The Encounter Cafe, 376 S Clinton St, opened its doors this week serving up breakfast plates, paninis, wraps, smoothies and coffee beverages to neighborhood residents and office workers alike.
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How To Make: Cucumber Mint Espresso Tonic
Sam Caster from Prairie Lights Cafe and Brass Ring Coffee demonstrates how to make the drink of the summer, the Cucumber Mint Espresso Tonic: Sam Caster's Cucumber Mint Espresso Tonic Sam Caster from Prairie Lights Cafe and Brass Ring Coffee demonstrates how to make the drink of the summer, the Cucumber Mint Espresso Tonic: Posted […]
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Natural Grocers set to open Iowa City location on June 21
Natural Grocers, a Colorado-based grocery chain that specializes in organic food, will open its Iowa City location (1404 S Gilbert St.) on June 21 at 8:30 a.m., the company announced Tuesday. The 15,000 square foot Iowa City location will mark Natural Grocers’ fifth store in Iowa, following the launch of its Cedar Rapids location on […]
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Iowa-based business partners to purchase Clinton Street Social Club
Clinton Street Social Club, Iowa City’s Prohibition-era gastropub, speakeasy and dedicated live jazz venue, is set to change hands after first opening its doors in September 2012.
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PiZan Pizza opens in downtown Iowa City
Craving a slice? PiZan Pizza opened today in downtown Iowa City in the space formerly occupied by Pita Pit (113 Iowa Ave.). The owner of the new shop is local restauranteur Brian Flynn, who currently owns and operates several Iowa City-based locations including Donnelly’s Irish Pub, Joe’s Place, BlackStone, Brix Wine and Cheese Shop and 30hop, among others.
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All signs point to Beer Burger heading to Iowa City’s Northside
We’re filing this under “might happen,” not “is happening,” but several sources close enough to the situation to be considered reliable are all nodding their heads yes: the new restaurant going into the former Motley Cow Cafe space (160 N Linn St) will be a fast casual version of the North Liberty restaurant Beer Burger…
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Big Grove Brewery and Taproom brings a homey vibe to former lumberyard
The new Big Grove Brewery and Taproom, 1225 S Gilbert St, aims for a homey feel; but unlike the conventional home, it brews its own craft beer, is staffed by a top-notch chef and maintains features of the lumberyard that previously occupied the building.
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Iowa City restaurant El Patrón offers exclusive tequila
El Mayor Anejo Barrel Select Tequila 1st Pour Celebration El Patrón — Friday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. Iowa City restaurant El Patrón – Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar (109 E College St., Iowa City) is offering a specialty barrel of tequila through a partnership with El Mayor, a tequila producer that has been operating […]
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Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack opens in downtown Iowa City
The Old Capitol Mall is has a new joint for old school barbecue. Named the Best Barbecue for 2015, Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack is open for business in downtown Iowa City. The new location is bringing elegant features like light faux wood tile walls and high-back booths to a casual framework — counter service and […]
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LV Recommends: Baroncini
Baroncini, on Linn St. in downtown Iowa City, has always been known for its upscale Italian fare and superior wine list, which is maybe why I always thought of it as a date spot or the locale of a celebratory meal, the kind of splurge meal where you order appetizers and drinks and get an […]
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Jamba Juice and Bruegger’s Bagels open today in Iowa City
Today’s grand opening of the new Iowa City Jamba Juice and Bruegger’s Bagels joint location on Riverside Drive drew in roughly 350 people during the first four hours of business. A line of customers went from the cash register to the door and the outside of the bakery was festooned with bagel-shaped balloons. McKenzie Jerman, […]
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Iowans to bike in RadTour Bike Ride for farm-to-table food
RadTour Bike Ride New Pioneer Co-op — Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8 a.m. On Sunday, Sept. 18, RadTour LLC will bring RadTour Bike Ride (formerly known as Culinary Ride) back to Iowa City for a 37-mile harvest bicycle ride that perfectly exemplifies what’s most magical about Iowa: community, bicycles and farm-to-table values. Riders will gather […]
