Lazy Moose Grill & Gifts

We came here after a camping trip and enjoyed some breakfast. We got the Gardener's Omelette, Country Fried Steak, and Hash Brown Scramble. The portion sizes are large and the food is fantastic! It's nice, too, that vegetables are integrated into meals since that's not always the case at small diners. Service was wonderful and staff were delightful. We had a 1-year-old with us and the gift shop was a good distraction for her. Overall, an easy 5 stars (especially after camping)!

Made an impulsive stop here on the way back to Minneapolis from Duluth. Saw the billboard and took the exit. Was not disappointed. Super cute restaurant with an attached gift shop. Pretty view of the lake across the interstate too! I had 3 eggs scrambled, sausage links, and pancakes. The eggs and sausage are what you would expect. The pancakes were velvety delicious with an incredible flavor. Probably some of the best pancakes I’ve ever had!

This is a must stop in Moose Lake! Super warm and cute welcoming charm. Plenty of very comfortable seating. They offer various crafts, gifts, and goods for sale too. The things I was most excited about is that food items are made from scratch! Even the coffee beans are roasted there and ground fresh before brewing. Yes, you can buy coffee beans from them. They use real cream, butter and, for an upcharge, real pure maple syrup. They also boast homemade jam, fresh bakery goods, and Kemps ice cream. I've been here twice now. I didn't ask, but will next time, about what else can be ordered that's not on the menu. I inquired on oatmeal and they do have it, different types too, but I opted for the steel cut. If you order a bowl, you will not go away hungry! I got mine with sides of cream, brown sugar, and crazins. The only thing I can think of to suggest would be walnuts for some crunch. My 2nd visit I had the apple wild rice pancake and bacon. It was very good. Not as filling as oatmeal but pleasant. One more strip of bacon would be nicer. You are looking at around $15 to $20 for breakfast all said and done so it's not exactly cheap but I feel worth the quality as a treat but maybe not a multiple time a week visit, my personal opinion of course. Be aware, they do add on an "optional" 12% gratuity to be split between all staff. Who is going to ask it be taken off though? Kinda stinky in my book. Anything you tip beyond that goes to your server. (I just like to be in control of my tipping and not feel like it's a way for owners to skimp on wages and place that burden on their patrons. We also already get a mandatory charge when you use credit cards most places as well. Aren't these things cost to do business? I just don't like having to do math with all the add ons and upcharges to figure out what my bill will be. Rant over.) I'd like to try lunch sometime but I don't think my schedule will ever allow it unfortunately so maybe someone can update with that. All in all, best place for a relaxing sit down meal with pleasant/friendly/good service.

Stopped in for lunch on the way back from a North Shore vacation and it was the best meal we had all week! You can tell a lot about a place from their basic garden salad, and it was awesome! The mushroom, swiss, wild rice omelett was outstanding, as were the buttermilk pancakes and hancut fries! I had a slice of their homeade strawberry rubarb pie and it was also crazy good!! The service was equally as good as the food and they even have a cute giftshop to browse! Can't wait to come back!!

Love going to this place when we decide to go up north. Fantastic food