Any Rec's for Iron Mountain, MI?

I am driving a few Boy Scouts up for an Order Of The Arrow camp next month. I am upsetting them by staying at a hotel and hanging out in the hot tub while they deal with the bugs (last year they were awful!). I would also like to know if there is anywhere in the area that I can get a good/fun meal. I already plan to stock up on pasties while up there.

I'm assuming you know that food is simply different up there, right? Egg noodles and ketchup as spaghetti marinara different. I haven't stopped at the few pasty shops on the main strip. I always want to try the Dobbers pasty place and there is also another one that looks like it is more "homey." But anyway, for fun, with a chance of being something decent, I stopped at Poor Boy Roy's one time. It's a tiny little place trying to bring a taste of New Orleans via fast-ish food. Shrimp Po Boy's, fried oysters, fried fish, etc. It's tiny. Very casual. If keeping in mind that food is just simply different up there, you might find Poor Boy Roy's ok. Don't get the fried oysters. They are food service breaded, frozen things. We didn't finish our order. Food is just different up there. Also, I seem to remember the fried walleye being VERY salty. I'd try the place again. The owner was a youngish guy who was very eager to recommend things, and answered all my "silly" questions. Remember, food is just different up there. There is also a Frozen Custard and maybe waffle place - found it - Storheim's. It's across the street from the Burger King / Gas Station we always stop at for a potty / coffee / silly lottery ticket break. I always wanna stop there, but for some reason, I haven't. Looks like they have a bunch of flavors: http://www.storheims.com/
Just remember, ice cream and belgian waffle SOUNDS great, but food is just different up there. If it wound up being dairy queen soft serve and eggos from the toaster, I just would not be surprised at ALL.

Food is just different up there.

For FUN, in Niagara, there is what looks like an old time wild west lookin multi store place that has a candy shop, ice cream, and I'm pretty sure a food place in it. When you are heading north, it's on the right side of the road. You'll see it if you are driving during the day. Pretty sure it's in Niagara. You'll see it. Niagara speed limit is 25 mph.

We travel through Iron Mountain probably 20 times per year, but rarely stop for anything other than coffee / potty. I'd really like to hear about where you go tho. Sorry I don't have much to add, but maybe this helps a tiny bit.

Just remember, food is different up there.

Hmm - quick search shows PBR has a site:

http://poorboyroys.com/

Any trip to the U.P. should start with checking out The Hunts' Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. No other resource comes close to their level of detail. I'm a native, but I can always find things in the Hunts' Guide that I never knew about and am glad to discover.

Here's the restaurant list for Iron Mountain. I can assure you that Mary Hunt is very enthusiastic about lots of restaurants that most of us would find pretty disappointing, but you can often read between the lines and make a decent decision. Iron Mountain restaurants.

A caution, though, that U.P. restaurants are sometimes even shorter-lived than U.P. beach weather. Always call to make sure a place is still in business before you show up.

Thanks All, I'll let you know in a few weeks what I ended up doing.

Ann Fisher wrote:A caution, though, that U.P. restaurants are sometimes even shorter-lived than U.P. beach weather. Always call to make sure a place is still in business before you show up.

Very good point - have a backup or two. That Poor Boy Roy's has had at least three different names (and that's only since I started to remember - I'm sure there have been more since I've beenr driving to and fro.) I do remember it recently being a sub shop, and also a "joint" that proudly displayed a sign that said "Chicago Style Hot Dogs." Side note - I was at a street fair / sidewalk sale in Ishpeming, Michigan, where a vendor had a cart advertising "Chicago Style Hot Dogs." I was standing right next to him as he prepared a dog for a customer who asked for one. After he drenched it with ketchup, he added a slice of tomato, and then proceded to add an immense amount of celery salt. It was seriously caked on. He used his shaker so much, I thought he was going to hurt his arm, or he thought the shaker was clogged. I clearly saw the contents dumping out at a normal rate, and he noticed me noticing him with an astounded look on my face. After the cash was traded for the dog, and the customer walked into the crowd, he looked at me and said, "That's how they do it down there! I know, I been there before."

I'm almost positive that the customer had to throw it out. It was literally caked on celery salt.

"That's how they do it down there! I know, I been there before."

Hah! Sounds like one time in Schaumburg years ago at a chain place where my (proper Bostonian) mother asked for clam chowder. What came out was done with CHICKEN not clams. She complained and the waitress told her that she was probably more used to the other kind "manhattan or new york style (HAH!)". I never saw her explode before. She stormed back into that kitchen and had the staff as well as the manager on the carpet and was on the phone to the corporate office with a VP complaining. I will say that the place was no longer in business not too long after that.

The last time I was in Iron Mountain I went to a pizza place that looked like it was a former bar/nightclub. The pizza was fair, but the orange garlic wings were pretty good. That is my fallback position for the weekend.

seebee wrote:"That's how they do it down there! I know, I been there before."

That goes right up there with, "I'm from Arizona and I know BBQ".