22 | March | 2009 | Mid-Michigan Dining

Sweet Sensations

22 03 2009

1693 Cedar Street
Holt, MI 48842
(517) 694-6922
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Sweet Sensations on Cedar Street in Holt.

Ah, spring. With spring comes one of my favorite things. The opening of the ice cream stands. J and I spent all winter sitting at home wondering where we could go for soft serve ice cream. All the stands close during the winter. There’s no Dairy Queen restaurant and Culver’s is in Okemos.

On our way to Mason for dinner, we noticed that there was an ice cream stand on the way opened. As we drove by, we decided to skip dessert at Big Boy and pick up some ice cream on our way home.

Sweet Sensations is on the corner Cedar Street and Watson Avenue in Holt. It’s a small shop with a walk up window and a giant ice cream cone on the roof of the building. If you’ve ever driven through Holt, you’ve seen the giant ice cream cone. There are a few tables along the side the building, but other than that, there’s really no place to sit an eat. It’s really more of a neighborhood place for families to walk to in the summer time. Read the rest of this entry »

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Categories : Holt, Ice Cream, Michigan, Restaurant, Reviews

Tony’s in Birch Run to be on Triple D?

22 03 2009

Frequent commenter Dan pointed me to an article in the Saginaw News that says Tony’s Restaurant in Birch Run may be featured on my favorite show Diner’s, Drive-In’s, and Dives.

“They got an overwhelming amount of calls about us being on their show,” said Steve Fritzler, 10-year owner of the restaurant. “You have to get a certain amount of referrals from customers.”

Fritzler said producers contacted him about three months ago and indicated they wanted to tape this summer.

On the day of filming, posted notices will warn patrons not to enter if they don’t want to appear on TV.

A representative from show producer Page Productions of Minneapolis, Minn., would not confirm whether taping would take place.

Tony’s was one of the places I wanted to stop when we took a trip to Frankenmuth last fall, but I wasn’t sure if it was a place my parents would enjoy. It definitely sounds like a place J and I would enjoy and it’s now getting bumped up to a higher priority on our list of stops.

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Tags: Birch Run, Diner's Drive Ins and Dives, Guy Fieri, Saginaw, Tony's Restaurant, Triple D
Categories : Birch Run, Food News, Michigan

Big Boy Restaurant – Mason

22 03 2009

660 N. Cedar Street
Mason, MI 48854
(517) 676-4401
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The Big Boy Restaurant on Cedar Street in Mason.

It was a long weekend. I worked in Detroit on Friday, Champaign, IL on Saturday then had to drive home on Sunday. I left my parents house before lunch, but I didn’t want to actually stop for food on my way home. I was already making a detour to the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond to get J tickets to see Joel McHale for her birthday and another stop would have made a four hour trip (five with the time change) start pushing five hours. By the time I finally got home at 5:30 ET, I was starving. J hadn’t eaten much either, so after unpacking really quick, we went on the hunt for food.

I was craving a burger. I didn’t want to go to a bar because the MSU/USC game was on and I wasn’t in the mood for a crowd. Instead, we opted for Big Boy in Mason. We had eaten at the Big Boy in Okemos last fall and were a little unimpressed with the place, but I wanted to give them another chance. I figured a different location might make our dining experience a little better.

The Big Boy Restaurant in Mason is located on Cedar Street on the southeast side of town. It sits right near US 127 before you actually get in to the town. Unlike the Okemos location, it’s obvious this store is a Big Boy. There’s a huge sign out front and the famous statue of the Big Boy on the edge of the parking lot. There were a few cars in the lot, but nothing overwhelming.

This store is more what I was expecting from a Big Boy. The decor is a little more bright and cartoonish. I had never seen a Big Boy before moving to Michigan, but the statue is a part of Americana and I guess I just have a preconceived notion of what I thought Big Boy was. The Mason location lived up to that notion better than the Okemos location. Read the rest of this entry »