Show me some love Petoskey! Â This looks like the scariest place when you drive by - but when the MP and BIL said this is where we were going to have our evening cocktails, I was surprisingly excited!
When you walk in the place does a great business! Â It looked more like a drinky place to me (being somewhat of a sports place), but apparently its just as big of a eating place!! Â Smells delicious and the servers are hustling and bustling! Â We sat at the bar because we were only drinking, but everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves! Â The woman next to me was eating the nightly special, spaghetti and meatballs!! Â Yo. Â Those balls be huge! I almost stuck my face in her plate. Â They also have these cute little shelves for your plates (if you sit at the bar) since the bar is slanted. Â Neat-O. Â The menu looked delicious and the place is decorated like a hunting lodge....!! Â Also have huge screen TVs and a lounge in the back if you want to just...lounge.
The bartender was so friendly! Â The men ordered bourbon shots and I ordered a tequila shot.....being in Michigan, you can imagine my surprise when he asked if I wanted it chilled!! (The proper way to take a tequila shot). Â A++ Sir!!
We certainly enjoyed ourselves and were sad we couldn't make it back before we left Michigan to try the food. Â That's ok, we'll see this place next summer!!! Â On spaghetti and meatball night, fo sho.
We'll stop in to the SDS a couple of times every summer and usually find the food decent and the service swell. Â Over the past few years SDS has done a great job of adding to the solid Burger menu. Â The white fish and salmon were very good and the price is fair. Â Our only complaint was a "weird" server who seemed to run between angry and overly attentive. Â It was truly off-putting. Â On another note the beer list is void of the many great beers that Michigan produces. Â (bummer).
Review Source:Wow, so glad we listened to fellow yelpers and tried this place. Â The service was very friendly both times that we have been here. Â I tried the cajun burged the first time and liked it so much I had to get it again. Â Unfortunately my burger wasn't cooked to the perfect medium it was the first time. Â It was more like well-done. Â Still tasty, don't get me wrong. Â I liked that they had a Petoskey Brewing Co beer on tap but it didn't seem like they had that many more besides that.
Review Source:Definitely a local favorite. It's always crowded during the tourist season. I love the quesadilla Sonora and the buffalo chicken quesadilla. I mean, who raves about quesadillas...they are hard to screw up. But seriously, the 'dillas at Side Door are amazing! Good beer selection and full bar. Also, do the shot-ski! They have a nice covered patio for the warmer months.
Review Source:A great local gem. Burgers are Michigan-raised beef - clean and safe enough to order medium rare which is unheard of for ground beef. Nothing deep fried on the menu (not a fryer on the premises) all made-from-scratch and fresh items. Whitefish was exceptional. Smoked whitefish quesadilla was unusual and great. They invented the olive burger in 1969. Â You might not consider going because the modest appearance and location, but don't be fooled, this is an unusually great local place.
Review Source:Great beer & just had a few appetizers, but the atmosphere was nice & the food we ate was really good, had the brownie with reese peanut butter cups in it & the pretzel with cheese sauce. Â I hear the burgers are the best in town! Â There was a whitefish quesadilla that looked amazing too.
Review Source:Yes, yes, and yes. Must haves: any of the burgers and the chicken quesadilla. Keep in mind, they don't have a deep fryer, so you'll have to sacrifice the fries to enjoy their burgers! Pretty good drink selection. Fun decor and decent patio seating in summer. If you need a burger and you're in Petoskey, look no further!
Review Source:We were looking for a decent meal while on a snowmobile trip. A local resident recommended this place, so we gave it a try. We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of food and service. I had an Excellent garlic and olive oil marinated New York Strip steak and Caesar salad. Other people in our group had grilled salmon, gourmet burgers, veggie quesadillas and sirloin steaks. Everyone thought the food was great. The service was very friendly and efficient although the place was quite crowded.
Review Source:I'm not entirely surprised that no one has written a review - it's sort of off the beaten path for summer visitors (some of the winter visitors drive right past it and never go in, which is a shame).
Generally, I don't like sports bars - I don't like sports and I don't like really loud restaurants and heck, I don't like breathing a lot of smoke. But I ADORE The Side Door. The Prime Rib is so very tasty and decently priced, but is generally a weekend special. I love their wraps too, if I'm there during the weekday.
It is on the smaller side, space wise, so you will probably want to call ahead to let them know if you are going to bring a big party in 6+.
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