Food was delicious. But I prefer to eat in house, not carry out. They have a beautiful restaurant…read morebut only serve carry out meals.

5 stars! We ordered 6 entrees (Orange Chicken, Sesame Chicken, General Tso Chicken, Chicken Lo…read moreMein, Mongolian Beef, and Szechwan Chicken) and 2 apps (Crab Rangoon and Egg Rolls) for pick up on Sunday evening, which was about 1 hour wait and cost about $110. The food was flavorful and had good spice. We tried a little bit of everything and have plenty of leftovers for another meal. The staff was very friendly. We order every time we're in New Hampton and never disappointed. See you again next time Lucky Bamboo!

I really wanted to love this place but it was a big let down…read more First, we were there on a Friday, just before what is likely a very busy time. We sat at the bar. The servers were there, obviously waiting for customers to start arriving, and they were all congregating at the end of the bar, chatting it up. It was super unprofessional and pretty annoying. We were glad when the food came out quickly so we could just eat and leave. To be honest, I don't recall what my husband ordered. I got the pork tenderloin. The tenderloin was very tough and had zero flavor. Like, I don't think they even put salt in the coating, let alone any other seasonings. This is Iowa, if you can't make anything else at all, you should at least have a decent pork tenderloin. This was our second time trying the place. Both instances were equally underwhelming. I wanted this to be our "go to" place but sadly we won't return.

The food was sub par with being a limited menu during the day. Also pay with cash or you will be…read morepaying more for using card. Burger tasted like it was frozen from box. Fries were amazing

This restaurant has the absolute BEST pork tenderloin sandwich I've ever had anywhere .... and I've…read moretried this item at dozens of different restaurants across Iowa. Their version is the perfect thickness, and deep fried to the magical moment when it's still tender inside and has a great crisp bite every time. And it was $7.95 with a side of homemade hash browns that were also cooked 'just right'. An incredible meal that I plan to make a regular stop on my eating out rotation. This is a family restaurant that has been owned by two sisters for the last 15 years. And they both are terrific cooks, as is the other regular cook there. It's a true value priced small town place and the servings are generous. It's about a dozen miles north of Waverly. They also have daily 'supper specials' (see attached photo) - including broasted chicken on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 4:00 pm til closing. Five deserving stars. Don't miss this gem. Most HIGHLY recommended!

Great people Great food…read moreGreat prices Breakfast or dinner. A+++±+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++!!!!

Fast and friendly staff...pizza was good, the crust was the weak point to me. I like either a…read morethinner crispy crust or a thicker deep dish style...this was somewhere in between. It was still a good pizza though, don't take me wrong. I'd definitely go back.

The worst meal, the Chili Mac was cold. I sent back it was barely warm. There was so much stringy…read morecheese. Totally not edible. Watress brought drinks no straws, then when apps arrived she asked if we wanted them.

We moved to Iowa from Colorado 2 years ago and are still looking for Mexican food. A guy from…read moreMexico doing excavation work at our house recommended El Sol. Stopped for late lunch. (Lunch goes til 3:00). Good menu, friendly service, we'll be back. Posting a bit of the lunch and drink menu to update.

Inconsiderate staff, ugly atmosphere, terrible acoustics, complete disregard for continuous…read moreimprovement - have been a customer for year+ and continue to see the same problems over and over.... BUT, good food.... beware the curse of El Sol

Had a sandwich there 3/17/25. Was very very good! Thick slices of cheese compared to a Subway or…read moreother national chains. Fresh cut meat and a multitude of meats to choose from! Super friendly young lady made my sandwich and was very nice and helpful. Will definitely visit again if I'm in the area!

Great sandwiches, hidden gem. Eat here, it's fresh, locally owned and delicious. I always grab a…read moresandwich when passing through.

Grabbed dinner while in town with my son. The grinder pizza still tastes as good as it did when I…read morewent to Wartburg many, many years ago and our server was great refilling waters and beverages before we could even knew we needed refills. I stop in about 4 times a year when visiting and always appreciate the friendly staff as well.

This is a great, old school pizza place! You can't go wrong with the house special pizza but they…read morehave sandwiches and other items that looked and smelled great.

Extremely friendly owners and an awesome menu, everything local. Highly recommend checking them outread more

Not normally the type to leave a review, but as a former chef and smash burger lover i had to try…read moreout there menu items. Got the classic Cosmic Smash Burger and a large fry. The lines were long which is either a good sign or a bad sign. The chef looked like he mostly knew what he was doing, and he was very courteous when taking my order. Unfortunately his cooks didn't look like they knew what was up. The burger was smashed well, the cosmic sauce was good, not a huge fan of diced raw onions on a burger, (should be thin rings,) but overall the burger was good. Only complaint on the burger itself was the, "brioche bun," which I saw came in grocery packs. That's gotta kill his food cost, and will yield a much lower quality than if he were to get something like Rotella buns. The only real complaint though, the hand cut fries. I could see he had an employee cutting the potatoes shortly before they were fried, huge mistake! Good french fries need to be soaked (pro tip: do 50/50 vinegar and water plus some salt so the fries absorb more moisture,) then par cooked. Either a lower temp deep fry, or covered in oil and oven baked. Once they are par cooked they can be cooled in big tubs, then when the fries are ready to be cooked the cook time will be even more than half the time it took them. The employee he had frying the fries had the oil temperature lower than 300 F, he then told her to crank the heat up which was good but it was too late. The oil needs to be 350-375, with lower temperatures the inside of the fry was over cooked and mushy by time the outside got any kind of browning and they didn't even crisp up. If you do the proper prep work, your pick up time will be so much faster and will yield a much better French fry. I decided to leave this review because I really want them to succeed, it looks like they just need some quality training for their cooks and a few changes to properly prepare their food. Best of luck.