Our Mission

Our mission is to bring healthy food together with recreation in a way that promotes exploration of the surrounding area. That’s a lot of words to say, we love to picnic.

How do we do it?

Go explore our most excellent neighborhood! We’ve outsourced our dining room to the surrounding parks. Check out our maps of every picnic table, bench and grassy knoll in the area, and ya know what? Everyone here is happy to recommend the perfect spot for you to chill - That’s just us doing you a kindness. We put great ideas in your heads, like.. “ I should eat this salad and watch the boats pass.” Then we package the food for the adventure and kick you out the door with a map. We side with the Outside, every time, all seasons. To go, carry out, basically… get out of here!

Our Values

Inclusion

An open door for all food lovers.

Healthy ingredients

Quality healthy food and product options that are carefully selected.

We side with the outside

We pair real food with real adventures to promote happiness. 

Environmental stewardship

We take responsibility for our impact.

Community involvement

We love and care for our community public parks and spaces.

Our Experience

The personality of The Outsider:

  • Bold

  • Respectful

  • Locally engaged

  • Thoughtful

  • Conscious

How we want our guests to feel:

  • Taken care of

  • Inspired

  • Motivated

  • Excited

  • Refreshed

Qualities of our service:

  • Efficient

  • Intentional

  • Reliable

  • Effortless

  • Fast

  • Friendly

Now Hiring!

Counter Attendant

Does interacting with people give you energy? Do you love making people happy and affirming EVERYONE should be treated equally with your actions each day? Do you believe that a small team of skilled people can absolutely reliably service guests with great food, quickly, and with an infectious positivity? Do you wake up ready to tackle the day when good communication is paramount and an attention to cleanliness and best practices is the rule not the exception? 

Great, So do we! Counter Attendants at The Outsider grow positivity in Manistee, reach out if you are interested.

Bartender

Do you love to pour beer? Do get a little giddy when you nail the perfect mixed drink? How about helping launch the newest bar in Downtown Manistee, does that sound like a challenge you'd rock at? We'd love to know you, apply for our Bartending position!

Cook

Does everything need to fit in its right place? Are you a sucker for process and efficiency? Do you believe that a small team of skilled people can absolutely reliably service guests with great food, quickly, and with an infectious positivity? Do you excel when you get to be creative and problem solve with peers? Do you wake up ready to tackle the day when good communication is paramount and an attention to cleanliness and best practices is the rule not the exception? 

Great! So do we, if you’ve also got skills in the kitchen let's talk.

The spirit of The Outsider:

Giving, passionate, generous, responsive, accepting, patient, reliable, thoughtful, local, proud.