U.S. 2 from the Bridge Restaurants

Timmy Lee's Pub
(906) 643-8344
St. Ignace people who eat out a lot point to this successful and growing local business as an alternative to franchises on U.S. 2 west of the bridge. In addition to a long menu of appetizers and excellent specialty burgers like the 1/3 lb. olive burger and bleu burger ($6.29), there are specialty sandwiches, rotating lunch and dinner specials, whitefish as a sandwich ($7) and dinner entrées ($12), BBQ ribs ($11 and $16), and steaks. 4-7 p.m. happy hour. Dollar beer Wednesday and Thursday. Live entertainment Friday and Saturday. $4 kids' meal.

Clyde's Drive-In No. 3
(906) 643-8303

Clyde's Drive-in No. 3 west of the Bridge.

west of the Bridge#Hearkening back to an earlier era of burger joints, Clyde's offers eat-in and curb service and remains very much a diner. It serves light breakfasts and chili, soups, and baskets of fried chicken, perch, and shrimp. Its regionally famous C Burger (in the 3/4-pound size $5.45, or with cheese $5.85), is made fresh on the grill, garnished as you like. Malts and shakes are made the old-fashioned way, too. The Clyde's concept premiered in Sault St. Marie in 1949; Clyde's #2 is in Manistique.

Suzy's Pasties
(906) 643-7007
Suzy's is well positioned for takeouts for picnic stops along U.S. 2. Or you can eat at the 3 outside tables. Here are many of the U.P. tourist classics: beef pasties ($5.25) served with slaw $1/side) and gravy (75˘); smoked fish; beef jerky, fudge, maple syrup, jams, and honey. Bill and Suzy Ogle grew up making pasties, which they do each day. (Get them hot, cold, or frozen.) And they make their own beef jerky and fudge. This place looks so spiffy, it's hard to believe it goes back to 1984. A man from Iron Mountain, a town known for its pasties, rates these high, even though they're made with ground meat. (Purists insist on cubed flank steak.) Suzy's has won newspaper awards, too. Turkey and veggie pasties are also available.

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