The Brass Cafe and Saloon
Features a full menu restaurant, plus bar food in the saloon.
Big Boy
Standard American food.
Lil' Chef
Standard American food; open 24 hours, so it's popular with the after-bar crowd.
Mountain Town Station
American food, brewpub.
Jon's Drive-In
Drive-in restaurant, with inside seating available. Typical drive-in food: burgers, hot dogs, milkshakes.
La Senorita
Mexican food, with a fully stocked bar. Known by the locals as "La's".
Restaurants in Mt. Pleasant are more or less divided into three separate sections of town: The southern end of town, near the campus of Central Michigan University, the central downtown business district, separated from the campus by a few miles of residences, and the north part of town, closer to the nearby Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. Fast food and pizza establishments are popular near campus; smaller, more unique restaurants are downtown, and chain restaurants dominate the north end.
Pixie Pizza
Pizza, coney dogs. Started as a drive-in; similar cuisine. Many locals swear by their pizza.
As mentioned above, being home to both a university and a casino, Mt. Pleasant has dozens of fast-food, pizza and chain restaurants. Driving down Pickard Street, which marks the informal northern edge of town, you'll encounter IHOP, Ponderosa, Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday, McDonald's, Culver's, Burger King, and many more. South of downtown, near campus, you'll find predominantly fast-food places like McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, and Fazoli's, and plenty of pizza places lurk just off Mission Street or near campus.