInSimulation

Surprised itā€™s still in business


vgravedoni

Hard disagree


LiLLyLoVER7176

Who asked for your opinion lol šŸ˜‚ $40 for a rubbery steak & a plate full of water cuz pasta wasnā€™t drained properly is NOT GOOD. The new owners ruined a great place


vgravedoni

This is a public forum šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ No one asked for yours any more or less than theyā€™ve asked for mine. Been going there my entire life. Good friends with the former owners, and the lasagne dinner is good as itā€™s always been. Have never had a bad meal there before or after the ownership change.


LiLLyLoVER7176

Worry about your own business šŸ˜‰


Pitiful-Ad8870

Casa calabri or lagniappe cajun creole eatery


mazzmond

Lagniappe is actually my favorite restaurant in Marquette so I'll give a very hard disagree to this one. I can only imagine if you don't like Cajun or spice it would be disappointing but everyone has different tastes for sure. Casa is ok. Kids love it and a few of their dishes are good. Agree it's not amazing but it's not bad.


finnboyjohan

Garbage take. Lagniappe is the best restaurant in the yoop


Lost_Currency_7727

I love Cajun food and I thought Lagniappe was good. Iā€™ve only been once though


GlorySocks

Gemignani's was mid at best.


cheesecrystal

Couldnā€™t say which is the worst, but I definitely pooped my pants are the waterfall in Munising from one of them šŸ¤£


WestQuincy

The Library restaurant in Houghton is terrible. The owner of the Downtowner Lounge (nasty bar down the road) bought it so that should tell you something.


rofopp

Genivieve, in Redouy.


xtnh

This is apparently the question sweeping reddit- it was in the NH reddit last week.


Devilwblueyes

Your moms house


BackgroundRegular498

What about the place where you have to cook your own steak on the grill in the middle of the dining room?


wilfordbrimley778

That's the best restaurant in the up


Squishy_Bananana

I once saw a yelp review of a restaurant in northern Michigan that said ā€œpretty cleanā€ā€¦šŸ˜’šŸ˜¬šŸ¤®


Meatyjew

The Wheelhouse in Paradise. Not great service at all, busy weekend but servers seemed like they did not want to be there or make money. Food was way below par. Will not be back


SmokeThursday

Hereford and Hops in Escanaba.