Let's eat at Wheeler's Restaurant in Standish, Michigan.

 So I had yet another idea, let's eat at another restaurant my first for the year.  So I did.

Restaurant - Wheeler's Restaurant...

Location - Standish, Michigan (Where I-75 and US-23 separate near northeast Michigan.

Date: Jan. 8, 2023

So a friend of mine was in Standish on business the week before my visit and she stopped here before headed home.  She recommended this place to me, so I stopped here on a quiet Sunday afternoon (actually it was almost evening when I got here).  BTW, note the sign above the door.  This is also a Cops & Doughnuts substation (see previous blog).

Outside had a plain Jane look and as these pictures show the inside had an ordinary yet classic look.

I should note that this is a look that you can not duplicate at the modern chain restaurants even if you tried.  This is why I like the local mom&pop owned restaurants, because even if restaurants like this had several stores none of them would look totally the same.

The salad bar came recommended by my friend.  Here is a sampling of items from the salad bar.

Right around the time I got back to my table with this plate...

...my dinner plate arrived.

This was a grilled cheese and ham sandwich with french fries.  In their favor, they got this out so fast.  The sandwich was so good.  Strike one of two:  I wasn't able to finish the fries even though I gave it a good liberal dose of ketchup.  I did offset that by getting a couple more things at the salad bar.

Strike two:  they serve Pepsi products instead of the superior Coke products.  I resorted to just having water today.

Considering what I just had for dinner, this was not a bad price for it all.  I gave my waitress a $20 bill and told her to keep the change from that which I believe came out to $4.66 which was greater than the recommended tip levels on the receipt you see pictured here.

My verdict:  I want to come back here again.  I see they have a breakfast menu which I want to try.  Maybe sometime soon.

If you're driving through this part of Michigan, this is a classic style restaurant I feel you should check out.