food

One restaurant closes, another one opens! Polanco Mexican Restaurant is now welcoming customers on Mount Vernon Rd SE in Cedar Rapids, and a new Venezuelan restaurant has opened in Fairfax!

We all love a good patio during the summer months, but there's just something about a ROOFTOP patio that's even better! Check out 20+ of Iowa's rooftop bars and restaurants!

Lots of new bars & restaurants have opened in Eastern Iowa so far this year! Check out a list of the new eateries that have opened in 2026, as well as some of the places expected to open this year.

A brand new restaurant is set to take over a former BBQ joint in Cedar Rapids! Victory Social Club will open soon at 3707 1st Ave SE.

Back in April, it was announced that Horizons Family Services would be opening up a new cafe in the former home of Roasters at the Downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library. Last month, it officially began welcoming customers!

A new business has taken over Jerseys Pub & Grub at 5761 C St SW in Cedar Rapids! Rip's Bar & Grill will host its grand opening celebration this weekend.

Congratulations to the Iowa State Fair for having some of the very best fair food in the entire COUNTRY! It made Yelp's list of the 'Top 10 State Fairs for Festival Foods' in 2026.

July 29th is National Chicken Wing Day, and we went on a mission to figure out the Corridor-area restaurants that have the most delicious wings! Who has your favorite?

The wait is finally over - a new Cedar Rapids restaurant that we first heard about back in May is opening its doors this week! Horseshoe & Hide will host its grand opening this Tuesday, July 28th.

Earlier this month, we told you about more than 80 new foods that would be debuting at the 2026 Iowa State Fair. Now, you can pair those new foods with one of the new beverages!