A popular Mexican chain is "opening soon" in Johnson County! Abelardo's Mexican Fresh recently announced on Facebook that their Coralville location is preparing to open in the near future. The post reads:

"Exciting news! We are super EXCITED to announce that we will be opening soon in Coralville IOWA! Get ready for the best tacos, burritos, and more. Stay tuned for updates!"

The new location here in the Corridor will be at 746 Coral Ridge Ave in Coralville, directly next to Midwest Mattress and across the road from Lowe's. It appears that the space does have a drive-thru, just like the Cedar Rapids locations. The first Abelardo's to open in the area was at 4401 1st Ave SE, the former home of Taco John's, and the most recent opening was in late April at 11 Wilson Ave Dr SW, which used to be a Dairy QueenThis will be the first Abelardo's in Johnson County, but the third overall in the Corridor.

According to their website, Abelardo's is a Nebraska-based business that has expanded to over 50 locations across six states in the past few years. The extensive menu features both breakfast and lunch/dinner options, including tacos, tortas, tostadas, enchiladas, rice bowls, burritos, nachos, quesadillas, and more. You can check out the full menu HERE.

As far as reviews go, the 1st Ave location has 4.2-stars on Google, and the Wilson Ave location has 4.6-stars. The most popular items ordered on DoorDash include fried tacos, carne asada quesadillas, the Texas Rice Bowl, the Super Nachos, tamales, churros, enchiladas, and Super Fries.

We don't have an official opening date for the new Coralville Abelardo's just yet, but we will give you an update when its announced! In the meantime, you can follow the official Facebook page HERE.

Iowa City Herky Statues are Now Available as Bobbleheads

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee recently announced that they would be releasing a line of limited edition bobbleheads, each one an 8-inch replica of one of the 2024 'Herky on Parade' statues! There are 26 bobbleheads total: 25 are replicas, and one is a "Paint Your Own" Herky. Here are what all 26 bobbleheads look like, plus where you can find each of the full-size statues that they are based on:

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10 of the Best Airbnbs to Stay At in Iowa City

Looking for a nice place to stay in Iowa City? Here you go! All 10 Airbnbs on this list are "superhosts," they all have at least 30 reviews, and they all have a 4.97-star rating or higher. Based on that information, here are 10 of the best properties you can stay at in the Iowa City area:

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