Easygoing diner with a retro decor & booth seating known for smoked meats & American classics.
Dine in or order take-out online from our website, or phone in your order. Customer favorites include the award-winning ribs and pulled pork sandwich. We also feature several other menu items that have become most popular with our loyal customers – particularly our smoked chicken wings, Sandwich of your Dreams, French dip sandwich and the Friday Fish Fry.
Our dine-in capacity remains limited by staff shortages. We’re open 5 days/week noon to 8pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; Noon to 9pm Friday and Saturday. We are closed Sunday and Monday.
Menu
Smokehouse | |
Shareables | |
Bacon Wrapped Sausage Six bite-sized cuts of our house-smoked andouille sausage, wrapped with a strip of bacon and flash-fried. Served with Dinghy’s special chili-lime aioli sauce |
$7.99 |
Chicken Wings House-smoked wings served plain, dry rubbed or sauced with honey chipotle, Dinghy’s BBQ or spicy hot! |
$6.99 |
Handhelds | |
Pulled Pork BBQ House-smoked pork pulled by hand, sauced then piled high on a toasted roll. It is our most popular sandwich! Served with a slice of white onion |
$9.99 |
French Dip House-smoked tri-tip sirloin shaved, grilled and topped with sautéed mushrooms and onions with melted provolone cheese. Served au jus |
$9.99 |
Smoked Trifecta Three of our best selling meats – House-smoked pulled pork, house-smoked tri-tip, and dry-rubbed chicken topped with provolone cheese & jalapeño cilantro slaw. It all comes together to create one colossal sandwich! |
$14.99 |
Mains | |
BBQ Chicken Half chicken, smoked then finished on the char-grill with our BBQ sauce. Served with coleslaw and potato |
$13.99 |
Smoked Turkey Leg House-smoked and finished on the char-grill, smothered in our BBQ sauce. Served with coleslaw and potato |
$13.99 |
BBQ Platter Half Rack of Ribs, half a house-smoked chicken, and shaved tri-tip sirloin, all sauced or dry-rubbed. Served with potato and coleslaw |
$27.99 |
Up North’s Official House-Smoked BBQ Ribs Dinghy’s award-winning St. Louis cut pork ribs are in-house smoked and then finished on the char-grill. Served” wet” with our special BBQ sauce, or” dry” with our unique dry- rub. Can’t Decide? Half Rack of each for the price of a Full Rack! Served with coleslaw, cornbread, and potato of your choice |
$16.99 |
Shareables | |
Shareables | |
Bombas Very hot! A spicy jalapeño stuffed with Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, tucked into a wonton, then deep fried & sprinkled with cajun seasonings |
$1.49 |
Dinghy’s Cheese Sticks Hand-cut cheese sticks wrapped in a wonton and deep fried |
$1.49 |
Cajun Cracklins Fresh pork rinds fried to order, dusted with our “Bomba” seasoning |
$4.99 |
Our Famous Onion Blossom Our most popular appetizer. Not available Fridays after 4 p.m. |
$8.99 |
Mexican | |
Mexican | |
Quesadilla Flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, red onion, tomato and black olives. Served with sour cream and homemade salsa. Beef or chicken |
$10.99 |
Nachos Tortilla chips topped with meat, cheese, red onion, tomatoes, black olives, jalapeños & refried beans. Served with sour cream & homemade salsa. Beef or chicken |
$10.99 |
Betsie Bay Burrito Beef or chicken and refried beans wrapped in a flour tortilla and smothered in our homemade enchilada sauce and cheddar jack cheese. Topped with lettuce, tomato, red onion, black olives, and jalapeño peppers. Served with homemade salsa and sour cream |
$12.99 |
Taco Salad Tortilla chips, romaine, refried beans, cheddar jack cheese, tomato, red onion, black olives and jalapeño slices. Served with our homemade salsa & sour cream. Beef or chicken |
$10.99 |
House-Smoked Pulled Pork Mexican Style | |
Pulled Pork Burrito A flour tortilla with refried beans and house-smoked pulled pork BBQ smothered in our homemade enchilada sauce and cheddar jack cheese. Topped with sliced jalapeño, green onion, lettuce and Sriracha sour cream |
$13.99 |
Pulled Pork Nachos Tortilla chips topped with house-smoked pulled pork BBQ, cheddar jack cheese, sliced jalapeño, green onion, and Sriracha sour cream |
$11.99 |
Pulled Pork Quesadilla Flour tortilla stuffed with house-smoked pulled pork BBQ, cheddar jack cheese, sliced jalapeño, green onion, and Sriracha sour cream |
$11.99 |
Soup & Salad | |
Soup & Salad | |
Chef’s Soup of the Day Served with crackers or cornbread |
$3.49 |
Twice Baked Potato Soup The local favorite! Served with crackers or cornbread |
$3.99 |
Cobb Salad Romaine topped with turkey, ham, tomatoes, sliced hard boiled eggs, crumbled blue cheese and bacon |
$13.99 |
House Salad Romaine topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms & onions |
$4.99 |
Caesar Salad Romaine, homemade croutons and fresh Parmesan. Tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing. Options to make it your own: |
$5.99 |
Michigan Cherry Salad Diced chicken, celery, onion, almonds & local Graceland Fruit® dried cherries mixed with mayo & fresh basil. Served on a bed of romaine |
$10.99 |
Chicken Fajita Salad Romaine topped with blackened chicken breast, tomatoes, avocado, grilled peppers, and onions. Served with lime wedges and chile-lime aioli dressing |
$13.99 |
Veggie Bowl Super Slaw topped with two roasted veggie skewers, avocado, feta, and toasted sunflower seeds |
$10.99 |
Kids | |
Kids | |
2 Ribs | $6.99 |
Chicken Wings | $6.99 |
Hot Dog | $6.99 |
Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich | $6.99 |
Grilled Cheese Sandwich | $6.99 |
Beverages | |
Beverages | |
Coke | $3.00 |
Diet Coke | $3.00 |
Sprite | $3.00 |
Diet Sprite | $3.00 |
Squirt | $3.00 |
Ginger Ale | $3.00 |
Mellow Yellow | $3.00 |
Lemonade | $3.00 |
Iced Tea | $3.00 |
Apple Juice | $3.00 |
Kombucha | $6.50 |
Henry Weinhard’s Root Beer or Orange Cream | $3.25 |
Milk | $3.00 |
Coffee | $3.00 |
Hot Tea | $3.00 |
Handhelds | |
Handhelds | |
Sandwich of Your Dreams Turkey breast, onions and mushrooms sautéed and topped with provolone, garnished with shredded lettuce, tomato and banana peppers, then dressed with mayo. Served on a toasted roll |
$9.99 |
Dinghy’s Chicken Sandwich Grilled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce and tomato, with your choice of cheese, dressed with Sriracha mayo |
$10.99 |
The Classic BLT A lighter version for a smaller appetite |
$8.99 |
The Big BLT This sandwich puts the “B” in BLT! Stacked with bacon and served on toasted bread |
$13.99 |
Michigan Cherry Wrap Diced chicken, celery, onion, almonds & local Graceland Fruit® dried cherries mixed with mayo & fresh basil. Served in a fresh tortilla |
$11.99 |
Adult Grilled Cheese | |
Cheese Options Cheddar / Swiss / Feta / American / Provolone / Blue Cheese |
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Veggie Options Mushrooms / Jalapeño Slices / Banana Peppers / Black Olives / Diced Tomatoes / Diced Onions |
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Build Your Own Burger | |
Deluxe w/ Lettuce, Tomato & Mayo | $0.49 |
Cajun Style w/ Grilled Onions, Jalapeños & Spicy Seasonings | $0.99 |
Swiss / Cheddar / Provolone / American Cheese | $0.49 |
Grilled Onion / Grilled Mushrooms | $0.79 |
Bacon / Bleu Cheese / Feta | $1.49 |
Avocado Slices | $1.49 |
Jalapeño Slices | $0.49 |
Smoked Pulled Pork | $1.99 |
Mains | |
Mains | |
Kobe & Caesar 8 oz. cut of choice Kobe steak sliced and served with Caesar salad and roasted veggie skewer |
$20.99 |
Adult Mac-N-Cheese Cavatappi pasta smothered in house-made queso with chicken, topped with green onion and bacon. Served with garlic toast, no potato |
$12.99 |
Kobe Sirloin Steak 8 oz. cut of Choice Kobe sirloin steak served with salad and potato |
$19.99 |
Shrimp Eight lightly hand-battered shrimp tempura style, deep-fried and served with coleslaw and potato |
$16.99 |
Salmon Lightly seasoned line caught Alaskan Coho served with slaw and potato |
$18.99 |
On the Side | |
On the Side | |
Mac-N-Cheese House-made queso with chicken & bacon, topped with green onion and bacon |
$5.99 |
Super Slaw Kale, cabbage, and shaved brussels sprouts tossed in orange vinaigrette |
$2.99 |
Coleslaw | $1.99 |
Veggie Skewer | $3.99 |
Jalapeño Cilantro Slaw | $2.99 |
Cornbread | $1.49 |
Applesauce | $1.99 |
Sweet Potato | $2.99 |
Baked Potato | $1.99 |
Regular French Fries | $2.99 |
Sweet Potato Fries | $4.99 |
Bomba Fries Regular fries topped with Cajun seasoning |
$2.99 |
Fish Fry Friday | |
Available All Day Friday | |
5 Piece Dinner | $12.99 |
2 Piece Re-Order | $1.99 |
Also on Friday Nights | |
Cod Fish Sandwich Served with French Fries |
$9.99 |
Dessert | |
Desserts | |
Chocolate Volcano Cake Decadent molten chocolate cupcake oozing chocolate sauce |
$5.99 |
Beer Menu | |
Domestic | |
Blue Moon | |
Bravazzi Hard Italian Soda Grapefruit |
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Budweiser | |
Bud Light | |
Coors Banquet | |
Coors Light | |
Michelob Ultra | |
Miller High Life | |
Miller Lite | |
Pabst Blue Ribbon | |
Rolling Rock | |
Sam ’76 | |
Shiner Bock | |
White Claw Spiked Seltzer Variety |
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Imported | |
Corona | |
Corona Premium | |
Guinness | |
Heineken | |
Labatt Blue | |
Labatt Light | |
SOL | |
Stella Artois | |
Draft | |
Bell’s Oberon | |
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale | |
Bud Light | |
Leinenkugel Summer Shandy | |
Paw Paw St. James Amber Ale | |
Petoskey Horney Monk | |
Michigan Made | |
Atwater Brewing, Dirty Blonde, Detroit, MI | |
Bell’s Brewery, Official Amber Ale, Kalamazoo, MI | |
Ellison Brewery + Spirits, Amber Ale, East Lansing, MI | |
Ludington Bay Brewing Co., Summer Fling, Ludington, MI | |
Perrin Brewing Co., Black Ale, Comstock Park, MI | |
Stormcloud Brewing Co., Birdwalker Blonde Rainmaker Ale, Frankfort, MI | |
Made in the USA | |
Deschutes Brewery, Black Butte Porter, Bend, OR | |
Cigar City Brewing, Maduro Brown Ale, Tampa, FL | |
Hard Cider | |
St. Julian Forbidden Cider, Cherry | |
Uncle John’s, Blueberry / Apple Pear | |
Mead | |
St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI Rotating Selection |
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High Noon Sun Sips | |
High Noon Sun Sips Vodka, soda water and natural fruit flavors |
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Non-Alcoholic | |
Labatt N/A | |
Specialty Drinks | |
Drinks | |
Gin & Juice Hendrick’s Gin, your choice of Long Road Distilleries fruit liqueur, and tonic |
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Dinghy’s Classic Bloody Mary Your choice of Vodka with our spiced up bloody mary mix |
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Smokey Bloody Mary Your choice of Vodka made with Stout’s Bloody Mary Blend |
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Long Island Ice Tea The best Long Island around! |
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Moscow Mule Vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice |
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Paloma Grapefruit Hard Italian Soda and Jose Cuervo. Delizioso! |
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Blueberry Long Road Cosmo Absolut Citron, Long Road Distilleries Blueberry Liqueur, and a squeeze of lemon |
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Cherry V & Soda True North Cherry Vodka and soda with a squeeze of lemon |
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Wine List | |
Chardonnay | |
Canyon Road, California | $5.00 |
William Hill, Central Coast California | $5.00 |
Prisoner 2016 “The Snitch” Napa | $6.00 |
Kendall Jackson, California | $6.00 |
Meiomi, California | $6.00 |
Hawthorne Vineyards, Old Mission Peninsula, MI | $7.00 |
Piesporter | |
Johan Klauss, Mosel | $5.00 |
Pinot Gris / Grigio | |
Bowers Harbor, Leelanau Peninsula, MI | $6.00 |
Verterra, Leelanau Peninsula, MI | $6.00 |
Hawthorne Vineyards, Old Mission Peninsula, MI | $7.00 |
Sauvignon Blanc | |
Starborough, New Zealand | $6.00 |
Riesling | |
Good Harbor, Leelanau Peninsula, MI | $6.00 |
Sparkling Wine | |
La Marca, Prosecco | $10.00 |
Cabernet Sauvignon | |
Canyon Road, California | $5.00 |
Louis Martini, Sonoma County, California | $6.00 |
Liberty School, Paso Robles, California | $6.50 |
Juggernaut Hillside, California | $8.50 |
Bonanza, California | $8.75 |
Malbec | |
Trapiche, Argentina` | $5.00 |
Trivento Reserve, Argentina | $6.00 |
Merlot | |
Canyon Road, California | $5.00 |
Pinot Noir | |
Murphy-Goode, California | $6.00 |
Elouan, Oregon | $7.50 |
Red Blend | |
Locations Red, France | $5.00 |
The Federalist, California | $7.00 |
Pinot Noir Rosé | |
Black Star Farms Arcturos, Leelanau Peninsula, MI | $6.00 |
Imports | |
Luzón Garnacha Tintorera, Spain | $5.50 |
Casa Silva, Chile | $7.50 |
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Contact Dinghy’s Restaurant & Bar
Address: 415 Main St, Frankfort, MI 49635
Phone: (231) 352-4702
Website: http://www.dinghysrestaurant.com/
Hours
Saturday | 12–8PM |
Sunday | Closed |
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 12–8PM |
Wednesday | 12–8PM |
Thursday | 12–8PM |
Friday | 12–8PM |