An Ironwood staple, Don & GG’s has been serving the western U.P. for decades. Toni Belman has been the owner for 12 years; the idea is to continue “the great food and great service.” The Friday fish fry is crazy-popular. Also, cheese curds – Wisconsin is just across the Montreal River; people often cross the small bridge without realizing they’re...

This is the No. 1 place to stop for a pasty (pronounced pass’-tee), whether you’ve eaten them your whole life or this is your very first one. This is the place to get them. They’re that good. The pasty is a meat-and-potato pie (without gravy) that came to the U.P. with the Cornish underground miners. Long favored in miners’ lunch...

You can tell when the bears come for a bite to eat; everyone in the restaurant gets up and rushes to the windows to look. It doesn’t always happen, but often enough for diners to go there hopeful. The restaurant staff helps increase the odds by putting food out for the bears. Yes, they’re wild – they come in from...

The bakery doesn’t get top billing on the restaurant’s sign, but it should. It’s the part that greets customers as soon as they walk in. How anyone ever gets past the bakery items to a meal is a mystery – that’s how enticing the pastries are. Server Melissa Schatz says the bismarks filled with custard are the best seller. “And...

You’ll likely drive past this marvelous eatery before you realize what it is. Look for the vertical banners flapping in the wind, right along the highway, and maybe you won’t miss it. If you do, however, go back – you’re in for a grand surprise. Locals call it “the chicken place” because broasted chicken is their big seller. You won’t...