Crossbow Inn - Grand Blanc

This place feels more like a dive bar with an extensive menu. The waitress was friendly and didn't rush us at all. There were several regulars around, which added to the fun atmosphere.

The food is delicious, but the dining area is quite cramped, making it feel like the tables are almost on top of each other.

It's a bit of a dive, but the food was really good and had a fresh taste. The service was excellent, and the Trash Can drink was a total blast—definitely something you should try! We all ordered the burrito, which is big enough to share between two people. We also tried the fish and chips, and the cod was nice and plump with just the right amount of breading, letting you enjoy the fish without too much coating. The tartar sauce was a great touch. The portion sizes were generous; I even took home a piece of fish and some fries. Our cousin mentioned that he used to come here for family dinners over 40 years ago, and while the decor hasn’t changed much, it still maintains its charm as a solid family spot with great food. I would definitely come back here on our next visit!

Best burgers, great salads, large menu, service is always great, one of our go to places for sure, The perch on Monday and Wednesday night is the best around !!

One star is for the fact that I will return. I will return to try one of their burgers because they looked and smelled delicious! And those fries looked like the devil's starchy fingers willing me to try them. Anyway... My own culinary experience was very disappointing. I started with a clam chowder. It was shockingly free of the flavor of clam...or anything else especially identifiable. I have a sensitive palate. I am great at determining even subtle elements of a flavor profile. All I tasted was salt. A few bites was all I managed, which became the theme of the experience. My salad was your typical Midwest salad. Iceberg lettuce in a bowl with a frozen tomato, half a boiled industrially farmed egg, shredded carrot, a bunch of processed croutons hold the cheese. It was a pretty big portion as side salads tend to go, but predictably uninteresting. The entree I chose was the day's special a sirloin strip with shrimp, and a baked potato, along with my soup and salad, and I thought I'd indulge foolish hope by adding a market price lobster tail. The cook must have some powerful magic, let me tell you! I requested my steak to be cooked MEDIUM. It arrived rare, medium, AND well done with the medium portion being about a 2 inch strip in the very center. The shrimp were fried. The menu didn't specify, and I should have asked, but I somehow just assumed they would be grilled. No matter. They were lovely as fried shrimp go. Plump, and cooked perfectly! Now...here is possibly the most magical part of my dinner... The baked potato, which was unfortunately cooked in foil, managed to be more bland and flavorless than any baked potato ought to be. I don't know how that happens. I LOVE simple baked potatoes. Just rubbed in oil and salt and then topped only with butter and s&p and maybe a little scallion or cheese sometimes. But this potato managed to be disappointing. The lobster tail is a woeful tale, and I am sorry that creature died for this. It was frozen. The shell was brittle and splintery. The flesh was over cooked to the rubbery end of difficult to cut with my steak knife. It was topped with clarified butter, which seemed to have been made with salted butter. The sodium concentration was bitterly offensive. (Note to chef: clarified butter should only be made with unsalted butter because the clarification process concentrates the fats, so as water is removed, salt also becomes concentrated. I didn't finish a single thing, but I did bring the steak home to fix up and add to an omelet for breakfast and a quesadilla for lunch. All this said, I realized complaining wouldn't get me far by watching the tables around me, and I also really hate it that servers catch all the negativity for things outside their control. I paid my bill, and I tipped my server generously along with a note thanking her for doing HER best. I hope I go try a burger and fries and then return here to update this and add a couple more stars.