Hungry Hippie — Restaurant in Alpena

In love with the name, I'd been looking forward to stopping in for a meal. Of the 5-6 sandwiches they make, all but one is made with Texas toast for the bread. That was less than impressive. So I opted for the 1 made with sourdough from Zingermans in Ann Arbor, which was the best part of the sandwich. I got a cheese & tomato sandwich light on the basil for $7.50. It was sticky & sweet for some reason. Nothing to write home about.

Also, you wait quite a while for the sandwich either standing under the shade of the awning (if you are there when they aren't busy) or out sitting at a table on blacktop in the sun (way too hot for me). For the price of the fairly cheap sandwiches you'd think they could afford an umbrella or two or perhaps some nice grass mats for under the tables to mitigate the heat from the blacktop.

They do offer a few hippy bowls that looked good, but because of the disappointment in the sandwich, I'm not very willing to part with the pretty price for rice & beans with some toppings. They need to drop their prices about $1 to $1.50 or improve the fare offered for the price if they want to see me again. Sorry,...

It was a tough decision between 4 or 5 stars but I decided with giving them 5. I got the free bird burrito, chips and queso, plus bubble tea. I knew the burrito was going to be different but it lacked flavor which was surprising since it had a lot in it. The chips and queso were good but not special seemed like it came out of a bulk container. I did really enjoy the pineapple strawberry bubble tea. I wish the burrito/chips were better and that is why I was going to give them 4 but the menu did have other items like bowls, tacos, and nachos that caught my attention and make me want to go back since the food was enjoyable just think I didn’t pick out the right burritos for what I was looking for, plus the food is...

I love the hungry hippie! I've been coming here for years. I make an effort to stop at least once everytime I'm in Alpena. I love the food, the ideas, and the quality of the ingredients.

Unfortunately the customer service needs work. This is not the first or second time either. Your experience will depend on who's working that day. For example, my most recent order I asked for NO corn. It was on the receipt, and even written on my to go box. Still got corn. Ordered nachos and never received chips? Had to drive back to get them. Woof. For the price of items I fully expect to get what I asked for. It seems that the current crew is younger gals in high school. Which is fine, but customer service should be first, not...