Schu’s Grill & Bar

This place is pretty decent. Good not great. I will say that my tempura shrimp was awesome, but everything else was just okay. It’s a good place to go if you are on the beach and want a quick dinner close by.

Just don’t go there between rush hours as they will literally feed to cold leftover junk that would be better thrown out. I was given a huge pile of french fries that were cold as ice and at first thought they were being generous and then realized they were just clearing off leftovers from the lunch crowd.

Great service, very attentive to our large group. Had cod sandwich served with several helpings of overkill — too much cheese, too much sauce, too much slaw (on the sandwich). Others in the group were satisfied. The salads looked good. They said soups were good. Keep it simple.

My son and I visited here last Saturday. It’s a nice location across from the water with a very nice atmosphere, casual enough to go in jeans but nice enough to go for a special occasion. I had a salmon blt w/​sweet potato fries & my son enjoyed a bacon cheeseburger. We also took a slice of carrot cake home. Food was wonderful. There are. tons of. options on the menu; I can’t wait to go back. Our waitress, Emily B., ws wonderful. She kept our drinks full, checked on us often & knew the menu well. She was very pleasant, as well.

We’re in south bend and we headed to the area to go to curious kids. Called CK and asked for a nearby restaurant. They said this place. I didn’t even check Unilocal first. Glad I didn’t cause had I seen the 3-​star rating we would have missed out on a pleasurable experience. Ordered kids food first and asked to sample the potato soup. It was very good. I got the fish tacos and the aoli made the tacos taste delicious. My wife got the soup and a chicken ceasar and she enjoyed it as we’ll. Our server was great! The place wasn’t busy and as we were getting our 3 kids ready to go (which takes more than a couple of minutes) the server could see one of our kids was being difficult and actually picked him up and showed him how they order food at the computer. Before writing this review I read some reviews about bad service and maybe it was slow or something when we were there but we had no issues and they went above and beyond. I guarantee we’ll be back and still don’t understand why it only has a 3-​stat rating.

Horrible horrible horrible service.
We came for an early dinner with plenty of empty tables available but were greeted by a server who was pissed off about something, or depressed or high or god knows what! It was 8 of us with two kids. She was so rude, it was too shocking to see and very obvious to everyone. We decided to leave after being rudely seated and high chairs thrown at us… before we could even order or get menus. Before leaving we called the manager who did not even apologize or respond in any positive manner. I thought a restaurant like this in an old dying town would need the business and offer a 5 star service to show how a locally run place can be so fun and loving but instead it was so rude and so weird. All we wanted was a simple dinner with family. Will never go here again. Think twice before you enter here. From the outside it looks great but not worth your time or experience inside.

Pan fried perch was lukewarm and rubbery. The mashed potatoes had a skin on them because they had been sitting on the pass for so long.
The spinach dip had very little flavor and was just a bunch of mozzarella.
Fiancée’s dinner was supposed to be alfredo but didn’t taste anything like it.
The only reason I went was because I got a gift card. I will NOT be going back. There are sooooo many better restaurants that are cheaper. I mean they are charging Chicago prices in downtown Saint Joseph, Screw that!

We sat at the corner table with a view of the lake. Great peel and eat shrimp, almost like being in Florida! Waitress was great, took 500 pictures of us and she wasn’t offended when we threw them all out!!!

11 of us went to Schu’s for lunch yesterday to celebrate a friend’s birthday. We had some strange requests for the servers to help us pull off our friend’s birthday gag and the staff went above and beyond. The Schu’s team is friendly and provides great service. I had the «Katie Special» best grilled wrap ever! I wish I could give a shout-​out to our server but her name escapes me…

First impression:
We stopped in tonight and sat at the bar. The bartender was very busy but never even made eye contact with us. She was mad about something and another employee had to shush her. Another server appeared and waited on us and did a good job. We thought the food was good and thought maybe we misjudged the place. Then, several employees started talking about how they were the only restaurant open ((Labor Day). The employees, not our server, were obviously unhappy to be there. It didn’t really make us feel like appreciated customers.

Ugh.
We found ourselves starving on Sunday night and everywhere closed at 9. Everywhere except Schu’s.
First off. Their bathroom was filthy. Paper allll over the floor and their toilet didn’t flush. It was gross.
The building reminded me of an episode of Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant nightmares. Ugly. Wood. Dated. Very dated.
Their location is prime. They have beautiful views of the Lake. What a shame. Damn.
The bartender. He was a chode. Seriously. Talking to his buddies about girls. That’s the PG version.
The food. Underwhelming. Wasn’t good. Wasn’t bad. I was starving it did the trick.
Just a bad atmosphere. Waste of a great location.

Very mediocre food, better than nothing. My «pan fried perch» was flat, squarish and tasteless. This had obviously been fried directly from it’s pre breaded frozen state. The garlic mashed potatoes were tired and had been waiting a long time. The mixed veges were the best thing on the plate and that’s saying a lot. For $ 21 I felt like I had been robbed.
My daughter had the chicken winglets and the server described them as tiny chicken legs, but of course they were chicken wings. The house salad was mainly lettuce.
They have a great location, right off of Lake Michigan, but it was not very clean and it felt as though the management was bored and tired. Eat elsewhere as this place is not worth the three stars it has.

Average to below average food.
Visits: 2 – 3

Worst experience ever at restaurant!
Served bread bowls full of mold and the staff wasn’t fazed one bit, cold food and spilled beer. Stay away from this place, they seem to think they are invincible due to their location.

My husband and I have been here twice now. The first time I was nervous due to some of the things I’ve heard about Schu’s but we were both pleasantly surprised. We came back a second time on Easter (we couldn’t fine anything else open) and though the wait was long, it was SO worth it! They had a special brunch buffet going on and it was some of the best food I’ve ever eaten. Would check this place out!

Went specifically for Tuesday Sushi night. My wife doesn’t indulge in it but I love it. I will admit I have had it all over the country and certainly there is a lot better than Schu’s, but it was pretty darn good. I just had a Chicago Roll. This was Tempura Crab Meat, Jalapeño and Cream Cheese in the roll. It is topped with Seared Salmon and Ahi Tuna. It then has what they call 505 spicy sauce which appears to be Mayo and Siracha? Very tasty and well put together and rolled very tightly (which is a must). In the little SW part of Michigan we are severely hampered by a lack of good sushi, so their Tuesday night deal is good. Very limited Sushi menu with about 6 rolls on there. They seemed willing to do some custom stuff as the folks next to us got some substitutions. I will be back to try another roll. They obviously have their full menu on Tuesdays too. My wife got the 3 sliders, she liked them, but didn’t think they were awesome. Very light crowd too. Maybe Summer will bring more in for Sushi night.

Stopped on a Tuesday night for dinner. Reasonable prices, especially for pitchers of beer (local craft brews like Founders). Although, I’m comparing it to Washington, DC prices, so maybe I’m a bit biased.
My then fiancé, now husband and I each had steak. He had the ribeye and I had the NY Strip. He raved about their «special» mash. A layered creation of garlic mashed potatoes and mashed sweet potatoes.
Steaks were cooked to order perfectly at medium rare. Server was super friendly and their was a great view of the sunset over the lake.

Well its July 3^rd and the town is packed with visitors. Thought this place would be packed. Far from it. Was like a retirement home. Food was average and over
was dated.
Had a perch sandwich and fries for 10.95
I’ve had better fish sandwiches from McDonalds. So far i have had perch sandwiches at every restaurant in town and The Buck has the best over all for flavor and price and the business is hoping. Sorry But I’ve spent my last penny here.

I was hoping for the food to be a little better. The menu is sort of all over the place. A bar and grill seems like I could have gotten a steak that didn’t cost $ 34 or a non Marsala chicken breast. The random seafood dishes didn’t quite say grill either. I brought 3 kids thinking it would be nice to sit and see the water but no kids menus or any kid entertainment mean that as a family we probably wouldn’t come back. Maybe grown ups for a drink.
The lobster bisque was very salty. My daughter said the burger was good.

All our entrees were bland. Thai shrimp is one if the few flavorful items.
The food was overpriced but you are paying for the view. If you sit on the patio on a summer day the low grade food is passable. You are paying chicago prices for a below average dinner.