Alger’s Pizza Palace Mount Vernon, Iowa

Located on the Main Street in the Historic College town (Home of Cornell College) of Mount Vernon, (we all know College kids take their pizza very VERY seriously) lies a Royal little pizza place called Pizza Palace.
Oh yum.  Is all I have to say.  Andrew, Brighton, and I stopped by there on a Thursday evening.  [...]

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Mechanicsville Fireman’s Breakfast Mechanicsville, Iowa

October 5, 2008

Ever see these kinds of signs when you’re driving through a small town?  ”Spaghetti Dinner!” 
“Catfish Fry!” “Pancake Breakfast!”  Well, no one makes breakfast like the Mechanicsville Volunteer Firemen and Paramedics.  The entire town and then some comes out to have breakfast and to support our local fire and ambulance.  I’ve gone to this [...]

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Dittos Stanwood, Iowa

Ditto’s is one of those wonderful restaurants that you find in almost every small town.  Especially in Iowa. You can order a skillet breakfast any time of the day, have a porkchop home style lunch complete with mashed potatoes, and supper of liver and onions with a hand dipped milk shake and finish off with [...]

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Looney’s Family Dining and Catering Mechanicsville, IA

August 22, 2008

Jamie Looney and LeaAnn Cords took a chance in this small Iowa town, and it’s serving the community and them well. After working in the restaurant business for over 30 years, Jamie moved to Iowa to be nearer to famliy. He met LeaAnn and they immediately got to work to open [...]

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Fran and Cherie’s Skillet Cafe and Bakery Mount Vernon Iowa

August 15, 2008

We were so pumped that there is a new breakfast place in our area!  The Skillet Cafe is located on the corner of the main intersection in Mount Vernon, Iowa.  Brighton and I decided to test the breakfast menu.  Just the right amount of choices made ordering a breeze.  I chose the “Build [...]

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