All-American Diner

Have always enjoyed my experience here. Their Gyro Omelet or Skillet is awesome. Staff has always…read morebeen nice. Place is busy on the weekends but worth the wait!

The MUSCATINE family restaurant is a great place to eat great prices, and very friendly serviceread more

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Applebee's Grill + Bar

2.8(29 reviews)

0.3 mi

Our food wasn't very good our waitress was not very attentive she hardly came to the table to ask…read moreus questions

Appetizers are my favorite choices. Great selection of food and drinks. Always clean. Always great…read moreservers.

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Bridgeside Links

4.0(12 reviews)

1.5 mi

After indoor golf, it's a great day to be Irish! The corned beef and cabbage today is spot on! No…read moreIrish beers on tap but Guinness is available by the bottle.

Came here for dinner on Saturday evening following a celebration of life event. Started as a party…read moreof 11 and turned into a group of 25+. Luckily the restaurant is very spacious and they were able to accommodate us all without batting an eye. The restaurant has a number of table/seating options both inside and outside on their patio. Majority are long family style tables with bar seating and high tops. They have a "game room" which has a wall of dart boards, arcade games like golden tee and big buck hunter as well as a few different slot style machines. You can win tickets on the slot machine games to use towards your bill. Even cooler, they have a number of giant golf simulators available to play. We didn't get to use them but what a cool addition and would make for a super fun night out! On Saturday they had a $15.95 prime rib special that came with a baked potato and bacon green beans. I was skeptical given this appears to be more of an American pub and definitely far from a steak house but it was delicious and the price!

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Part of the seating

Muscatine Maid-Rite

4.1(39 reviews)

1.1 mi

This is an amazing little restaurant. We grew up in Iowa and now live in Minnesota. Maid-Rites…read moreremind us of our childhood. We couldn't pass on by! The place is clean and decorated like a 50's diner. Really cute. The food was delicious! My husband had the Maid-Rite and i had the tenderloin sandwich. (Another childhood fav.) Our waitress was really friendly. Don't miss out on this gem!

Most iconic hometown place. We always like going. The food and friendly staff make it enjoyable…read moreexperience!

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Maxwell's at the Merrill

4.2(27 reviews)

2.1 mi

We really enjoyed Maxwell's at the Merrell. Both dinner and breakfast are very good. The chef is…read morewonderful. This is by far hands-down the best restaurant in Muscatine, Iowa. My travel companion had a cold and we were able to ask for a home remedy. They were gracious enough to give it to us. The home remedy is a teaspoon of cayenne pepper and a shot of milk. Ambience is clean high and priced right.

I was extremely disappointed with our recent dinner at Maxwell's on the River. The menu was very…read morelimited, and I almost walked out after seeing it. However, I had promised my husband a nice steak dinner, so we decided to stay. The steak choices were an 8-ounce filet mignon or a 10-ounce sirloin cap served sliced sushi-style. We ordered the $52 sirloin cap, and it was incredibly chewy. Thankfully, it was already sliced, or we might not have been able to cut through it. I told our waitress how tough it was. She apologized, but did nothing to correct the situation--there was no offer to replace the steak or make things right. I ordered the yellowfin tuna appetizer because I used to love Maxwell's previous tuna dish so much that I would order it as my entrée. Unfortunately, this version was disappointing. The tuna was okay but had very little flavor, and the cashew chimichurri sauce was mediocre at best. The Brussels sprouts were overcooked, and the sauce seemed like it was trying too hard without adding much to the dish. Dessert was crème brûlée, but it tasted like plain vanilla custard with very little flavor, topped with overly caramelized sugar and berries. I truly wish I had trusted my instincts and walked out. For what we paid, the meal was nowhere near the quality we expected. Honestly, the two-for-$25 meal at Applebee's would have cost a quarter of the price and probably would have been far more enjoyable. We will not be returning.

Brussels sprouts Wings - half honey sriracha and ginger scallion Baked goat cheese

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Brussels sprouts Wings - half honey sriracha and ginger scallion Baked goat cheese

HyVee Mainstreet Grill

4.4(8 reviews)

1.6 mi

I have always said Hyvee main street has the best tenderloins in Muscatine until today. I ordered 3…read moreand we were unable to eat them. So dissapointed !! I called to see what the change was and was told it was the breading. This would not be changed back to the original until the first of the year. No I'm sorry or any attempt to make it right. What a waste of money!!!!

A nice place to grab lunch without the hassle of going to the other side of town. The bbq…read moreprovolone burger was huge and cooked fresh but could have used more bbq sauce. There were several options for fries. Wish they would offer a ham sandwich option. I hear the breakfast is really good too I'll have to try that next time.

Port City Underground

4.1(46 reviews)

2.1 mi

We stopped here with a small group after our baseball games finished before heading home to the QC…read more Can't say enough about the staff and atmosphere! They were so patient, fun, and kind even though our kids were still running on adrenaline from their games. They chatted and told stories, and the kids just ate it up!! The chicken Alfredo was a huge hit, the pizzas were excellent, and the beers were cold! Will definitely be back next time we're in town!!

Super cool spot with genuine pub vibes. Being underground was different and the story behind the…read moremoney in the walls was hilarious. The service was astounding and were appalled to find out it was the owners mother who was nice being belief. The sandwich special was super affordable and the pizza was delicious and had a great tavern taste and feel to it. You can't go wrong going underground.

Cheesebread

Our White Lasagna has shrimp and chicken!! Soooooo good

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Add a side salad!!

Wahlburgers @ Hy-Vee

3.3(4 reviews)

0.3 mi

Our burgers were delicious and cooked perfectly. The service was great and the gal at the counter…read morewas friendly and answered all of our questions since it was our first time here. The manager even came out to chat with us to see if everything was ok. We'll definitely be back!

Great staff and service once I figured out that you have to enter from the grocery store side to be…read moreserved, food is amazing!

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Perfectly cooked Our Burger! Yum!

Brasero Cocina & Cantina

4.9(9 reviews)

0.4 mi

A wonderful place to dine with a relaxed and friendly vibe, good service, and tasty and…read morewell-presented dishes. I enjoyed the causubon dinner with steak, chicken and shrimp (it was very filling, as you can imagine) but did not care as much for the fajitas (meat was a little dry). Every table starts with a basket of delicious tortilla chips and salsa, one of the best features about eating here imo....they are addictive and I could not stop munching on them throughout the dinner...

Newly opened in September 2025, this restaurant has quickly become a hotspot. They take…read morereservations and that is highly recommended as we were there on a Thursday evening and we were able to quickly get a group of seven seated at 5 PM, but it was obvious that that could not be as easy later in the evening or over the weekend, peak hours. Plenty of outdoor parking with handicapped accessible spots makes easy access. Full bar/waiting area available if you do have to wait for a table. A Number of large tables available to accommodate larger groups is very telling about the type of business done by this operation. We were lucky enough to get there ahead of our group and get our table situated and ready in advance of their arrival as it became pretty obvious that they are shorthanded for the volume of business that they are currently doing. We found ourselves using the busboy for items such as additional napkins, water, etc. The manager did stop by to check on us and quickly helped to fill in some of the gaps For needed items by our group. The food more than made up for a bit of overwhelmed service staff. It's not that our wait staff was slow by any means, they were just slammed and moving as quickly as possible to accommodate everybody. Full bar available with absolutely fabulous margaritas. Amazing dishes that were high-quality, fresh ingredients, made to order and also delicious that every plate was wiped clean! We had a massive amount of food that included chips, guac, salsa, queso, empanadas, full entrées per person and a couple of folks with margaritas and our bill came out to less than $25 per person before tip!! I honestly think for the quality of food they might be slightly underpriced and per discussion with the manager he recognized that they need more help based on how busy and popular they've become in such a short time. Service hiccups aside, this restaurant should be able to maintain five stars without any issues with just a little bit more manpower. I'm giving the restaurant five stars because everything was so great and they are just working through some growing pains. I would definitely recommend coming here but plan accordingly, Should you hit during peak hours. This restaurant has a full breakfast as well as dinner menu so it would be fun to come back and try some of their earlier in the day options.

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William K.

145

9 years ago

How do you fuck up a gyro? Cmon. Meat was crunchy and dry. Waiter messed up the order and didn't check up often

Zoey P.

5 years ago

Great food and service. You may find a bit a a wait for a table at times but all ways worth it.

Flynn C.

11 years ago

Best breakfast in town and the service is always quick and friendly.

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