The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Portage, April 2024

Elijah Miller

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"Visited with local friends, while travleing SW michigan recently, who highly recommended Craftsman Chop Co. Welcoming atmosphere freindly staff,..."

Jim Johnson

"A quaint establishment with a lot of potential! The sign is only visable from one direction, if you're coming from the mall you won't see the sign,..."

Prodigal Son

"Like my husband said in his review, "a diamond" to us as this was our 1st time here! We & our friends had awesome meals: each one cooked & presented..."

Joan Zak

"My husband and I love the soft ambience here. This is our go to date night place. The mixology is impeccable and the Brussels sprouts are..."

sarah cain

"The meals and our server were absolutely great! Had chance to sir outside at table with umbrella. Ordered a cheeseburger with blue cheese crumbles..."

c “!1:1!” edrington

"I always liked the Craftsman when we lived in Kzoo and we had the opportunity to have dinner on a trip to Michigan and meet family and friends. A..."

John Black

"Excellent food the brussel sprouts small plate appetizer is top notch! Steak and fish dishes are great as well. Strong and tasty bar drinks. We had..."

Joshua Lillie

"Great service, amazing food and drinks. location is perfect, tucked away near the entrance to Crossroads Mall and perfect for a quick get away from..."

Scott Jenkins

"I've eaten here a couple of times before but just recently they opened on mother's day and I ended up getting the pork platter which was amazing..."

justin restivo

"Great food!! Awesome attentive , friendly staff. Quickly sat all 22 of us. They were welcoming and took care of us very well. We were celebrating a..."

Brenda Langeland

"Very good meal, in quickly on a busy Friday evening, great..."

Jan Tucker

"Not a bad restaurant .. a couple other people in our group tot the perch sandwiches, which looked fantastic! I would certainly recommend ordering..."

Zachary Ganton

Dino's Restaurant

86/100 (1146 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Attentive and nice staff. good selection of wine. Food was good. patrons were..."

Maria Gonzalez

"Dino's is my go to place. Excellently prepared food. Wait staff is excellent. Their fried chicken, prepared from scratch, is fantastic! I can..."

Mary Lou Schmidt

"Actually pretty good food and service, Prices are fair and people are super helpful. I highly recommend this place if you're in the..."

William Baker

"Passed thru for dinner. Wonderful servers. Great baked fish and baked potato. Great..."

Rosa Vasquez (iamamiwhoami)

"Good food, friendly service, clean, good prices. Thank you. We appreciated the option of soup & 1/2 sandwich. Your chicken wrap and beef sandwich..."

John Walcott

"The staff was very good friendly. The service was excellent. Exceptionally speedy. The food was good cooked properly. It seems like more people..."

Jay Cline

"Love everything that I've tried here. Wonderful service always by Sonya... And the owners are very accommodating and caring wonderful place to..."

Candy Vyse

"Everything wazzzzz awesome. To JF below. I cant imagine how tough J.fs brother was being over cooked.. I ordered JFs brother medium tasted great...."

Dan Mcdaniel

Corelife Eatery

86/100 (1274 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"This place has THE best tasting most HEALTHIEST food in town! The staff is always smiling and friendly. I love it here and i recommend it to..."

Terrell Alexander

"We love eating at Core Life. It takes a few minutes to get oriented to the menu, but it's worth the the time and effort. I like being able to sample..."

Lois Helland

"So delicious! Have liked everything I've tried (tuna poke, today's flank steak warm rice bowl, brussel sprout medley, beet lemonade)! Everything..."

Denise Miller

"I was visiting my love all last week and I love Core Life I'm from SC and it blew my mind how great it was. I'm wanting to open one here now. I'm an..."

Willis Johnson

"We visited Core Life Eatery today for lunch around 1pm. This visit was my first time, I chose the chicken Cobb salad (small) which was the perfect..."

Liz Barrett

"I walked in and it was very slow. Then it quickly got busy with a line to the door that kept replenishing. In the line there were multiple people..."

Marissa Gantz

"Simply amazing! Today was my first time, and it exceeded my expectations. There aren’t many vegan options in this area and this is my new favorite..."

Shannon Tyler-Suarez

"It’s always such a bummer when you finally try a place you’ve been looking forward to you and it disappoints. So it was pretty awesome when my..."

Chris Dornan

"The new tuna bowl is awesome! Definitely recommend to you, especially as a post workout meal! Let's Plate..."

Will Kesha Tolliver

"LOVE THIS PLACE! 🤩 Healthy eating options, packed with flavor and served by friendly staff! I absolutely love visiting CoreLife. The food options..."

Christian

"I have been to the CoreLife franchise in other states as well and I'm relatively familiar with the brand, but I was somewhat surprised to see some of..."

Naomi Taylor

"The food here is phenomenal. Fresh, healthy fast food. Pictured is the Korean BBQ Pork bowl. It's only 12 bucks for a large! The handcrafted juices..."

Melissa Letson

"Oh my goodness, by far my favorite fast food/take out place to eat at in Kalamazoo!!! ♥️they have so many healthy options and good vegetarian..."

Summer Bridges

"Food was not as tasty as I was hoping for. They do have many healthy options. They were out of an ingredient for what I ordered and told me I could..."

Christi Koch

"I really like this place. Little bit of a line but worth the wait. If you don't like vegetables this probably isn't the place for you. The selection..."

Kyle Walters

"First time and the employee was so helpful that no anxiety in placing unfamiliar food order! Tasted amazing! My boyfriend and I had been looking for..."

Stephanie Beasley

"Quick, healthy, friendly people- this is the best lunch in Portage hands down! Just wanted to update this to shout out to Trey, for making my food..."

Michael Nevas

"First time trying this place and I loved it! Made my own healthy bowl. Staff was helpful and friendly. Will be visiting again for..."

Chubby Supreme

"The ordering process will never not confuse me but that’s more of a user error! Lonny had great customer service. Stayed engaged and cracked jokes..."

AEG

"We were craving a great salad and I spotted this (though yelp had not!) I like the building your own options- I found it easier then subbing out..."

A. Auni “Oni0” D.

"I’m addicted to CoreLife!! The people here were super nice, fast & attentive! Restaurant is..."

Isabelle ruiz

"Best place ever! The manager there is super nice and very helpful! All the employees were very kind, patient and helped me decide what to eat! Their..."

Liz McClin

"So delicious. Worth every penny. Definitely will be frequenting this..."

Daniel Alexander

"The food was pretty good. I got a spicy Thai chicken bowl. It wasn't spicy at all, but it has good flavor. Some of the seats in the booths are in bad..."

Teresa J

"First time coming to this location. I must say I am a happy customer. Efficient and delicious. Will definitely come back when I'm back in..."

Iris Rico

"Food is delicious and fresh, service was quick and the ambiance is calm. First time here and absolutely loving..."

Sarah Kimball

Biggby Coffee Westnedge South

"I had the best experience this week at Biggby! We stopped in to get coffee for the office, and spring a 20 drink order on the baristas. Not only..."

Lyndsey Ellsworth Kuiper

"This Biggby is the best! My family doesn't just come were for the coffee, we come here for the experience. The staff here is truly exceptional! ..."

Angela Pequeño

"I have food allergies and the baristas have always been so informative and helpful. They are also always friendly, fun, and personable. My husband..."

Leslie Ann

"Always a fun place to work, staff/co-workers are amazing, and our customers make my..."

Mercedez Alexandra Hisey

"I went there this morning at like 6:50/7 am ish, I just moved here from a smaller area and the girls this morning were great. My sandwhich was cut in..."

Kennedy Ott

"Nice staff and tasty beverages! Bonus was there a week before Christmas and they weren't overdoing the Christmas music..."

Corvin Blacke

"A must stop every time I visit! The Bragels are amazing and the staff is top..."

Ian McGlynn

"I visited this biggby on south westnedge in portage mi on veterans day 2022. I was treated with so much respect & honor. Thank you for supporting..."

Melody Williams

"Friendly staff, and I like that this location repeats your order back when they hand it to you (this is not standard for all Biggby's). I'm..."

Jackie W

"I love this coffee shop. The employees are always nice and very fast. They've never messed up my order. The drive-through situation is a little..."

Liz DeBoer

"The lines can get pretty long but what do you expect for early morning coffee rushes? Lines move fast enough and the food is good. I have never had..."

Thomas V

"The drinks were delicious! It did take quite awhile in the drive-thru even though they're was only one other car in front. They also do not accept..."

Tessa Geiersbach

"If you like lattes that taste more like coffee than the flavor then this is a great coffee shop for you. I'm one of those heathens who like more..."

Sasha Kipp

"I love this place! Love the coffee and the people who work here! It's so cozy and the coffee is amazing. Their donuts are good or at least that's..."

Samantha Fisk

"This is my absolute favorite coffee spot in all of Kalamazoo. Every time I go in, I get a large black coffee. The coffee is never burnt, and thermos..."

Adam Yinger

"Whether it's to grab n' go or to sit and enjoy the atmosphere while doing some work, I love the local feel of Biggby. Their specialty drinks are..."

Kimberly Burnham

"Very friendly. Coffee is always amazing! Asiago bagels with cream cheese are..."

Amber Fitch

Bam Pizza Company

Wheelchair Accessible

"We were in town for the dunes. We wanted some pizza. So we got on the good ol googles and started looking. Requirements: look like it doesn’t..."

Sunshine Aria

"Decided to try this place since its down the street from the hotel im staying at. Pretty good pizza! Really good sauce and the wings were pretty good..."

Shaun Erickson

"VERY surprised by this place. Very very good food!! And a really great working website, which they even call you after to make sure everything is..."

Elizabeth Royer

"Really nice stafff, and great quality..."

Joe Kent

"I like my crust crispy. The Big Bam is the best buy at this..."

Joe Jesus Casanova

"great food and was very surprised to see so many young Individuals working efficiently. thank you for the wonderful food and a place that employs a..."

Jeremy Wright

"We order from here frequently and have always had a great experience. Tonight I placed an online pickup order, got there in 30 minute and the placed..."

Jay Haak

On The Roxx

Portage House Of Pancakes

86/100 (2014 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Great family dining. Portions are large too. Serves breakfast, lunch, and supper! Everything we ordered was delicious 😋 Buttermilk pancakes are to..."

Barb Compton

"Food was amazing! Service was friendly! Our daughter was out front of the store selling Girl Scout cookies and we tipped the waitress with Thin..."

Mike Kralj

"Just ate there and the food was amazing! We had the Melting Pot skillet with 2 pancakes and a side order of biscuits and gravy. Portions was generous..."

Steve farley

"The place was packed, so there was a little bit of a wait. Once seated, the waitress was very polite and attentive to our needs. The large, delicious..."

Jamie Loughran

"Extremely friendly and attentive service for our take out, even though we didn't call ahead. As we sat up front to wait at least three different..."

Alex Arsenault

Paula's

Wheelchair Accessible

"We stopped in for dinner before seeing a movie at the Portage Theater. Great, friendly service! Food was excellent. Awesome cheese curds. Reasonably..."

Mark Hueckstaedt

"Good food good service. Hubby and I were out on the bike got hungry had to stop because my name is Paula. Down side bathroom downstairs I normally..."

Paula Yakes

"Great breakfast! Good coffee, clean, clean place!! Best breakfast we've had in a long..."

Timothy Porn

"I know they are still getting some items perfected they have only been open 2 days! The food is GREAT! Nice portions, Great prices too! Good luck in..."

Gwenn Farber

"Really great pancakes and friendly staff. Also the food is fairly priced. Make sure you show up with cash, they don't take credit or..."

Tatum Lyles Flick

"Great Portions good prices some items limited due to covid (like toppings) I'll be coming..."

Christopher Chapman

"Good food and great people and I hope you bring your appetite because I promise you will leave happy .just try them out and you will not be..."

john brooks (joker)

"Paula's place has closed but I used to have coffee there with my mom and an occasional skillet for breakfast that was really bland and I told her..."

Jacob Baker (Grumpy)

Big Dog Saloon

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Lunch

Cheap Eats

"On our way to Sheboygan stopped for a bite. Great food, great bloody mary and great prices. Phyllis was a sweet..."

Tina Riley

"Best patty melt in the world! Phyllis is a rock star. Love the Big..."

Connie Glise

"Wow best burger and soup ty Rebecca you go above and beyond we will definitely be back you cooked everything perfect and so upbeat and..."

Stephanie Roggenbauer

"Everyone was super nice...even though I got my first drink for $0.50 and my second for half price 🙃😅🙂 Friends I met there might not have..."

Audrey Weger

"Don't order the Big Dog Burger, unless your really..."

Mike Andruk

"We were traveling from the Fox Valley area to the Dells, and were in Portage when hunger struck. This "bar" was open on an late Wednesday morning and..."

Rick Volkman

"I love this place! The owner is super nice and tends to come out and mingle with patrons on a daily basis. The staff is on point as far as fast..."

Alex Edwards

Jimmy Johns

"Went for an early lunch, sandwich came out freaky fast and was tasty like always. Staff was..."

Mike Ryker

"This is the greatest sub sandwich shop in the free world. Never had a bad sandwich or bad service. The service is exceptional and so is the food! Way..."

Peter Castner

"It seems the people they hired really care about customers. The sandwiches are very..."

Richard Meyer

"I ordered 3 giant subs and one smaller sub thru the app. It was delivered within 12 minutes! I've waited in line longer than that for fast food! ..."

Dave LaBonte

"Ordered on the app and sent the hubby in to pick up. He has a lot of anxiety but was able to get the order without any problems. Friendly and fast..."

Amanda Lewis

"Favorite place to grab a sandwich. I've only had 2 bad sandwiches in years. Just not what I ordered. They fixed it right away with more credit than I..."

Xara D'Karn

"I am 1.3 miles away , before they would not deliver to me but my fiance randomly ordered from them today forgetting this and this actually delivered..."

Jenna Hentschel

"Eat there on south Westnedge or pick up for someone else atleast x3 a week for dinner. I get unwich and sandwich for others. Mainly good..."

Jenny Leveille

"This location is always freaky fast 😉 Haven’t had the thinny chips in monthsssss. Plz just take them off the menu if you won’t be carrying..."

Cheyenne Phillips

"Love the sandwich’s and 10 minute delivery for 1.5..."

Jackson “Alpenite”

"Their new jalapeno ranch wrap is so..."

Kim Mitchell

"I love Jimmy Johns. Last time I was there on WESTNEDGE they mentioned needing a delivery driver. Do you still need one and if so where do I apply..."

KATHERINE REIST

Peace, Love And Little Donuts

Wheelchair Accessible

Parking Available

"The donuts here are so good! The maple bacon was my favorite. That staff was very friendly and completed my order in a very quick manor. Would highly..."

Aaron Wedel

"We love this place. Before it moved in, we used to always go to Sweetwater’s. But Peace, Love, and Little Donuts is so much better. The donuts are..."

Emily Eldridge

"What a great little donut shop! I was given a complimentary donut just because the line was long. All the employees were beyond nice and respectful...."

Taelor Wedel

"Yesterday was my first time at the shop, and it was so good that I drove 45 minutes each way just to visit again today! Super fun decor, clean shop,..."

Polina Henning

"This is a must stop every time we go to Traverse City! The donuts are so yummy and the atmosphere is payed back. The staff is always welcoming and..."

Kristina Hutchison

"My kids and I LOVE this place. We love watching the fresh donuts being made to order. It's fun picking from their wide variety that includes Maple..."

Randy James

"We had our daughters birthday party there,and it was awesome! The staff really went above and beyond to make sure she had the best party ever! And..."

Jen Elaine

"Really great place. The donuts are dipped right in front of you. So many choices and delicious. My favorite was the raspberry lemonade and the m&m...."

Wendy Knight Mueller

"There was a line but friendly staff handed out free warm donut! Helpful and friendly at the counter. And great music made the wait..."

Darcie Kim

"Donuts have gone to a whole new level in this joint! Only professional Hippies could create such taste bud explosion of fried dough LOVE in your..."

Jeremy Kanaga

"These donuts are so FUN! We had them for our 1 year old's birthday party this year and they were a hit. I love that you can mix and match so many fun..."

Amanda Harrison

Jermaine Jackson

"Perfect! Funky little place to get far out, funkalious, little donuts made right before your eyes👀‼️ Warm and gooey, a perfect match with a..."

Vicky Schneider Jozwicki

"I bought 3 dozen to bring into my team at work. We couldn't believe how great they were. Presented with such excellence and they taste AMAZING! My..."

Matt Farrell

"The best and most fun little donut place ever! Everyone is happy, friendly, fun and the donuts are the grooviest! We are partial to Peace, Love and..."

Beth Jones

"Got to stop by today! The donuts were the freshest I've ever had from any of the local donut shops (literally made to order). They had a great..."

Xander Wedel

"Omg! Literally the best donuts I have ever had!! Will be back again. I got an order of the disco donuts for my son's daycare for his bday .. they did..."

Kaitlyn Marie

"Yes! Awesome little delicious donuts! We were traveling and decided to stop here to grab a few to go. So glad we did! Love that they're bite size and..."

J. Garty

"I pass this cute donut shop daily and always tell myself I'll go there and for over a year now I never went. My son was getting a reward and he ..."

Kaitlin P

"I was not having a frustration free morning and a donut would hopefully change that. Stopped in for the first time. Gentlemen behind the counter was..."

Lee Russell

"My hubby and I stopped into Peace, Love & Little Donuts of Portage when we were on a road trip that passed through this area. We are donut fans and..."

Sarah Hook

"I saw this little cute building. It attracted me. It was a warmer than average April morning and donuts sounded really good. Although these little..."

Jerry “Jer S” Siedlecki

"Stopped by here yesterday to pickup some donuts for a birthday and the woman working that afternoon was an absolute gem! I wish we would have gotten..."

Cece Attwell-Gorkowski

"Cute little donut shop. They only have one size donut, mini donuts with lots of topping options. If you’ve ever had a mini donut in Canada this is..."

Pauve Tudor

"Great little donut shop! I love the tiny donut concept because it takes the pressure off of picking a flavor. You can get 3 or 4 without over eating...."

Brian Marcy

"These little donuts are amazing. Love that they are made as you order them, so they're hot and fresh. So yummy and just the right size for a little..."

Christi Koch

"Came all the way from Texas and these were so delicious and delightful!! Thank..."

K Lindsay

La Cabana

86/100 (1040 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

Dinner

Mid-range

"Food is great, portions were very filling atmosphere is really nice too. The prices aren't bad either definitely gonna be a repeat customer here, had..."

andrew kuhfus

"This restaurant is not only extremely clean but the Food, Drink and Service are great. The restaurant has a beautiful bar, amazing Margaritas and a..."

Alicia Kidd

"Good location the food is the same as the La Cabanas in Valparaiso In. This Location is a little bit more open the bar is set in the back on the left..."

nathan goodfellow

"This restaurant is beyond compare ...food is always a 10!!!! The margaritas on the rocks are the best in the area!!! Highly recommended ..my wife..."

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