The Dio

We had excellent service there. We got lucky in getting the last table. Had the soup of the day -…read morechicken cordon blue. Was delicious. Had it with a blt that was big enough for two people. Will be back if ever in the area.

5 stars Aunt Betty's is a fantastic spot for great food and…read morea welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere. I usually go for their homemade breakfast--it's always delicious--but today I tried the double bacon cheeseburger. Wow! It was incredible. They use real, fresh hamburger (not frozen patties), and it was cooked to perfection with tons of flavor. If you're in Pinckney, I highly recommend giving their burgers a try. You won't be disappointed!

The family wait staff.

Diner days!

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Spinach omelette

Zukey Lake Tavern

3.3(295 reviews)

5.0 mi

I've been coming here since I was a small child, and while the size of the dining room has changed…read morethe food has remained the same. I love that I can count on my pizza being the same flavor I had as a kid, and that now my kid can enjoy it too. I like sitting in the new dining room the best to get a great view of Zukey Lake! The service is generally very quick and efficient

I hate to poop on a local favorite. But I just didn't get the hype. The service. Amazing. The…read moreambiance great. The establishment. Very clean. We got Mott sticks. Kids spaghetti. With chocolate milk Smokehouse pasta with the French onion soup And the Zukey melt with a soda. The meal started off great. Mott sticks hard to mess up. And the soup was amazing. I had such high hopes for all the local praise. But was all down hill from there. The kids spaghetti was penne noodles and red sauce. Pickyier kids would pushed that away The smokehouse pasta was just a steak Marsala but how the onion soup was sooo good the pastas carmalized onions were at best translucent red onions that I picked around. As for the zukey melt. They brought it out with the disclaimer that it only looked burnt bc it's rye bread. Sure tasted burnt. With hardly any cheese or onions. Basically a meat Pattie. That was so bad in fact we didn't bother to bring the left overs home. Now I got left over pasta for myself and the kid. But the real no thanks never again was the bill. With tip it was $97. Which ain't bad I guess in today's world. But if I want a meh meal that leaves us all disappointed we could get a pizza from hungry howies for $15

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Mimi's Diner

3.3(99 reviews)

5.6 mi

Been a loyal customer to this restaurant for over five years they are expensive for a little hole…read morein the wall but I've never had an order this bad. paid $20 for a piece of walleye which was loaded with bones to where I can't eat it. I've ordered it several times over the years but first time I've had 32 bones in the first 1/4 of the filet and my potato looked like it had been dropped and was a total mess of a potato, the salad was rusty with stale croutons. Called to let them know and mimi said I could have a refund which was reasonable since I had to throw the dinner in the garbage. Guess mimi's hubby didn't like it, called back to basically say I was a liar if I didn't drive back with the bones on a Sunday evening, my only day to relax. No thanks Mimi. You just lost a loyal Customer. Sincerely, Patrick

Love Mimi's, great staff, very attentive and friendly, almost like family. Food is great and…read moretimely. Location Is great and close to home.

Seating Area at Mimi's Diner

Medium Greek Salad at Mimi's Diner

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Storefront for Mimi's Diner

Country Pub

3.9(36 reviews)

7.1 mi

The steak and spaghetti that we had was very tasty. The staff is knowledgeable and polite.read more

For Lake Perch , this is best for miles around! Batter is light and flavorful. Choice of regular…read morefries, baked potato or Cris's cross fries. Waitstaff is always on point friendly, prompt and courteous. Debbie was our favorite. Atmosphere is local country decor. It's and old establishment with style.

Bar

Wing dings dinner

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Frog leg dinner

Pinckney Diner

3.6(65 reviews)

0.1 mi

Great food Great service…read moreFries are a must try. Food and service are consistently great.

The Diner was maybe half full; it was lunch time. Service was slow. Several people that came in…read moreafter us received their food before we did. It turns out that (according to our waitress) that the cook screwed up my wife's Omelet order. The cook redid her order (but still messed it up) but nothing else. When our order arrived all the other food was cold. I had to send back my scrambled eggs and ham to have it reheated. The toast was cold when it arrived at our table. Slow service, and mediocre food. There might have been a mumbled apology.

Reading library

Honey mustard salad

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Humble exterior with parking

42 North Social House

4.1(29 reviews)

8.8 mi

According to Mainstreet Ventures website, 42 North is owned by MSV. MSV bought Real Seafood…read moreCompany on Main Street in Ann Arbor many years ago, opened Gratzi across the street, continues to grow and expand. We were recently near Dexter and it was getting near dinner time so I looked on Yelp for ideas. 42 North (name and latitude). According to our waitress, they make everything from scratch and it appears based on our meal with a bonafide chef. The restaurant is civilized and ambiance tasteful. While it was a quiet time, we still greatly appreciated our corner table setting offered, didn't have to ask. Exceptional service by several attentive and kind staff. Loved everything about it. As good as any restaurant we've ever been. Kinda pricey though, yet a higher end restaurant. Soup of the day was excellent as was our main dish and complimentary bread.

I've been wanting to try 42 North Social House since they opened and finally got to stop by. This…read morereview is for their bar only. My friend had the grilled avocado salad and the last excuse (their take on the last word ha without green chartreuse). I had the bloody mary at 6pm but it was actually maybe one of the best Bloody Marys I've had in Michigan! The food looked great. I'll also have to come back and sit on their deck/patio in the summer. When there's live music in the park, you can hear it from said deck, which is nice!

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Hamburg Pub

3.7(78 reviews)

7.4 mi

Stopped in at this small town pub vibe bar as part of a poker run and sat on the deck with other…read morerelatives that arrived earlier. Our server came by for a drink order. Drinks came out and we asked multiple times for a menus, They did finally come out but we didn't have time left for lunch so we decided to ordered a couple apps. She finally came back to take our order as everyone else was finished with their meal. We found later that the server was all by herself covering the whole place so this was by no means her fault. We ordered Onion Rings and Fried Pickles, they arrived piping hot in a reasonable amount of time and were very good. The others in our group that arrived earlier and had pizza that looked real good and they said was tasty.

Hamburg Pub is consistent. Everything is always very good. Hard to complain, hard to rave. 4 stars…read moreseems on point. We had the nachos and pizza. I typically get the back to blue burger but decided to switch it up. Recommend in this order: Back the blue Nachos Pizza Oh! If you get the pizza...caution...that sauce comes out hot ASF!

Cozy interior

Pepperoni and pineapple pizza

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Menu Dec 2022

Captain Joe's Grill

3.9(207 reviews)

9.4 mi

We dined there 2 times recently and the food was excellent! Service was great both times. It was a…read morecasual dining establishment that included a sports bar atmosphere and and a great patio dining area.

Ask if you can be seated in Eryk's section! He is so polite! He was very attentive and offered a…read morefew suggestions when we asked. My husband had a fish dinner and I an angus burger. It was all so good! We dined inside where the air conditioning was. Thank you for the AC, Captain! But customers that were dining out on the patio were enjoying a beautiful evening with good conversation and music being played at conversation level. Such a beautiful night to be relaxing outside. This wasn't our first visit to Captain Joe's Grill and it won't be our last. Again, ask to be seated in Eryk's section! God bless you Eryk.

Bar area, pick up for takeout #ReviewsByRL

Chicken Piccata

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View from outside

Jonna's Bar & Grill

3.4(15 reviews)

3.8 mi

Huge improvement since they opened. Really enjoyed the pizza. Service was spot on and the…read morenoise/energy was what you would expect at a bar/grill. We will definitely be returning and making this one of our regular stops.

Great service and great food! We've been twice and both times have been exceptional. Inside is a…read morecool, sports bar aesthetic. It's lively, but it's a bar so I would expect that.

Filet Philly - a messy handful of deliciousness. Great sandwich!

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Terrorfied Forest

3.2(31 reviews)

0.5 mi

This is the second year we've been here. It's a Halloween must if you like to get scared. I'd say…read morekids over 8-10 yrs old. This place is pretty Erie. It's well done. The actors don't touch you and role play pretty well. Warning it is pretty scary and your heart will pound. You also have to do a pretty substantial walk. It's prob .5 to .75mi long. Some of the trail can be difficult and some of the buildings get tight. Prepare to get scared and be uncomfortable. Pro tip let the group in front of you get 3-4min ahead of your group. Don't be in a rush to get thru it if you really want to get scared.

There is no organization when purchasing tickets online and showing up at your establishment. Had…read moremultiple people with us in our party and after four hours of still waiting, there was no end in sight leaving at 11:30 at night paying for tickets and not having the opportunity to walk through is unconscionable. There are many other opportunities for a haunted house that are ran more efficiently. We witnessed multiple people leaving in anger.

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Justin W.

12 years ago

Love this place. My wife and I went for the Christmas show and it was great. Good food and great entertainment

Monica M.

4 years ago

Went to see Rent, excellent play , excellent actors , great food , a must experience!

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