Lazy Moose Grill & Gifts

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!

The billboards of stacked pancakes have always made me hungry. I'm glad I stopped today. I had the wild rice pecan apple pancake. Great texture and flavor. You can tell it is homemade from scratch. The staff is very friendly and a pleasure to work with. I recommend stopping. Their veggie lovers omelette sounded great too.

My husband and I stopped on the way through town with our 3 kids. The food was fantastic! Try The Bigfoot burger. ;) Our waitress was very attentive and friendly! Dessert was excellent! Epic pie malts! Would definitely stop here again!
They make so much (including their hamburger Buns) in-house. Definitely worth the detour we took from the interstate!!

Stopped by on the way back to Minneapolis for a quick lunch. Great service with friendly and kind staff! We were there on a winter weekday and it was busy! Great food with a nice cafe ambiance. Free wifi available to guests. Satiating and tasty food! Kiddo rated the cheeseburger as 4 stars... The meat was a little dry in his opinion. Garden omelette was good with a great egg to veggie ratio. The jam with toast was great!

This place gets a 10/10 for me. 100% worth a short detour off 35 if you’re going up to Duluth or coming back and want some great homemade food. The Northwoods omelet and eggs Benedict (on homemade English muffin) were both incredible. The hollandaise sauce was so good on both of them. Definitely get the cinnamon French toast as your side for the omelet and/or the special hash they make. They also brew their own coffee here.

They also sell cranberry wild rice bread and buns and have a little gift shop with MN goods.

Will definitely be making this a regular stop on the way to the north shore.

A really cute place with delicious food. We stopped in on a Saturday morning for breakfast. The food was perfectly cooked, the service was fast and friendly.
There's even a cute little gift shop, coffee beans and pie!

A true gem of small town America. In just one visit, I heard two other groups exclaim how good the food was and I agree whole-heartedly. Everything made-from-scratch, home-cooked goodness!

Fantastic lunch well worth the slight distance off the interstate. I had the flakiest, most delicious croissant ever filled with chicken salad. I wish I had a photo!

Sheila was absolutely amazing. All of my family of 5 loved their food 🥘. I need to try their burger and ice cream next time. I loved their blueberry pancakes 🥞. Wild rice is such a comfort food

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.