Hello, I am back
How many times do you go out in your hometown to your favorite steak house or bakery? Do you have a favorite day in school lunches is pizza day or burger day the best? Well as a Hawkeye it’s hard to go hungry there are so many options not only in the dining halls but also in the heart of downtown.
Ok, we all know sometimes the high school lunch food had favorite days and least favorite days. Well here all three dining halls have a variety of foods every day during the school week and on the weekends two of them are open. All three have salad bars, yogurt bars, cereal, drinks, and desserts. Catlett open Mondays-Fridays is definitely my go-to with friends on the east side. With the grill and so many drink options I would say it’s one of my favorites. Plus as an early riser if you get there at 7:10-7:30 the Sunny Side Up makes omelets or breakfast bowls, SO GOOD!!! Burge the other east side dining hall has all the classics with pasta, walking tacos, and you can grab an ice cream to go. Hillcrest on the west side has the best burritos ever. I have to say it’s an all-time favorite of mine and on Sundays from 12-2, you can get breakfast burritos. Anyway, that’s what I like about the dining halls.
Ok now time for all the little Hawk shops/Food stops, these are places where you can use Flex Swipes, Hawk Dollars, or your own money. They all are a little different but there are quite a few locations I like. The library’s Food For Thought is great for a quick lunch stop. Pick up a Flex meal or grab a Starbucks coffee. my other favorite hawk shops would be the Clinton one in Burge and the Gyms Power Cafe (my personal favorite smoothie is the Kale-A-Fornia Dreaming.
Let’s move on to the upscale places. These are places that you might have to save for but it’s worth it once in a while. I know I have talked about Trumpet Blossom before but I love it so much, their veggie burger is my favorite. Another place that I recently discovered was Crêpes de Luxe Cafe. I loved their sweet Crêpes and they have good pastries and coffee, a great brunch date. Last I love Saigon’s Corner its Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine. I really enjoy their garden rolls.
Comfort food!!!! Are you a Chipotle or Pancheros kind of person do you like pizza or burgers well downtown Iowa City has everything. Mickey’s Pub has good burgers, and Airliner has great pizza. You truly can’t go wrong. Plus we have buffalo wild wings and they now even have a whole vegetarian menu.
Well now you know how to eat in Iowa City you shall never go hungry.
Cheers,
Rose
