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Big Bay, Marquette County, Michigan
3 restaurants with a Big Bay address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Big Bay, MI on TownAnswer is Thunder Bay Inn, with a score of 67 out of 100 (4.6 stars from 462 Google reviews). Next are The Lumberjack Tavern (63) and Cash's Corner Café (42). We scored 3 restaurants with a Big Bay address.
This page has fewer than three scored businesses, so we keep it out of search results until it has more. The nearest city pages are listed below.
Our October 2026 pull of Google Maps found 3 restaurants with a Big Bay mailing address. 2 list a website, 2 have claimed their Google listing and 0 take online bookings.
None belongs to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data.
Every business is scored by the same rules. A business cannot pay for a higher place.
The most-reviewed restaurant in Big Bay is Thunder Bay Inn with 462 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.6 stars.
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The 100-point TownAnswer score. Every restaurant here is checked on the same 5 parts: reputation (26 points), review volume (18), focus (14), profile (22) and verified owner (20). Nobody pays to rank. How we rank
Claimed on Google462 reviews
Thunder Bay Inn is at 400 Bensinger St, Big Bay, MI 49808. That is 0.8 miles west of the Big Bay city center. Google files it under "Restaurant" and also Event venue, Inn, Resort hotel. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.59.
Claimed on Google257 reviews
The Lumberjack Tavern lists its address as 202 Bensinger St, Big Bay, MI 49808. It sits about 1.0 miles west of central Big Bay. Its Google category is "Bar & grill", with Indoor lodging, Restaurant as extra categories. Its 4.5 stars rest on 257 reviews, which our method reads as 4.49 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 5.0 3 Google reviews
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Cash's Corner Café lists its address as 9111 Co Rd 550, Big Bay, MI 49808. It sits about 1.0 miles west of central Big Bay. Google files it under "Family restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 5.0 stars count as 4.50. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay Inn | 67 | B- | 4.6 | 462 | 400 Bensinger St |
| 2 | The Lumberjack Tavern | 63 | C+ | 4.5 | 257 | 202 Bensinger St |
| 3 | Cash's Corner Café | 42 | C- | 5.0 | 3 | 9111 Co Rd 550 |
Big Bay has 306 residents on 3.9 square miles of land, about 79 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $51,953 and the median age is 59.5. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 3 restaurants with a Big Bay mailing address: 98.0 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
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Kitchen hours and bar hours often differ. Check the kitchen hours if you plan a late dinner.
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Our October 2026 data lists 3 restaurants with a Big Bay mailing address. 3 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Thunder Bay Inn has the highest TownAnswer score in Big Bay: 67 out of 100, from 4.6 stars and 462 Google reviews. Scores change when listings change.
Reputation (26 points) is the Google rating adjusted for how many reviews it rests on. Review volume adds up to 18, how closely the business matches the trade up to 14, profile facts such as website, phone, hours, photos and a claimed listing up to 22, and a profile the owner verified with TownAnswer adds 20.
No. Every business is scored by the same rules, and no payment changes a score or a place on a list.
Nearby city pages: Champion (14.1 miles), Negaunee (22.8 miles), Marquette (23.6 miles), Ishpeming (24.0 miles).
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Big Bay is in Marquette County. See every restaurant in the county on the Marquette County page.
We refresh the data from Google Maps and change the date on the page only when the data changes. This version uses data read in October 2026.
TownAnswer ranks local businesses by one published method. Businesses cannot pay to change their rank. Ratings and review counts come from Google Maps, read in October 2026. Details change, so confirm hours, prices and licences with each business. How we rank.
