The Beach Bar is one of those places that is really off the beaten path. We left Michigan International Speedway after the Craftsman Truck Series race hungry and needing a place to eat. The Beach Bar is one of the suggested places on MISpeedway.com, so I found a website and was impressed (again, I reiterate, restaurant owners, YOU NEED A WEBSITE if you want to be found). We left the track and the GPS took us back into Brooklyn to Clarklake Road. After winding through the Irish Hills and down what seemed like some country roads, we came upon Clark Lake. My companions in the truck with me were starting to wonder if we were going the wrong way until we hit the lake which is a beautfiful site. All of a sudden, I looked to the right and there was this big building right across from the docks. I was almost expecting a little hole in the wall, but this was a big, nice looking building. I was also somewhat expecting it to be packed since we were still fairly close to MIS.
When you walk in, there’s a little area for carry-outs. I think it’s pretty safe to assume they do a pretty good carry-out business with the lake across the street. People come in for food, but want to sit on their boats. You go through that room and enter the bar. The hostess station is almost in the middle of the room and it took us a while to notice it. I almost suggested just grabbing a station when my buddy saw the hostess. We were shown to a table in the non-smoking section near the back of the restaurant. the space is divided by a game room area with the smoking section in the front of the space near the bar. Read the rest of this entry »
sorta flavorless. It was a good concept for a burger, but overdone a little. I asked for the burger medium and it came out more well done.
Mid-Michigan Dining 
Recent Comments