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Frankenmuth's Bavarian Inn Restaurant is located at 713 S. Main. The Bavarian Inn Lodge is located at 1 Covered Bridge Lane.
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FRANKENMUTH, MI — The Bavarian Inn Restaurant and Bavarian Inn Lodge recently were honored during Michigan Meetings + Events magazine's ninth annual Readers Choice Best Of Awards program in Detroit.
Readers of the magazine, who consist of convention and meeting planners, suppliers and tourism industry leaders, named Bavarian Inn Restaurant "Best Restaurant with Private Dining Space," according to a news release.
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And they named Bethany Curtis, Bavarian Inn Lodge director of sales, "Supplier of the Year" for her work in promoting meetings and conferences in Michigan.
"Receiving two major awards for the lodge and restaurant is a tribute to the dedication and hard work among our family members and our entire culinary and hospitality team to provide the finest service, food, and amenities to our guests," Judy Zehnder Keller, third generation owner, as well as founder and president of the Lodge, said in a prepared statement.
"Finalists in this year's award program represented top-rated restaurants and resorts from across Michigan," she added.
Bavarian Inn Restaurant, which last year celebrated 125 years of service, and Bavarian Inn Lodge, in business for 28 years, draw visitors from near and far.
The restaurant, at 713 S. Main, famous for its family-style chicken dinners, recently revamped its Roof Garten eatery, renaming it Michigan on Main Bar and Grill.
Michigan on Main has a new menu with a focus on Michigan-sourced and seasonal food. The bar touts Michigan craft-brewed beer, Michigan wine and Michigan cocktails.
— Heather Jordan covers business for MLive/The Saginaw News/The Bay City Times. She can be reached at 989-450-2652 or [email protected]. For more business news, follow her on Twitter and Facebook.