Mmmm...cinnamon rolls. I love them all - but I've got a new fave. The Blue Star Cafe's Cinnamon Rolls are magnificent. These glorious bundles of delight are just the generous size you want on vacation (after all, calories just don't count then). They're served at...just the right warmth, and draped with just the right amount (not too little, not too much) of delectable icing. They have a generous dose of cinnamon and are sweet, soft and heavenly. Given the vacation calorie exemption, I had one each morning we were in Grand Haven. I had claimed I was going to have their must-have-been-equally-great yogurt/fruit/homemade granola parfait the next day, but I couldn't forsake the Blue Star Cafe Cinnamon Roll. This little café is colorfully decorated and jumping with customers, except for very early in the morning, according to my Early Bird DH. I think the only reason it’s not hopping then too is because of its mostly college-age clientele.
On the non-cinnamon roll side was my DH’s breakfast, which included house-made Chorizo. Now, we hail from the desert. We’ve eaten Mexican food in several states, and of several stripes; too Americanized, incendiary New Mexico type, and plainer-but great fare. Honestly, we ate at no Mexican food restaurants while we were here, because I was convinced that they’d never be the caliber of “back home.” But my husband, connoisseur of all things spicy, just loved the Chorizo…right along with the rest of his dish.
The coffee was splendid and the service was lightning-quick, despite the café’s being filled to the rafters with vacationers and locals alike. Remember that if you’re there after very early morning, you will wait, and they don't have a big indoor waiting area. But I’ll bet even in the winter, the locals bundle up and wait patiently outside. To do otherwise would mean not eating at the Blue Star Café. And that’s just not a viable option.More
