★ Loved by 12,890 diners

Flippin' good pancakes since forever ago.

A family-friendly Mackinaw City diner dishing creative pancakes & American classics from breakfast through dinner.

See the Menu All-You-Can-Eat

🥞 Buffet🍳 Breakfast → dinner👨‍👩‍👧 Family friendly

🥞 Fluffy·Buttery·Golden·Piled High·Blueberry·Chocolate Chip·Bottomless Coffee·Mackinaw's #1 Breakfast·

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Pancakes & more

Fresh-flipped every morning. Full menu breakfast through dinner, plus a dinner buffet starting mid-June.

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The Chef's Stack

$12

Five buttermilk pancakes, whipped butter, warm Michigan maple syrup. The house classic.

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Mackinaw Blueberry

$13

Wild blueberries folded in, lemon zest, powdered sugar snow.

Cinnamon Roll Flapjack

$14

Cinnamon swirl baked into the batter, cream cheese glaze, candied pecans.

creative

S'mores Skillet Cake

$14

Graham crumble, torched marshmallow, chocolate ganache. Bring friends.

Lumberjack Combo

$16

Three pancakes, two eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns. Fuel for the ferry.

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All-You-Can-Eat Buffet

$15

Pancakes, french toast, bacon, sausage, eggs, cereal, fresh fruit. Repeat forever.

Stack of golden pancakes with butter and syrup

bottomless & beautiful —

The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet

Pancakes, french toast, bacon, sausage, eggs, cereal, and fresh fruit. Pile the plate, come back for more. Starting mid-June we're serving a dinner buffet too.

★ Fresh pancakes
★ French toast
★ Crispy bacon
★ Sausage links
★ Farm eggs
★ Fresh fruit

Come hungry →

Cartoon syrup pouring over blueberry pancakes

327 East Central Ave —

Mackinaw's #1 breakfast

Family Restaurant & Mackinaw's #1 breakfast. We offer an extensive breakfast buffet and a full breakfast menu. Starting in mid June we'll be serving dinner as well — with a dinner buffet and menu service.

12,890

Happy diners

$10–20

per person

365

days of pancakes

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What folks are saying

★★★★★
"Buffet include pancakes, french toast, bacon, sausage, eggs, cereal, and fruit."
— Google review

★★★★★
"My mother loved the homemade chicken noodle soup and fried cod."
— Google review

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"The pancakes were fluffy little clouds. My kid ate seven."
— A very happy dad

come flip with us —

Visit the Chef

Address

327 E Central Ave
Mackinaw City, MI 49701

Phone

(906) 221-2496

Hours

Open daily
Closes 12 AM

Price

$10–20 per person

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Heads up — no reservations. Happy hour food. All-you-can-eat, always.

Cartoon breakfast plate with eggs, bacon, sausage and hash browns

Kids eat happy