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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Minnie’s BBQ opens in Cedar Rapids in former Salsa Guy Cafe location
CEDAR RAPIDS — A new barbecue restaurant has filled a vacancy on the southeast side of Cedar Rapids. Minnie’s BBQ opened Aug. 21 at 2874 Mount Vernon Road SE. A soft opening menu for the restaurant, posted by a customer, lists options for rib meals, rib tips, fried chicken and sandwiches like pulled beef, pulled pork and sliced brisket. Sides include cornbread, fries, baked beans, potato salad and coleslaw. A permanent menu has not yet been posted. Billed as an option with “big flavor, real smoke,” and “no shortcuts,” the new restaurant fills the vacancy in the green building previously home to Salsa Guy Cafe and Sweet Basil’s Pizza. Salsa Guy, which found success there as its first brick-and-mortar, closed the location in April to focus on its new flagship restaurant on Blairs Ferry Road NE and other planned expansions.
travelmag.com
10 Historic Iowa Restaurants That Haven’t Changed Their Recipes In Decades
I have a soft spot for restaurants that seem completely uninterested in chasing trends. They know what works, and they keep cooking it. That is what makes these Iowa spots so satisfying. The recipes have history, the regulars have opinions, and the best dishes taste like someone decided long ago not to mess with a good thing.
KCRG.com
homegrowniowan.com
Market After Dark returns to downtown Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The popular Market After Dark makes a return to downtown Cedar Rapids this Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. The free event runs from 6:30 to 11 p.m. with more than 100 vendors, live entertainment, beer, wine and more. See photos from last year’s Market After Dark....
familyvacationsus.com
10 Iowa Buffalo Wing Spots That Turned Into Our Favorite August Food Stops
August in Iowa has a way of turning a simple wing craving into a full road trip, and that is exactly what happened to us. One sticky, spicy stop led to another, and suddenly we were planning weekends around baskets of flats, drums, cold drinks, and patios that felt made for late summer.
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Flip N Fizz plans new Cedar Rapids burger restaurant
CEDAR RAPIDS — A new smashburger and dirty soda restaurant is coming soon to Cedar Rapids. Signage for Flip N Fizz has appeared at 1500 20th St. SW. A social media page for the new restaurant details a menu of fresh burgers made in-house, hand-cut fries, dirty sodas, iced coffee, matcha tea and more. An opening date for the new restaurant has not yet been announced. The business name is registered to Igram Inc. and Omar Igram, according to Iowa Secretary of State filings. Omar Igram and his brother, Ali Igram, have previously owned and operated Cedar Rapids restaurants BurgerFiend and PizzaFiend . BurgerFiend first operated from 2014 to 2017 at 2020 16th Ave. SW, next to Flip N Fizz’s location, before reopening in March 2021. It closed in 2024 and merged operations with sister restaurant Breakfast Barn and Lunch House. Breakfast Barn and Lunch House remains open.
Cedar Rapids Gazette
New supper club opens in southwest Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS — A new supper club has opened in Cedar Rapids. Lincoln Lounge & Supper Club opened Aug. 12 at 4617 J St. SW. The new restaurant has been forced to close early on some of its first nights open because of high demand. The opening continues to mark a local resurgence of the popular concept, which peaked in past decades before some decline in Eastern Iowa. 151 Supper Club , another new restaurant, is planning an opening in Marion. Lincoln’s menu includes a full salad bar, Angus steaks and Midwestern comfort foods such as meat loaf, braised hot beef, beef stroganoff, fried shrimp, pork chops and a wide variety of burgers and hot sandwiches. Appetizers round it out with supper club classics such as shrimp cocktails, French onion soup and breaded mushrooms. A full bar offers signature cocktails alongside “boozy floats,” like one made with root beer. The menu includes an all-you-can-eat option for the salad bar with homemade sides and soups for $13.99. The location was previously home to Whiskey Jo’s, which closed in 2024.
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mexican eatery to fill Golden Palace vacancy in Marion
MARION — The vacancy left by a former Chinese restaurant is being filled by a new Mexican restaurant. A “coming soon” sign for La Leona Mexican Restaurant has appeared at 1011 Eagleview Drive, the former Golden Palace Chinese Buffet. The new restaurant plans to open in late September, a representative for the restaurant told The Gazette. The Chinese restaurant closed without notice in July, according to online reviews. The opening will be the second La Leona Mexican restaurant in Eastern Iowa. The first, at 2075 John F. Kennedy Road in Dubuque, was opened by brothers Marcos and Francisco Lugo in November 2025. It will be the family’s fifth restaurant in the region. The family owns La Leona in Winnebago, Illinois; El Caporal in Sparta, Wisconsin; and El Vallarta in Evansville, Wisconsin. They also operate additional restaurants in Minnesota.
familyvacationsus.com
I Was Surprised By These 11 Iowa Healthy Breakfast Spots And Their Amazing Options
I used to think healthy breakfast on the road meant a sad banana, plain oatmeal, or toast that tasted like homework. Then I spent time looking around Iowa and found cafes and diners serving colorful plates, fresh ingredients, and drinks that actually made mornings feel fun. That matters because breakfast...