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Discover Restaurants offering the best American food in Empire, Michigan, United States. Empire is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 375 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Empire Township.
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6. Little Finger eatery
Little Finger Eatery resides inside Tiffany's, the quaint ice cream shop of downtown Empire. A family friendly menu offers everything from hot dogs to Artisan sandwiches. Daily specials like the RED CHICK with roasted red pepper and the BIG GUS with local
5. Blu
Overall Ratings
4 based on 216 reviews
Located in Glen Arbor on the shore of Lake Michigan with panoramic views of Sleeping Bear Bay and the Manitou Islands, Blu has a location unparalleled by any Michigan restaurant. With thoughtfully executed cuisine, our award winning wine program and graci
Reviewed By bikingmom
We came here with friends for our big night out. We had the inside corner table overlooking Lake Michigan. The setting is really spectacular and the service is excellent. The food was great, just a bit on the pricy side. I will come back when I am in the area again.
4. Cherry Public House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 350 reviews
Weâre not just a lunch spot anymore! Our complete dinner menu includes delicious entrées ranging from cherry BBQ ribs and hand-cut steaks and smoked pork chops to fresh white fish and pasta. You can also order a glass of Cherry Republic wine or beer with
Reviewed By ALLSLC
We have been fans of the Cherry Republic store for years. Now that there is a restaurant opened we were pretty excited to try it. All their menu items have something to do with cherry. I had the mac and cheese with pulled pork in cherry BBQ sauce (very good) and husband had steak frites with cherry horseradish sauce. Fries were very good, steak was nicely done. Local brew was good and wish we had room for desserts because they looked incredible. Watched the baseball game on TV, totally would go back
3. The Manor on Glen Lake
Overall Ratings
3 based on 34 reviews
A 100 year old restored hotel overlooking Sleeping Bear Dunes Nation Lakeshore and Little Glen Lake. Food is all home-made and servings are generous. Best place around for quality,service and atmosphere.
Reviewed By Doc3100
This 107 y/o classic structure could provide a warm, wonderful B&B experience. It could, but it didn't. My wife's meat had more fat than flesh and my entree was so undercooked, it needed to be sent back to make it edible. The salad bar was pathetic and had limited fresh veggie items. It was more like Grandma's idea of a salad bar. The desserts were thawed products from a commercial food vendor. Only a half glass of water was served, while the one server was busy bussing dirty tables. (She simply did not have time to serve us.) Traditionally, this establishment offers champagne as part of brunch. Unfortunately, some people were provided champagne today while we were not. We heard it offered to other people, but we were never offered the champagne. Frankly, however, we did not ask because we just wanted to get out of this place. I went in thinking that this would be a "cheat day" on the diet. However, there was nothing worth my cheating at this disappointing destination.I wish you would have let us know about your food so that we could given you something else it was a very busy day all salads were homemade like Grama's we had several happy people letters and calls sorry you were not happy hope you can give us another chance
2. Empire Village Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 131 reviews
Reviewed By Jasmine38Chichester
This ultra casual restaurant does great American staples. One of the best burgers I've had in a long time along with excellent big portion of onion rings for just $13 +tax. Service was prompt and friendly too.Its a pretty busy place as there are only 2 places to get dinner in the tiny town of Empire so be prepared to wait for a table.
1. Joe's Friendly Tavern
Overall Ratings
4 based on 460 reviews
Reviewed By Jenn200103
We stopped here for lunch during the week. We had the buffalo cauliflower as an appetizer and it was really good! We had burgers for our entree and they were good as well. A little expensive for a family restaurant, especially when youâre paying $12-$15 for just a burger (sides are extra $). Thank you for joining us at Joe's we are glad you enjoyed our food. A little side note for TA folks reading this review.... the $15 price is for one of our 'specialty burgers' with your choice of side dish included. The price for a Joe's 1\3lb. fresh ground burger is $10.50.
