Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids

BonnieJ2 · 10-29-2009, 11:27 AM

...next weekend. I have tickets to the Iowa- Northwestern game and assume that the restaurants in Iowa City will be jammed - it's family weekend.
Looking for something nice but not too white tablecloth-ish. I thought I remembered someone saying something about a microbrewery. I'm open to other suggestions though.

Wiltz · 10-29-2009, 01:43 PM

What kind of food Bonnie? I grew up in Cedar Rapids.

Wiltz · 10-29-2009, 01:50 PM

If you don't mind a little drive check out the Amana Colonies. The Ox Yoke inn. Good family style German food.

Decent Food and some good history The Irish Democrat, Gringo's (mexican), the Starlite is kind of a dump but, has great Hamburger's.

Wiltz · 10-29-2009, 01:58 PM

For a good steak and seafood a little upscale is Winifred's. The Greek Place is good but, a little pricey. Good Pizza check out Leonardo's(great atmosphere) or truely the best pizza Zoey's in Marion. Vino's is a little hole in the wall Italian place that is great as well.

BonnieJ2 · 10-29-2009, 02:06 PM

Thanks. Not crazy about Amana kind of food, but some of those others sound good. Good food, good weather and a win for the Hawks...we'll all be happy.

Wiltz · 10-29-2009, 02:09 PM

If you can manage to get in Iowa River Power is one of my all time favorite places to eat in Iowa City/Coralville.

Wiltz · 10-29-2009, 02:11 PM

or bonnie you can always check out the Czech Village in Cedar Rapids(it's a couple of blocks and it has a few places to eat some czech bakeries and shops). I don't know what has re-opened after the flood.

BonnieJ2 · 10-29-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiltz

or bonnie you can always check out the Czech Village in Cedar Rapids(it's a couple of blocks and it has a few places to eat some czech bakeries and shops). I don't know what has re-opened after the flood.

That sounds interesting too. Now that Ethan is in Iowa City, we'll have a chance to check it all out.

ideamark · 10-29-2009, 09:55 PM

I was going to suggest the Amanas...

I can't vouch for it myself, but some say that the Lincoln Cafe in Mt Vernon (straight north of IC on Rt 1) is the best restaurant in Iowa. From the menus I've seen online, it is rather cutting-edge cuisine that uses local produce in imaginative preparations. I bet Mt Vernon and the Cornell campus is beautiful this time of year...

Mark

PS Perhaps our resident CR resident, Jim Brown, will weigh in...

Wiltz · 10-29-2009, 10:08 PM

You don't trust me Mark? :P

I thought Jim might join our discussion as well

10-29-2009, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
BonnieJ2 World Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,932	Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids ...next weekend. I have tickets to the Iowa- Northwestern game and assume that the restaurants in Iowa City will be jammed - it's family weekend. Looking for something nice but not too white tablecloth-ish. I thought I remembered someone saying something about a microbrewery. I'm open to other suggestions though. __________________ "All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind." -- Abraham Lincoln

10-29-2009, 01:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wiltz Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,942	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids What kind of food Bonnie? I grew up in Cedar Rapids. __________________ "He quits, not because he wants to, but because he has to. He has no choice. " -Tom Brands 01/20/08

10-29-2009, 01:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wiltz Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,942	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids If you don't mind a little drive check out the Amana Colonies. The Ox Yoke inn. Good family style German food. Decent Food and some good history The Irish Democrat, Gringo's (mexican), the Starlite is kind of a dump but, has great Hamburger's. __________________ "He quits, not because he wants to, but because he has to. He has no choice. " -Tom Brands 01/20/08

10-29-2009, 01:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wiltz Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,942	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids For a good steak and seafood a little upscale is Winifred's. The Greek Place is good but, a little pricey. Good Pizza check out Leonardo's(great atmosphere) or truely the best pizza Zoey's in Marion. Vino's is a little hole in the wall Italian place that is great as well. __________________ "He quits, not because he wants to, but because he has to. He has no choice. " -Tom Brands 01/20/08

10-29-2009, 02:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
BonnieJ2 World Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,932	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids Thanks. Not crazy about Amana kind of food, but some of those others sound good. Good food, good weather and a win for the Hawks...we'll all be happy. __________________ "All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind." -- Abraham Lincoln

10-29-2009, 02:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wiltz Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,942	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids If you can manage to get in Iowa River Power is one of my all time favorite places to eat in Iowa City/Coralville. __________________ "He quits, not because he wants to, but because he has to. He has no choice. " -Tom Brands 01/20/08

10-29-2009, 02:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wiltz Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,942	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids or bonnie you can always check out the Czech Village in Cedar Rapids(it's a couple of blocks and it has a few places to eat some czech bakeries and shops). I don't know what has re-opened after the flood. __________________ "He quits, not because he wants to, but because he has to. He has no choice. " -Tom Brands 01/20/08

10-29-2009, 09:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
ideamark NCAA Champ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati area Posts: 1,643	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids I was going to suggest the Amanas... I can't vouch for it myself, but some say that the Lincoln Cafe in Mt Vernon (straight north of IC on Rt 1) is the best restaurant in Iowa. From the menus I've seen online, it is rather cutting-edge cuisine that uses local produce in imaginative preparations. I bet Mt Vernon and the Cornell campus is beautiful this time of year... Mark PS Perhaps our resident CR resident, Jim Brown, will weigh in... __________________ Peace www.IntermatWrestle.com http://www.examiner.com/x-7334-Colle...tling-Examiner

10-29-2009, 10:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wiltz Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,942	Re: Looking for a good place to eat in Cedar Rapids You don't trust me Mark? :P I thought Jim might join our discussion as well __________________ "He quits, not because he wants to, but because he has to. He has no choice. " -Tom Brands 01/20/08

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