10235 W Front Street

Here's your chance to own and operate the only two full-service restaurants, Joe's Friendly Tavern and the Empire Village Inn, located in the beautiful beach town of Empire, Michigan. Both establishments have a long history, with loyal customers made up of year-round and seasonal residents and summer visitors, and produce strong, consistent revenues and cash flow. The Friendly Tavern has 100 indoor seats and an additional 90 seats on a newly constructed patio. The Village Inn has 90 seats inside with additional room outside. All business assets, Class C & SDM liquor licenses, and real estate are included in the sale. The Leelanau County location in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore attracts well over a million visitors each year and there is opportunity to further enhance the businesses to meet the demand of the growing visitor numbers.