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Merrill, Saginaw County, Michigan
3 restaurants with a Merrill address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Merrill, MI on TownAnswer is Popp's Place, with a score of 67 out of 100 (4.6 stars from 191 Google reviews). Next are Woody's Place (62) and Tony's Little Bambino's (57). We scored 3 restaurants with a Merrill address. If review count matters most, Tony's Little Bambino's has the most Google reviews (603).
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 3 restaurants with a Merrill 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 Merrill is Tony's Little Bambino's with 603 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 Google191 reviews
You will find Popp's Place at 125 N Midland St, Merrill, MI 48637. Google files it under "Restaurant". Its 4.6 stars rest on 191 reviews, which our method reads as 4.59 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.5 359 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google359 reviews
Woody's Place lists its address as 124 N Midland St, Merrill, MI 48637. Its Google category is "Bar & grill". Its 4.5 stars rest on 359 reviews, which our method reads as 4.50 after the review-count adjustment.
★ 4.3 603 Google reviews
Open after 8 PMWeekend hours603 reviews
Tony's Little Bambino's is at 120 W Saginaw St, Merrill, MI 48637. Google files it under "American restaurant" and also Breakfast restaurant, Italian restaurant, Pizza restaurant. Its 4.3 stars rest on 603 reviews, which our method reads as 4.30 after the review-count adjustment. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Popp's Place | 67 | B- | 4.6 | 191 | 125 N Midland St |
| 2 | Woody's Place | 62 | C+ | 4.5 | 359 | 124 N Midland St |
| 3 | Tony's Little Bambino's | 57 | C | 4.3 | 603 | 120 W Saginaw St |
Merrill has 798 residents on 0.7 square miles of land, about 1,148 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $47,500 and the median age is 37.0. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 3 restaurants with a Merrill mailing address: 37.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock | 4.8 mi east | 11 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 7.1 mi west | 3 | 65 |
| Freeland | 13.3 mi northeast | 7 | 68 |
| St Charles | 13.5 mi southeast | 6 | 68 |
| St. Louis | 13.9 mi west | 11 | 70 |
| Ithaca | 15.4 mi southwest | 2 | 72 |
| Midland | 15.8 mi north | 55 | 78 |
| Alma | 16.2 mi west | 1 | 67 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 3 restaurants with a Merrill mailing address. 3 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Popp's Place has the highest TownAnswer score in Merrill: 67 out of 100, from 4.6 stars and 191 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: Hemlock (4.8 miles), Breckenridge (7.1 miles), Freeland (13.3 miles), St Charles (13.5 miles).
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Merrill is in Saginaw County. See every restaurant in the county on the Saginaw 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.
