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Paz Pub & Grill | Our Story

How Paz Pub came to be

Paz Pub & Grill is Big Rapids' one-of-a-kind Filipino pub — homemade adobo, cold beer, and a seat that feels like it was saved for you.
Don't judge it by the outside

Don't judge it by the outside

The Maple Street exterior is modest — a retro brick storefront with a neon OPEN sign. Step inside and a warm, lively space stops first-timers in their tracks.
Meet Paz

Meet Paz

Paz is the owner, the cook, and the first face you'll see when you walk in. Her hospitality isn't a policy — it shows in every plate that leaves her kitchen.
Food rooted in heritage

Food rooted in heritage

Pork adobo braised low and slow, chicken pancit, fried rice that tastes like home — Filipino classics made from real recipes, in generous portions, in a town where you'd never expect them.
A gathering place for everyone

A gathering place for everyone

Pool table, dartboards, karaoke nights, TVs on game day — Paz Pub is as much neighborhood hangout as restaurant. Ferris State students and Big Rapids lifers sit side by side and it always feels right.