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Sand Lake, Kent County, Michigan
4 restaurants with a Sand Lake address, scored out of 100. Updated October 2026.
As of October 2026, the highest-scoring restaurant in Sand Lake, MI on TownAnswer is Lakeside Inn, with a score of 70 out of 100 (4.6 stars from 1,016 Google reviews). Next are Shorty's Pizza and Ice Cream (68) and Bernita Mae Cafe (64). We scored 4 restaurants with a Sand Lake address. For the highest star rating with 25 or more reviews, see Fraternal Order of Eagles (4.7 stars).
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 4 restaurants with a Sand Lake mailing address. 4 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 Sand Lake is Lakeside Inn with 1,016 Google reviews. The median rating among scored listings is 4.6 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
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google1,016 reviews
Lakeside Inn is at 23 W Lake St, Sand Lake, MI 49343. It sits about 0.5 miles northeast of central Sand Lake. Its Google category is "Family restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.60.
Opens before 7 AMOpen after 8 PMWeekend hoursClaimed on Google227 reviews
You will find Shorty's Pizza and Ice Cream at 12024 Cypress Ave, Sand Lake, MI 49343. It sits about 6.0 miles northwest of central Sand Lake. Its Google category is "Pizza Takeout", with Ice cream shop as extra categories. After we adjust for review count, its 4.6 stars count as 4.59.
Opens before 7 AMWeekend hours334 reviews
Bernita Mae Cafe is at 10 Northland Dr, Sand Lake, MI 49343. It sits about 0.6 miles northeast of central Sand Lake. Google files it under "American restaurant". Its 4.5 stars rest on 334 reviews, which our method reads as 4.50 after the review-count adjustment. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
Open after 8 PMWeekend hours
Fraternal Order of Eagles lists its address as 32 E Lake St, Sand Lake, MI 49343. That is 0.4 miles northeast of the Sand Lake city center. Google files it under "American restaurant". After we adjust for review count, its 4.7 stars count as 4.66. The owner has not claimed the Google listing.
| # | Business | Score | Grade | Rating | Reviews | Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeside Inn | 70 | B | 4.6 | 1,016 | 23 W Lake St |
| 2 | Shorty's Pizza and Ice Cream | 68 | B- | 4.6 | 227 | 12024 Cypress Ave |
| 3 | Bernita Mae Cafe | 64 | C+ | 4.5 | 334 | 10 Northland Dr |
| 4 | Fraternal Order of Eagles | 63 | C+ | 4.7 | 89 | 32 E Lake St |
Sand Lake has 484 residents on 0.7 square miles of land, about 683 people per square mile (ACS 2024 5-year estimates, Census Gazetteer).
The median household income is $34,286 and the median age is 49.5. These figures describe the town. They do not show who visits any business on this page.
Our October 2026 data has 4 restaurants with a Sand Lake mailing address: 82.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierson | 2.5 mi northeast | 3 | 69 |
| Cedar Springs | 5.0 mi south | 20 | 73 |
| Howard City | 7.8 mi north | 12 | 73 |
| Trufant | 9.1 mi east | 3 | 68 |
| Gowen | 10.4 mi east | 4 | 70 |
| Rockford | 10.6 mi south | 21 | 76 |
| Kent City | 12.4 mi west | 5 | 65 |
| Sparta | 13.1 mi southwest | 13 | 76 |
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Our October 2026 data lists 4 restaurants with a Sand Lake mailing address. 4 have a Google rating and are scored. A business can be missing, so treat the count as a floor.
Lakeside Inn has the highest TownAnswer score in Sand Lake: 70 out of 100, from 4.6 stars and 1,016 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: Pierson (2.5 miles), Cedar Springs (5.0 miles), Howard City (7.8 miles), Trufant (9.1 miles).
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Sand Lake is in Kent County. See every restaurant in the county on the Kent 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.
