My Friend Sharon and I decided we were tired of eating out at big name chains, getting the same crappy food, the same crappy service, and paying the same high price tag. Not to mention, going home feeling a little ill. So we decided to drag our husbands out occasionally for some good local dining.
So far, this plan has failed, mostly due to conflicting work schedules and busy lifestyles. We managed to hit a local small town bar and grill called Hale Tap in Hale, Iowa. The guys had prime rib and us girls had broasted chicken. While in the restroom, I had the brilliant idea to blog our findings. It caught my attention that the bathroom was surprisingly clean for a B&G in the middle of nowhere and I thought “someone should tell people about this place” and so the blog was born.
A little about Navigating this site. To the right, there are several categories. If you are looking for any of these specifically, for example “family friendly,” just click on it and it will bring up all the entries with family friendly restaurants. Pretty Easy. You can also click on the flicker widget to the right to view other photos of the restaurants I’ve visited since I only add one or two photos on the blog itself. When you get to Flickr, go to the All About Iowa collection and then click on the Eat Local Iowa set. I would also like to mention that all the photos unless otherwise stated have been taken by me or my husband. Please don’t use them without our permission. (You can’t copy them from Flickr…)
Enjoy!
About Me:
I am a 34 year old married to Andrew, and mother to one-three year old boy, who incidentially is a pancake connoisseur (keep an eye out for his pancake review.) I am not a chef, I don’t even like to cook, which is probably where the eating out comes from. I do, however, recognize good food. When I was young, my parents took us out to eat almost every Friday night. I guess you could say I was born to blog about food.
I love coffee, and will probably frequently have local coffee joints listed on here as well. And no, the HyVee Starbucks does not count.
For questions, you can email me at eatlocaliowa@yahoo.com
Please feel free to leave comments!!
If you liked the Hale Tap, you really owe it to yourself to visit on a Friday night when they have their Walleye Special!
I will do that!! Thanks!