Marquette Restaurants

These dogs have got the snap. You know...that perfect bite that a great hotdog has! It can be hard to find, but when you do find it, you appreciate it.

My husband and I have come here several times: the dogs rock! Their Chicago Dog is spot-on, down to the poppyseed buns and even the celery salt; The Detroit Style Coney Dog is just as you'd suspect: messy, cheesy, coney goodness; but watch those Kraut Dogs...make sure the kraut is nice and fresh (apparently, they're not that popular up this way). The onion rings & fries are perfect! Surprisingly - there's a couple of salads and some Greek specialties on the menu as well (not to mention sliders and chicken sliders). Plus, if you can't get out to get them, they'll deliver to you!

Favorite Dish: It's all good - love it!

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Open for lunch and dinner, Elizabeth’s Chop House is the place to go for that special meal. This restaurant is run by Certified Executive Chef Tom Wahlstrom and his wife Elizabeth, with the Chop House offering a fine dining experience with fresh seafood and steaks. You will also find pork chops, lamb chops, and chicken breast. For your salads, you will find a variety of in house made dressings. The presentation of the food is beautiful, and the quality is excellent. With Prime grade beef you can be sure that that your steaks will be excellent. Their prime rib is slow cooked in the traditional manner, and is outstanding. Go early if you are a prime rib fan, as it is available only as long as that day’s quantities last. If you love decant desserts, Elizabeth’s has some wonderful choices to choose from. Be aware, however, dessert cake portions are huge, so you may wish to get one cake with two forks if your appetite is not up to a large dessert.

The lunch menu offers appetizers found on the dinner menu, as well as some of the entrées and salads found on the dinner menu, along with sandwiches and burgers.

During warm weather you have the opportunity to dine outside on their back deck with a view of the lower Lake Superior Harbor.

Elizabeth’s is open Monday through Saturday 11AM to 10PM., and since there is no dress code, you do not have to worry about if you have brought appropriate clothing to dine at Elizabeth’s Chop House.

Favorite Dish: My favorite dinner is the slow cooked prime rib. For desert I like to share a moist, delicious carrot cake with my husband, or Crème Brulee, one of my all time favorite desserts.

A Local Brewery and Restaurant that has excellent beers and a beautiful old fashion bar that is a great place to hang out. It is a very busy place, I would recommend reservations on Friday and Saturday nights, and anytime there is an event in town.

Favorite Dish: The whitefish (cooked any way they prepare it) and of course the Beer-The Stout and the Blueberry Wheat are my favorites!

Small Local Restaurant/Bar that has that hometown comfortable feel, and very efficient service. Always has Bell's Beer on draft!

Favorite Dish: The Breadsticks are the BEST thing on the menu, and if you like breadsticks (who doesn't?) you can't miss these. Not only are they awesome, but the cheese spread that is served with them is to die for.

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1950s Americana - and not in a museum, but on the main street of our small town. This is a place that really deserves to be in the formica hall of fame! When I see people wandering around downtown Marquette in the morning, looking for an inexpensive place for breakfast, I direct them to the Coachlight. Yes we do have a Perkins out on the highway, but why support corporate restauranting when you can go to a place where the waitress will call you "honey". NOTE FOR OLD-TIMERS: The Coachlight has voluntarily gone completely no-smoking. Yes, the times they are a-changing.

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The Rubaiyat features Mediterranean, Indian, and Middle Eastern style foods. I have not eaten in many Middle Eastern restaurants, and I found the different flavors and combinations of food delicious and interesting. There are even some interesting beverages to choose from such as the Ruby Pomegranate Spritzer, which is delicious, and Basil Lemonade. Or try Masala Iced Tea, which is a sweetened black tea, cinnamon, cloves, and fruit juice. The menu includes appetizers, salads, full dinners, variety platters, sandwiches, and wraps. There is also a children’s menu that will give your child a choice of more common foods that he or she is use to eating, in the event that they do not wish to try something more unusual.

Favorite Dish: I haven’t eaten here enough times to pick a favorite entrée, however I absolutely love the Ruby Mixed Salad. This is a combination of mixed greens topped with Gorgonzola, strawberries, red onions, caramelized pecans, and pomegranate vinaigrette. Although you will find this listed under salads on the menu, when you order a dinner, you can choose this as your side salad. For appetizers I love the Briouats, which is deep-fried Moroccan pastry filled with ground lamb, pine nuts, and spices served with a spicy roasted red pepper dipping sauce. I enjoyed the Balti Shrimp last time I was there. This shrimp is simmered in a spicy coconut, tomato, and chili curry sauce and served over basmati rice.

Bravo! After undergoing extensive (and expensive) renovations, Donckers Old Time Fudge shoppe is now an ice cream and sandwich shoppe as well. The new owners have poured a penny or two into restoring this place to its early 20th century look, with a marble-top ice cream counter, traditional pumps for syrup and soda, and real milkshake machines. Upstairs there is a sandwich counter with a large and comfortable seating area. It's great to see these old-time places flourishing - Donckers is a welcome addition to our lunch and snacking options!

It's cute and quaint in it's own way, but exceptionally loud; the wine bottles are stored for show and not for sale; and an air conditioner would be much appreciated. Overall the food is pretty good, and somewhat unique for the area, but overall it is not that inventive. My husband and I decided that the dinner options might best be experienced as tapas. We decided to go with the Jammin Fig Bruchette, the Cracked Olive Tapenade, the Sicilian Spicy Sausage, and two of the Steak Kabobs.

The Steak Kabobs had lovely grilled vegetables, but the steak was a bit tough even though it was only cooked medium. The twisted slaw that went with it was not very appetizing in appearance and had much too much sauce with it. The Sicilian Sausage was not very spicy, seemed like it could have been a local brand known as Mama Russo's and came with a couple of meatballs that were rather flavorful; however the arugula, walnut, apple, and mint relish seemed more like an overdressed arugula salad heavy on the red wine. The Fig Bruchette did have good flavor, although it greatly overpowered the goat cheese. A slightly tangier cheese would have been preferable. The Olive Tapenade was actually pretty good (even for someone who is not a fan of Olives). It was well balanced with the Feta in flavor although could have been a bit lighter on the tapenade.

We would go back for the appetizers (they have a nice cheese plate and a sausage tray that I would love to try) and possibly move on to another locale for dinner. I would suggest they become a full-on tapas bar and bring additional variety to the menu.

Other information (unfortunately, they have not yet bothered to create a virtual footprint for themselves):

http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/508160.html?nav=5070
http://alittlerandrrr.blogspot.com/2008/02/rhoades-tested-lattitude-marquette-mi.html