Visit Happy’s Taco Shop in Boyne City for a road trip-worthy secret menu item.
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Turns out paradise can be a paved parking lot. Happy’s Taco Shop in Boyne City has a brand-new shipping container bar outfitted with three taps and owners Drue Wright and Drake Nagel’s signature retro style (gorgeous green and yellow tiles, skateboards, those California Raisin figurines from the ’80s, a doll head or two for good measure).
Photo by Allison Jarrell Acosta
The Dish: Happy’s has a *secret menu* item—the Crunchwrap Royale. Your choice of roasted pork or smoked potato folded up with pinto beans, pickled veg, cilantro and iceberg lettuce with a squeeze of chili-lime syrup and a crispy grilled chihuahua cheese exterior.
Photo by Allison Jarrell Acosta
On Tap: Happy’s is brewing beer, plus its shandy season; doesn’t get better than that. They’re pairing a honey-kissed Kolsch with pineapple lemonade and I’m here for it.
Photo by Allison Jarrell Acosta
Photo by Allison Jarrell Acosta