Guidebook for Iowa City
Food Scene
The Java House - First Ave
1575 S 1st AveGreat coffee and pastries and welcoming atmosphere.
Subway
2302 1/2 Muscatine AveGood ol' fast food standby with healthy choices. Walking distance.
Wendy's
1480 S 1st AveAnother good ol' fast food standby with some healthy choices. And Frosty's.
Heyn's Ice Cream
811 S 1st AveLocally-owned, locally-made ice cream!
Oyama
1853 Lower Muscatine RdDelicious sushi!
Original, awesome barbecue! They do sell bottled beer and a few other beverages, but they focus on barbecue, not a bar.
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Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack - Iowa City
1940 Lower Muscatine RdOriginal, awesome barbecue! They do sell bottled beer and a few other beverages, but they focus on barbecue, not a bar.
China Wok
2302 Muscatine AveFast, carry-out Chinese food within walking distance.
Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza
2300 Muscatine AveCarry out pizza you cook at home. Within walking distance.
Drinks & Nightlife
2 Dogs is a bar/restaurant with good pub food. Their burgers are especially good. They have a shuffleboard game across from the bar. They are family-friendly, but it's also a fine place to hang out with just adults.
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2 Dogs Pub
1705 S 1st Ave2 Dogs is a bar/restaurant with good pub food. Their burgers are especially good. They have a shuffleboard game across from the bar. They are family-friendly, but it's also a fine place to hang out with just adults.
Small, laid back, good pub food. They have karaoke some nights. Walking distance to the house!
Shakespeare's Pub And Grill
819 S 1st AveSmall, laid back, good pub food. They have karaoke some nights. Walking distance to the house!
Essentials
Walgreens
2214 Muscatine AveWalgreen's Pharmacy, 24 hours, walking distance.
Walk to our full-service grocery store with a sit-down "restaurant." I put that in quotation marks because it's not full-service wait staff. You can order off their menu outside the seating area and they will bring you the food. And, they usually check on you here or there. But, they don't hover and you pay before you go in, so you don't have to worry about tipping, etc. Alternatively, you can get anything from the salad bar, deli, or various food stations (Chinese, Italian, etc.) and bring it in. Plus, it is a full-service grocery store with a Starbucks.
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Hy-Vee
1125 N Dodge StWalk to our full-service grocery store with a sit-down "restaurant." I put that in quotation marks because it's not full-service wait staff. You can order off their menu outside the seating area and they will bring you the food. And, they usually check on you here or there. But, they don't hover and you pay before you go in, so you don't have to worry about tipping, etc. Alternatively, you can get anything from the salad bar, deli, or various food stations (Chinese, Italian, etc.) and bring it in. Plus, it is a full-service grocery store with a Starbucks.