Moline IL. to Cedar Rapids Iowa

We'll be in Cedar Rapids Iowa for turkey day week-end but our plane lands in Moline. Any great roadfood or foodie adventures in the area?

Here's something you can take home if you like mustard: Boetje's Dutch Mustard, which is made in Rock Island IL. It's coarse-ground and spicy but not TOO spicy. Try the first grocery store you see in the Quad Cities, as this isn't sold very far away from there. I bring this all the way home to San Francisco--it's that good.

Jim's Ribs...with 3 or 4 outlets in the Quad Cities has some pretty good ribs and cole slaw. If you need a BBQ fix on the way, or way back stop at the one in Moline.
I love the Czech village in the middle of Cedar Rapids. We have made much use of the Czech Museum and Genealogy Center there. Surrounding the Museum are a couple of blocks of Czech shops, restaurants and bakeries. Call in an order for Kolache and then pick them up as they come out of the oven!!!

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Originally posted by Avamtel

We'll be in Cedar Rapids Iowa for turkey day week-end but our plane lands in Moline. Any great roadfood or foodie adventures in the area?

An acquaintance of mine lives in CR so I posed your question to him. Here's his response:

Hmm... Well, I'm no connossieur of fine cuisine ... heck, we hardly ever eat out ... but, we like a couple Mexican places, Casa Las Glorias and Fiesta del Sol. Casa is just off I-380 on the E side of the Blairs Ferry Rd exit; Fiesta is at the intersection of Hwy 100 (Collins Road) and 1st Ave NE.

Of course, depending on what you consider "around" C.R. the Amana Colonies are 20 min SW, and all the food is great, there. The Ox Yoke Inn is legendary.

Al & Irene's is great BBQ. The ambience is non-existant, though. Basically, it's a hole-in-the-wall with award-winning BBQ.

Our favorite is Genghis Grill. It's a "Mongolian feast" where you choose all your raw foods from a buffet-style bar, and hand the bowl to the chef who fries it on a huge grill. You pick everything: meats, veggies, spices, sauces. If you don't like it, it's your fault. ;O) $10 for one bowl, $13 for all-you-can-eat. I generally get 90% meat, ask for my "starch" (e.g. steamed or fried rice) on the side, and one bowl fills me up but good.

The Vernon Inn is a Greek restaurant. Been many years since I've been there but, it was always good.

North Country Steakhouse is one of those grill-your-own-steaks places. Too expensive, IMHO, but very tasty. (I always do up a skillet of portabellos, too, mmm-MMM!).

Rich

Rich also told me that our mutual acquaintance Larry eats out more in one month than Rich does in a year, so if I can get Larry to reveal any other local places I'll be sure to post them.

Brad