I got "The Hearty" with a side of Biscuits and Gravy and was overall impressed. Â The hearty came with bacon, sausage, eggs, and toast. Â I may be forgetting something as I went into food coma after eating here. Â The Hearty was fantastic, everything served up piping hot and fresh. Â The one downside, which is why only 4 stars, was that my biscuit and gravy were cold. Â Not ice cold, but room temp. Â The service was friendly and attentive. Â The water tasted a little funny, but that may have just been "Michigan Water". Â I don't live there full time, so I cannot say if that is normal for their water. Â I used to split my breakfasts between Alice's and Carnation; however, since the Carnation has burnt down, I see myself eating here a little more often.
Review Source:Came here on Labor Day after walking across the Mighty Mac. Â So this is a lunch review. Â The place was quite busy. Â Must be good for all these people to be here or maybe it's the only game in town? Â So decided to try it. Â I had the lunch special fish and fries and my wife had the whitefish. It all came with cole slaw, but they gave other choices. Â I liked the pictures on the wall, the waitress gave good service and I think the prices are reasonable. Â I'll post some pictures of the ambience, which is quite entertaining. Â Oh, and I thank this restaurant for helping me decide that I shouldn't order deep fried food any more. Â The broiled or baked tastes better and better for me too.
Review Source:Alice's likes to serve big breakfasts. Â As if it's not enough to get an omelette filled with cheese, meat, peppers, onions, and oh yeah, topped with sausage gravy if you want, Alice's had to go and put "Stuffed Hashbrowns" on the menu, basically a giant omelette made of (sigh) potatoes instead of eggs. Â They fill it with three omelette items of your choice, plus sour cream. Â Or sausage gravy. Â And THEN they added a breakfast burrito to the menu, which is the same basic idea, but wrapped in a giant tortilla.
 The bread is fresh baked, the bacon is thick-cut, and the pancakes.  Well, if you can complain about the pancakes, I don't think you and I can be friends.  Want dessert?  Order them with chocolate chips.
 Now, it's not ALL great.  This is still your average breakfast joint.  There's room for improvement on the flavor front.  Maybe experiment with a few spices, you know, maybe grill those onions a little more.  But, all in all, I'm ok with a place like this in little old Cheboygan.