Husker fans traveling to Iowa City will be looking for places to eat before and after the regular season finale between the Huskers and the Hawkeyes on Nov. 23rd. Here are are few to consider with some review quotes from Hawkeye fans on the HawkeyeNation.com web site and the individual web sites in no particular order.
Bob’s Your Uncle has excellent pizza and other good food as well. It’s out on the eastern side of Iowa City so it shouldn’t be too busy. Take the Dodge St exit and head back towards town, it’s on the north side of the road on Dodge St.
Great food, and only about 20-30 min from Iowa City. Features fresh baked bread, hand cut steaks, fresh ground beef, hand cut fries and chips, homemade pickles, mayonnaise, and salad dressings, fresh baked pies, and nightly specials. Owned and operated by New Orleans natives Jeri and Ben Halperin.
BlackStone of Iowa City is locally owned by four longtime Iowa City Residents and is managed by one of the owners, Erik Shewmaker. Our Executive Chef, Will Evans, ensures high quality food using the freshest ingredients available.
The restaurant features three main dining rooms and a large bar area that is available for comfortable dining.
Burgers and brews with happy hour and Saturday and Sunday breakfast. Multiple combo specials for $6.49.
Throttle Down Sports Bar in Tiffin.
18 big screen Tv’s, opens at 7 AM for breakfast and has great food. It’s 3 minutes from Coral Ridge Mall and a straight shot in on Highway 6 towards the stadium. Worth checking out…
From their web site: We feature fresh, never frozen, black Angus beef from local farmer Ed Smith of Columbus Junction. Our fries are hand-cut daily, seasoned to perfection, and make the perfect accompaniment to any of our gourmet burgers, chicken sandwiches, or homemade black bean burgers. At the bar, all ten of our draft lines are dedicated to the finest Iowa craft beers and cider. We devote one draft line to up and coming Iowa breweries and the rest draw local favorites such as Millstream, Peace Tree, Sutliff Cider, and Court Avenue. Stop on by and taste for yourself these great Iowa creations!
From their web site: Quinton’s Bar & Deli is a quality restaurant providing unique sandwiches, daily drink specials and giant loaded spuds to the Iowa City, IA community. All of our menu items are freshly prepared with quality ingredients. We serve lunch and dinner and we have recently expanded our menu to include burgers, fries and wings. We are open 7 days a week and carry out is always available.
From their web site: Micky’s Irish Pub opened its doors some 30-plus years ago with the idea to give Iowa City a small, comfortable and cozy place to share good food, good drink and good company at very reasonable prices. We’ve continued that tradition over the years without a whole lot of changes. Our menu has expanded but we still maintain an emphasis on fresh food prepared per-order.
John’s Grocery Deli Breweriana and Wine
From their web site: John’s Grocery Inc. is a marriage of the traditional corner grocery store and epicurean oasis. The building John’s Grocery is located in was built in 1848 to serve as a small dry goods store in the then five year-old frontier town of Iowa City.
We strive to make our food fresh and from scratch. This effort has lead us to cure, smoke, and oven-roast our own nitrate-free meats. We bake fresh pastries and fresh bread every day.