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Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
5 restaurants with a Fife Lake address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Fife Lake, MI on TownAnswer is Loon's Nest, with a score of 70 out of 100 (4.8 stars from 460 Google reviews). Next are Fife Lake Inn (63) and The Upper Bar & Grill (60). We scored 4 restaurants with a Fife Lake address and list 1 more with no Google rating yet. If review count matters most, Fife Lake Inn has the most Google reviews (895).
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 5 restaurants with a Fife Lake mailing address. 2 list a website, 4 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 Fife Lake is Fife Lake Inn with 895 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.8 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
Weekend hours460 reviews
Loon's Nest lists its address as 115 E State St, Fife Lake, MI 49633. Its Google category is "Restaurant". Its 4.8 stars rest on 460 reviews, which our method reads as 4.79 after the review-count adjustment. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google895 reviews
Fife Lake Inn is at 203 E State St, Fife Lake, MI 49633. Its Google category is "American restaurant", with Chicken restaurant, Lunch restaurant, Seafood restaurant as extra categories. Its 4.2 stars rest on 895 reviews, which our method reads as 4.20 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.5 181 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google181 reviews
You will find The Upper Bar & Grill at 108 E State St, Fife Lake, MI 49633. Google files it under "Bar & grill". Its 4.5 stars rest on 181 reviews, which our method reads as 4.49 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.8 50 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google
You will find TaffelTown Lodge at 12397 M-66, Fife Lake, MI 49633. It sits about 9.0 miles east of central Fife Lake. Its Google category is "Restaurant". Its 4.8 stars rest on 50 reviews, which our method reads as 4.71 after the review-count adjustment.
These businesses have a Fife Lake address but no Google rating, so they carry no score.
No Google rating yet
Claimed on Google
Morgan's Diner is at 114 W State St, Fife Lake, MI 49633. Google files it under "Restaurant".
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loon's Nest | 70 | B | 4.8 | 460 | 115 E State St |
| 2 | Fife Lake Inn | 63 | C+ | 4.2 | 895 | 203 E State St |
| 3 | The Upper Bar & Grill | 60 | C+ | 4.5 | 181 | 108 E State St |
| 4 | TaffelTown Lodge | 60 | C+ | 4.8 | 50 | 12397 M-66 |
Fife Lake has 343 residents on 0.7 square miles of land, about 472 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $68,472 and the median age is 54.2. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 5 restaurants with a Fife Lake mailing address: 145.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Boardman | 5.1 mi northeast | 1 | 70 |
| Liberty Township | 7.8 mi south | 1 | n/a |
| Kingsley | 8.7 mi west | 6 | 67 |
| Manton | 11.7 mi south | 6 | 65 |
| Kalkaska | 13.4 mi northeast | 5 | 73 |
| Buckley | 16.8 mi west | 4 | 70 |
| Traverse City | 17.6 mi northwest | 125 | 77 |
| Grawn | 17.8 mi west | 3 | 70 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 5 restaurants with a Fife Lake mailing address. 4 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Loon's Nest has the highest TownAnswer score in Fife Lake: 70 out of 100, from 4.8 stars and 460 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: South Boardman (5.1 miles), Liberty Township (7.8 miles), Kingsley (8.7 miles), Manton (11.7 miles).
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Fife Lake is in Grand Traverse County. See every restaurant in the county on the Grand Traverse 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.
