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Free Soil, Mason County, Michigan
2 restaurants with a Free Soil address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Free Soil, MI on TownAnswer is Docs, with a score of 68 out of 100 (4.5 stars from 622 Google reviews). Next are The Hof Bar & Grill (58). We scored 2 restaurants with a Free Soil 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 2 restaurants with a Free Soil mailing address. 1 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 Free Soil is Docs with 622 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.5 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
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google622 reviews
Docs lists its address as 9121 US-31, Free Soil, MI 49411. That is 3.6 miles west of the Free Soil city center. Its Google category is "American restaurant", with Bar as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.5 stars count as 4.50.
★ 4.3 280 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google280 reviews
The Hof Bar & Grill is at 3220 E Free Soil Rd, Free Soil, MI 49411. It sits about 0.5 miles east of central Free Soil. Google files it under "Bar & grill". Its 4.3 stars rest on 280 reviews, which our method reads as 4.31 after the review-count adjustment.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Docs | 68 | B- | 4.5 | 622 | 9121 US-31 |
| 2 | The Hof Bar & Grill | 58 | C | 4.3 | 280 | 3220 E Free Soil Rd |
Free Soil has 112 residents on 1.0 square miles of land, about 108 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $58,750 and the median age is 55.0. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 2 restaurants with a Free Soil mailing address: 178.6 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
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Chains are scored by the same rules as independent restaurants. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
| City | Distance | Restaurants | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain | 4.3 mi south | 1 | 61 |
| Custer | 10.8 mi south | 1 | 67 |
| Manistee | 11.2 mi northwest | 43 | 74 |
| Scottville | 11.3 mi south | 4 | 67 |
| Branch Township | 12.4 mi southeast | 3 | 62 |
| Manistee Township | 12.5 mi north | 1 | 32 |
| Walhalla | 12.8 mi southeast | 1 | 52 |
| Irons | 14.3 mi east | 5 | 66 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 2 restaurants with a Free Soil mailing address. 2 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Docs has the highest TownAnswer score in Free Soil: 68 out of 100, from 4.5 stars and 622 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: Fountain (4.3 miles), Custer (10.8 miles), Manistee (11.2 miles), Scottville (11.3 miles).
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Free Soil is in Mason County. See every restaurant in the county on the Mason 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.
