I’ve grown up going to Northern Michigan nearly every summer and am fully a cherry fanatic. First of all, go visit my friends at Hallstedt Homestead Cherries in Northport for some fun cherry picking!

Back to Cherry Republic—the atmosphere is amazing and the food is delicious! We ordered our food to go and sat at the picnic tables with our two dogs and it was lovely. From sipping on Cherry Soda to wandering over to the samples booth (yes—this is a thing and didn’t stop us from taking multiple different samples... big fan), the experience from start to finish was truly a positive one.

I ordered the Famous Cherry Chicken Salad as a wrap, and my only complaint was I wanted more cherries! There were dried cherries in the actual chicken salad, but a Cherry Balsamic Reduction of some sort would be an amazing addition to this wrap. The cornbread jalapeño muffin was also a highlight and a perfect addition to the semi-healthy chicken salad wrap. Overall, a huge fan of how Cherry Republic plays with the salty/sweet notes of their dishes and can’t wait to visit again!

Side note: we also purchased a bag of dark chocolate covered cherries and finished them in maybe two days—would highly recommend!