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    Boondocks Grill & Bait

    4.8 (16 reviews)
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    Mac & cheese bites - ooey gooey crispy yum
    Ruchi S.

    My husband and I went to Clinton lake yesterday and after 2 hours of swimming (he was swimming, I was standing in water but still it was tiring :)) felt extremely hungry. Immediately I searched on Yelp for nearby restaurants and found this to be the closest one. It's near to the beach. It's a small restaurant serving pub food. We ordered mac & cheese bites, catfish sandwich and sweet potato fries. Just wished the lady who was behind the counter taking orders, to be little courteous. She was little rude. Anyways, our order came in 10 minutes. They have a nice refrigerated counter filled with add ons for sandwiches. It was filled with tomato, onions, lettuce, relish, jalapeño, pickles and dressings. I liked the idea as I could prepare my sandwich to my own liking. Mac & cheese bites tasted yum and so did the sandwich. Fish was crispy and not at all oily. I did not like the sweet potato fries. They did not taste fresh but tasted like frozen ones. It was a good experience and its nice for a quick bite after spending nice time at beach.

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    5 years ago

    Excellent food and wonderful service. The staff is always the friendliest around. Great views and walking distance from Clinton beach!

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    14 years ago

    Today I had the ribeye steak sandwich. It was great. They have goldfinch feeders hanging outside and you can see them from inches away.

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    11 years ago

    If haven't been here to eat yet.... You are missing out!!! Great staff and even better food. Simple pub style with a great location!!

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    11 years ago

    Love to go to Boondocks! Good food & friendly service. Don't forget to have a brownie with ice cream! Great view and a great place to eat!

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    10 years ago

    Great food and atmosphere, visit twice a year. Reasonable priced ans have great ice cream.

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    The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern - Pulled pork torta with bacon potato salad

    The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern

    4.2(416 reviews)
    55.7 mi
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    Wow wow wow! My bartender recommended the wings and they are to die for! First smoked, then fried…read morethen sauced with Asian buffalo sauce. I'm not sure what the sauce was, but I couldn't stop eating it! Then went with the Asian tacos with brisket. Very interesting combination of sauces and brisket. I added the vinegar based bbq sauce for even more yum! Ended with the key lime pie. Definitely different than I was expecting, but very solid none the less. I highly recommend this place! Go get you some!!

    The wife and I were in town for a wedding, and I'd read some good reviews about the Blue Duck…read moreBarbecue Tavern. We dropped in for dinner on a cold Tuesday evening about 6:30pm. Not real busy, but I did notice that there seemed to be several "Door Dash" pickups while we ate dinner. We had good service. Our waitress was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu. We ordered 1/2 rack ribs (4 stars), 1/2lb Brisket (3 1/2 stars), Brunswick stew (4 1/2 starts), and Chili Con Carnie (5 stars). The house made barbecue sauce was the highlight of the meal (5 Stars). The ribs were very good and fell off the bone. The sauce made them exceptional. Brisket was tasty, but a little dry for my wife's liking. In hindsight, we probably should have ordered the brisket "chopped". The waitress indicated that the "chopped" brisket was more "fatty". The Chili Con Carnie was very very good. Not something that you see at a Barbeque place often. I highly recommend. The key lime pie was very tasty and better than what you get at most places. Although not quite exceptional. Worth a try though. Overall, we liked the Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern. Great location and lots of character. Very good ribs, excellent homemade barbeque sauce.

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    The Courier Cafe

    3.8(498 reviews)
    30.8 mi
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    This was a top notch place back in the day! But past owner from the 1980's, Allen Strong, has…read moreretired and the new owners don't seem to add much. A glass display case sits empty at the hostess station displaying nothing but lots of smudgy fingerprints. A fitting analogy to the current Courier unfortunately. Patrons come in for lunch and wait several minutes for somebody to seat them. The service suffers from understaffing. I ordered a Veggie Dagwood sandwich. Remember Dagwood Bumstead and his multi layer skyscraper sandwiches?? Not here! This was more of a very dry bread sandwich. Where are the layers of veggies? The layers of cheese? The alfalfa sprouts? The sauce? My sandwich was served with a stale pickle. I asked if I could order a side like potato salad. They had coleslaw - $4 up charge. The place needs to be cleaned up! Put a little pride into the menu.

    Revisited the Courier Cafe today and I need to drop it a star. After trying a few items across the…read moremenu, I now believe the food warrants two stars although the ambience and service remain very good. I won't belabor the point but the items we ordered lacked thoughtful preparation. The scrambled tofu was just tofu with curry powder. The veggie Dagwood consisted primarily of plain toast with little in the way of "veggie." An extra tomato and another dollop of special sauce (sweet mayo) would go a long way here.

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