NEWCOMERS....DRIVE THROUGH THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK AND TAKE FIRST GRAVEL ROAD TO THE LEFT.
FOR YEARS IT HAS BEEN ONE OF EASTERN IOWA'S MOST POPULAR RESTAURANTS, SITUATED OVER A SMALL LAKE, AT THE END OF A WINDING, HILLY GRAVEL ROAD THAT PASSES THROUGH A FARM YARD. WE WERE THERE FRIDAY NIGHT. I HAD THEIR FRIDAY NIGHT PRIME RIB SPECIAL THAT WAS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR. DELICIOUS AND I COULD NOT EAT IT ALL.
OF COURSE, THEY HAVE FISH ALL THREE NIGHTS,. CORY AND HIS MOM, LINDA HAVE MADE SOME NICE IMPROVEMENTS THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, INCLUDING A NICE GIFT SHOP. JUST LIKE AT CRACKER BARRELL, YOU CAN SHOP BEFORE OR AFTER DINING. AND NOW, AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, THEY HAVE A NEW LARGE (ACTUALLY ADDED A FEW SQUARE FEET) FAMILY OR RECEPTION ROOM, COMPLETE WITH FIREPLACE AND
THE LARGE BAR YOU SEE ABOVE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT
FOR GOOD PHOTO, SORRY. THEY STILL HAVE A STONE FRONT TO PUT ON THE BAR. ANYWAY, NOW THERE IS A REALLY NICE ROOM TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR NAME IS CALLED TO COME TO THE ADJACENT DINING ROOM.
QUITE A PLACE. OPEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY. MOST OF THE TIME YOU "WAIT"....BUT WORTH THE "WAIT".
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
