Why Soul Food Sundays at Lakeview Grill Is Becoming Flint’s Favorite Weekly Tradition

Every Sunday at 1PM, something special happens at 2713 Layton Blvd in Flint. Families pull up, regulars claim their usual tables, and the kitchen fires up a spread of home-cooked soul food that’s been drawing bigger crowds every single week. Soul Food Sundays at Lakeview Grill isn’t just a meal, it’s becoming a tradition.

It started simply enough, a weekly brunch event with a $20 combination meal and limited seating. But word spread fast. The food quality, the welcoming atmosphere, and the sheer comfort of a Sunday plate done right turned first-timers into regulars almost overnight. Now reservations fill up before the week even starts, and the waitlist is real.

Soul Food Sundays feels like eating at your grandmother’s house, except the whole neighborhood showed up and the drinks are really, really good

Jamie Ross

The $20 Sunday Brunch Combination Meal is the anchor of the event, but it’s the full experience around it that keeps people coming back. The Rob’s G Bar side stays open alongside the kitchen, so after your plate of candied yams and greens you can settle in with a cocktail and let the afternoon stretch out naturally.

What makes it worth showing up every week

What separates Soul Food Sundays from a regular brunch is the intentionality behind it. The kitchen isn’t cutting corners — the greens are seasoned, the mac and cheese is real, and the sweet potato pie is made to order. Lakeview Grill has built something that feels personal, communal, and distinctly Flint. That’s not something you find everywhere.