With warm temperatures and sunshine rolling in, one drink is on the minds of many, lemonade, the most refreshing of summer drinks. Many places around Grand Rapids have delicious lemonade on their menu and with all of the choices out there, I started wondering which is the best. Several lemonades in close proximity to the school were tested and rated. Click on the restaurant names to access a map where you can read a review of each lemonade.
Starbucks, a popular beverage and snack restaurant. Starbucks is known for their high end coffee and refreshers. Starbucks journey started in 1971 along the cobblestone streets of Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market.
Panera Bread, a familiar restaurant to most people. A fun fact about Panera is that it began in 1987 as the St. Louis Bread Company before eventually becoming Panera Bread.
Hancock, a fairly new restaurant with extremely flavorful chicken sandwiches along with their house-made lemonade. Hancock’s motto is “Serving up Nashville hot chicken and honest to goodness made from scratch picnic sides, all out of a cool remodeled historic space.”
Wendy’s , the restaurant started back in 1969 by Dave Thomas, named after his daughter, Melinda, who’s nickname was Wendy. Wendy’s is now known for their square burgers and all natural lemonade.
Arby’s, a mainstream restaurant known for its unique menu items, their signature condiments but also for their market fresh lemonade. Arby’s was founded in 1964 and it’s the second largest sandwich restaurant brand in the world with more than 3,500 restaurants in nine countries.
Sonic, a popular fast food restaurant known for its freshly made meals as well as their car hop service. Sonic’s cherry limeade drink is the best selling menu item of all time, as well as their lemonade.
Chick-Fil-A, a well known restaurant with quality chicken and waffle fries, but some people don’t know that Chick-Fil-A also has delicious lemonades. Surprisingly Chick-Fil-A’s mascot is a cow, motivating customers to eat more chicken.
The Toasted Pickle, a restaurant downtown Rockford as well in Grand Haven. The Toasted Pickle is known for its lemonade as well as their appetizing food served with a pickle.
