An Outing to Frankenmuth, MI

One of our Christmas presents from our son, Jeremy, and his family was a gift card to Zehnder's Restaurant in Frankenmuth, MI [about 85 miles north of where we live].  It's always so pretty there at Christmas time [very quaint German city], so we decided to make the drive today.  We left home well before noon while the roads were clear so we could return home before the predicted late afternoon snowfall. 

~ Arriving in Frankenmuth ~

Frankenmuth is a popular day trip destination for many Michiganders and out-of-state tourists.  On one side of Main Street is Zehnder's and on the other side is the Bavarian Inn, but the food is the same in both places, specializing in fried chicken dinners.

~ Bavarian Inn ~

Zehnder's was quite busy, but we got a table for two very quickly.  The restaurant was beautifully decorated for Christmas.

We opted for their family style chicken dinner and it didn't disappoint.  It began with their chicken noodle soup, salads [cranberry and coleslaw], cottage cheese, garlic toast with cheese spread and liver pate [I told Jerry he could have my share of that!], and stolen and white bread with strawberry preserves.

Sometimes I have to be content with a generic teabag, but it went well with my meal.  I forgot to tuck one in my purse from home.

Next came mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, egg noodles, squash and fried chicken [we opted for white meat only].  It's all you can eat which means refills on everything, but we couldn't even eat everything they brought out the first round much less refills.   They provide carry-out containers for leftovers, but we didn't bring anything home.  

Our dessert was a dish of orange sherbet.

After our meal we walked to Rau's Country Store on Main Street.  I couldn't resist buying the metal sign below for the next time I do a shoe presentation.  I already own a replica pair of the red shoes just like those in the picture.

Santa and his sleigh was a good spot for a picture of Jerry.

Then we made our drive back home.  

The teacup sweater I wore was a Christmas present from me to me from Talbots and it's 40% off the sale price right now for any tea lover reading this post [cheaper than what I paid].  It's available online at Talbot's website, and is very comfortable.  I love mine.  [No affiliation with Talbots.]

They're reserving the silk scarf that goes with it at a local Talbots store because it's sold out online.  I'll pick it up in the morning.