47 Best American Restaurants near Spring Lake

“I enjoyed lunch yesterday at Village Baker. I went with the half sand and cup of soup combo. I had mushroom barley soup with my grilled tuna sand. Both were heavenly. A side of fries and a pickle was included. You get to choose your side. Pro tip: I was by myself and so I did not have to wait 'cause I ate at the bar. When the bill came the bartender gave me $ 5 off as a first timer! So I gave her back the $5 as her well-deserved tip. I also bought a loaf of very fresh sourdough bread and two breakfast cookies. This is my new "happy place" and I am looking forward to returning soon for another great experience.“

“We were first-time customers and loved our experience today! Our server was excellent, and food was delicious! I ordered the PB&J Burger and loved it! Fries were an up-charge but worth every penny in my opinion! The ranch dipping sauce was excellent as well! We will be back!“

“We do takeout regularly from Turks and it’s always perfect. Tonight (NYE 2025) we had company and ordered takeout for all of us. There was a mixup and my bf brought home the wrong bag of food. Turks recooked our order, told us to keep the wrong order as well, and even gave us a gift card for the inconvenience and delay. Very impressed! You guys are amazing.“

“My friend and I went to grab lunch here today and had excellent service! I believe our waitress was Amanda, and she had great recommendations, and service as well! I would highly recommend this place! 👌🏻“

“My server was excellent and the food was amazing. I had a Cuban sandwich with a Long Beach Ice Tea. The atmosphere is hip with some nice decor.“

“Had the Best service from Felicia P !! Outstanding performance for a waitress, apsoulty will come back!“

“Rude waitress,told NO when asked for about a tablespoon of sauce for my burger and waited an hour for food then the waitress informed us that she forgot to put in order. Another rude waitress thought this was pretty funny and said oh well“

“Looks like Morningstar has trouble! Our new favorite place. Great menu, VERY UNIQUE twists on favorites. Flavor, moderate prices, amazing service. EAT HERE.“

“Fun experience, great service very helpful with the options. Food quality was on point, definitely will be on the rotation from here on out.“

“Have been a frequent customer for many years! Their nachos are legendary !!“

“we love whitlows, I love that they kept their look they always had. Great food, great service all around. been going here for years!!!! 💜“

“Had an awesome time Saturday, 3-1-25. Haven't been back to Herbie's in almost 20 years. Had a waitress that actually remembered my mother my father from when we used to meet there with our youngest daughter. Waitress and I apologize I forgot your name, you were outstanding, caring, and bubbly. She's been a waitress there for 25 years. A lot of the wait staff and staff had tie dye shirts with a logo on the back. Those were cute. Had the steak and eggs, American fries, Texas toast, coffee. Everything was excellent. The wife had standard two eggs bacon and toast. They've had to recently upcharge $0.50 per egg, like a lot of restaurants are because of the new price increase with the bird flu. Still, excellent money for the value that we got. Plenty of portions. Will try to go back soon, hopefully not as long as 20 years. The decor is quaint with airplane memorabilia hanging from the ceilings the walls and posters. Don home folk down home food downhome good time down home great value.“

“Absolutely the most humbling experience we have had playing golf! Beautiful course, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Such a beautiful way to pay tribute to our fallen and support their families! Mike was very good with details and remembered us at the turn and even recommendations on local eateries!“

“We decided to go for a late night dinner. Stopped by for an adult beverage and a grilled chicken dinner. My wife had the salmon. My step son had the grilled cheese burger. We all enjoyed the food, and appreciated them being open late hours.“

“I love this course‼️. All the employees are super friendly, the course is well maintained and is challenging. My favorite public course on the lakeshore.“

“today me and my fiance got toast and jams take out for breakfast. we wanted one of those stay in your pajamas eat breakfast in bed type of days. the only thing that could have made it better is if they did delivery but I was fine picking it up because then I got to order a drink when I was there. I didn't see any drinks to order on the website but I might have just missed that completely that could be my fault but I was happy I went inside cuz I could get it to go coffee. haven't been in to toast and jams in quite some time but I was very impressed. it was super cute inside. I definitely want to go back and eat inside it was so adorable in there and a little area that they have to order drinks at off to the side is super cute. when I walked into toast and jams there was nobody at the door to greet me which was fine and that kind of looked around and was trying to figure out where to go to pick up my order. so I was walking around a little lost and the nicest server came up to me to put me in the right direction I believe she said her name was Miko. younger girl real cute had a hat on short hair shortish darker skin very pretty. anyways the server was such a joy. she stopped the work that she was doing to come up to me and point me in the right direction asked me if I needed help or needed to be set. told her I was picking up a to go order she pointed me in the right direction said she had to go check on a table but she would be back in a minute to make sure that I had everything I needed. I don't really think that was her job to be working the door I think she works the tables but I appreciate her taking her time out of her day to approach me and she was so polite and friendly I'll definitely come back in to eat and ask to sit in her section. food was amazing kitchen did a wonderful job I eat at a lot of breakfast places and this was really top notch good job kitchen. all around good experience I'll be back“

“The very best onion rings I’ve ever had! I just tried the Cabbage Roll soup at the Homeless Prevention Partners event, Soup For All and it was grand!!“

“Everything on their breakfast menu is delicious.“

“The Bistro has great food. But we sat at a table with chairs. It was like sitting on a board. Maybe they should sit down and experience that.“

“We enjoyed the great tasting food and fun atmosphere in the restaurant. We’re impressed that Kirby still gives a generous discount on birthday meals. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive and able to keep up with her customers needs. We will return for the next birthday dinner soon!“

“Was very loud in there too loud for us they sat us in the bar late night. Prefer a much quieter scene but this was what was open. Food took forever to come out. It was decent once it arrived. Waitress was kind of slow refilling drinks and checking on us. Apps should have came out a lot quicker and also the entire meal. We had the ribs they were ok. The rest was apps for the most part and a steak. But if you want steak this is not the place to get it unless you like well done cook. Recommend somewhere else unless this is your only choice.“

“We are from out of town and this was a great lunch spot. The service was great! You just need to make sure to save room for dessert 😂 We hope to return before we head back to Virginia!“

“We love Stanz Cafe! Best mimosas in town!“

“Stopped into Lucy's Backyard for the first time today. Wow! We will definitely be back! Excellent food, great music, and, a fun Key West vibe. Give it a try if you haven't already. Sorry that we hadn't discovered it before now!!!“

“Danyel was amazing! Really made our Valentine’s Dinner special and one we won’t forget! Prompt, professional, hilarious, and down right genuine. Thank you Danyel for an amazing experience!“

“Highway Inn is always fun! Great food“

“Peanut butter was outstanding! Service very good ! I would definitely return.“

“Absolutely iconic Muskegon restaurant. I was raised on the cheddar chili dog special at the downtown location in the 80’s and have never stopped loving it !“

“Always a great time , bartenders are amazing , food is great !! No complaints here“

“It was a wonderful experience.“

“Best line dancing ever!!!“

“Absolutely iconic Muskegon restaurant. I was raised on the cheddar chili dog special at the downtown location in the 80’s and have never stopped loving it !“

“I just had Bella Maria cater by husband’s 40th birthday. They were easy to work with and punctual. The food was amazing and the party was a complete hit. Highly recommend.“

“The service was great I wouldnt ask for more me and my fiancee was eating there and I seen something on my fiancee plate like the plate was dirty so I called my waiter (Nick) over and I told him I was like it looks like my fiancee plate is dirty is it possible for me to get a new one . He said sure I will transfer your food to a different plate . He ask if that was better and I said yes and thank you so much for doing that .
So I have to say 10 out of 10 for Nick for doing that for us . I hope this caught one of the managers attention because he deserves something for what he did . Overall service was great ! 🫠“

“Me and my girlfriend love the food here. The family owned quality can definitely be seen and tasted in the food. Food came out hot and delicious as always. I’m mainly writing this review because our server, Mons, was so delightful and fun. She made is smile the whole dining experience.“

“Amazing cheese burgers & fries , awesome shakes & onion pedals . customer service is great. cooks do a great job .. will always come back great drive . 9.5 out 10“

“It was my first time there. The food was reasonably priced. The club sandwich was delicious. The staff was friendly. Karaoke was fun. But I think after they spilled my cocktail on me and didn't mop the floor I should have at least had the drink removed from my bill.“

“Ordered take out for lunch, the only complaints I have or suggestions is my quesadilla was not cut and also very soft on one side but otherwise everything tasted great. We also had chicken strips, fries, hot cheese balls, and fried pickles. Will be returning for lunch soon :)“

“Excellent service and the food is amazing! The atmosphere is lively with many cool decorations on the walls. Huge menu with a lot of options to choose from.“

“I went into Bob Evans this evening on Sternberg road in Muskegon Michigan and I had the most amazing dinner. the Southwest avocado omelette is delicious never had anything like it. pancakes or fresh and a point per usual there must be an amazing cook in the kitchen. my server was attentive and always had my drink refilled. I will definitely be coming back. the highlight of the evening was the hostess she was quite pleasant and had a great sense of humor. the hostess was definitely a hard worker she never quit moving. Bob Evans is grade A“

“At the time we were sat the restaurant was busy so I thought it was understandable that out server didn't visit our table immediately. After sitting there for roughly fifteen minutes the server stopped and took our drink and food orders. After another 15 minutes we had yet to receive our drinks, just two waters, so I flagged down another staff member who was bussing the table behind us and asked if she would be able to get us some waters because our server was busy with a big table. She brought us our waters and went to see if our food was ready when she returned she informed us that our server had never put our order in. She made sure that it was submitted and we got our food shortly afterwards. The busser displayed amazing customer service skills and was apologetic for a mistake that wasn't even her own. I don't recall our server ever actually apologizing. Ended up tipping the busser instead of our server because she actually is the one who ended up doing everything. Food was good, our waiter was bad, the busser was amazing and saved the day.“

“I had a wonderful experience at Culver’s in Muskegon the Manager I think his name is Wade was helping me decide on some food when I had a couple questions about some ingredients that I thought I might be allergic to. He was very busy and took the time to come and talk to me. It was a great experience and I will definitely be going back.“

“Awesome food friendly people“

“If you are lucky enough to get Merissa you will be in great hands! She was extremely helpful when we were undecided about what beers to get. She was very friendly and made our visit a fabulous experience. We were seated quickly, but probably due to it raining. They said they’re usually much busier. We love to visit local establishments vs chain restaurants, and this rates as one of the top for us. The food was excellent and we didn’t wait long at all.“

“We used to love Brooklyn Bagels other than the occasional we don't have any bagels (Odd since that's literally in the name) but within the last 6 months they have gone downhill. We have visited 2 of the locations and had the same results. Long waits, Chai used to be amazing, is now watery. No one seems to be managing the location we've been too, just a bunch of teens trying to figure it out. Currently at the Apple location and have waited 20 minutes for 2 bagels with minimal other customers. We try to support local but will need to move on from this local business. Too many chances given.“

“we went on the training days. very good food and the servers were friendly“

“Our experience was pretty good besides a couple issues out of our server’s control. We had a very good server, who took really good care of us. The food was extremely tasty! Just don’t go on a Friday night as it is too busy. I definitely will be back!“