Vegan options! Food is quality and excellent! Menu has lots options. GET THE DEVILS EGGS! Black…read moreHole Sun Pilsner is exceptional, a Wake Brewing (one of my favorites) collab! Server was super attentive. Only complaints is the acoustics in here are terrible and overstimulating, can't hear the people next to you but the tables across the room feel like they are yelling in your ear.

Service was fantastic. Our waitress was friendly, offered great suggestions and checked on us…read morewithout being overbearing. The restaurant has quirky and interesting artwork throughout. The menu has a huge variety from soups & salads to burgers & sandwiches to pasta and stir fr, along with their selection of brews, wine and cocktails. We tried the classic burger and Thai peanut stir fry. The burger was cooked as requested, juicy and just the right size. The accompanying fries were just the right crispness and saltiness. The stir fry dish was really flavorful with lots of veggies, chicken and rice. The serving size was enough to bring home for another meal! I'm looking forward to going back and checking out their Sunday brunch soon.

High quality diner with swag…read more Phenomenal place. Great, top quality food and friendly staff. The Prince Chilli Chicken is fried chicken from beyond. Hot/spicy, but approachable from a Midwestern perspective. The beet salad was excellent. Super glad I ordered - everything is scratch made. (From a prior visit) Their burger is amazing. Order it. Say thank you.

Adorable restaurant on the University of Iowa campus with exposed brick walls and a masculine,…read moremodern contemporary diner feel. Food 3/5 Service 5/5 Ambiance 4/5 Croque Madame 3/5. The hollandaise sauce with jammy egg on top was fabulous, but the sandwich itself was just ok. Garganelli 2/5. I liked the mushrooms but was disappointed that this dish was rather bland, especially for this price point.

My birthday request was brunch so my husband and friends surprised me with Dandy Lion - one of my…read morefaves! Six of us met at 11:00 on a Monday and the place was comfortable packed. We had about a 5 minute wait. I LOVE their bloody Mary's and my husband loves their spicy bloody so we each had one of those. The wait staff is friendly and attentive. I loved my salmon toast. I forgot about the hash brown side - they taste fine but I'm just not huge on hash browns so I would have chosen a different side. Since it was my birthday, the waitress brought a small plate with 6 macarons - one with a candle. It was the perfect small treat to polish off our brunch! Delicious caramel and chocolate bite!

I got the salmon and egg on sourdough toast. It was delicious and quite filling. The service was…read moreexcellent and the space is so cute!

I visited this coffee shop (Rebranded as "Midnight Coffee") for a latte and breakfast sandwich…read moreafter a Monday morning workout. Here were my thoughts: Food/Drink: Breakfast Sammy (Small portion but big taste. Not the best breakfast I've ever had yet well above the worst! The aioli knocked my rating up a a point or two for sure. Rating = 7.7/10). Iced vanilla latte (Rock solid latte. It was exactly what I needed to start my week. Nothing flashy but man did that cup get the job done today. Rating = 7.8/10). Service: Nothing to complain about. Drink and food came out quick and accurately. Ambiance: The shop was pretty quiet on this particular morning. I could definitely picture it as a great place to read a book, lock in to some work, or hang out with friends. Overall, this is a great place to get your caffeine fix in the Iowa River Landing area. Also note - this local chain of coffee shops was formerly named "Coffee Emporium" but recently rebranded to "Midnight Coffee" earlier this year.

Nice coffee shop with plenty of offerings! Went on a Thursday morning at 730 and it was a bit busy,…read morebut staff was so nice. I just got a cold brew with a splash of oatmilk. It was good and service was quick! Some seating to enjoy your coffee there or hang out with a friend. Some food choices but I didn't order any!

I had a few meals here as I was staying at the hotel while a family member was in the hospital…read more Every meal (breakfast sandwich, modern Cobb salad, and burger) were fantastic! The Modern Cobb salad may be the best salad I've ever had. Highly recommend- I'd come back here to eat again and again.

Our daughter is a student at U of Iowa. We love this place! Staff is amazing ( Emma and Gage), food…read moreis amazing, Service is amazing. We only like to stay here/ dine here when we visit.

I was greeted very quickly by the host. My drink order came quickly as well as my appetizer of…read morecheese curds that were great. I had a half of rack of ribs that were tender and not over sauced. The waitress was wonderful and attentive. The music was a little too loud but overall this was a nice place for dinner.

I saw the "girls dinner" on Facebook and invited 3 friends. First, you don't have to start at 5:00…read morelol. We arrived and had excellent service. We ordered our cosmos (and one NA) and ordered our flights. Everything came together in small glasses (like a flight duh!) I had the #3. The guac bites and strawberry salad were phenomenal. I could do with less queso and more chicken with the tacos tinga but overall we had an amazing night. We left full but not overly full if you know what I mean. We definitely plan to return now that we understand the plan.

In town for a couple of days, and a good friend said we absolutely positively had to eat at Hamburg…read moreInn No 2, because it's an institution in Iowa City. It was good, maybe not to the level she pushed it, but really good and we enjoyed our meal. The restaurant is pretty small, but we got there early on a Sunday. No wait, though I'd guess once the church crowd starts arriving it might be more crowded. The entire place is decorated with political memorabilia as it's a frequent stop for politicians getting in the race early in Iowa. It is a 'coffee bean' caucus location, and they're proud of that! I had the biscuits and gravy and added the fried chicken. I was worried it would be too much food and had visions of a giant fried chicken breast, and while it was substantial, it wasn't overwhelming. It was a great dish and I'd order it again. Wife had a basic breakfast omelette. She liked it. Daughter did it right and ordered the French toast, which came with a great blueberry sauce. Lucky for me, she didn't finish it so I did (I'm nice like that) and it was every bit as great as she said it was. An enjoyable breakfast, and I'd return. Service was prompt with coffee refills which is also important!

Good burgers! We came for dinner about 5 or 6pm, at prime dining time, on a Monday and had no wait…read more I jogged past this place earlier around breakfast time and people were lined up out the door with a wait. I started with a strawberry rhubarb pieshake (because I'm a firm believer that desserts should be on the appetizer menu). I liked the flavor. I ate way too much dairy, but that's on me. I should have had a little restraint and gotten the pie ala mode but I wanted to try the pieshake thing. It was fun. I got a double onion burger. I really should have gotten a single, but I took leftovers home. Loved the flavor of the grilled onions. My hubby got the double mushroom & Swiss. I ate one of the mushrooms and they are marinated. The shrooms were incredible. He loved the side of hashbrowns as well as his burger. When I ever get a chance to go back, I'm getting a single Mushroom & Swiss burger and a piece of pie.

Philly Sandwich was great (ordered without the green chilis) , the fries were cold. I had the fish…read moreand chips dinner special, fish was good, crust was a little too thick and dark. Th tartar sauce was wrong-made with dill and dill pickles. My fries were good. Serve Coke products, no Pepsi, so I had to have water. My meal was a 3, hubby said the sandwich w/o the chilies was a 4. We went at 5 on a Thursday evening, 2 other people in there at the same time we were. Service was SUPER! Food was served fast. I really wanted to try the famous fried chicken, had to pay for the two piece basket to just get the chicken to try. We won't loose any sleep over the chicken. It was over cooked, almost burnt. Dismal.

This is one of the most underrated and under appreciated breakfast/brunch place in Iowa City. The…read morehuevos Epsteinos are my favorite and it's situated in a historic location in Iowa City. I'm a regular visitor and have meant to leave a review and don't know why I haven't. I was so tickled they dressed my tomato juice up like a Bloody Mary that I snapped a pic, but then got so excited about the food that I realized I had finished my food before I got another picture. Seriously, they never seem busy enough and the servers are sweet. Maybe because they are inconveniently next to Brothers and people don't realize they're there? Go show them some love!

These aren't just pastries; they're the kind of baked goods you think about long after they're…read moregone. Absolute perfection.

Stopped in to grab a couple of coffees, a scone and a cinnamon roll. The Encounter Cafe is…read moreliterally across the street from our hotel, so this was a no-brainer if you're looking for an upgrade to the complimentary powdered eggs and overused waffle machine offered by the hotel that your staying at. The space itself is large and looks to be separated into two halves. I entered on the one side, ordered at the counter, just like you would at any coffee shop and waited. This place serves a full-service breakfast as well if you're looking for something more substantial (eggs, panini's, pancakes, etc..). I was just here picking up and bringing it back to our room. The coffees were fine, but there was only one gentleman working the counter, and he was a bit overwhelmed. He forewarned me that he had 4-5 drinks ahead of mine, so I ended up sitting there waiting for about 15 minutes for our two drinks. I wasn't pressed for time today, but if I was, this would've been an issue. I ordered a raspberry chocolate scone and a cinnamon roll. The scone was delicious. Not too sweet and was definitely made this morning. The cinnamon roll was delicious as well, but it was extremely sweet. To the point where it hurt your teeth. It would also have been better if it were warmed up. Lastly, they gave me this big cinnamon roll in a bag without any napkins or utensils?!? I had to stop at the free breakfast at our hotel to get a fork, knife and some napkins. So kind of a mixed-bag at the Encounter Cafe. I would give it another shot and try some other things, but it didn't blow me away.

Absolutely love this place, the environment the ambiance. Everything mixed together topped with the…read moreamazing food and service makes this place a must try!

After trying both breakfast/brunch and dinner items at Rayo, I will say you should eat there. The…read morebreakfast menu has a good variety of items, and the skillets and chimis are really good. The Three Star Skillet has just the right mix of meats, eggs, cheese to go with tots that were just the right amount of done. Will definitely order again. Quesa birria is generally quite delicious, and Rayo checked that box as well. I want to keep exploring the menu, but it can be hard when you start off with items that hit a high note from the start. Rayo has a done a good job repurposing the space, including using the room in the back for various events. Service has been solid and I'm happy to have another place to find a breakfast burrito in town!