Lakeside Tavern

While visiting for a wedding, we ate a late lunch here. The location is beautiful - lots of tables looking (across the street and) over the water. The tall beers were nice and big, and the food was decent but pretty pricey. Our waitress, however, was almost apathetic. She couldn't give us food or beer recommendations, and answered questions with mutters. Oh well, okay overall.

This is a place for both the locals and the tourists in Detroit Lakes. While it certainly looks like a casual sports bar, its ideal location across from Lake Detroit and its amazing food makes it worth five stars.

The pizza is always great, fresh, and cooked to order (which is why it sometimes can take 20+ minutes if there are other pizzas in the cue.) The wait is never a mind, because you can sit outside on the patio and enjoy the view with an ice cold something. In addition to pizza, Lakeside has great burgers with toppings and flavors not usually found outside of big cities. However, my favorite part of Lakeside is their hotdogs, try the chili-cheese dog, you'll be absolutely stuffed!

Sitting out on the patio with one of the fine selection of beers and a Roma Sonoma pizza while watching the people go by on the city beach is about as good as it gets.  The rest of the year, inside with a burger or a quesadilla is also fun.  Some of the other menu items can be fantastic but there has been a little inconsistency in some.  But the pizzas and burgers are always right on.  If Zorbaz isn't happening, everyone might be here.  And vice versa.