Wild two teams that wouldn’t have been in the CFP if it were a four-team playoff are in the national title game this year.

Who wins, and why?

State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past six weeks, including expired food, not-for-sale meat, rodent droppings, bugs floating in liquor bottles and moldy fruit, cheese and sausage.

One eatery was operating without a license, and another was shut down when the inspector saw the grease trap and a drain were backing up into the building.

The findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which handles food-establishment inspections at the state level. Listed below are some of the more serious findings that stem from inspections at Iowa restaurants, stores, schools, hospitals and other businesses.

The state inspections department reminds the public that their reports are a “snapshot” in time, and violations are often corrected on the spot before the inspector leaves the establishment. For a more complete list of all inspections, along with additional details on each of the inspections listed below, visit the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing’s website.

I'm not surprised that about half the people on this board frequently eat at these places.


Taco Depot / La Taqueria, 3801 1st Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids –

Hong Kong Buffet, 2406 Park Ave., Muscatine –

Crouse Café, 115 Salem St., Indianola –

Samurai Sushi & Hibachi Restaurant, 7125 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines —

Hy-Vee Foods, 1300 W. Burlington St., Fairfield –

McDonald’s, 3402 S. Center St., Marshalltown –

The Palms/Fridley Theaters, 200 NE Westgate Drive, Waukee –

Great Wok/Great Teriyaki, 101 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines –

Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, 4919 Walleye Drive SE, Iowa City –

Lakeside Hotel & Casino, 777 Casino Drive, Osceola –

Pint’s River Bar, 36835 Noble Road, Guttenberg —

The Tequila Grill, 112 N. Market St., Ottumwa –

Bickford Cottage Assisted Living, 5915 Sutton Place, Urbandale –

Los Portales No. 2, 1012 E. Kimberly Road, Davenport –

Hy-Vee Foods, 1843 Johnson Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids –

Monterey Mexican Restaurant, 3138 Singing Hills Blvd., Sioux City –

A & W Drive-In, 109 E. 2nd Ave., Indianola –

Lotus Asian Bistro, 589 E. 53rd St., Davenport –

El Viejo Mexican Restaurant, 90 Twixt Town Road, Marion –

La Tapatia III, 4007 S.E. 13th St. Des Moines –

Riverside Family Restaurant No. 2, 1802 A Ave. East, Oskaloosa -

Jimmy John’s, 812 6th Ave., Grinnell –

Bickford Cottage, 3500 Lower West Branch Road, Iowa City -

Izumi Japanese Steak House, 4901 Utica Ridge Road, Davenport –

Tanganyika Grocery Store, 1217 Forest Ave., Des Moines –

Crossroads Bistro, 232 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids –

Pizza Shack, 6616 Northwest Boulevard, Davenport –

El Toreado Mexican Bar & Grill, 3751 E.P. True Parkway, West Des Moines –


Explanation of the findings for each inspection contained in the link below:

I rented a vehicle this pas week with one of these. Awkward, annoying and just a pain in the ass generally.

What is the point or the purpose?

I'm sorry, but this fvck'n dicksicle deserves his own thread. This asshole have been getting owned ALL GD WEEK! If you've owned him this week, please post here!

This, however, is my absolute favorite!
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RicoSuave:
Sacramento bureaucrats held up a fire department strike team of 60 firetrucks from Oregon. The truck teams were sent to help contain the Los Angeles fires and stopped for emissions testing since they didn’t have smog certificates.

Therefore, as LA burned, the fire trucks went through smog testing.

Santa Monica Observer posted:
“I just heard from my brother,” tweets Parker Caldwell, “a firefighter in Central Oregon, that the 60 firetrucks the state sent to support the LA fires are being held up in Sacramento for ’emissions testing.’ They likely won’t pass inspection and won’t be able to help… What a joke.”

“Update from our EF&R strike team leader – crews are going through inspection in Davis, California. They have been assigned to the #PalisadeFire, which is currently 6% contained. Safe travels to our team! #CaliforniaWildfires #wafirefighters”

Meanwhile, according to the Bend Bulletin, the strike teams were stopped in the Sacramento area before arriving in Southern California to complete mandatory vehicle safety checks. Oregon State Fire Marshal agency administrator Ian Yocum described the safety checks as a “critical” part of the mission.

Yocum said, “With moving this amount of equipment and firefighters, safety has to be our highest priority.”

They didn’t have smog certificates. However, LA was burning down.

Only eleven of them got going on Friday.

It seems dangerous to set emissions testing as a priority when the country is going through one of the worst disasters in its history.



Alaska Guy:

Once again, you were lied to, you sprinted here to open yet another thread on the same topic, only to be shot down.

You: “I just heard from my brother,” tweets Parker Caldwell, “a firefighter in Central Oregon, that the 60 firetrucks the state sent to support the LA fires are being held up in Sacramento for ’emissions testing.’ They likely won’t pass inspection and won’t be able to help… What a joke.”

Parker Caldwell:

Three point shooting. Lack of, allows teams to drop off and stack the box.

Yesterday, numerous open three point shots were missed. To exacerbate the problem there were other threes forced up.

Someone mentioned in the game thread that this team stands around too much. Agreed, they need to get better flow.

Bought a house in CR, moving this spring to Iowa after 23 years living in Kansas.

Picked up 4 season tickets for the 2025 season, and am stoked to be able to be in attendance with you all.

Question, is a parking pass worth it? Usually the wife and I park in the commuter lot and take the shuttle in, and that typically works well. We would like to do a little more tailgating, and make some friends when we move up. Thoughts / recommendations?

We just lost probably the best all-around women's basketball player in the history of the game as well as Molly, Kate and Gabbie.

An obvious point, but we're going to need to be patient with Jan and the ladies as Iowa women's basketball is going to look totally different than it has the past four years and there will be a lot more bumps in the road along the way. Still should be some fun to watch though.

Let’s go Broncos! I’m excited they’re back to the playoffs for the first time since SB50.

What are some other fairy tales we try to tell each other?

I just got this text message:

Her: Hello, I'm really sorry. I just saw an unknonw number in my address book. Do we know each other?

Me: My response


"Her": I'm Emily from San Fran0cisco, this is my photo, do we know each other?

Since Kim’s going to starve the kids in Iowa this summer I’m assuming they’ll be stealing catalytic converters to pay for their Snickers. Anybody installed a shield on their car? Feel like it was a sound investment? Most of my cars are trucks/suvs and it would take probably 5 seconds for the degenerates to snag them, wouldn’t even need a jack. The $250-$300 and easy install seems like a no brainer if for nothing more than the hassle of dealing with a stolen one. Thoughts?

As you may recall, he was involved in a viral exhange with a reporter months ago.

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Could be targeting this girl with the eighth pic she turns 20 in November, which would make her eligible if I’m not mistaken.

Appears to have very high upside. But I’ve also noticed plenty of these international players take a little while to get acclimated. And she’s pretty thin, but the belief is she can play the three and four. Somewhat kind of like Leonie Fiebich from New York.

I love her as a prospect, just not positive what she’ll contribute next year. She appears to be a latecomer, but I’m thinking that’s probably because of her age and people not being sure she’ll come over. As an example Leonie got drafted in 2020 by LA I believe and didn’t show up until she was 24 at New York.

Should finish up this one today, very good book

Got word from a source this afternoon that Iowa has locked in an official visit with a priority 2025 target.

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Got a big rack of beef ribs. I've done pork ribs dozens of times but I've never done beef. How would you cook them?

Also has anyone used an instant pot for ribs? I've heard that works good but I've never tried it.

I am in the wonderful world of Lincoln, Nebraska. Should be a good one. Kemerer is here. Gable Steveson is here not sure if he's wrestling tonight or not though. Patrick Kennedy is here too.

Say that 5 times fast.

This is way way worse than the Catholic Church coverup and scandal.

It is still ongoing!

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My question is simple. Why?

Hawks -6 1/2. Surprised, Go Hawks complete weekend sweep of Hoosiers.

In that same report I shared last week. I'll add more to this thread as they come in.

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