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The Kimball Inn

4.3 (81 reviews)
Closed 4:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Classy
Casual
Good for kids

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Erbira B.

This restaurant doesn't really need a review because it's the best place in town! Food is not only consistently good, but there's an excellent variety for the area. Service is friendly. The only bad thing is that it's always full, they don't take reservations for less than 5, so the wait time is long. On a Thursday night we arrived at about 6:30 and didn't get seated until about 7:45. Although there's a lively atmosphere and fun environment around the bar while you wait!

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Kerri T.

Family friendly, nice bar area, very wide range of food to choose from on menu. Weekends for dinner gets crowded so make reservations. Very clean restaurant, friendly staff and portions are BIG with soup/salad/sides too! We enjoy coming here for a family dinner when we are in Hurley visiting family. A must stop for a delicious meal, just come hungry ready to eat!

Oysters were so good!
Steve H.

This restaurant was recommended by other patrons at another restaurant Wow what a hidden gem! Service right off the bat by Michelle was amazing! Was patient with me as I was indecisive at what to order...everything sounded good! Ended up getting the garlic Parmesan oysters and haddock and shrimp plate. The oysters were so good I couldn't stop dipping my bread in the leftover crumbs and sauce. The fish and shrimp was fried perfect. Not overly breaded and just lightly fried. My meal came with a mushroom cream soup that I finished which I normally wouldn't and also a side of polenta which was a meal in itself. I Travel all over and this was such a great surprise to find such amazing food in a small town.

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Vee V.

It's a small restaurant with maybe one tiny window. It was so weird that someone decided no windows, like "oh let me build a kidnappers dream cabin...I mean restaurant." I felt like I was in an old ass wood paneled basement. We came on a busy night. There were groups huddled in the doorway. No host around, so we all just stood there. 10 minutes later a host comes and takes names, skips us and leaves. My fiancé tracks her down to get on the list. We stood and watched for 30 minutes the painfully slow manner in which tables were cleaned but still stayed empty for far too long before people were seated. There was no urgency to seat guests. When we finally got a table we ordered immediately for fear of a longer wait. We tried duck wings, burrata, and one of their specials, crab stuffed sole with chicken dumpling soup and spaetzel. Our food came surprisingly fast, but almost everything was smothered in cheese. The soup came first, it reminded me of chicken noodle soup, except with dumplings. Meh. Then the burrata, and spaetzel. The burrata was good. It was fresh with juicy cherry tomatoes and a ton of whole garlic. The spaetzel was awful. It was a glob of cheese. There was no spaetzel to be found. The duck wings were dry, overly sweet, and the Gorgonzola cheese just made it more disturbingly intense. The sole was stuffed with canned crab, then smothered in cheese. Argh. The sole itself was quite good, and cooked well. Everything else in the dish ruined it. The servers and employees were all super nice. The the food came fast when we sat, prices were decent too, but I won't return. I'd rather find a McDonald's.

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Huge menu options! Really good food..consistently Fabulous specials. Quaint northwoods ambience.

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That was the best soup and surf and turf I've ever tasted in my life. My only criticism was the long line.

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My friends parents own that building and we got in a few weeks ago and the food was delicious and the best food ever!!

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We all had Italian. All the food was terrific. Service was great even though crowded. Drinks were good and strong!

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2nd Street Bistro - Medium burger with sauteed mushrooms and gorgonzola (in the front) and whitefish sandwich (behind)

2nd Street Bistro

4.3(121 reviews)
30.3 mi
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Had a visit to Ashland decided to try the restaurant. And glad we did…read more Great corner place and atmosphere was enjoyable We were there at lunch. Had a whitefish sandwich and a salad. Each of us also had the soup of the day. The soup was tremendous. Whitefish was so well done. Nice size bun to not overwhelm the fish. To top it off we splurged and split a berry crisp with ice cream on it. Just fantastic. Side note lemonade and fresh tea were very nice as well. Check the hours before you go. No weekends. Found the service very friendly. We'll be back. New favorite in Ashland.

I am so thankful we picked this place for lunch. It's comfortable casual decor, but the food is…read morewhat really grabs the attention. I had a cup of the fish chowder along with the recommended seasonal tomato and mozzarella appetizer. My husband had a salad with whitefish on top. I was licking the bowl & the plate, savoring each bite. I'm guessing our waiter was the owner and his recommendations were really helpful. Service was very attentive and the price paid for our meal was extremely fair If you're in Ashland and want some great grub, come here. You won't be disappointed.

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2nd Street Bistro - Lightly breaded white fish on top of the house salad with a little added Gorgonzola. Superb!

Lightly breaded white fish on top of the house salad with a little added Gorgonzola. Superb!

2nd Street Bistro - The tomatoes were explosion of happiness in my mouth. Everything is incredibly fresh and flavorful and seasoned just right.

The tomatoes were explosion of happiness in my mouth. Everything is incredibly fresh and flavorful and seasoned just right.

2nd Street Bistro - Whitefish chowder! (Half eaten)

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Whitefish chowder! (Half eaten)

Poncho's Tavern - This is the Bourbon Bacon Burger with onion rings.

Poncho's Tavern

3.4(5 reviews)
47.1 mi

This is our second (annual) visit to Poncho's for lunch on our trip to the South Shore. We like…read morethis place very much. Clean and "modern" although decorated as a hunting lodge replete with taxidermied heads of deer and bear. Very friendly staff. The menu had changed substantially from October 2024. Husband had the bourbon bacon burger on ciabatta with onion rigns and he ate every last crumb. It looked delicious. I had the fish tacos, which they are evidently known for. However they were out of whitefish that day so substituted trout with my approval. They were OK, the fine breading was a little tough and there was way too much fish on each tortilla. I wasted over half of the fish. Three huge tacos was too many, I would in retrospect suggest a choice of one, two or three. The slaw was not pineapple slaw as listed but still tasty. The french fries were hot and crispy, I am a french fry lover. We'll be back next visit.

I wish I could tell you about Poncho's Tavern food. We arrived at 6:45 sat our selves after we…read moreasked about seating. It still took 15 minutes until someone noticed us, sitting in the booth. Really not a big deal as we had already looked online while waiting to know what we wanted. We ordered immediately, an appetizer which was mozzarella sticks, and a wrap/burger both with fries. A hour goes by it's now 8:00pm no one even checked on us for another drink. I asked the waitress would we be getting our appetizer or food shortly? She said yes they are working on it, I pointed out the couple that came in after us was eating and finishing up, she said that's because they had salads. So she offered us a free beer each for waiting an hour for an appetizer. We waited another 30 minutes and still no appetizer or food. We inquired at the bar finally what the actual time frame for any food? We were told they are working on it right now . We ended up leaving and grabbing a frozen pizza from the gas station. I would not recommend going there and I would support any other local establishment first before Poncho's. With drive time/wait time we spent over 2 hrs 15 mins and never received any food. If I could give 0/5, I would have.

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Poncho's Tavern - These are the fish tacos with fries. You can see the pickled onions (red) on top. I stuffed them down inside.

These are the fish tacos with fries. You can see the pickled onions (red) on top. I stuffed them down inside.

Poncho's Tavern - View to the front of the dining room towards the entrance.

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View to the front of the dining room towards the entrance.

The Kimball Inn - newamerican - Updated July 2026

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