Hy-Vee announced this week that it is getting rid of all the Wahlburgers still operating in its stores. Hy-Vee Market Grilles will take the place of the celebrity-adjascent burger joints. Interestingly, Hy-Vee’s news release about the change never mentions Wahlburgers. The West Des Moines-based supermarket chain simply said it will “transition all its in-store restaurant […]
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Mosley’s is closing its second and final location, ending an eight-year run in the Iowa City area
Mosley’s, one of the best places to eat barbecue in eastern Iowa, is closing. If that sounds familiar, it’s because this is the second time “Mosley’s is closing” has made the news in two months. Mosley’s original location on S Gilbert Street in Iowa City closed on Aug. 26. “We’re moving our operation completely to […]
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Fong’s Pizza in Cedar Rapids is closing
Fong’s Pizza in Cedar Rapids will serve its last customers next week. “It is with heavy hearts we are saying our goodbyes and closing permanently at the end of the day on 11/5/22,” the restaurant said in a post on its Facebook page on Thursday morning. “We love serving this great community. Unfortunately, our lease […]
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State loosens restrictions around dogs on restaurant patios
Restaurants no longer need a special waiver from the state to allow patrons to bring their dogs into outdoor dining areas. The Iowa Department of Appeals and Inspections (DIA), which oversees issues of sanitation and food safety at restaurants, eliminated the waiver requirement last week. “Food establishments still have to follow the same rules as […]
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Village Meat Market and Cafe in Czech Village is closing
After eight years of offering Cedar Rapids a traditional Czech butcher shop with a Southern accent, the Village Meat Market and Cafe is closing. When co-owners Lou Oettinger Thompson and Hugh Lamont opened Village Meat Market in the Czech Village, it filled a hole left after Polehna’s Meat Market closed. That traditional Czech meat market
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Nile Ethiopian Restaurant has closed
Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Coralville has closed for business. For weeks, the doors have been locked on the two-year-old restaurant, and now its Facebook page lists Nile as “Permanently Closed.” When Nile opened in 2017, Little Village reviewer Helania Thompson wrote, “’Finally’ seems to be the most frequently expressed response to the recent opening of Nile
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Goldfinch Tap + Eatery set to open in Marion
Goldfinch Tap + Eatery, the second restaurant owned by 32-year-old real estate agent Josh Immerfall, is expected to open in uptown Marion in late August or early September. A Marion native and Iowa City resident, Immerfall is the bar owner of Donnelly’s Pub in downtown Iowa City.
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The Pig & Porter has closed
The Pig & Porter in Cedar Rapids has closed for “the foreseeable future,” according to a Tuesday afternoon post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The post said the owners are “currently exploring our options as a business.”
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Cibo Fusion is closing
Cibo Fusion Restaurant and Lounge in Marion is closing. In a Friday afternoon post on Cibo’s Facebook page, owner Tony Kassouf said Saturday would be the last day the restaurant is open for its regular hours, and would close for good after its 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. lunch service on Monday. “We thank you […]
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Groundswell Cafe brings a pay-it-forward ethic and fresh, organic food to Cedar Rapids
Groundswell Cafe will bring something new to Iowa when it opens in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 8. The latest project by Matthew 25 will be the state’s first pay-it-forward cafe.
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Falbo Bros. Pizzeria is reopening
The Iowa City and Coralville locations of Falbo Bros. Pizzeria will reopen under new ownership. The S Gilbert Street location closed abruptly on April 5, when the staff walked out, after posting a sign on the door that stated: “This establishment’s owner, Barry, along with the entire Falbo’s corporation has failed to pay employees, and refuses to answer calls about this illegal failure.” The Coralville store was also shut down by an employee walkout.
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The Wedge and Red Pepper Deli are now serving breakfast
The Wedge Pizzeria used to serve a popular breakfast menu at its Ped Mall location that closed in 2014, and now that breakfast is back. This time The Wedge’s S. Riverside Dr. location will be serving breakfast in collaboration with Red Pepper Deli & Grill. The two restaurants share a building and an owner, Steve […]
