Big Bear Lodge

Always made from scratch and changes daily.

The house specialty. Navy bean with smoked kielbasa, pork loin, potatoes and freash vegetables

Slow roasted onions in a traditional sherry broth, housemade croutons, with mozzarella, asiago and parmesan cheeses

A creamy, savory wild and button mushroom dip with garlic toast for spreading

For serious bleu cheese lovers, housemade potato chips covered with our maytag bleu cheese crumbles and sauce

Tender calamari deep-fried and topped with fresh tomatoes, garlic, scallions and white wine

A creamy blend of spinach, artichokes and water chestnuts served hot out of the oven with corn chips and roasted tomato salsa.

Jumbo lump crabmeat blended with fresh herbs and bread crumbs. Pan-seared and served with fire-roasted red pepper remoulade.

Panko coated jumbo mushrooms filled with garlic herb cream cheese and deep fried golden with remoulade dip.

Crispy fried wontons topped with chicken, peanut and chili sauces, wasabi cream and melted cheese.

Tempura battered popcorn shrimp, flash fried and tossed in our sweet and spicy firecracker sauce. Finished with a sprinkle of slivered green onions and toasted sesame seeds

Tender chicken breast strips, lightly fried and accompanied by your choice of dipping sauces.

Mixed greens with traverse city sun-dried cherries, roasted pine nuts, maytag bleu cheese, vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped bacon, scallions, cucumbers and wood-grilled turkey breast cutlet. all tossed with a sun-dried cherry vinaigrette.

Grilled salmon filet with mixed greens, roasted corn and black bean relish, cukes and tomatoes. Tossed with honey mustard dressing and topped with crunchy onion strings.

Mixed greens with buttermilk fried chicken tenders, chopped tomato, boiled egg, jack and cheddar cheese, and cornbread croutons. Tossed with bacon ranch dressing.

Chock full of nutritional super foods in a delicious presentation, tossed with a honey lemon mustard vinaigrette dressing. Mixed greens, asparagus, avocados, tomatoes, blueberries, sweet potatoes, candied walnuts, red and white quinoa, goat cheese crumbles.

Mixed greens, tomato, housemade garlic croutons, choice of dressing.

Provencal sauce of olive oil, white wine, shallots, garlic, fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs, linguine noodles. Tossed with choice

Wood-fired roast chicken with fresh wild mushrooms and fettuccini noodles, tossed in a creamy Alfredo sauce

Honey glazed chicken, red and yellow peppers, peas, fresh garlic and onion in a spicy chipotle parmesan cream sauce

Fresh sauteed vegetables, spinach, olive oil, roasted pine nuts, lemon and steamed broccoli, tossed with warm couscous.

Provencal sauce of olive oil, white wine, shallots, garlic, fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs, linguine noodles. Tossed with choice

Provencal sauce of olive oil, white wine, shallots,garlic, fresh tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs,linguine noodles. Tossed with choice

Thin-sliced fresh tomato, fresh basil, garlic, mozzarella, freshly grated parmesan cheese, and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette.

Pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and our roasted tomato sauce

Wild mushroom blend with caramelized onions, alfredo sauce, scallions, five cheese blend and balsamic drizzle.

Pesto marinated and wood-roasted chicken breast with roasted red peppers, pesto alfredo sauce, five cheese blend, balsamic drizzle and basil oil

Roasted red peppers spiked with alfredo sauce, marinated artichokes, crumbled goat cheese, five cheese blend, balsamic drizzle and basil oil.

Rustic marinara with sausage, spicy capicola ham, salami, mozzarella, parmesan, basil and oregano.

Hot sauce, blue cheese dressing and mozzarella cheese top chunks of wingless buffalo chicken

10 oz. top sirloin, center cut, caramelized onion, mushrooms and herb steak butter

Our 6 oz. Lodge House Sirloin Char Crusted®,fire grilled then topped with a mess of mesquite grilled shrimp and finished with a creamy jack daniels pan sauce.

12 oz. classic steak with a close trim, short tail and always center cut

Our boneless, center cut ribeye is distinguished by its rich marbling and natural ?flavor kernel' that runs throughout each steak. It is this marbling that gives it a juicy and mellow flavor.

An 8 oz. cut of the tenderest of all steaks finished with a roasted shallot and red wine sauce.

Herb rubbed then slowly rotisserie turned over a live wood fire for the most unique woodsy flavor you'll ever taste in a prime rib anywhere.

Our 6 oz. Lodge House Sirloin and chicken breast dry rubbed with a teriyaki spice blend, fire roasted and finished with a teriyaki glaze

Steaks are served with choice of a house salad or small caesar, and choice of potato, couscous or chef's vegetable. House bread served upon request.

Stuffed with apples, almonds, raisins, goat cheese and butter toasted croutons. Panko crumb encrusted, oven baked and served with a cider cream reduction. Complete with today's vegetable and sweet potato mashed.

Marinated turkey tenderloin fire grilled and served with our garlic mashed, green beans, a light pan gravy and cranberry relish.

Not your typical meatloaf. Fresh ground buffalo, well- seasoned, spicy and juicy, stacked high on garlic red skin mashed potatoes with barbecue gravy and vegetables. Topped with crispy onion strings

Fresh center-cut pork loin, herb-rubbed, maple-glazed and slow-roasted on our wood-fired rotisserie with garlic mashed potatoes and our warm red cabbage, apple slaw Single cut

Northern michigan whitefish topped with garlic cream cheese and herbed bread crumbs. Cedar-planked and baked in our wood-burning oven. Served with red skin garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables.

Buttermilk-fried amish free-range chicken served with our candied sweet potato casserole, and fresh green beans.

Fire-roasted prime rib beef tips, fresh peppers, onions and wild mushrooms in a rich burgundy wine reduction served over our garlic red skin mashed potatoes.

Fresh whitefish filet pan-seared with slivers of prosciutto ham, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh garlic. Finished with a white wine mascarpone sauce and served over angel hair pasta.

Oven baked, tortilla encrusted fresh Atlantic salmon served with a chipotle cream sauce and topped with fresh avocado salsa and sweet potato mashed.

Atlantic salmon, gulf shrimp, and bay scallops pan seared and oven broiled with garlic mashed potatoes and fresh steamed green beans.

Honey maple glazed fresh Atlantic salmon cedar planked and baked in our wood burning oven. Served with red skin garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables.

Market fresh catch, battered and deep fried with fries and coleslaw.

A premium 100% angus beef steak burger, wood-fired and served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. Add your favorite cheese at no charge.

Grilled chicken breast, bacon, avocado, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomato and honey mustard mayonnaise on our fresh-baked focaccia bread.

Shaved prime rib, melted asiago cheese, sauteed onions and mushrooms on house made focaccia with our roasted garlic-Asiago spread.

Fresh-ground, ranch-raised bison. Wood-fired and served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise

Ostrich meat has a taste and color similar to beef, but much lower in fat and cholesterol. This red meat comes from the leg, thigh, and back, which has very little marbling. We serve this burger on a multi-grain bun with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.

A delicious burger with a mild beef taste similar to venison without the gamey taste. Our elk burger is served on a multi-grain bun with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.

Marinated rotisserie half chicken served on a bed of balsamic herb roasted potato hash. With choice of house or caesar, Salad.

Our St. Louis style ribs are meaty and slow roasted to a fall-off-the-bone finish. Fire grilled and brushed with our sweet and tangy BBQ sauce.

Grilled chicken breast and our slow roasted ribs smothered with big bear barbecue sauce

Kid size portion of our lodge house sirloin with fries

Two mini cheeseburgers with fries

with fries

with fries

With French vanilla ice cream

The classic rich vanilla custard with a caramelized sugar crust and a fresh fruit garnish

Housemade cream puff with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream topped with Sanders hot fudge or caramel

Banana rum, chocolate chip, pumpkin. and the flavors go on and on. Ask your server for tonight's feature. We always have our best selling blueberry with maple creme anglaise

House made and wonderfully moist layers of carrot cake with fresh carrots, coconut and chopped walnuts. Frosted with a sweet vanilla butter cream cheese icing.

A rich, moist, giant four-layer cake with creamy fudge icing, and two forks

With fresh sauteed veggies

Steamed with herb butter

Whipped sweet potatoes oven roasted with pure maple syrup, sweet butter and mini marshmallows.