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>> SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY HERE AND
IN MICHIGAN, WE LIKE TO SPEND
THESE WARM NIGHTS OUT ON THE
WATER. SO WHY NOT GRAB A BITE TO
EAT OUT ON THE WATER AS WELL?
WHY NOT?
>> AND THAT’S WHAT YOU CAN DO AT
A FORK IN PINT ON CASS LAKE IN
WATERFORD, WHERE THEY’RE SERVING
UP FRESH FISH ON THEIR LARGE
PATIO WITH A LAKESIDE VIEW.
MICHELLE OLIVER IS TAKING US
THERE TO DINE IN THE D.
>> WHAT’S BETTER THAN A FRESHLY
FRIED WALLEYE AND A COLD DRINK
ON A WARM SUMMER EVENING?
PERHAPS A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF A
LAKE. WELL, YOU CAN GET IT ALL
AT FORK AND PINT ON CASS LAKE IN
WATERFORD WHEN YOU GET THE WARM
SUMMER NIGHTS AND THE COOL
BREEZE OFF THE LAKE, THERE IS
NOTHING LIKE IT AROUND HERE.
>> PLUS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
WATCHING, PEOPLE COMING IN AND
OUT. WE HAVE THE LARGEST PATIO
IN OAKLAND COUNTY. WE SEAT OVER
150 GUESTS OUT THERE.
>> TED TEETER RUNS THIS
RESTAURANT ALONG WITH HIS TWO
LONGTIME PARTNERS, AS IT USED TO
BE, KEY LARGO.
>> BUT BACK IN THE DAY, IT WAS
MITCH’S ON THE LAKE AND IT WAS
MY DAD’S ACCOUNT. MY DAD USED TO
WORK FOR A DUBOIS CHEMICALS, SO
IT’S KIND OF LIKE IT WAS ALL IN
THE CARDS TO BEGIN WITH. SO IN
2015, THEY TOOK OVER THE BAR AND
TURNED IT INTO THE RESTAURANT
FORK AND PINT. THE PLACES THAT
FAILED BEFORE US. THEY DID TRY
TO MAKE IT A BAR AND WITH AS BIG
AS IT IS, IT’S MADE TO BE A
RESTAURANT. SO WE PUT KEY PEOPLE
IN THE PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS PLACE STAYS TOP OF ITS
GAME.
>> AND THEY CREATED A MENU.
EVERYONE WILL ENJOY.
>> SO YOU CAN COME IN HERE ON
YOUR DATE NIGHT ANNIVERSARY
NIGHT, AND YOU CAN COME IN OFF
YOUR BOAT. WE’RE ON THE WATER.
SO WE GOT TO HAVE GOOD FISH. BUT
WE ALSO GIVE INTO ANYBODY THAT’S
VEGETARIAN, GLUTEN FREE.
>> WELL, THEY MADE ME A GIGANTIC
SPREAD. SO LET’S GET INTO THE
MENU. AND WE’RE GOING TO START
OFF WITH ONE OF THEIR MOST
POPULAR APPETIZERS. THE BRUSSELS
SPROUTS. SO THEY DEEP FRY THESE.
THEY ARE GLUTEN FREE. AND THEN
THEY TOSS THEM IN A SWEET
SRIRACHA SAUCE, GIVING THEM A
LITTLE BIT OF HEAT AS WELL.
THEY’RE FINISHED OFF WITH
CANDIED BACON. A GREAT DISH TO
SHARE OR HAVE TO YOURSELF IF
YOU’RE GREEDY, IS THEIR LAKESIDE
NACHOS. SO YOU START OFF WITH
THE BED OF CHIPS. THEN YOU HAVE
CHERRYWOOD SMOKED PORK BUTT ON
TOP AS WELL AS A CHIPOTLE CHEESE
SAUCE, LETTUCE, TOMATO, THOSE
ONIONS, JALAPENOS ARE ROASTED
RED PEPPERS, SOUR CREAM, AND
IT’S FINISHED OFF WITH A DRIZZLE
OF CHOCOLATY MOLE BARBECUE SAUCE
. IF YOU’RE HUNGRY, BUT YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
REFRESHING, CHECK OUT ONE OF
THEIR SALADS. THIS IS THEIR COBB
SALAD, AND IT IS PILED HIGH WITH
BLUE CHEESE, TOMATOES, RED
ONIONS, EGGS, CHEDDAR CHEESE,
BACON, GRILLED CHICKEN. AND IT
COMES WITH YOUR CHOICE OF
DRESSING, CRAVING SOME COMFORT
FOOD. THEN CHECK OUT THEIR MAC
AND CHEESE. THEY MAKE THIS IN
HOUSE WITH CAVATAPPI NOODLES AND
A THREE CHEESE SAUCE BLEND. THEY
BAKE IT IN THE OVEN SO YOU GET
THAT NICE CRUST ON TOP AND YOU
CAN TOP IT WITH YOUR CHOICE OF
PROTEIN. NEXT WE HAVE THE
BARNYARD BURGER BECAUSE IT HAS
EVERYTHING IN THE BARN ON THAT
BURGER. SO YOU START OFF WITH
TEXAS TOAST, THEN THEIR HOUSE
MADE BEEF PATTY AND THEN THEY
TOP IT WITH THAT CHERRY WOOD
SMOKED PORK. BUT BACON AND A
SUNNY SIDE UP EGG. SO FROM ALL
THE MEAT TO NO MEAT AT ALL, WE
HAVE THE MOP POT TOFU. THIS IS
GREAT FOR THE VEGETARIAN FANS.
IT FEATURES DEEP FRIED TOFU AND
BRUSSELS SPROUTS ALONG WITH
STEAMED BROCCOLI. HE IS SERVED
WITH A SIDE OF RICE AND COMES
TOSSED IN A SWEET YET SAVORY
GINGER SOY SAUCE. YOU CAN’T COME
TO A PLACE ON THE LAKE WITHOUT
HAVING SOME FRESH FISH. AND HERE
WE HAVE THEIR WALLEYE. THIS IS A
WONDERFUL MILD FISH. THEY HAVE
THEIR OWN SECRET RECIPE FOR THE
BREADING. AND IT’S NICE AND
CRISPY ON THE OUTSIDE. IT COMES
WITH FRIES, COLESLAW AND TARTAR
SAUCE. AND FINALLY, FOR DESSERT
, WE HAVE THEIR CARROT CAKE.
>> THAT’S A SPREAD RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT. AND HE BROUGHT IN ANOTHER
BIG SPREAD.
>> OOH. SO WHAT DO WE HAVE,
MICHELLE?
>> ALL RIGHT, SO OVER BY YOU, WE
HAVE THE CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS.
AND I WAS TELLING THE GIRLS HE
USED CHEF TED USED TO WORK AT
P.F. CHANG’S, YOU KNOW, THIS
ASIAN FLAIR HAS TO BE REALLY ON
POINT. YES. THEN UP HERE, WE
HAVE THE CASS LAKE SAUSAGE
PIZZA. IT HAS OVEN ROASTED
TOMATOES ON THERE, AND IT JUST
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. I ALWAYS FEEL
LIKE PIZZA IS SUCH A GREAT THING
TO SERVE BY THE LAKE, BECAUSE IF
YOU COME WITH YOUR BIG BOAT FULL
OF PEOPLE, EVERYONE CAN GRAB A
SLICE AND IT’S A NICE AND EASY
CROWD PLEASER. THIS ONE IS
GLUTEN FREE. IT IS THEIR LIKE
ROASTED AND VEGETABLE SALAD,
ROASTED VEGETABLES.
>> I ORDERED THAT ONE. YEAH.
LET’S SEE WHAT IT IS.
>> IT HAS IT ALSO HAS THIS
CREAMY PARMESAN DRESSING ON IT
AS WELL AS GOAT’S CHEESE. AND
THEN I ASKED FOR THE PERCH TO
COME IN BECAUSE GUYS, THEY HAVE
A SPECIAL ORDER. ALL YOU CAN EAT
PERCH ON SUNDAY’S, WHICH IS A
BIG DEAL. EVERYBODY LOVES FRESH
FISH AND THEY GET THEIR FISH
FROM CANADA. SO THAT’S CANADIAN
PERCH RIGHT THERE.
>> SO IT’S PROBABLY DELICIOUS.
YES DELICIOUS.
>> SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
PATIO AGAIN. DO YOU NEED
RESERVATIONS?
>> NO. SO THE PATIO IS FIRST
COME, FIRST SERVE. THAT’S CAST
LIKE THAT’S THE VIEW YOU GET.
AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE LOTS OF
AND IT’S HUGE GUYS LIKE THERE
ARE LOTS OF SEATS TO BE HAD. SO
IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND ENJOY
IT, YOU DEFINITELY CAN. THEY
ALSO HAVE LIVE MUSIC PLAYING OUT
THERE ON THE WEEKENDS THIS
WEEKEND. THEY HAVE STAR BAND. SO
BETH, I’LL HOOK YOU UP WITH THE
OWNER.
>> MAYBE YOU CAN SING SOME OF
THESE PLAYS THAT’D BE VERY NICE.
A LITTLE DINNER MUSIC WITH
DINNER. YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> EATING OUTSIDE, AMBIANCE
MUSIC. SO CAN YOU TELL OUR
VIEWERS EXACTLY WHERE IT’S
LOCATED? WHY I TAKE A BITE OF
THIS?
>> YES, GO TAKE A BITE OF THAT
FOR SURE. THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO
FORK AND PINT LOCATIONS. THE ONE
I FEATURED IS ON CASS LAKE OFF
OF CASS ELIZABETH ROAD IN
WATERFORD. THEY ALSO HAVE
ANOTHER LOCATION IN LAKE ORION,
WHICH IS OFF OF BROADWAY STREET.
SO THAT ONE’S A LITTLE AWAY FROM
THE WATER, BUT THEY’RE BOTH
REALLY CLOSE.
>> YEAH, THIS IS AWESOME.
MICHELLE. THANK YOU. ANOTHER
GREAT FIND. WHAT CAN I SAY?
>> AWESOME. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> BETH UM HUM. UM HUM.
>> IT IS HOT, LIKE, THIS IS HOW
HE COOKED THE SALT FRESH FOR US.
>> SO THAT’S SO SUCH
HOSPITALITY.
>> IT’S DELICIOUS. YES.
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>> YES.