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Irons, Lake County, Michigan
5 restaurants with a Irons address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Irons, MI on TownAnswer is Best Bear Resort, with a score of 66 out of 100 (4.8 stars from 603 Google reviews). Next are NA-TAH-KA (60) and Oak Grove Tavern (59). We scored 5 restaurants with a Irons address. If review count matters most, NA-TAH-KA has the most Google reviews (636).
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 Irons 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 Irons is NA-TAH-KA with 636 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
Claimed on Google603 reviews
Best Bear Resort is at 10642 N Merriville Rd, Irons, MI 49644. That is 5.4 miles east of the Irons city center. Its Google category is "Resort hotel", with ATV rental service, Bar & grill, Event venue as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.8 stars count as 4.79.
★ 4.3 636 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google636 reviews
NA-TAH-KA is at 5796 N Bass Lake Rd, Irons, MI 49644. It sits about 3.8 miles southwest of central Irons. Its Google category is "Restaurant", with Gastropub, Bar as extra categories. Its 4.3 stars rest on 636 reviews, which our method reads as 4.30 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.3 380 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google380 reviews
Oak Grove Tavern lists its address as 5482 W 10 1/2 Mile Rd, Irons, MI 49644. It sits about 2.1 miles north of central Irons. Its Google category is "Restaurant", with Bar as extra categories. Its 4.3 stars rest on 380 reviews, which our method reads as 4.30 after the review-count adjustment.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google
J’s Elk Tavern is at 6016 W 10 1/2 Mile Rd, Irons, MI 49644. It sits about 2.0 miles north of central Irons. Its Google category is "Bar & grill". After we adjust for review count, its 4.3 stars count as 4.32.
★ 4.3 130 Google reviews
Weekend hours130 reviews
Blossom's Restaurant lists its address as 5143 N Bass Lake Rd, Irons, MI 49644. That is 4.3 miles southwest of the Irons city center. Its Google category is "Vegetarian restaurant". Its 4.3 stars rest on 130 reviews, which our method reads as 4.31 after the review-count adjustment. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Bear Resort | 66 | B- | 4.8 | 603 | 10642 N Merriville Rd |
| 2 | NA-TAH-KA | 60 | C+ | 4.3 | 636 | 5796 N Bass Lake Rd |
| 3 | Oak Grove Tavern | 59 | C | 4.3 | 380 | 5482 W 10 1/2 Mile Rd |
| 4 | J’s Elk Tavern | 59 | C | 4.3 | 68 | 6016 W 10 1/2 Mile Rd |
| 5 | Blossom's Restaurant | 53 | C | 4.3 | 130 | 5143 N Bass Lake Rd |
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Our October 2026 data lists 5 restaurants with a Irons mailing address. 5 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Best Bear Resort has the highest TownAnswer score in Irons: 66 out of 100, from 4.8 stars and 603 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: Wellston (8.0 miles), Luther (12.9 miles), Fountain (13.5 miles), Walhalla (14.0 miles).
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Irons is in Lake County. See every restaurant in the county on the Lake 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.
