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    Shaker's

    3.0 (102 reviews)
    Closed • 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Blueberry Pancakes
    Amanda P.

    OMG this place is rated way to low! Service was awesome and fast. Food was amazing. If you like pancakes theirs are tasty and huge! Sausage gravy is good too. All the food that came out of the kitchen looked good. Highly recommend. This is a must stop.

    Raw omelet anyone?
    Lily L.

    We were recommended this breakfast spot by a friend. I had high hopes. Those were dashed when we were seated right by the kitchen doors at the entrance & could see into the kitchen. Looked like something out of a horror movie. There was a pan bubbling with water literally inches from a large, full trash can. Filthy kitchen doors and floors. We should have left. My husband and I were in awe. Nevertheless, he ordered an omelette, and I ordered biscuits and gravy. His omelette came and was RAW. Looked somewhat like the imitation eggs in a squeeze bottle. Shiny, oily, watery. The waitress apologized & offered to make another, but he had already lost his appetite. My biscuits & gravy were MASSIVE in size. Tasted fine. My son's cheese sticks were fine also. We would not return, based on the state of the kitchen, and the raw eggs.

    Name and address of the restaurant

    Stopped in to Shakers restaurant in Houghen Lake. Never been there before and as we drove by the restaurant, we noticed how busy the parking lot was. Glad we tried them out. My Beef stew was fantastic. Huge helping and by the time I finished the house salad with house dressing, and the two pieces of homemade bread that came with it, I was full. Needles to say I could only finish a small amount of the stew. I brought the rest of the stew home and should have enough for supper tomorrow. My husband got a two piece dark meat chicken basket with fries and coal slaw. Lots of food, great price, and great service. We will be back there again for sure.

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    Pandoraz B.

    Been here 4 times since I moved here two years ago and ordered to-go 3 outta those 4. First time, it was dead of winter so I ordered the chicken and biscuit special bcuz it sounded like good, winter comfort food. And it was. Good enough, anyway, for the price. There could have been more than three chunks of chicken in it, but they made up for it by drowning it all in a sea of gravy. It came with a choice of slaw, salad, etc. and I chose the house salad, which was interestingly good both bcuz of the tasty house dressing and the fact that they include water chestnuts in the salad, which is overall unusual. However, they might want to consider draining said water chestnuts in the future as there was a total swamp of what seemed (presumably) to be water chestnut juice pooling at the bottom of the salad bowl. But for the price, I didn't complain. Fast forward to a recent sit down breakfast at Shaker's. First, let me say this place is *ALWAYS* busy on weekends, times 10 during peak seasons. And there's really no place to wait, so you're stuck either waiting outside or else stuck in very close company until you are seated. So prime time is not recommended for the claustrophobic among you. This time, we luckily got seated right before the Saturday morning rush. My order was a simple scrambled eggs, bacon and wheat toast. My dining companion ordered a breakfast burrito. Both plates delivered in decent time, although our blue jean clad, butt-bedazzled server was less than friendly. Whatever. She got the job done and maybe was just having a bad morning. Having worked many years as a server/bartender myself, I'm more empathetic than most. I am furthermore more critical and discerning than most because I have a firsthand understanding of what's going on behind the scenes. Anyway. Back to the eggs, etc. I ordered my eggs scrambled (ez pz, right?) but when they arrived, they were clearly just the product of their line cook cracking a couple eggs on the flat top and scrambling them about until they were done...beyond done, actually. By the time they made it to my plate, they were dust dry and rubbery. Just crappy tasting. I took them home to my dog. The bacon was... typical food service bacon. Shaker's does claim to make their own breads and that seems credible as the toast was probably the best thing on my plate. My dining companion ordered a breakfast burrito plate,only after taking several bites, he complained that it had a "funny texture" and "tasted weird". He is from the southwest, so this guy has had a breakfast burrito or two...or TEN THOUSAND!! So he knows weird when he tastes weird. He furthermore lamented that he was having trouble chewing his burrito and...lo and behold, we quickly determined that it had been served WRAPPED IN WAX PAPER, like the tissue paper thin kind!! By the time he realized, bits of this paper shit had gotten trapped in his teeth and it was just a miserable experience. Making matters worse, when we brought this to our lackadaisical server's attention, she **DIDN'T EVEN APOLOGIZE**!! Instead, she says, "Well, that's just how breakfast burritos are served..." (*WHAAAT???) UMMM...**NEWSFLASH** BUT NO, BREAKFAST BURRITOS ARE *NOT* typically served WRAPPED in tissue thin wax paper, ya dumb bedazzled ass beeyatch!! I was absolutely taken aback, both by her ignorance ***AND MORE SO!!!* by her failure to even lamely apologize!! WTF?? Had I been her, not only would I have apologized profusely but I likely would have comped the meal or at least offered a free dessert or whatever. Just saying. Plus, this place always looks and feels kinda dirty. The staff obviously doesn't recognize cleaning protocols and will start sweeping floors under and around folks who are actively dining (a definite"NO NO" at most restaurants!) and our table clearly has been "wiped down" with a dirty rag bcuz it was sticky still. Probably that's because of the gianormous pancakes they serve, which I haven't tried as big as a dinner plate and seemed quite popular, judging by the number being served at other tables. At the end of the day, Shaker's is a very, very average Houghton Lake area restaurant-just like any other very, very average log-cabiney/up north themed place you can find here. I can't recommend it to anyone I know and respects me whatsoever because that would make me delusional. Very, very oatmeal.

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    Unbelievable!!!! Pancakes bigger than the plate and for a very reasonable price! Dont miss this place!

    Barb C.

    Want to give Shaker's Restaurant an excellent review. We had breakfast there today and had the best omelette ever, seriously it was a western omelette! Alissa was our waitress she was great and I must also say all the employees went over and above great service with big smiles. Service was fast and food delicious! Thank you

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    Comfort food and the staff is awesome!! Be careful you will smell like food when you leave

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    The food was alright. Kind of reminded me of Denny's or Big Boy.

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    Waitresses are always nice, food is never a disappointment. Definitely recommend for breakfast!

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    You may have a long wait but the food is worth it very heavy incredible Cooks there and the waitresses are always very kind

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    Quick, friendly service with great home cooked food. I love ordering the Tyler Muffin. Way better than grabbing fast food breakfast!

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    I was in town for a training and went two nights for dinner. The first day, I got a burger and…read morefries. The burger was very flavorful and the fries were tasty too. The second time, I got a chicken cesar salad. The dressing was terrible- watery and an odd taste, and the chicken tasted like the premade kind in a bag. If I was in the area again, I'd definitely go back, but I'll stick with "bar food." Both nights, service was quick, and the person was friendly. Ambience is sports bar and clean. Drinks are good, but the beer selection was lacking.

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    2019 New Year's Eve dinner was amazing! Chris was spot on all night with perfect service! We had…read morean amazing table by the window! They brought back a classic tonight with their breaded halibut with a caper sauce. It was perfect! I had fillet Oscar! My son had a new dish which was Ny Strip with sautéed shallots and goat cheese! Everything was perfect. Thanks again for a great night!!!! Great job tonight on Mew Years Eve! Chefs menu was fantastic! Our Fillets were cooked perfectly and the crab on top was cut up crab let meat! It was so amazing! Our sons NY strip was cooked perfectly! This is our fourth New Years in a row coming here! Thank you to the whole team!!!! Happy New year!! It was We come here three to four times a year. Tonight's meal was spot on with the other times we've been here. We started with the duck appetizer and it was fantastic! We then had salads and soup! Their French onion is fantastic! I had surf n turf and the fillet was cooked perfect medium rare and the lobster tails was the most tender I've ever had. My wife's crab cakes were delicious with a very good sauce on the side. My son had the ny strip and it was cooked perfectly! Service was great and the wine is a great value!!! Can't wait to come back!!

    While we were fully prepared to dress up and go to a sports bar for dinner during our girls weekend…read morein Houghton Lake, East Bay Grille gave our group a better option. We made a reservation for 13 on a Saturday and they were ready and waiting for us. The table was prepared and two servers greeted us. The restaurant, located inside of the Springbrook Inn, is a bit difficult to describe. Comfortable with some kitsch, a bit of an upscale family restaurant with a reasonable wine list (also reasonable pricing). The menu is not extensive but hits all of the main American items: steak, seafood, pasta, soup and salad. All of the mains were served with mixed vegetables (zucchini, onion, pepper or sans pepper for me as requested) and a potato (which included rice in the category). We did have two vegetarians in the group and the grill was not very vegetarian friendly. They did offer a stuffed red pepper, which luckily both ordered and enjoyed. The rest of the group had a large variety: cajun pasta, steaks, shrimp, perch and my order of ribs. The cajun pasta had a good flavor and was not at all spicy (this could be a good or bad thing depending on your preferences). The only complaint was that only a lone shrimp was found in the dish (the menu did say shrimp, which while suggesting a plural, was not). Overall everyone enjoyed their meal. I had the ribs as was a bit disappointed. The meat was tender but severely over sauced. I also found the sauce to be average. I did really like the sauteed veggies. I would not agree with the other reviews that the food is outstanding. I felt it was good to above average, depending on the item. The service was five stars. Both servers were friendly and engaging, refilling promptly and were responsive in their check ins. My four stars are based on an overall good experience and the service certainly orchestrated this.

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