have cash for REDAMAK'S

We'd heard that if we were going to ride our cycles up the east coast of Lake Michigan we had to stop and eat at Redamak's. We were told that there is always a line out the door at Redamak's. We were told that Redamak's has had the best burgers around since the thirties or so. Okay, sounds like we have to go to Redamak's.

The sign says it all. "The Hamburger that made New Buffalo, Michigan famous. Bite into a legend." I'll bite into a legend anytime even though I'd never heard of New Buffalo and so if New Buffalo's fame was proportionate to the tastiness of Redamak's burgers I wasn't too optimistic.

We got there at about 9:00 pm. So there was no line. There was a very nice waitress, who referred us to a crummy motel which she thought would be good because it was "American owned." Our waitress also cruised by our table 15 minutes after we had ordered and started on our drinks, and informed us that they only accepted cash... not credit cards at Redamak's. Redamak's took a big bite out of our ready cash. Who would have thought that Michigan would be so addicted to cash? I figure it must be so they can run down to the casino right after work.

It was a good burger. It was a great burger. It was a legendary burger. Not however better than Culver's in Plainfield, IN or Krekel's in Decatur, IL but it was legendary.

This place was old, I kid you not. The scary kid on the sign is Chuckie's great grandfather. The restaurant was so old I'm sure it was deposited there in New Buffalo during the ice age. They began by selling wooly mammoth burgers, graduated to buffalo burgers, (they still sell a buffalo burger) and then added beef when cows were domesticated in North America.

Just a fact for the fact collectors, buffalo is really big in Michigan. Also Krekels in Decatur now has bacon if you want to add that to your burger. And finally, I have no idea why there are three photos of the same thing in this post.