Darrow's Family Restaurant

On our way back North from our Lower Michigan trip (just in case I need to help clarify again, Northern Michigan is ABOVE the bridge....as in the Upper Peninsula [-: ), we stopped for dinner in Mackinaw City. Neither my husband or I have ever really explored the city that much, and Darrow's had amazing reviews on TripAdvisor so we decided to stop.

For a starter, my husband ordered the Soup of the Day, which happened to be Cream of Potato. I was special enough to get to try a bite, and it was a very good soup. It had a consistency that was just slightly thicker than a broth, but still creamy.

For dinner, he ordered the Apricot-Bourbon Chicken Breasts. The chicken is sauteed in butter, and then glazed with their homemade apricot-bourbon sauce. The apricot gives the sauce a nice fruity tang. It is served with a scoop of stuffing and a side of vegetables of the day, which was green beans.

I ordered one of my favorite styles of chicken, which is the Cordon Bleu. Their version is an inside out one, but it was a healthier version because instead of the ham and Swiss being stuffed inside the chicken, and then the outside of the chicken being breaded, there was no breading and it was served open faced with no added grease. They also top the chicken with a honey mustard sauce. My dinner was also served with a scoop of stuffing and green beans.

We both wanted a piece of their homemade pie, but wanted to split one. We ordered the Dutch Apple, and not only did they bring us our own forks, but they cut the piece of pie in half, gave each of us a scoop of ice cream, and served it to us on our own plates for the same price as one piece of pie to share. The homemade pie was delicious. Apple pie is my favorite, and the crumble on the apples put it over the top!

Unfortunately, this restaurant is seasonal, and I saw on their Facebook page that they closed for the season today. When they open back up in the Spring, you will have had plenty of time to stare at the  menu and drool over pictures of their yummy food on TripAdvisor, Yelp, Zomato, or whatever site you use to look up places to eat (those just happen to be the ones that I use and publish on).


Darrow's Family Restaurant, Main Site
Darrow's, Facebook Page