Food was outstanding and the service was quick and awesome! Restaurant was clean! Totally worth…read morestopping!

Superb. Food and service. I've wanted to get here for a couple years, and I set out to actually…read morego there today, almost didn't make it, because of road construction. Type in the address on your phone map or GPS system to make sure you arrive. This place has been around for a long time, and has a wide variety of food, daily specials, and a full bar. The people are charming, warm and hospitable like you would expect from small town Iowa. I had the pork tenderloin, which had a seasoned crispy crust, while the meat remained juicy and flavorful, not an easy trick to accomplish. My table mate had a delicious burger with a logo embossed bun. I'll hit it again sometime, for their Friday or Saturday fish fry, which includes bone-in catfish, getting to be a rarity these days. Go there or go out of your way. Every merchant in the town has to be suffering from this road construction project, now entering month four!

The food is great, the service is great! Very cute cafe decorated with aprons, of course! The…read moreWestern Omelet was stuffed full of goodness. We had to wait a couple of minutes for the biscuits to come out of the oven but definitely worth the wait! A great place where all the locals hang out but be prepared, it's a cash only business.

On our journey to see Iowa freedom rocks, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch at this small local…read morerestaurant. Service was fabulous & the pork loin sandwich on fresh homemade buns was excellent. Excellent crips tasty fries & I even loved the coleslaw (usually not a fan). Was a perfect place to enjoy a quiet lunch. You need cash... no credit cards.

Rey de Reyes used to be pretty dang close to a five star restaurant, but has fallen off a bit as of…read morelate in the service and food category. Still a really cool restaurant with all kinds of stuff you'd never see at Safeway, and the food is quite good. My favorite is their tacos, which have just the right amount of cilantro and onion to complement the steak.

This Mexican grocery store/taqueria has been in the Columbus Junction Community for 20+ years. It…read morehas an exquisite selection of goods. The food is AMAZING! Go experience an authentic Mexican experience here!

Love it! Love it! Love it! Love it! Love it! Love it! You…read moregotta stop by if you're in Iowa. This town has its own charm. A cute place with a real passionate chef. I was so happy I stopped in this place for food. The food was awesome we had chicken chimichanga, veg quesadilla, chicken taco & pineapple cake. Every piece was delicious. The food was the least expensive i have ever had and portion was huge. Chimichanga was insanely huge. Call him for an order of tresleches, it is a bliss. Only thing to remember carry cash. No cards accepted. Chef knows English so ask him anything in English :)

Following a quick trip to a wedding in Muscatine, IA, we returned to St Louis and stopped in…read moreColumbus Junction to look for a Mexican restaurant where we had eaten nearly 20 years ago. That restaurant is apparently long gone, but we found Santa Ana Bakery instead. This was a happy eventuality! This is a very small Mom and Pop Mexican restaurant that we can highly recommend. The food is simply comida casera (home cookin'). I get the feel that they would fix whatever you like within reason. They have a huge menu listed on the wall, so I asked for the owner's recommendations. I always like to ask in small places like this, knowing that they can't possibly have everything always ready and fresh. I assume they will recommend what they feel is best that day. He offered fresh chicken mole and pork in a sauce. I don't normally go for mole due to the sweetness, so I ordered guisado de puerco and Ms T ordered tacos de carne asada (sin cebolla, of course). My pork was simple, elegant and delicious. The sauce was dark in color, rich in flavor, with some tomatillo and a hint of oregano. The slices of pork were tender and smothered in the sauce. I sopped the sauce up with soft corn tortillas and when I finished there was really no need to wash the plate. Ms T frowns on my actually licking the plate in public, so I had to do the job with tortillas, which worked out pretty well. Ms T's tacos de carne asada were served properly with plenty of meat on soft corn tortillas and cilantro. The meat was diced fairly fine, nicely seasoned and had a great flavor of the comal. We each had a frijoles pintos which were very basic frijoles de la olla, partly pureed and served thin in their broth. As simple as it gets, but good. I must mention the salsas served with the basket of totopos at the beginning. These were 100% delicious and homemade with the unique touch of la Senora in each. We debated asking to purchase some to take home, but due to warm weather and no cooler, decided not to risk it. One salsa was green, made from minced raw tomatillo with enough jalapeno to give it nice heat. The second was deep red with ground red chile and chipotle. It was rich and spicy with very fresh garlic. The third was almost orange in color, with nice heat, more garlic and delicious fresh chile flavor. All were good, all were nicely spicy. In addition the totopos were clearly fried from real tortillas, on the premises. This is four star food in a five star place. It is quaint, with a bar you can belly up to and enjoy your food on a stool or eat at one of three tables. I'm sure they offer carry-out. Don't forget this is also a bakery and they had an assortment of cookies and pan dulce on display. The owner was friendly and helpful. He appreciated that we were not just there for some ground beef burritos. Now our challenge is to figure out an excuse to be there at lunch time so we can explore the menu more. I wished afterwards I had also ordered the mole to try. They are open seven days a week and serve breakfast! I'm thinking of moving closer. Just have to figure out how to convince Ms T.

You know it's homemade salsa when it's a different (and delicious) every refill :-) seriously,…read moreaddicted to the steak tacos ($2/ea a la carte) and tostadas are great, too! And when in doubt, the buffet is great. Oh, and the guacamole and pico...I could go on for days.... Just drive to CJ and enjoy the food!!! #addicted

Yasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss…read more This one was worth the little trip down rural Iowa to rural Iowa Asada-Delicious and tender. Pollo- Great seasoned flavor. Pastor-The right flavor and juicy. Enchilada-Cheesey and good sauce. Rice and Beans-They are better than most I've had. If you like good authentic Mexican food and need a new place I would travel here from the larger cities to try. They do have a few other places worth stopping in town and this is one of them.

Salvador was an excellent host at our first visit to Antojitos Carmen. He was hospitable and we…read moremade fast friends with him. Carmen, his wife, was an excellent cook and we are grateful to have found their little restaurant! The pork burrito was everyone's favorite. It was full of flavor. Their "dry salsa" was an item we read about on a yelp review and is off menu. When we asked Salvador about it, he brought us some to try. It's very unique and pretty spicy. We loved it! We will be back despite the hour and a half drive.

Authentic flavorful dishes. We have enjoyed every single meal for the many times we've been there.read more

There is no longer a restaurant here. It is just a convenience store and gas station. They…read morenormally carry worms if fishing is your thing. Maybe just in the Summer time. It is the closest place to my mom's so we normally pick up ice and single sodas.

Pretty limited, not much food, good for lottery tickets and the Maid-Rite.read more

Absolutely marvelous coffee and a great selection! I personally recommend the cinnamon rolls, while…read moremy partner loves the coffee cake. The shop is spotlessly clean and very inviting. The owners are friendly and very welcoming. Do yourself a favor and stop in for a cup of your favorite brew!

A great find on the town square! After driving a distance for a shop hop event, we needed a little…read moresomething-something. And this was a great spot. We ordered a simple ice tea. But it was a great brew, you know what I mean ice tea drinkers. There is something about the perfect ice tea. My friend and I shared a lemon scone drizzeled with frosting and an apricot nut scone. I was expecting the traditional scone texture, kinda dry but these were a tad moister and had lots of good flavor. They also have cookies, cinnamon rolls and a coffee cake that looked delightful. They have a few outside tables but the inside is eclectic with items for sale. The staff was helpful and pleasant to visit with. When in Washington, IA stop by.