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Shoreline Brewery, been there, done that!
Posted by john on 16 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Indiana
On our way home from moving Justin to MI last weekend, we stopped in Michigan City, IN to shop at the Lighthouse outlet mall. Unfortunately it closed sooner than we thought it would on a Saturday night.
On the way down I-94 we saw a sign for Shoreline Brewery in Michigan City. We asked 4 clerks in the mall and none had heard of it till a customer in the back of the line said “it’s across the street’. And it was, you could see the mall from the Brewery.
Located in an old warehouse, the entrance was different as you came in through a maze of walkways, by the kitchen, passed an enclosed room (which we think was for families with children, not a bad idea).
Seated in the open room, a complete list of beer was on the wall as well as the beers ‘on deck’. Since all the beers were ale’s, I had Suzanne order a margarita while I ordered a sampler.
Their sampler was 6 – 5oz beers, 3 darker, 3 lighter. One was a lager and was the worst of the 6. The IPA wasn’t too bad and the English Pale ale was OK as well. The rest were OK and I probably liked the ‘Smokestack Porter’ the best of the darks.
The food was over priced. There were plenty of ribs that were tender but lacked flavor. The fries were soft and limp, not what I like at all. I did have a soup for which was OK. Suzanne had the Fish & Chips which was uneventful. Although very crisp, the batter lacked flavor. She too had soggy fries and her French Onion soup had a beefy flavor but lacked in preparation.
Overall, it will be awhile before we are ready to try the Shoreline Brewery again, although it’s hard to find a place to eat in Michigan City, IN.
McGinnis Pub, Michigan City, IN; a prime time only place!
Posted by john on 17 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: Good Food and not, Indiana
Don’t, with a capital D, go to McGinnis pub in Michigan City at an off hour. Suzanne and I arrived at 4:00pm local time to find ourselves the only ones in the restaurant. 3 guys at the bar kept the attention of the bartender who was also our waitress.
The beer selection was nothing special with no unique Irish beer other than Guinness, so I ordered a Blue Moon which came with a lemon wedge instead of the new craze of an orange wedge and arrived after waiting a longer than expected. Suzanne ordered a margarita on the rocks which evidently was not something regular for McGinnis. We were informed by our waitress / bartender that she needed to go to the basement to find some tequila. Now time moved long passed acceptable as I watch our bartender / waitress server the locals at the bar. Finally, after I passed even my level of patients, the margarita arrived.
We ordered sandwiches because evidently the dinner menu doesn’t come out for another 1/2 hr. I had the Ruben which they served the dressing no the side; Nice Touch! Suzanne had the Italian “Irish” beef with mozzarella cheese. Both of us had “Treks”, a thin sliced potato chip that was deep fried and battered. Also good. The menu mentioned chili for dipping so I guess we needed to order that.
The sandwiches arrived quickly in comparison to our drinks which improved our attitude. Overall we enjoyed our visit to McGinnis and would try it again, only at a time when it was more convenient to them than us.