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Hazleton, IA · Food & Drink
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The 2026 Coats for Kids Tour with Lion Bridge Brewing
Support Coats for Kids with the KCRG First Alert Weather Team at Lion Bridge Brewing on Thursday, September 17 from 4:30- 6 PM.
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5 Restaurants in Cedar Rapids that Serve the Best Tacos You’ll Ever Taste
Cedar Rapids is a city of rivers and railways, of brick facades and leafy neighborhoods, where the scent of cornfields mingles with the spice of a thousand kitchens. Here, Czech heritage meets Midwestern warmth, and the city’s heartbeat is set by the laughter of families at the park, the hum of students at the library, the quiet pride of those who build and rebuild, again and again. This is a place where people know their neighbors, where Friday nights mean high school football and Sunday mornings mean church bells and the promise of something good for lunch.
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Dirty soda mobile vendor announces new brick and mortar location in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS — A mobile trailer for dirty soda has found a new place to park its operations. 319 Drink Co. , opened by owner Brie Simmons in October 2025, has announced plans for a brick-and-mortar location at 2811 Wiley Blvd. SW, where they’ll share a location with Dirty Dough. The dirty soda concept will launch there Sept. 21, Simmons told The Gazette. The Dirty Dough franchise opened there in January 2024 with its unique stuffed cookies, before adding dirty sodas to its menu in December 2024 . As part of the new collaboration, Dirty Dough will drop most of its drink menu in favor of 319 Drink Company’s menu, with the exception of milkshakes. The new menu will include a wide range of customizable sodas, syrups and mix-ins with a base of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Mountain Dew and root beer, as well as a line of coffees. “We'll be sharing a space with Dirty Dough as we figure out if this new way of serving drinks is for us — though we've got a pretty good feeling,” Simmons said in a social media announcement. “We're super excited to offer a locally owned coffee and dirty soda
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Orchestra Iowa expands Barrels & Brass series to new locations
CEDAR RAPIDS — An Orchestra Iowa event pairing drinks and entertainment has renamed its initiative with an expansion. Beer & Brass, launched earlier this year, will become Barrels & Brass this fall to include new venues. In October, patrons can enjoy their choice of beer or wine at events in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Marengo. The lineup includes: Oct. 7 at Opus Concert Cafe in Cedar Rapids.Oct. 8 at Wilson’s Orchard in Iowa City.Oct. 9 at Fireside Winery in Marengo. From 7 to 9 p.m. on each date, the Orchestra Iowa Brass Quintet will play hit songs from the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80s and beyond. Drink flights will vary based on the venue. Opus Concert Café in Cedar Rapids will feature a beer flight, Wilson’s Orchard in Iowa City will feature their own locally made hard ciders, and Fireside Winery in Marengo will feature a choice of dry or sweet wine flights or a cider flight. “We’ve been on a mission to expand where the orchestra plays. It only made sense to also expand our flight options for this concert,” Orchestra Iowa CEO Eric Marshall said. Tickets are available for $30 at orchestraiowa.org or by calling (319) 366-8203. Each ticket
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This Tiny Iowa Roadhouse Serves A Burger People Happily Drive Miles To Try
A one-pound burger is already hard to ignore. Put it in a tiny northeast Iowa community reached by winding country roads, and suddenly lunch starts looking a lot like a road trip. The place has built its reputation around exactly that kind of oversized temptation. People drive in from miles...
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Rise & Shine Breakfast Sunday (Sept 13) Benefits Chickasaw Rescue Squad
You’re invited to “Rise and Shine with the Rescue Squad” this weekend in New Hampton. Chickasaw County Rescue Squad’s Bridget Edson says the menu includes French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash rounds, ham and their famous fry bread, with serving from 8 am to noon Sunday (09.13) at the Chickasaw Event Center.
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We Ranked 10 Of The Best Steakhouses In Iowa And Here’s Who Made The Cut
I take steak rankings far more seriously than any reasonable person probably should. Once Iowa puts a sizzling ribeye, a century-old family recipe, or a grill-your-own dinner in front of me, however, pretending to stay objective gets complicated. I traveled across the state comparing the places that have built serious...
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Marion restaurant owner becomes U.S. citizen after 10-year journey
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - A Marion restaurant owner is celebrating a new title: U.S. citizen. Rehmat Ullah owns New York Gyro in Marion, which he opened in 2020. He came to America in 2016 from his home country of Pakistan on a business visa. “When I came to this country,...
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28th Charles City Great Chili Cook-Off Friday (Sept. 11)
Main Street Charles City’s Great Chili Cook-Off is back this Friday (Sept. 11). Warm up your tummy and your community spirit, as well as help pick the winner of the 28th Annual Great Chili Cook-Off. In the past this event has been held in the winter months, but for the first time has been moved to the fall, the start of cooler weather.
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Join the Cedar Rapids Parks Foundation for Beers in the Barnyard
Get the details on the 9th Annual Beers in the Barnyard, taking place Thursday, October 8 at Old MacDonald's Farm in Bever Park. This signature event raises essential funds to support the Cedar Rapids Parks Foundation.
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Victory Social Club brings new class of dining with menu standouts to Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS — Somewhere between casual and upscale, a unique menu is setting apart a new restaurant in Cedar Rapids. At Victory Social Club, there are no reservations, pomp or circumstance. Diners are welcomed to come as they are, catch up on the latest games with sports screens surrounding the dining room and make friends at the bar. But even without white tablecloths, that doesn’t stop them from offering the finer things in life — a $115 Tomahawk steak flambeed at your table, charbroiled oysters, tableside Caesar salad and indulgent sides. Victory Social Club, a new opening from restaurateur John Lillibridge, hopes to make dining out a social affair once again. “Too many of us don’t use dining out as an experience anymore. It’s ‘hey, let’s go grab a bite to eat and whatever,’” he said. “This is finally something that the community needs after COVID — a place to come and just get really high-quality, awesome food. Spin it a little bit to make it fun and interactive, but at the end of the day, it’s really about the social environment that we’re trying to create.” How it started With decades of experience as a chef and manager, Lillibridge
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Sweet Treats for Football Season with The Hotel Kirkwood at Kirkwood Center
Our Everyday Foodies are back in the kitchen! Kasi Tenborg and Pastry Chef Cat Grimsley from The Hotel at Kirkwood Center share some football-themed dessert ideas and share some important dates coming up!
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Bojangles plans new Iowa restaurants with its national expansion
A Southern fried chicken restaurant is planning to open new restaurants in Iowa as it eyes northern and western expansion. Bojangles , a North Carolina-based chain known for its chicken, biscuits and sweet tea, told The Gazette it is searching for opportunities to build locations in or around Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Des Moines and Council Bluffs. The brand is recruiting franchisees to develop new multilocation agreements in cities or territories. If the right franchisee is found soon, Bojangles could open its first Iowa restaurant as early as 2028. But a lack of franchisees won’t necessarily preclude the brand from moving to Iowa, according to Brooks Speirs, vice president of franchise sales for Bojangles. Almost one-third of the chain’s current restaurants are corporate-owned. The move comes on the heels of rapid growth. Since the regional chain launched its national expansion in 2022, it has grown to 900 locations — about 50 of which are not in its traditional southeastern territory. The brand has opened 25 restaurants across 12 states in the first half of 2026 alone, including its first restaurants in Michigan, New York and Oklahoma. The nearest Bojangles location to Iowa is in Normal, Illinois, with no locations in