Top CR Restaurants for 2023

[McLovin32]

Cedar Rapidians have spoke again, voting for the top restaurants in the area. The #1 overall restaurant....****ing Cheddars.

All Restaurants​

• Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Cedar Rapids
• The Map Room, Cedar Rapids
• Black Sheep Social Club, Cedar Rapids
• Chick-fil-A, Cedar Rapids
• LP Street Food, Cedar Rapids
• The Blind Pig, Cedar Rapids
• The Pedaler's Fork, Cedar Rapids

BBQ​

• Up in Smoke BBQ, Cedar Rapids
• Willie Ray's Q Shack, Cedar Rapids
• CR Midnight Smoker BBQ, Cedar Rapids

Asian​

• Mandarin Spice, Marion
• NaRa Thai Cuisine, Marion
• Sushi House, Cedar Rapids
• SuYu Pei, Cedar Rapids

Mexican​

• Hacienda Las Glorias, Cedar Rapids
• Cancun Mexican Grill & Bar, Cedar Rapids
• Mas Margaritas, Cedar Rapids
• Villa's Patio, Cedar Rapids & Marion

Burgers​

• Tornado's Grub & Pub, Cedar Rapids
• The Map Room, Cedar Rapids
• Starlite Room, Cedar Rapids

Pizza​

• Need Pizza, Cedar Rapids
• Zoey's Pizzeria, Marion
• Roscoe's Pizza, Cedar Rapids

Breakfast​

• Lucky's on 16th, Cedar Rapids
• Mikhael's Restaurant, Cedar Rapids
• La Casita Breakfast Cafe, Cedar Rapids
• Oscar's, Hiawatha

Cafes and Coffee Shops​

• Trading Grounds, Marion
• Stillwater Coffee Co., Hiawatha
• Brewhemia, Cedar Rapids

Sushi​

• Mandarin Spice, Marion
• Sushi House, Cedar Rapids
• Oyama Sushi Japanese Steakhouse, Cedar Rapids

Steakhouses​

• Kingston's Steakhouse, Cedar Rapids
• Texas Roadhouse, Cedar Rapids
• Chophouse Downtown, Cedar Rapids

Ice Cream​

• Frydae, Marion
• Dan & Debbie's Creamery, Ely
• Kool Moo, Cedar Rapids

Seafood​

• Daisy's Garage, Cedar Rapids
• Ohana Poké Shop, Marion
• Crab Attack Seafood Shack, Cedar Rapids

Italian​

• Napoli's Italian Restaurant, Marion
• Bari Italian, Cedar Rapids
• Olive Garden, Cedar Rapids

Indian​

• Delhicacy, Cedar Rapids
• Taste of India, Cedar Rapids
• Paradise Indian Grill, Hiawatha

Cedar Rapidians Name 2023's Best Area Restaurants [LIST]

CommunityVotes has released their annual list of the top businesses in the Cedar Rapids area!

khak.com

 

[Greenway4Prez]

Lots of good places listed, but LOL @ these chain restaurants finding their way onto these lists.

Seeing OG in there with Bari and Napoli’s…come on.

 

[Chuck C]

No Red Lantern for Asian food?

Blind Pig and Peddlers Fork are owned by the same people, both good food too. They own CRL now too.

 

[McLovin32]

Lots of good places listed, but LOL @ these chain restaurants finding their way onto these lists.

Seeing OG in there with Bari and Napoli’s…come on.

The OG one made me chuckle a bit for sure. Bari is really goddamn good, the fact OG is listed right behind it is just mind blowing. Might as well get Biaggis in there too then.

 

[McLovin32]

No Red Lantern for Asian food?

Blind Pig and Peddlers Fork are owned by the same people, both good food too. They own CRL now too.

Love me some Red Lantern. I'd have Nara at 1 and Red Lantern at 2

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

 

[lonestar50]

On a glance the pizza list isn't bad.

La Casita Breakfast Cafe is really good.

I've given LP Street food multiple tries but nothing seems great on their menu. Nothing bad but nothing good either

 

[millah_22]

Chik Fil A in their top 4 is hilarious.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

The OG one made me chuckle a bit for sure. Bari is really goddamn good, the fact OG is listed right behind it is just mind blowing. Might as well get Biaggis in there too then.

Noodles & Co. and Fazoli’s have to be just seething today.

 

[Colonoscopy]

I drink at cheddars all the time

 

[McLovin32]

I drink at cheddars all the time

Congrats, you drink at the finest restaurant in all of Cedar Rapids.

 

[Colonoscopy]

Congrats, you drink at the finest restaurant in all of Cedar Rapids.

Mostly do it to hit on the 18 year olds that work there

 

[cohawk]

Cedar Rapidians have spoke again, voting for the top restaurants in the area. The #1 overall restaurant....****ing Cheddars.

All Restaurants​

• Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Cedar Rapids
• The Map Room, Cedar Rapids
• Black Sheep Social Club, Cedar Rapids
• Chick-fil-A, Cedar Rapids
• LP Street Food, Cedar Rapids
• The Blind Pig, Cedar Rapids
• The Pedaler's Fork, Cedar Rapids

BBQ​

• Up in Smoke BBQ, Cedar Rapids
• Willie Ray's Q Shack, Cedar Rapids
• CR Midnight Smoker BBQ, Cedar Rapids

Asian​

• Mandarin Spice, Marion
• NaRa Thai Cuisine, Marion
• Sushi House, Cedar Rapids
• SuYu Pei, Cedar Rapids

Mexican​

• Hacienda Las Glorias, Cedar Rapids
• Cancun Mexican Grill & Bar, Cedar Rapids
• Mas Margaritas, Cedar Rapids
• Villa's Patio, Cedar Rapids & Marion

Burgers​

• Tornado's Grub & Pub, Cedar Rapids
• The Map Room, Cedar Rapids
• Starlite Room, Cedar Rapids

Pizza​

• Need Pizza, Cedar Rapids
• Zoey's Pizzeria, Marion
• Roscoe's Pizza, Cedar Rapids

Breakfast​

• Lucky's on 16th, Cedar Rapids
• Mikhael's Restaurant, Cedar Rapids
• La Casita Breakfast Cafe, Cedar Rapids
• Oscar's, Hiawatha

Cafes and Coffee Shops​

• Trading Grounds, Marion
• Stillwater Coffee Co., Hiawatha
• Brewhemia, Cedar Rapids

Sushi​

• Mandarin Spice, Marion
• Sushi House, Cedar Rapids
• Oyama Sushi Japanese Steakhouse, Cedar Rapids

Steakhouses​

• Kingston's Steakhouse, Cedar Rapids
• Texas Roadhouse, Cedar Rapids
• Chophouse Downtown, Cedar Rapids

Ice Cream​

• Frydae, Marion
• Dan & Debbie's Creamery, Ely
• Kool Moo, Cedar Rapids

Seafood​

• Daisy's Garage, Cedar Rapids
• Ohana Poké Shop, Marion
• Crab Attack Seafood Shack, Cedar Rapids

Italian​

• Napoli's Italian Restaurant, Marion
• Bari Italian, Cedar Rapids
• Olive Garden, Cedar Rapids

Indian​

• Delhicacy, Cedar Rapids
• Taste of India, Cedar Rapids
• Paradise Indian Grill, Hiawatha

Cedar Rapidians Name 2023's Best Area Restaurants [LIST]

CommunityVotes has released their annual list of the top businesses in the Cedar Rapids area!

khak.com

And Iowans wonder why they get made fun of outside the state.

The best restaurant in CR is Cobble Hill. That may be the best restaurant in Iowa.

 

[QChawks]

Olive Garden

 

[McLovin32]

Olive Garden

YOUVE CLEARLY NEVER HAD THEIR TOUR OF ITALY DISH! ITS LIKE BEING IN ITALY!

 

[Hawki97]

Cheddars, CFA, and Olive Garden. JFC CR…

The pizza ones are solid, but I’d move Zoey’s ahead of Need.

 

[McLovin32]

Cheddars, CFA, and Olive Garden. JFC CR…

The pizza ones are solid, but I’d move Zoey’s ahead of Need.

Agreed.

 

[JWolf74]

To be fair, I bet the same list in western Iowa would have even more chains.

 

[General Tso]

Chik Fil A in their top 4 is hilarious.

Cheddars being #1 is more hilarious

 

[millah_22]

Cheddars being #1 is more hilarious

Cheddars is B-2-B. They were first last year too.

 

[HawkMachine]

I don't get too excited about food.

I'd rather just go to Culver's. LOL

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Cheddars is B-2-B. They were first last year too.

Not sure which is more pathetic, Cheddars or the people that actually vote a chain restaurant first.

 

[McLovin32]

Not sure which is more pathetic, Cheddars or the people that actually vote a chain restaurant first.

My vote here is for the people. The people are more pathetic IMO. It's wild to me that there's folks out there that would prefer to spend money at a chain over any local place.

 

[McLovin32]

Cheddars is B-2-B. They were first last year too.

I had to pull up the thread from last year. They got 2nd, Zeppelins was voted #1 last year.

 

[B1GDeal]

The Mexican list is trash. Mamacita, El Bajio and Coucho are better than anything on that list.

 

[McLovin32]

The Mexican list is trash. Mamacita, El Bajio and Coucho are better than anything on that list.

I don't disagree with you, but Mas Margaritas is absolutely good enough to be on the list.

 

[B1GDeal]

I don't disagree with you, but Mas Margaritas is absolutely good enough to be on the list.

That's the only one on the list with merit, but I'd have them behind those other three.

 

[McLovin32]

That's the only one on the list with merit, but I'd have them behind those other three.

I believe Mamacita is the same owners as Mas Margaritas. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I remember Mas posting about Mamacita while the original location was being completed.

 

[beanerhawk]

Why do only poors vote on these lists? Nothing to do while sitting at home jobless?

Leonardo's pizza should be on the list, and #1.

Vino's isn't only the best Italian restaurant in town but might be the best overall.

 

[lonestar50]

The Mexican list is trash. Mamacita, El Bajio and Coucho are better than anything on that list.

The original SW location of El Bajio is much better than the new NE location.

I think 4 Hermanos on Boyson might be my favorite Mexican place in town. My no pics wife ordered a burrito for me to pick up on my way home from work. Might have been the best burrito I've ever had, but she can't remember which one it was so I have to keep getting different ones until I can find which one it was

 

[globalhawk]

No Red Lantern for Asian food?

Blind Pig and Peddlers Fork are owned by the same people, both good food too. They own CRL now too.

Are you sure that Blind Pig and Peddlers are the same owner? I know the owner of Peddlers. Edit: Appears he is just part owner. I think you are correct.

 

[JRHawk2003]

List is a joke. Where is Parlor City for Ice Cream?

 

[Moral]

You know you have some good food places when Applebees can’t even make the list.

 

[An Iowa fan]

I take it there was no fine dining category.

 

[McLovin32]

I take it there was no fine dining category.

That's basically the steakhouse category, with Texas Roadhouse having a strong showing at #2.

 

[Moral]

I take it there was no fine dining category.

Some of those are high end jeans and polo shirt material. Collars unpopped of course.

 

[An Iowa fan]

My wife and I have never been to The Blind Pig or Peddlers. I am not sure where either are located.
We have never been to Bari either. That is probably our mistake.
We went to Crosby’s a couple of weeks ago. It was ok but it didn’t make me want to go back right away.

 

[JRHawk2003]

My wife and I have never been to The Blind Pig or Peddlers. I am not sure where either are located.
We have never been to Bari either. That is probably our mistake.
We went to Crosby’s a couple of weeks ago. It was ok but it didn’t make me want to go back right away.

Blind Pig is on Center Point Road, across the road from Casey's on 32nd & Center Pt Rd.

 

[bhawk24bob]

Rough competition if the Red Lobster can’t crack it on seafood

Also, why isn’t “Gas Station” a category?

 

[McLovin32]

My wife and I have never been to The Blind Pig or Peddlers. I am not sure where either are located.
We have never been to Bari either. That is probably our mistake.
We went to Crosby’s a couple of weeks ago. It was ok but it didn’t make me want to go back right away.

The gf (no pics) and I are big fans of Bari. It's very easy to run a tab over $100 for 2 there but definitely worth it.

The Blind Pig has some fantastic bar food. Definitely worth a stop as well.