First Place Awards Best BBQ : Northern Express 2005 Best Ribs, Readers' Choice, Northern Express 2003 Best Ribs Northern Express Reader's Choice 2001 Best Fish Fry, Readers' Choice, Traverse: Northern Michigan's Magazine 2000 Best Ribs, Readers' Choice, Northern Express 2000 Best Whitefish, Readers' Choice, Traverse: Northern Michigan's Magazine 2000 Best Place For Ribs, Traverse Magazine 1995 Best Place for Perch, Traverse Magazine 1995 Most Popular Place for Dining, Readers' Choice Award, Northern Express 1995 Favorite Place for Dinner, Readers' Choice Award, Northern Express 1995