Iowa City Restaurant Guide
Iowa City Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our Iowa City restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the Iowa City just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in Iowa City, you've come to the right place.
Our Iowa City restaurant reviews guide can help you make sense of the thousands of options out there. Happy eating!
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Food might be good, but the service makes going there not worth while. We have been going there every week on Wednesdays for karaoke and received excellent service during the summer but now there is a different staff and they don't seem to care about us at all as regulars. The waitress, was horribl...
Visited Graze with Friends from Cedar Rapids, Iowa about 35 miles north of Iowa City. The experience was fine up to the end. We had babysitters that night, so after spending $100.00 dollars with tip we were visiting and finishing drinks. The owner/manager (not sure) approached us and asked if we nee...
After hearing about this place for a few years, I finally tried it. I went with my wife and another couple and we all came away with the same impression...wayyyyy over-rated. Food was marginal at best and the service was bad (they weren't busy, so that can't be an excuse). I would never give it a...
I arranged for my local mom's group to attend the wine tasting last night at Devotay and I was beyond disappointed. One of the women could not drink and called earlier to ask if she could just order off the menu. The staff member told her she could, but made her feel so uncomfortable about it she ...
I've been to Givanni's multiple time every other week for several months, the food has always been halfway decent but the other night I was extremely dissatisfied by the quality of service we were given. We were seated next to 4 drunks (very, very drunk), 2 old guys and 2 college girls, they proce...
Taco Bell is a fast food chain;
We just had lunch at this establishment. The waitress messed up our 3 individual bills with another tables, then proceeded to give us the wrong change. They decided to count the till and came up with two different totals. Finally the OWNER came out and started arguing with us, insinuating that we we...
Take out was terrible! No flavor in the chicken dish & no chicken all vegetables. Other chineese restaurants in Iowa city are MUCH better!!!! Would not eat there again. Horrible place to dine for food!
We chose his restaurant during our romantic get away. The prices were extensive with extremely small portions. My husband, who is NOT a big eater, left feeling hungry. I had a double house salad that proved to be the same size as his side salad, just served in a larger bowl. One glass of wine, t...
I don't know what the excitement about this place is all about. Maybe all the chefs went out of town the Wednesday night I was there. Maybe they were resting on their laurels so much they forgot about the fundamentals! The rice in the $19 paella was COLD. It was both over and undercooked, mushy bu...
(10/02/2009)
Mekong serves by far the best Vietnamese and Thai food in Iowa City - Coralville and (Cedar Rapid for that matter). This family owned restaurant has been the best kept secret in town. The Mekong egg rolls are to die for, their soups (Vietnamese and Thai) are best I had. Try their Spicy Ginger or ...
(06/13/2011)
After eating at Pagliai's I do not understand what all of the raves were about. I thought the pizza was like eating tomato paste on cardboard. The price for the flat board pie was far too much. We will not return.
(07/13/2004)
What a wonderful, eclectic place. They are very active in the community, buying all they can from local farmers and using it to make unque, delicious food. Not pretentious, not snobby, just interesting cuisine prepared and served well.