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Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan
2 restaurants with a Lawrence address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Lawrence, MI on TownAnswer is Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, with a score of 65 out of 100 (4.5 stars from 820 Google reviews). Next are Freedom Bar & Grill (62). We scored 2 restaurants with a Lawrence 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 Lawrence mailing address. 2 list a website, 0 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 Lawrence is Acapulco Mexican Restaurant with 820 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 hours820 reviews
You will find Acapulco Mexican Restaurant at 510 S Paw Paw St, Lawrence, MI 49064. That is 0.3 miles east of the Lawrence city center. Google files it under "Mexican restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 4.5 stars count as 4.50. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hours285 reviews
You will find Freedom Bar & Grill at 101 W St Joseph St, Lawrence, MI 49064. That is 0.4 miles northeast of the Lawrence city center. Its Google category is "Bar & grill", with Bar, Taco restaurant as extra categories. Its 4.4 stars rest on 285 reviews, which our method reads as 4.40 after the review-count adjustment. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acapulco Mexican Restaurant | 65 | B- | 4.5 | 820 | 510 S Paw Paw St |
| 2 | Freedom Bar & Grill | 62 | C+ | 4.4 | 285 | 101 W St Joseph St |
Lawrence has 942 residents on 1.8 square miles of land, about 529 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $36,058 and the median age is 36.6. 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 Lawrence mailing address: 21.2 per 10,000 residents. A mailing city can differ from the city limits, so treat the ratio as a guide.
Call ahead about allergies. Ask how the kitchen keeps an allergen apart, not only whether a dish contains it.
For a group, ask about a set menu, a private room and the deposit rule.
Kitchen hours and bar hours often differ. Check the kitchen hours if you plan a late dinner.
County health departments inspect restaurants in Michigan. You can ask the county for the latest inspection report.
Chains are scored by the same rules as independent restaurants. Each location is scored on its own reviews.
| City | Distance | Restaurants | Top score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 5.6 mi west | 8 | 68 |
| Bangor | 7.3 mi northwest | 8 | 70 |
| Hamilton | 7.6 mi south | 2 | 73 |
| Paw Paw | 8.5 mi east | 25 | 72 |
| Decatur | 8.5 mi southeast | 5 | 67 |
| Watervliet | 10.5 mi west | 1 | 64 |
| Lawton | 11.3 mi east | 5 | 70 |
| Bloomingdale | 12.7 mi north | 1 | 68 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 2 restaurants with a Lawrence mailing address. 2 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant has the highest TownAnswer score in Lawrence: 65 out of 100, from 4.5 stars and 820 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: Hartford (5.6 miles), Bangor (7.3 miles), Hamilton (7.6 miles), Paw Paw (8.5 miles).
Do they take reservations, and how far ahead? Can the kitchen handle your allergy or diet? Is there parking, and is the room accessible?
Lawrence is in Van Buren County. See every restaurant in the county on the Van Buren 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.
