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Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
8 restaurants with a Colon address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Colon, MI on TownAnswer is Dawn's Cafe, with a score of 69 out of 100 (4.7 stars from 617 Google reviews). Next are Magic Capital Grille (66) and Curly's (65). We scored 8 restaurants with a Colon address. If review count matters most, Curly's has the most Google reviews (737).
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 8 restaurants with a Colon mailing address. 7 list a website, 5 have claimed their Google listing and 1 take online bookings.
1 belong to a business with three or more Michigan locations in our data. The other 7 have one or two.
Every business is scored by the same rules. A business cannot pay for a higher place.
The most-reviewed restaurant in Colon is Curly's with 737 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.3 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
Opens before 7 AMWeekend hours617 reviews
Dawn's Cafe lists its address as 105 W State St, Colon, MI 49040. It sits about 0.4 miles southwest of central Colon. Its Google category is "Diner", with Breakfast restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.69. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
Weekend hoursBooks onlineClaimed on Google221 reviews
Magic Capital Grille is at 218 E State St, Colon, MI 49040. That is 0.4 miles southwest of the Colon city center. Its Google category is "Diner", with Cafe as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.3 stars count as 4.31.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google737 reviews
Curly's is at 108 E State St, Colon, MI 49040. That is 0.4 miles southwest of the Colon city center. Its Google category is "Traditional American restaurant", with Bar, Bar & grill as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.3 stars count as 4.30.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google404 reviews
River Lake Inn Restaurant Gardens - Trails lists its address as 767 Ralston Rd, Colon, MI 49040. That is 2.9 miles northeast of the Colon city center. Its Google category is "American restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 4.3 stars count as 4.30.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hours260 reviews
Five Star Pizza is at 112 E State St, Colon, MI 49040. It sits about 0.4 miles southwest of central Colon. Its Google category is "Pizza restaurant", with Italian restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.4 stars count as 4.40. Five Star Pizza has 4 locations in our Michigan data. Each location is scored on its own reviews. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
Claimed on Google121 reviews
Farrand Hall is at 58522 Farrand Rd, Colon, MI 49040. It sits about 1.5 miles southwest of central Colon. Its Google category is "Event venue", with Bakery, Fine dining restaurant as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.58.
Claimed on Google
Nibbles lists its address as 59270 S Burr Oak Rd, Colon, MI 49040. It sits about 1.8 miles south of central Colon. Google files it under "Ice cream shop" and also American restaurant. After we adjust for review count, its 4.3 stars count as 4.33.
★ 3.9 29 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hours
Papa Mancino's is at 110 E State St, Colon, MI 49040. That is 0.4 miles southwest of the Colon city center. Google files it under "Pizza restaurant". Its 3.9 stars rest on 29 reviews, which our method reads as 4.07 after the review-count adjustment. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn's Cafe | 69 | B- | 4.7 | 617 | 105 W State St |
| 2 | Magic Capital Grille | 66 | B- | 4.3 | 221 | 218 E State St |
| 3 | Curly's | 65 | B- | 4.3 | 737 | 108 E State St |
| 4 | River Lake Inn Restaurant Gardens - Trails | 64 | C+ | 4.3 | 404 | 767 Ralston Rd |
| 5 | Five Star Pizza | 62 | C+ | 4.4 | 260 | 112 E State St |
| 6 | Farrand Hall | 55 | C | 4.6 | 121 | 58522 Farrand Rd |
| 7 | Nibbles | 50 | C | 4.3 | 31 | 59270 S Burr Oak Rd |
| 8 | Papa Mancino's | 41 | C- | 3.9 | 29 | 110 E State St |
Colon has 1,570 residents on 1.4 square miles of land, about 1,143 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $58,542 and the median age is 39.0. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 8 restaurants with a Colon mailing address: 51.0 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
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| City | Distance | Restaurants | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendon | 7.6 mi northwest | 6 | 71 |
| Burr Oak | 8.0 mi south | 2 | 66 |
| Bronson | 9.1 mi southeast | 9 | 69 |
| Centreville | 11.0 mi west | 2 | 68 |
| Union City | 11.6 mi northeast | 6 | 67 |
| Sturgis | 12.5 mi southwest | 40 | 71 |
| Vicksburg | 15.8 mi northwest | 4 | 70 |
| Burlington | 15.8 mi northeast | 1 | 39 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 8 restaurants with a Colon mailing address. 8 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Dawn's Cafe has the highest TownAnswer score in Colon: 69 out of 100, from 4.7 stars and 617 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: Mendon (7.6 miles), Burr Oak (8.0 miles), Bronson (9.1 miles), Centreville (11.0 miles).
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Colon is in St. Joseph County. See every restaurant in the county on the St. Joseph 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.
