Swedish Pantry

Prices here are quite reasonable…read more There's a ton of dining area, but I don't see many folks sitting to eat here at all. The counter is right up front, an odd spot to have it. I grabbed a caramel, cinnamon, Boston cream and a Dutch crumb. $7 for 4 donuts. The cinnamon donut was dense and super dry. Not good. The caramel donut itself was quite dry. The caramel frosting was good. The Dutch crumb donut itself was dense and dry. The crumb wasn't too bad. The Boston cream donut was soft and billowy, as you bite into it. The Boston cream was more to one side of the donut. The Boston cream was good, as was the chocolate frosting. This was the better donut out of the 4, hands down.

Better than Dunkin's but not fancy. The donuts fresh and the service is great. I don't think you…read morewill be disappointed especially with the filled variety. Coffee was surprisingly excellent considering the price. Those ladies are doing a good job. The atmosphere and cleanliness of the floor could be better... but who cares, the donuts are great and the value can't be beaten... if your passing by, stop at this establishment, you won't be disappointed.

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Elmer's County Market

4.0(8 reviews)

0.9 mi

They've started a round-up policy to avoid giving out exact change. This is just the beginning of…read morewoke/communism/socialism/dictatorship. When I demanded exact change, they had to get a manager involved, who was offended by my insistance. The cashier and manager had difficulty figuring the exact change. I like their store, but won't do business with automatons.

I am a troll from Lansing. I was surprised to see such a variety of offerings and at very good…read moreprices compared to where I live. I wished there was a market like that where I live. I beats the chain stores such as Meijer's, Kroger, and Walmart. Way to go Elmer's!

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Gram's Pasties

4.1(66 reviews)

1.2 mi

As you're driving into Escanaba you'll be slowly mesmerized by all the signs that mention Gram's…read morehas been here for 16 years and it'll make you want to go. Which is what happened to me. Stopped by for an early dinner and I was ecstatic that there was no one there so I could get my Pastie right away. As you walk in you'll see a giant board that shows how far and wide people come from to try these pasties. The furtherest I was London. They have a huge menu that's hard to miss and tell you exactly what's hot and ready. I had the Rutabaga one and I've never had one before, which to my surprise I ended up really liking. The lady in front is very helpful too and kind so make sure to ask for a pin before you leave and mark it on the map.

The Pastys here are awesome! I want to try them all! I will…read morebecause I plan to be back! The best thing is when you're just traveling through, they have frozen Pastys for you to purchase! I got several Breakfast and Beef & Potato. The crew in Wyoming (my next work location) were jealous of my lunches!

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Meijer

1.9(12 reviews)

1.5 mi

Meijer boast on their "perks" rewards but when at the register never accepts my rewards.. limits…read morethe # of receipts to put in manually/scan to 3. For the little bit of rewards that you received .. really going to limit the number of rewards per month to enter. There are plenty of other stores to shop!!!

During the time of COVID-19 I'm looking for shopping experiences with minimal human interaction…read more Popped in tonight to pick up a few things and was eager to use the shop & scan feature in the Meijer App. Normally, self scan means you have a contactless shopping experience. You scan your items and pay for them- all on your phone. Here's the weirdness that is this feature at Meijer. Scanned my items with my phone (so far so good) but then to pay for them I had to go to a "self serve" check-out, scan a QR code on the screen, have the employee come up and tell me they are required to scan "3 of your items" (I was buying 4 things)- and then you can scan your credit card at the self checkout to pay. That's certainly not scan and go, nor is it contactless. There is really minimal benefit to scanning on your phone vs scanning all your items at self checkout. The other really unbelievable aspect of Meijer in the time of a pandemic is that they will charge you $4.95 to pickup your order at the store and you can't use pickup for any alcoholic items. Meijer needs to take some cues from WalMart- which has order pickup down to a science. They bring the groceries to your trunk quickly, for no charge, and will bring out your alcohol (with a convenient curbside ID check). I don't want to go through the checkout nor have the front of store staff touching "3" of my items. It's a no- brainer that for a contactless experience- Meijer is not the right choice. Shop and scan was really disappointing.

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Delta Deli

5.0(1 review)

7.3 mi

Friendly service and Great food...Ham Egg Cheese sandwich on Fresh Homemade Bread…read moreBiscuits&Gravy was good. I ate ALL OF THAT! So next time I will try one their baked goods Giant Muffins or Maybe one those nice looking cinnamon rolls ummm!!

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Stone Cup Coffee House & Stones Deli

4.5(62 reviews)

0.3 mi

Friendly and warm staff. Nice for a change today…read more It's loud and busy in here. Their baked goods look pretty yummy. Ordered the peanut butter cup, cold brew, chocolate and peanut butter added to it and a fruit cup. $15.98 Their mango smoothie has pineapple and banana in it as well as the mango. The fruit is not smooth, tastes like frozen fruit. It's a bit clumped up, it doesn't taste bad. Will give you brain freeze, it's so cold. The PB cold brew is okay. Not a ton of prominent PB or chocolate. The fruit cup is good.

We tried their excellent homemade scones, and wonderful cookies. We especially liked the oatmeal…read morecranberry white chocolate cookie, and the lemon ricotta scone... yummy!

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Superbloom Coffee House

5.0(2 reviews)

7.2 mi

Great place. Quick service and they have heavy cream. She also asked how much cream we would like.read more

Best coffee house in the upper peninsula! Outstanding bakery selection and outstanding service!!!…read moreAlways love coming in and seeing the amazing people!!!

Café

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Terri M.

6 years ago

A hit and miss, did a review last year have five stars. Was in on Saturday and was very disappointed. Just stopped in for coffee and desert. They gave me a cup of coffee, never came back to refill. I ordered the apple dumpling with cream and rum sauce and the dumpling was served ice cold apple dumplings should never be served ice cold it should always be warmed.I can't remember the name but my daughter ordered this fancy dessert and it wound up being basically pecan ice cream with caramel sauce over the top of it.with all that being said however the waitress was a real sweetheart and we very much enjoyed having her wait on us. When we were ready to pay our bill the lady that was checking us out what I believe she's one of the owners was crabby and rude would not smile or talk to us I bought some lump of bread and asked for it to be sliced and she acted like it was in an inconvenience was not impressed at all with her demeanor. read more

Chad C.

16 years ago

The food is mediocre and bland...nothing to exciting. There is way too much stuff on the walls for a small town restaurant. It's like eating in a gift shop. Frankly, I get suspicious of places that distract you from the meal by trying to sell other things that have nothing to do with food (clocks and dolls??). However, give one of their giant oatmeal chocolate chip cookies a try....very good. read more

Kevin S.

5 years ago

ABSOLUTELY amazing restaurant and bakery. Superb food, amazing staff and fantastic prices. A MUST visit when in the area of Escanaba MI! We visited from Columbus Ohio! Say hello to Phyllis while you are there! read more

Mark D.

8 years ago

The wife and I were going to stop in there until I saw their political sign in on the door. I don't think a restaurant or any business should be pushing their political view/support onto others. read more

Barb C.

2 years ago

Great food. SLOW SERVICE. Not sure how long it takes to make Swedish pancakes. So don't be in a hurry. Been waiting now for our food for almost 40 minutes read more

Amy G.

5 years ago

Have never had a bad meal here and the staff is always very friendly. The decor is adorable also

Mia M.

6 years ago

Decent food. I love their twice baked potato soup.

Tonya T.

12 years ago

Never been impressed

John N.

320

8 years ago

Strong coffee

Swedish Pantry - breakfast_brunch - Updated September 2026

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