Our Story
The Cabin Lodge Grill is unique for its history and views, but hold on to your hat. The food is just as big a draw. Everything from the Cabin Lodge Coleslaw to the Crabby Cheese Fries is made right here at The Grill. The Chicken & Waffle Cone might seem a little familiar to Lakeside Creamery regulars. That’s right, the cones are freshly made right next door. And no corners cut here ( just potatoes), because our French fries are sliced to order and guaranteed the freshest. Make it a meal glorious Chicken Tenders… handmade and never frozen.
The unique recipes found at the Cabin Lodge Grill are the work of local, Chris Noble. Born and raised in Garrett County, Chris has more than a decade of restaurant experience in the Deep Creek Lake area. He’s proud to bring fresh, new “ideas” to the area and is on a quest to introduce ever-broadening tastes to the Cabin Lodge Grill menu. It’s Chris’s goal, for the future, to incorporate more and more local ingredients like cheeses, meats, and vegetables into his recipes.
History In The Making
A Sign of the times.
The idea of reviving the spirit of the old Cabin Lodge, which sat almost in our exact location, was inspired partly by the great photographic history of it and its Deep Creek Lake resort significance. The vintage photos just ooze with homespun hospitality and images of a world of simple good eats and friendly faces. It opened sometime in the 1930s and was a regular stop for visitors and locals alike. Together, the love affair with the automobile, and the dawning of the recreation era were making roadside food establishments essential. Scenic drives were way too long, now, to run home for lunch!
In its day, Cabin Lodge was what we referred to as a “greasy spoon”! Although it originated in Paris ( in the early 1900s ), it’s a well-worn American term that refers, affectionately, to a menu of predominately fried, short-order comfort food. Standards that, to this day, we just can’t live without. That said, there’s a certain look to these “joints” and the signage is distinctive, so we wanted to create a contemporary version using local craftspeople, with the intention of it being kind of a future antique… that might confuse folks as to when it was made. All 500lbs of it! And there you have it. We wanted to go a little further to bring a beloved landmark back to life for another generation or two.
