In a city know for its Cherry Festival, a great many of the city's food options center around this local crop of the Traverse City, MI area. North Peak centers its dishes around hearty food to fill hungry stomachs after a day at the beach or on the water. As its name would suggest North Peak Brewing Company offers a variety of beer brewed on site and uses its brew in some of the most popular dishes on the menu that draws both visitors to Traverse City as well as Cherry City natives.
The most striking item on the menu featuring the brewery's North Peak Golden Ale is the North Peak White Cheddar Ale Soup. This soup is a house specialty created by chef Joshua Deters. Thick and creamy the soup is filled with a wide variety of vegetables that hide in the background, while the ale and the cheddar flavors take center stage. Each bowl comes topped with an unusual garnish that makes the soup beyond a typical cheese and vegetable soup-- honey mustard pretzel pieces. (A large bowl is $4.95 and is enough to share.)
