The Most Delicious Things I Ate in Eastern Iowa This Summer [GALLERY]

County fairs, concerts, festivals... I have been CRAZY busy this summer, which means I've gone out to eat a bit more than usual. But, I used my busy schedule as an excuse to try quite a few new restaurants and bars, so it worked out pretty well! From the end of June until the end of August, here are some of the best things that I ate and drank in Eastern Iowa (and a few things from Central Iowa!):

RESTAURANT LIST

• 30hop, Cedar Rapids
• Amigos Mexican Cuisine & Cantina, Cedar Falls
• Basal Pizza, Waterloo
• The Bistro Restaurant & Bar, Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights
• The Blind Pig, Cedar Rapids
• Blue Sushi Sake Grill, Des Moines
• Boondocks, Anamosa
• Carpenter's Diner, Waterloo
• Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market
  • Cafe Beignets
  • O's Grill
  • Stack Wellness Cafe
• Cedar Rapids Freedom FEASTival
  • Los Ortega's Pupuseria
  • The Outside Scoop
  • Wilder Thirst
• Chicken Salad Chick, Coralville
• Cornerstone Pub, Tiffin
• Cranky Hank's Pizza Bank, Shellsburg
• Crisp & Green, Coralville
• Crooked Antler Lodge, Van Horne
• Great Jones County Fair, Monticello
  • Chuckies
  • Keeping it Fair Concessions
  • Mario's Gyros
  • Taylor Concessions
• Lachele's Fine Foods, Des Moines
• The Lift, Des Moines
• Linn County Fair, Central City
  • Fryer Tuck's Mini Donuts
  • Taylor Concessions
• Pickle Palace, Cedar Rapids
• Reader's Cup, Cedar Falls
• Revival House, Des Moines
• Rock Bar American Grill, Cedar Rapids
• Tommy's Restaurant, Cedar Rapids
• Two Scoops, Anamosa

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