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Alden Bar & Grille

9149 Helena Rd, Alden, MI, 49612
  • (231) 331-6214
  • Store is closed

Alden Bar & Grille Menu

  • Burgers

Diabetics at McDonald's

Most burgers served at McDonald's are low in sugar but there are several burgers which are high in sodium. You must choose burger options which are low in sugar and moderate in sodium content. You can also avoid extra dressings or cheese over your burger to control diabetes at McDonald's.

Foods to Avoid for Diabetics at McDonald's

Diabetics will find many tempting food items at McDonald's but most of these food items are also high in sugar or sodium. Diabetics must skip desserts and shakes at McDonald's to avoid sugar spike. You should also skip all McCafe drinks except a few containing low sugar and fat-free options. Besides the drinks and beverages, you should also avoid bacon-based and sausage-based burgers and sandwiches to limit your sodium intake. Diabetics should also skip the sausage-based salad options available at McDonald's.

Food Suggestions for Diabetics at McDonald's

Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad

Nutritional Facts: 350 calories, 12g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 4.5g), 1070mg sodium, 27g carbs, 6g sugar, 6g fiber, 37g Protein

Egg McMuffin®

Nutritional Facts: 300 calories, 11g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 6g), 760mg sodium, 30g carbs, 3g sugar, 2g fiber, 17g Protein

4-piece Chicken McNuggets®

Nutritional Facts: 180 calories, 11g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 2g), 340mg sodium, 11g carbs, 0g sugar, 1g fiber, 17g Protein

Kiddie Cone

Nutritional Facts: 45 calories, 1g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 0.5g), 20mg sodium, 8g carbs, 6g sugar, 0g fiber, 1g Protein

4-piece Chicken McNuggets® Happy Meal

Nutritional Facts: 180 calories, 11g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 2g), 340mg sodium, 11g carbs, 0g sugar, 1g fiber, 10g Protein

Iced Latte

Nutritional Facts: 90 calories, 4.5g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 2.5g), 65mg sodium, 7g carbs, 7g sugar, 0g fiber, 4g Protein

World Famous Fries®

Nutritional Facts: 230 calories, 11g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 1.5g), 160mg sodium, 29g carbs, 0g sugar, 3g fiber, 3g Protein

Healthy Meal suggestions for

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High Blood Pressure at McDonald's

Most burgers at fast food joints contain a high amount of sodium. You must keep your sodium intake in check if you are suffering from high blood pressure. McDonald's offers a wide range of burgers based on your diet preferences. Choose the right burger and avoid French fries at all cost while dining at McDonald's.

Foods to Avoid at McDonald's for High Blood Pressure

Avoid Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Burger and Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles at McDonald's as both these burgers are high in sodium. Skip extra cheese and avoid French fries if possible as they are too greasy and can add to your sodium intake. Also, avoid all types of sausage-based burgers or sandwiches at McDonald's to limit your sodium levels.

Food Suggestions for High Blood Pressure at McDonald's

Side Salad

Nutritional Facts: 15 calories, 0g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 0g), 15mg sodium, 3g carbs, 1g sugar, 1g fiber, 10g Protein

Filet-O-Fish®

Nutritional Facts: 390 calories, 19g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 4g), 560mg sodium, 38g carbs, 5g sugar, 2g fiber, 17g Protein

Baked Apple Pie

Nutritional Facts: 240 calories, 11g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 6g), 95mg sodium, 35g carbs, 16g sugar, 4g fiber, 2g Protein

Vanilla Cone

Nutritional Facts: 200 calories, 5g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 3.5g), 95mg sodium, 32g carbs, 16g sugar, 4g fiber, 2g Protein

Americano

Nutritional Facts: 0 calories, 0g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 0g), 10mg sodium, 0g carbs, 0g sugar, 0g fiber, 0g Protein

Coffee

Nutritional Facts: 0 calories, 0g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 0g), 20mg sodium, 1g carbs, 0g sugar, 0g fiber, 2g Protein

Apple Slices

Nutritional Facts: 15 calories, 0g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 0 g), 0mg sodium, 4g carbs, 3g sugar, 0g fiber, 0g Protein

Healthy Meal suggestions for CheckersRally

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High Cholesterol at MCDONALD'S

Cholesterol is the biggest concern for people visiting McDonald's, especially people suffering from high cholesterol. You can order chicken or egg burgers instead of ham or cheeseburgers to maintain your cholesterol levels at McDonald's. In addition, you can also try the salads and opt for drinks that low in sugar.

Foods to Avoid at MCDONALD'S for High Cholesterol

Bacon-based items are often too greasy and high in bad cholesterol. If you are concerned about high cholesterol, then you must avoid all bacon-based burgers and salads. Also, skip the Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Tenders to keep your cholesterol levels in check. You must also keep sausage-based items at bay when dining at McDonald's.

Food Suggestions to Maintain Cholesterol Level at MCDONALD'S

Side Salad

Nutritional Facts: 15 calories, 0g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 0g), 15mg sodium, 3g carbs, 1g sugar, 1g fiber, 1g Protein

Egg White Delight McMuffin®

Nutritional Facts: 260 calories, 8g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 4.5g), 780mg sodium, 29g carbs, 3g sugar, 2g fiber, 16g Protein

McChicken®

Nutritional Facts: 410 calories, 22g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 4g), 590mg sodium, 39g carbs, 5g sugar, 2g fiber, 15g Protein

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Nutritional Facts: 140 calories, 5g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 2.5g), 125mg sodium, 22g carbs, 12g sugar, 1g fiber, 2g Protein

Hamburger Happy Meal

Nutritional Facts: 480 calories, 16g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 5g), 680mg sodium, 62g carbs, 21g sugar, 3g fiber, 22g Protein

Cappuccino

Nutritional Facts: 120 calories, 6g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 3.5g), 80mg sodium, 9g carbs, 9g sugar, 0g fiber, 6g Protein

Yoplait® GO-GURT® Low Fat Strawberry Yogurt

Nutritional Facts: 45 calories, 0.5g (Tans. Fat 0g & Sat. Fat 0g), 30mg sodium, 9g carbs, 5g sugar, 0g fiber, 2g Protein

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  • Cindy K.

    We had breakfast. The food was good. The service was good!!! I was unsure this was the right choice for breakfast since it is a bar that had a banner out front showing they had recently started serving breakfast.... The decor was clean & seemed well kept. Coffee was good! Plenty of parking!

    (5)

  • Sean M.

    Had the breakfast buffet on the weekend recently - awesome egg and omelet station. The Alden Bar also has good pizza, burgers, and the fish and chips basket is another great choice.

    (4)

  • Gina L.

    Awesome service, my waitress recommended great public beach space in the area that was secluded and relaxing and the fried fish basket was generous and very good. Local beer selection was a little lacking but I enjoyed my experience on the outdoor deck for lunch

    (4)

  • Miranda R.

    My boyfriend and I came here after about an hour of searching the area on a cold winter Monday night for some drinks and good food. We got here at around 8:30 pm, and it was pretty dead. They don't have a cocktail menu, so I had them make me something fruity, and it was actually good. Our waitress was really nice, so that helped. The menu was pathetic. They barely had anything on it, about 5 or 6 appetizers, 3 salads, 4 kinds of burgers, 4 or 5 different kinds of wraps, 3 hot subs, or pizza. I had extreme difficulty finding something that I wanted. We started off with the jalapeño poppers, they were sub par. The flavor of the breading tasted like it came frozen from a grocery store, and the jalapeños inside were almost un-chewable. The marinara sauce wasn't very good. We then ordered a couple of burgers, 11 dollars for a 1/3 pound burger with bacon and cheese after ordering fries... talk about pricey! It would have been worth the price if the burger's bun wasn't similar to wonder bread and was immediately so soggy that my entire burger fell apart and I basically had to eat it with a spoon. The fries were shoestring like mcdonalds, but good. Don't drink the water, it tastes like it came straight out of the toilet. We then got some beer, which was alright, bellaire brown on tap, can't go wrong with that. We played a game of pool which was fine. The only upside to this adventure was that our waitress was very nice, but other than that, I will definitely not be returning to this place. Maybe it's different in the summer, but that doesn't explain the bad tasting water, the burger's bun, the sub-par poppers, and how over-priced the food was.

    (2)

  • M K.

    My family and I started coming up to this part of Michigan over 50 years ago; I only make it up every few years now, but in many ways, the region is even better than I remember it back in the 60's. Had never been in Alden much, but when we stopped here back in (maybe) 2001 or so, we came in here for a cold beer and a light snack. Service was friendly, but what I remember most was the ambience of this place...the dark, knotty pine walls, the old-fashioned feel...it seemed like something you'd see on that old TV show Northern Exposure. They had an old wooden shuffleboard table. There was even a 1959 Ford Galaxie parked in the lot out front -- it was like going back in a time machine! But back to 2015. Alden is a little picture-book town, and I was determined to stop in here for a beer. Like other reviewers have mentioned, this place has been remodeled, so let me start with that. Like a lot of things, you could say something was lost, and something was gained. The current place is brighter, much more spacious, and I'm sure more capable of handling larger crowds. At the same time, it lost a lot of the character that made it special for me. There's still knotty-pine on the walls, but it's all bright and new-looking...I'm sure it will look just fine when it darkens in about 30 years or so. Overall, though--the place now has more of a "restaurant" feel than a "bar" feel; and this guy just preferred the latter. Okay [said the old guy] now you can get off my lawn! In any case, I did enjoy a tasty Bell's Two-Hearted ale, which was served ice cold and with a smile by our friendly bartender. She also made my wife a chocolate martini--though she wasn't absolutely positive about the ingredients, she listened patiently while my wife explained what should go in the shaker. According to my wife, it tasted just fine. We didn't get a chance to eat here, but the menu looks great and the food I saw that other people had ordered looked pretty good. The place still has the old shuffleboard table (the bar top kinda looks like it was made from one) and there is popcorn (not sure if it's free; none was offered). All in all, still a nice place that deserves a visit.

    (3)

  • Kevin G.

    Saw this place last year while walking around Alden. Stopped in to eat this time and we were pleasantly surprised. Wide open interior. Shuffleboard table. Couple of video games. Small soup and salad bar. Not very busy when we entered but filled up by the time we left. Very friendly staff. I got the soup and salad bar. New England clam chowder and chili were the soup choices. Chowder was very good with more ingredients in it than I have seen at 4 star joints. Salad bar was pretty decent for a small place. All the ingredients were fresh with no spoilage. My wife ordered a burger that she enjoyed. Nicely priced. Would go back.

    (3)

  • Crystal B.

    It's a clean dive bar and that's all it's supposed to be, I guess. A group of us went on a Friday night and I was surprised to see the place pretty much empty. There was a few people coming and going and one other group there. Friday nights are karaoke night which made the drinks 25¢ more than they usually are. The guy running the "entertainment" drank the whole time and kept saying "cha cha cha chia" into the mic. It was easy to see that he was there every Friday night, as was everyone else in the place. We ordered nachos and they were pretty delicious! The waitress was nice and attentive until our table was cleared and we were just having drinks, then she hung out with her friends.

    (3)

  • Lauralyn T.

    Pretty typical bar food . . sweet potato fries, actually crispy, other food good, not special. The night we visited, we had an exceptionally friendly server, who kept the popcorn coming, and kept us informed as to when the food would arrive. Fun place to have a beer and hang out with friends.

    (3)

  • R J.

    Hard to beat!!! Excellent burger (my favorite is the bacon & bleu), fries or sweet potato fries are great, and beer is cold! Bloody Mary's are great, margaritas, too! Sit on the outside deck or inside....they do allow smoking outside, off of the deck, so be prepared if you're sitting outside and folks move off the deck onto the grass to smoke! Otherwise, a great neighborhood place, and worth the drive!

    (4)

  • Barnaby F.

    If you are looking for the local local, this is it. They're currently undergoing renovations, but the casual, friendly atmosphere remains. Generous cocktails, good beers in cold glasses, and indifferent bar food in the classic American style. Plus SHUFFLEBOARD! C'MON, SHUFFLEBOARD!!! The staff makes n00bs feel like locals. There are events every night of the week, ranging from Euchre to Karaoke, with live music on the weekends. The blues band playing tonight is seriously quite good by any standard.

    (5)

  • Jen L.

    We stopped by here after struggling to find an eating establishment opened later on a Saturday evening (coming from Mancelona). Food was good and reasonably priced. We ate in a nice casual outdoor area.

    (3)

  • Matt I.

    Big Cold Beers, Huge cheese Burgers, great Pizza, friendly staff and a lot of fun. Renovations are done and this place is a fun local bar. If you are looking for a night club or a concert, keep looking. But for a place to grab a burger and a beer and BS for a couple hours, this is it.

    (5)

  • Barnaby F.

    If you are looking for the local local, this is it. They're currently undergoing renovations, but the casual, friendly atmosphere remains. Generous cocktails, good beers in cold glasses, and indifferent bar food in the classic American style. Plus SHUFFLEBOARD! C'MON, SHUFFLEBOARD!!! The staff makes n00bs feel like locals. There are events every night of the week, ranging from Euchre to Karaoke, with live music on the weekends. The blues band playing tonight is seriously quite good by any standard.

    (5)

  • Jen L.

    We stopped by here after struggling to find an eating establishment opened later on a Saturday evening (coming from Mancelona). Food was good and reasonably priced. We ate in a nice casual outdoor area.

    (3)

  • Gina L.

    Awesome service, my waitress recommended great public beach space in the area that was secluded and relaxing and the fried fish basket was generous and very good. Local beer selection was a little lacking but I enjoyed my experience on the outdoor deck for lunch

    (4)

  • Kevin G.

    Saw this place last year while walking around Alden. Stopped in to eat this time and we were pleasantly surprised. Wide open interior. Shuffleboard table. Couple of video games. Small soup and salad bar. Not very busy when we entered but filled up by the time we left. Very friendly staff. I got the soup and salad bar. New England clam chowder and chili were the soup choices. Chowder was very good with more ingredients in it than I have seen at 4 star joints. Salad bar was pretty decent for a small place. All the ingredients were fresh with no spoilage. My wife ordered a burger that she enjoyed. Nicely priced. Would go back.

    (3)

  • R J.

    Hard to beat!!! Excellent burger (my favorite is the bacon & bleu), fries or sweet potato fries are great, and beer is cold! Bloody Mary's are great, margaritas, too! Sit on the outside deck or inside....they do allow smoking outside, off of the deck, so be prepared if you're sitting outside and folks move off the deck onto the grass to smoke! Otherwise, a great neighborhood place, and worth the drive!

    (4)

  • Matt I.

    Big Cold Beers, Huge cheese Burgers, great Pizza, friendly staff and a lot of fun. Renovations are done and this place is a fun local bar. If you are looking for a night club or a concert, keep looking. But for a place to grab a burger and a beer and BS for a couple hours, this is it.

    (5)

  • M K.

    My family and I started coming up to this part of Michigan over 50 years ago; I only make it up every few years now, but in many ways, the region is even better than I remember it back in the 60's. Had never been in Alden much, but when we stopped here back in (maybe) 2001 or so, we came in here for a cold beer and a light snack. Service was friendly, but what I remember most was the ambience of this place...the dark, knotty pine walls, the old-fashioned feel...it seemed like something you'd see on that old TV show Northern Exposure. They had an old wooden shuffleboard table. There was even a 1959 Ford Galaxie parked in the lot out front -- it was like going back in a time machine! But back to 2015. Alden is a little picture-book town, and I was determined to stop in here for a beer. Like other reviewers have mentioned, this place has been remodeled, so let me start with that. Like a lot of things, you could say something was lost, and something was gained. The current place is brighter, much more spacious, and I'm sure more capable of handling larger crowds. At the same time, it lost a lot of the character that made it special for me. There's still knotty-pine on the walls, but it's all bright and new-looking...I'm sure it will look just fine when it darkens in about 30 years or so. Overall, though--the place now has more of a "restaurant" feel than a "bar" feel; and this guy just preferred the latter. Okay [said the old guy] now you can get off my lawn! In any case, I did enjoy a tasty Bell's Two-Hearted ale, which was served ice cold and with a smile by our friendly bartender. She also made my wife a chocolate martini--though she wasn't absolutely positive about the ingredients, she listened patiently while my wife explained what should go in the shaker. According to my wife, it tasted just fine. We didn't get a chance to eat here, but the menu looks great and the food I saw that other people had ordered looked pretty good. The place still has the old shuffleboard table (the bar top kinda looks like it was made from one) and there is popcorn (not sure if it's free; none was offered). All in all, still a nice place that deserves a visit.

    (3)

  • Crystal B.

    It's a clean dive bar and that's all it's supposed to be, I guess. A group of us went on a Friday night and I was surprised to see the place pretty much empty. There was a few people coming and going and one other group there. Friday nights are karaoke night which made the drinks 25¢ more than they usually are. The guy running the "entertainment" drank the whole time and kept saying "cha cha cha chia" into the mic. It was easy to see that he was there every Friday night, as was everyone else in the place. We ordered nachos and they were pretty delicious! The waitress was nice and attentive until our table was cleared and we were just having drinks, then she hung out with her friends.

    (3)

  • Cindy K.

    We had breakfast. The food was good. The service was good!!! I was unsure this was the right choice for breakfast since it is a bar that had a banner out front showing they had recently started serving breakfast.... The decor was clean & seemed well kept. Coffee was good! Plenty of parking!

    (5)

  • Sean M.

    Had the breakfast buffet on the weekend recently - awesome egg and omelet station. The Alden Bar also has good pizza, burgers, and the fish and chips basket is another great choice.

    (4)

  • Miranda R.

    My boyfriend and I came here after about an hour of searching the area on a cold winter Monday night for some drinks and good food. We got here at around 8:30 pm, and it was pretty dead. They don't have a cocktail menu, so I had them make me something fruity, and it was actually good. Our waitress was really nice, so that helped. The menu was pathetic. They barely had anything on it, about 5 or 6 appetizers, 3 salads, 4 kinds of burgers, 4 or 5 different kinds of wraps, 3 hot subs, or pizza. I had extreme difficulty finding something that I wanted. We started off with the jalapeño poppers, they were sub par. The flavor of the breading tasted like it came frozen from a grocery store, and the jalapeños inside were almost un-chewable. The marinara sauce wasn't very good. We then ordered a couple of burgers, 11 dollars for a 1/3 pound burger with bacon and cheese after ordering fries... talk about pricey! It would have been worth the price if the burger's bun wasn't similar to wonder bread and was immediately so soggy that my entire burger fell apart and I basically had to eat it with a spoon. The fries were shoestring like mcdonalds, but good. Don't drink the water, it tastes like it came straight out of the toilet. We then got some beer, which was alright, bellaire brown on tap, can't go wrong with that. We played a game of pool which was fine. The only upside to this adventure was that our waitress was very nice, but other than that, I will definitely not be returning to this place. Maybe it's different in the summer, but that doesn't explain the bad tasting water, the burger's bun, the sub-par poppers, and how over-priced the food was.

    (2)

  • Lauralyn T.

    Pretty typical bar food . . sweet potato fries, actually crispy, other food good, not special. The night we visited, we had an exceptionally friendly server, who kept the popcorn coming, and kept us informed as to when the food would arrive. Fun place to have a beer and hang out with friends.

    (3)

Q & A for McDonald's

When McDonald's first opened?

McDonald's began its operations by converting food and drinks stand called "The Airdrome" into first McDonald's restaurant.

When does McDonald's open?

McDonald's opens daily at 5:30 AM and stays open until 11:00 PM.

Which McDonald's is open 24 hours?

Unfortunately, there are not a single McDonald's which operates 24/7.

Where's McDonald's near me?

There are over 13,905 McDonald's outlets in the United States itself. You can find a McDonald's nearby with the help of our Restaurant Listings directory.

When McDonald's start and stop serving breakfast?

McDonald's starts serving breakfast at 5:30 AM daily until 10:30 AM.

When McDonald's start and stop serving lunch?

McDonald's starts serving lunch at 10:30 AM from Monday to Friday and 11:00 AM on Saturdays and Sundays. Happy Meals are also served during lunch hours.

Will McDonald's bring back the McRib?

McRib is back at McDonald's since October 2018.

Will McDonald's bring back spicy McChicken?

McDonald's in the United States has no plans currently to bring back the Spicy McChicken.

Will McDonald's bring back the Grand Mac?

McDonald's doesn't serve Grand Mac currently and there are no plans to bring it back anytime sooner. You can always try the Big Mac if you have a large appetite for burgers.

Are McDonald's milkshakes gluten free?

Yes, all flavors of McDonald's milkshakes are gluten-free. Nearly all beverages served at McDonald's are gluten-free.

Are McDonald's burgers gluten-free?

Unfortunately, McDonald's does not serve gluten-free burgers. All the buns and other ingredients such as fried chicken patties, grilled chicken patties, beef patties, sauces, condiments, etc. contain gluten.

Are McDonald's Apple Pies vegan?

Generally, Apple Pies are prepared using shortcrust pastry which contains eggs. However, McDonald's Apple Pie pocket is vegan-friendly as it is both dairy and egg free.

Are McDonald's Veggie Burgers vegan?

Veggie Burgers served at McDonald's are purely vegan. Just remember to skip the sauce as the sandwich sauce contains egg.

Are McDonald's Milkshakes vegetarian?

Yes, McDonald's milkshakes are 100% vegetarian and don't contain any meat product.

When did McDonald's introduce McCafe?

McDonald's McCafe was introduced by McDonald's as a separate coffee chain in 1993. The café also served great bakery and pastry besides offering a great variety of coffee beverages.

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About McDonald's

McDonald's is the largest American fast food company with over 37,855 outlets spread across 100 countries. Primarily known for hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and French fries, McDonald's menu also serves chicken dishes, breakfast products, soft drinks, wraps, milkshakes, and desserts today. The restaurant chain introduced smoothies, salads, fish, and fruits on the menu to offer healthy food options at McDonald's.

The restaurant began its operations in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, United States. The name of the restaurant comes from its founders Richard and Maurice McDonald. The siblings started the food business as a hamburger stand which was later converted into a restaurant franchise in 1953. The first Golden Arches logo was also introduced in the same year.

Healthy Food Options at McDonald's

McDonald's was highly criticized for its unhealthy food options. Being a renowned brand and a popular fast food chain, McDonald's decided to revamp its image and decided to serve healthy food options. Most of these healthy food choices were salads, smoothies, fruits, and fish items.

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Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Lunch
    Parking : Private Lot
    Bike Parking : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Average
    Good For Dancing : No
    Alcohol : Full Bar
    Happy Hour : Yes
    Best Nights : Tue, Wed, Thu
    Coat Check : No
    Smoking : Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
    Outdoor Seating : Yes
    Wi-Fi : Free
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : Yes

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