The Candied Yam

06/03/2026

❤️🖤💚 Bring Juneteenth Home to Your Table ❤️🖤💚

Freedom. Family. History. Community.

Juneteenth has always been a time to gather, reflect, celebrate, and share food that tells a story and this year The Candied Yam wanted to make celebrating easy and meaningful.

Introducing our Juneteenth Heritage Celebration Family Meal ✨

Feeds 4 ONLY $40

Your family meal includes choices:

🍗 Fried Chicken
OR
🔥 Grilled BBQ Chicken Fillets

🫘 Savory Black-Eyed Peas (a tradition representing prosperity & abundance)
OR
Baked Beans

🥬 Collard Greens (symbolizing good fortune & growth)
OR
🍉 Watermelon Salad

PLUS our signature:
🍞 Sweet Potato Cornbread
❤️ Fresh-Brewed Hibiscus Tea or Sweet Tea

Take home cold and simply Heat & Serve ……

OR let us do the work:
🔥 Hot & Ready - add only $5

📅 Available June 18 & 19

⚠️ Limited number of meals available!
Reserve your meal and select your pickup time before they’re gone.

Call or text:
📞 616-551-3509
📞 616-407-0311

🌐 www.thecandiedyamgr.com

Because food is more than a meal .… it’s memories, heritage, and a celebration of how far we’ve come. ❤️🖤💚

The Candied Yam
Delightful Southern Cuisine

06/02/2026

CORPORATE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ❤️🖤💚 Celebrate Juneteenth with Meaning, Culture & Community ❤️🖤💚

Looking for a thoughtful way to honor Juneteenth with your team, staff, or organization?

The Candied Yam created a special Juneteenth Heritage Celebration Corporate Lunch designed around foods that carry history, tradition, and meaning.

Juneteenth represents freedom, resilience, reflection, and community and food has always been a powerful way to gather, share stories, and celebrate.

✨ ONLY $13 per person ✨
(15 person minimum)

Your team can choose:

🍗 Fried Chicken
OR
🔥 Grilled BBQ Chicken Fillets

PLUS:

🫘 Savory Black-Eyed Peas (prosperity & abundance)
OR
Baked Beans

🥬 Collard Greens (good fortune & growth)
OR
🍉 Watermelon Salad (honoring the tradition of red foods during Juneteenth celebrations)

Includes:
🍞 Our signature Sweet Potato Cornbread

❤️ Fresh-Brewed Hibiscus Tea made with real cane sugar
OR
🥤 Sweet Tea

Each dish helps tell the story of celebration, prosperity, and culture.

📅 Available June 18 & 19
⏰ Limited availability. Reserve your preferred pickup or delivery time.

🚗 Delivery available within the general area

Call or text to book:
📞 616-551-3509
📞 616-407-0311

🌐 www.thecandiedyamgr.com

The Candied Yam
Delightful Southern Cuisine

Because food isn’t just something we eat ..… it’s a way we remember, honor, and connect. ❤️🖤💚

05/29/2026

Skip the canned processed food and grab a wholesome hearty lunch made with love @ The Candied Yam! 🥰

05/22/2026

REAL whole food made without preservatives or additives - meet us at The Candied Yam 😇

05/21/2026

One of the things we truly enjoy at The Candied Yam is hosting organizations, leadership teams, nonprofits, boards, and community groups who want more than just a “meeting lunch.” ❤️

For the past 2 years, every two weeks, the wonderful members of the Kentwood Rotary Club gather with us for fellowship, business, and a meal made with care. This week’s custom luncheon included our scratch-made lasagna and fresh Waldorf salad. And, hearing that it was “one of the best lunches” meant the world to our team. 🥰

At The Candied Yam, we love customizing menus to fit your group, your tastes, and your experience.

Whether it’s:
• Business Meetings
• Board Retreats
• Networking Lunches
• Small Team Gatherings
• Community Organizations
• Leadership Trainings

…… we work hard to make it delicious, welcoming, and easy.

From Southern comfort favorites to lighter customized options, our goal is simple:

Real Food. Real Ingredients. Real Care.

If your organization is looking for a warm, locally owned space for your next luncheon or meeting, we would love to serve you.

📍 The Candied Yam on 44th Street or on Division Ave
📞 616-551-3509
📧 [email protected]

Check out The Candied Yam’s video.

05/19/2026

We were honored to see The Candied Yam included in:
“13 Must-Visit Restaurants In Grand Rapids Flying Under The Radar In 2026” ❤️

And coming in at #3 made us smile BIG 😁

Sometimes when you’re busy cooking from scratch, serving the community, encouraging people and businesses, and simply trying to do things the RIGHT way ..… you don’t always realize people are noticing.

But moments like this remind us that they are.

Thank you to every customer, supporter, staff member, friend, and family member who continues to support our journey.

If you haven’t visited us yet ……
maybe it’s time. 👀🥰

Fresh food. Real ingredients. Real care.

https://everafterinthewoods.com/must-visit-restaurants-in-grand-rapids-michigan-flying-under-the-radar-in-2026/?utm_source=mi

A flavorful lineup of smaller local spots worth saving for your next relaxed, satisfying food adventure.

05/15/2026

Stop doing stale breakfast catering, and get your team something savory and delicious from The Candied Yam, Delightful Southern Cuisine. These delicious savory breakfast burritos are made with fresh real eggs, thick cut bacon or sausage, homemade gravy, smothered potatoes, bell peppers, hand grated cheese or can be customized made for our vegetarian friends as well!

05/12/2026

🌿 REAL FOOD. REAL INGREDIENTS. REAL CARE. 🌿

Our team had an amazing time creating this fresh Grazing Salad Bar featuring 20+ toppings, fresh-cut veggies, grilled proteins, cheeses, fruits, seeds, nuts, eggs, and all the goodness your body actually recognizes as food 😌

And yes! We paired it with our scratch-made Strawberry Lemonade because we don’t believe in boring catering over here. 🍓🍋

Thank you to the South Kent Area Chamber of Commerce for allowing The Candied Yam to come play a little! We truly appreciate the opportunity and loved serving your guests.

If you’re looking for catering that feels fresh, beautiful, hearty, and intentional - we got you!

📍 The Candied Yam
📧 [email protected]

05/10/2026

 🌸 Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
It’s Mother’s Day 💕
And we’ve got Sweet Tea for YOU!

Today only at The Candied Yam, Moms can enjoy a FREE Fresh Brewed Sweet Tea or Freshly Made Strawberry Lemonade when they come in! 🍓🍋

Come celebrate with scratch-made southern comfort food, love, laughter, and family. We’re open TODAY until 4 PM!

📍 The Candied Yam
“Delightful Southern Cuisine”