Ross' Restaurant closes

[QChawks]

Serving the Quad City area since 1940, Ross' was a great local spot for breakfast 24 hours per day.
Founded by Harold Ross, Harold's family ran the business throughout it all.
Multiple Presidential candidates and sitting presidents have eaten there including: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich.

It was the home of the magic mountain.
That culinary climb features a slice of grilled Texas toast covered in loose ground beef and piled with a mountain of French fries or hash browns and smothered with cheddar cheese sauce.

 

[torbee]

Many a drunken night in my 20s ended with a volcano magic mountain (a regular MM with spicy chili over the top)

 

[Hendy hawk]

Looks great but would give me a heart attack.

 

[auntie_fah]

Lived in the QC until i was in 4th grade.

Still remember going to Ross’ as a kid

 

[Dorrman]

Ate many Magic Mountains through out my days. Nothing like eating breakfast while watching the Bett PD officers arrest drug users at The Traveler Motel.

Kind of enjoyed the new location for awhile but then the quality started to fade. I don't think it was managed very well in the end.

Big fan of Jimmy's and QC Pancake House, so we haven't gone much in the past 5 years or so.

 

[Moral]

I managed to never once eat at that place. Can I even call myself a Quad Citian?

 

[QChawks]

I managed to never once eat at that place. Can I even call myself a Quad Citian?

I only went there once during a binge drinking escapade back in 2005

never went back LOL

 

[hawkdave007]

The charm of the place was the scuzzy old building and its proximity to I-74. It was fun for a cute family to eat sitting next to grizzled truck driver with tattoos.

They should have kept the old building and moved it to an empty lot in downtown Bettendorf.

 

[torbee]

The charm of the place was the scuzzy old building and its proximity to I-74. It was fun for a cute family to eat sitting next to grizzled truck driver with tattoos.

They should have kept the old building and moved it to an empty lot in downtown Bettendorf.

It was in the path of the new bridge. Eminent domain.

 

[hawkdave007]

It was in the path of the new bridge. Eminent domain.

Hence keep and move the building...

 

[yiana]

I managed to never once eat at that place. Can I even call myself a Quad Citian?

Same here. We aren’t Quad Citizens bro

 

[jasonrann]

I managed to never once eat at that place. Can I even call myself a Quad Citian?

 

[TC Nole OX]

QC landmark Ross' Restaurant closing Bettendorf location as longtime owners retire

The restaurant was founded in 1938 and moved to its current location in 2015 as it was in the path of new I-74 Bridge construction.

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Copy Cat Magic Mountain

Have you ever eaten at Ross Restaurant under the Hwy. 74 bridge in Bettendorf ? They serve this wonderful dish they call a Magic Mou...

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[Tenacious E]

I managed to never once eat at that place. Can I even call myself a Quad Citian?

People talk about the Magic Mountain, but the most memorable thing I remember getting at a restaurant at the quads was the Reuben "sandwich" at Belgian Village. Damn thing is bigger than a plate.

 

[Moral]

People talk about the Magic Mountain, but the most memorable thing I remember getting at a restaurant at the quads was the Reuben "sandwich" at Belgian Village. Damn thing is bigger than a plate.

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