Burn 'Em Brewing — Restaurant in Michigan City

Got dinner here for our work friends bday on 6/10/25 and to our surprise they had bingo going on. The host of bingo was great and kept us entertained. However, we did not have the best experience with our server. Our ticket showed her name was Alyssa which I don't think she ever told us her name. She just seemed overwhelmed, rushed and pissed off. Right from the start she wasn't interested in helping us decide or recommend what drinks to get. I understand she had many tables, but she did not come back to our table after we got our food for at least 15-20 mins. We were waiting to eat our fries so we could tell her that our fries were not Cajun fries (since that's what we ordered). But since it took her forever to come back to our table, we had nibbled on a few. After finally being able to tell her, she got super defensive and said that they were indeed Cajun fries and walked away. We continued to eat the fries and were positive they had no kind of Cajun on them. You couldn't even see the Cajun on the fry. So we brought it up to her again and she got even more upset and told us that she was too busy for this. We asked for new fries and finally we got brought out actual Cajun fries with maybe a little too much Cajun on them. We still ate them and went on with our bingo. Stepped outside to smoke so I put my bingo card over the new fries so she wouldn't take them and when I came back she not only threw my fries away but she also threw away my bingo card. Mind you, we still had people sitting at the table playing bingo while we stepped outside. After returning to the table, we noticed that our server would not make eye contact with our table any more and didn't check on us at all after she took my fries and bingo card. But for some reason everyone else at the table didn't get their bingo card thrown away. It definitely upset me because we were only half way through bingo night and I couldn't play anymore while everyone else did. Not sure if I will be back after this not so...

Beau and I stopped by around 2pm on a Sunday for a late lunch and were excited to catch a brunch menu going on until 3pm. The food was amazing: the Monte Cristo with Fig Jam was perfectly sweet and savory, and the limited time special: Cajun Shrimp and (cheddar jalapeño) Grits was magical.

All the beer we tried was excellent - I highly recommend a beer flight to try several tastes. For fun flavors, I was very pleasantly surprised by the blueberry-hinted milk stout (Hooray for Bloobies), and the cola-flavored brown ale (Literacola) - otherwise, the Hefeweizen and Red Ale (Nitro) were refreshing and delicious staples. They definitely know their beer. They also have seltzers, ciders, wine, and N/A beverages. Also enjoyed a Lemon Spritz - very refreshing.

Burn' Em is a vibrant, modern, slightly Gothic, laid back family-friendly restaurant brewery with a spacious indoor bar area, awesome merchandise and some table games, and a small outdoor dog-friendly patio that also hosts fun events (live music / burlesque / sip and paints and the like). The bartenders and servers are also so friendly. You really feel at home here - what's not to like?

I come through the area every other year or so and usually stop at Shoreline for a brewery visit -- this was new to me (since February 2024 at this location) and I'm so glad I stopped by! I will definitely be back.

Highly recommended for a stop in...

A great new place that keeps the vibe of their first spot on Freyer Rd.

It's been a few years since we drove up to Michigan City, IN and stopped at Burn 'Em Brewing. We've known them since we first spotted them at the Shelf Ice Beer Fest and visited their old spot on Freyer Rd.

This new spot blows the old house out of the water. We stopped for dinner on Saturday night and brunch on Sunday morning. Both times the beer 🍺 was excellent and the food was delicious. With the new building you can actually sit at the bar or at tables and it's spacious enough to seat about 100 people. And, thank goodness, there are two parking lots, so you can park safely.

The only problem is the building is painted completely black and there's no lighted Burn 'Em Brewing sign so you might roll right past it at night. Keep your eyes peeled because you don't want to miss it.

Burn 'Em brews an eclectic mix of beers so you're bound to find something you like. Trust me, if you've never tried them stop in. It's a different vibe but it is so worth it. My wife and I were Greenbush Brewing fans, trust us, skip Sawyer, MI and the hassles of Greenbush and stop in to Burn 'Em (You're not going to wait 50 minutes in the vain hope of getting a seat). Help 'em out and patronize them so they can keep Michigan City, IN weird....