From Flint, went to U of M, and can show you how to throw down a serious recipe and make you laugh in about 30 seconds. Let's talk about The Golden Balance.
Totally biased and they get my vote based on the grits and waffles alone. The name of the pancakes speaks for itself. Your best bet for brunch in Lansing just might be People's Kitchen.
Beer, Pizza, Pizookie, Ribs, nice spacious atmosphere on the inside, and patio complete with several large screens on the outside. We could have just stopped at that pizza cookie thing.