This place was a fan favorite. Multiple groups all said they loved their server. Food hit the spot…read moreand wasn't just some mass produced selection of food. Helpful staff. What a fun area too! Love this spot. Definitely go!

Fantastic find for our road trip lunch. The honey peach old fashioned was the best old fashioned…read moreI've ever had! Burgers were great, ambiance is upscale, waitstaff were super friendly. Highly recommend!

I claim Dows IA as my hometown. That's where I grew up. I left there four days after I turned 18…read moreand was on a plane to recruit training (aka boot camp) in the US Navy. After I got out of the Navy I moved to the Des Moines IA metro. Dows is a little town of 500 in the middle of nowhere about 1 1/2 hours straight north of Des Moines IA not far off of I35. I graduated in a class of 16 before everything consolidated... Truth be told though...I was born when my parents lived in Bradford IA. Bradford's population is about 100 and it's about 15 miles straight east of Dows IA in Franklin county There are two Bradfords in Iowa...one in Franklin county and one in Chickasaw county... I hadn't been in Bradford since I was probably in junior high (I'm 54 now). Stumble Inn had been on my radar for a couple of years. My brother and sister-in-law who live in Alden IA have encouraged me to get in there, but they do that small town thing where they have a break in service. Open 11 AM - 100 PM and then open later 400 PM to 700 PM or 800 PM Monday through Saturday. Open 900 AM - Noon on Sunday. Every time we were in the area we seemed to be in that mid-day gap. Yesterday we had nothing better to do and we decided to make a special trip up there to try the tenderloin (and hit a few consignment/antique/thrift stores too). Lots of memories flooded back as I wound my way off of I35 down Heather Rd and Stockdale's blacktop that I won't bore you with. What's special to me probably won't be to you... It just wasn't a plain old road trip where it's all cattle pastures, cornfields, and rural roads...at least not for me. Stumble Inn sits a little off the pavement when you reach your destination towards the West side of Bradford, but it's only about 50 ft of gravel if you are too worried about your paint... From the outside the building doesn't look like much, but we all know...some of the best food isn't found in fancy buildings. The inside is open and has an L shaped bar with seven or eight seats. The rest of the seating is a combination of high and low top tables and chairs. It's seat yourself. The place was clean and we were greeted and presented with menus right away. The kitchen is open and you can see the magic happening. It's a typical rustic small town bar and grill. My gf isn't a huge tenderloin fan. She enjoys one now and then, but it's really my deal. Besides a standard breaded (crispy) and grilled tenderloin (not crispy) they have a couple different variation including a high ball (tenderloin and a hamburger patty) and a barnyard (tenderloin, hamburger patty, chicken breast, bacon and cheese). I'm probably missing some components of the high ball and barnyard, but you get the idea... The guys at the table next to us had a combination of high balls and barnyards... It was hard not to stare. They'd traveled the 50 min or so down from the Clear Lake IA area for lunch. I ordered an appetizer of white cheese balls and the standard crispy tenderloin with onion rings (small order), a beer, and an iced tea. The gf ordered the spicy chicken sandwich with tots (small order) and stuck with just a water. The total was $47 before tip. Now what you've waded through the above paragraphs for... The tenderloin. The crispy tenderloin has a seasoned breading with what I think is probably a mix of corn meal and panko. The pepper used in the seasoning came through, but no part of the seasoning was overwhelming. It was served HOT! I mean still steaming when it broke open... It was the traditional football shape. Oblong and probably 12 inches from tip to tip. Cooked perfectly and drained properly... Thick...but not too thick. I'm not a thin tenderloin guy where all you can taste is the breading. I want to taste the pork too... I got mustard, pickles, and onion on mine, but you do you... Well worth the 1 hr and 45 min trip! Easily in my top four in the state. In no particular order... Stumble Inn in Bradford IA Tojo's in Jamaica IA The Lucky Pig in Ogden IA Goldie's in Prairie City IA Nick's in Des Moines IA (deserves an honorable mention...now closed) Always at the top of our state' tenderloin competitions but the Stumble Inn has never won 1st place...yet. To me that shows how slanted some of these contests are. My gf and I have eaten tenderloins from MN to AR and from NE to IN. It's always subjective, but some of the award winning tenderloins really aren't that good... This one is. Great service! Everything we got was cooked perfectly! Our server was fantastic. The owner stopped in to visit for a while. The gentleman cooking even checked on us to make sure everything was okay. Typical small town Iowa nice! If you claim you're into tenderloins...are traveling I35 and you see the Dows IA exit... Put on the brakes and make the 15 min detour off the interstate. This one is worth your time! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063668736193&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Superb tenderloin in this quiet little town. Flavors were excellent on the sandwich and ingredients…read morewere fresh. The waitress was extremely friendly and polite. Save some room for their homemade mints before you leave!

Can't believe I'm the first to review this place. It's fantastic. Small place run by just one lady…read moreI believe. Sat down and quickly had our order taken. I got the cevapi and my wife had the roasted chicken with potatoes and vegetables. Complementary beef and noodle soup came out which was delicious in the chilly morning. Not long after our orders came out with fresh baked bread and a Bosnian coleslaw type dish, both fantastic. Bread was soft and flavorful, coleslaw was crisp, refreshing and acidic which paired perfectly with our mains. The Cevapi were plentiful and cooked perfectly, still juicy, the bread soaked up all the juice. And the sauce was a house made sour cream and it goes really well with it. The roasted chicken was perfectly cooked, not overdone but still tender and juicy, and the vegetables went nicely with it. Nothing fancy, just very well done Bosnian home cooking. Can't wait to go back.

From the owner: We are an authentic Bosnian restaurant, prepared by a Bosnian lady that has been cooking in…read morerestaurants for decades, she loves cooking and it shows in her food. We are new owners of this amazing restaurant. Owning a restaurant was a dream I had with my father, but we weren’t able to attain it before he passed, so now I am here with my partner Medo to make everybody happy with food. Full bellies, bring smiles, and we need more of those. We have Indoor and outdoor seating. Bring your friends, your family or come alone, laid-back friendly environment, dine in or carry out.

What went well? EVERYTHING. I was a lonely dude just trying to start over. Saw a suggestion for…read moretraveling to Iowa and starting over. I got a steal on a big ass house, it was old, and a ton of work to modernize. I was determined to make the house ready for my future family. The folks at THE STANK ( what we locals call it) were very welcoming and kept me from quitting on my dreams many times. They also suggest maybe asking Jesus, and God. I did. I worshipped, I prayed. I danced. The snake thing was weird. met this cool woman that already had 6 kids, but my dream was 7. She's like, no problem. Life is good. Probably getting married. Job at the Post Office didn't work out. I'm a pet groomer now. Her kids are violent and rob stores across Iowa.

I was single in Aplington for a while. There just aren't many people here to choose from. I took a…read moreleap of faith and decided to go on a date with a guy from church. He had just moved to IA to take a job at the post office for $25/hr. That's more than most people make here! I wasn't sure about him but he took me to Stinky's bar and grill and I had a great time. Now we go once a year with our 7 kids on our anniversary. What a life!

I really wanted to love this place but it was a big let down…read more First, we were there on a Friday, just before what is likely a very busy time. We sat at the bar. The servers were there, obviously waiting for customers to start arriving, and they were all congregating at the end of the bar, chatting it up. It was super unprofessional and pretty annoying. We were glad when the food came out quickly so we could just eat and leave. To be honest, I don't recall what my husband ordered. I got the pork tenderloin. The tenderloin was very tough and had zero flavor. Like, I don't think they even put salt in the coating, let alone any other seasonings. This is Iowa, if you can't make anything else at all, you should at least have a decent pork tenderloin. This was our second time trying the place. Both instances were equally underwhelming. I wanted this to be our "go to" place but sadly we won't return.

The food was sub par with being a limited menu during the day. Also pay with cash or you will be…read morepaying more for using card. Burger tasted like it was frozen from box. Fries were amazing

the menu there is always amazing!! the food is sooo good!…read morethe atmosphere is please'n, while wait'n for your meal. last but not least, the service y'all.. wonderful

Since the Catfish Po' Boy was out of this world, I think it's safe to say the rest of Rodney's food…read moreis...Hats off to the simple selection, quality ingredients, and soulful touch to each meal. I will certainly return when in Waterloo and plan to spread to word to friends, family, and colleagues.

Very cool vibes with a mixture of racing, baseball, neon signs, and old nostalgia signage…read morethroughout. The Hawaiian Pizza on the Regular Crust was deeeeelicious. The Pizza Fry was thin crust and comes with a marinara sauce for dipping. The Onion Rings were very good, I'd say more of the Onion string cut...came out with a ranch sauce....everything was hot, delicious, and homemade. Staff was friendly and accommodating and it seemed like we weren't the only newbies that were showing up tonight. We saw a post on Facebook about the Haverhill Social Club and figure a few others must have as well. Very good place...we'll be back to try the burgers and other pizzas as well!

Quick update! ! Pretty busy on a Friday night! We got lucky and a group had just left so we got a…read moretable. We visited for a while before ordering our food. We had the spaghetti special - - spaghetti meatballs, bread, and a salad and a small Reuben pizza. The Reuben pizza was very good. The spaghetti meal was as well. The salad is served on the same plate as the spaghetti so it doesn't come early.

For a town of only 31 people, this place was hopping! Fun atmosphere. It was obvious that they…read morecater to the locals before addressing the visitors. I had the flavor of the month Chicken wing sauce which was spicy peach. It was delicious!! I just wish the wings were a little warmer. They sat up on window a bit too long while the locals were getting fed. My husband had the mushroom Swiss burger. It was clearly a processed/frozen burger but it was large and the crinkle cut fries were plentiful albeit sadly lacking salt. All this being said, I am still giving them 5 stars because the prices were right and the customers were fun to talk with. I just caution you to treat visitors as well and as promptly as you treat your regulars.

My husband and I had dinner at Three Days Grille last night on June 5, 2026. This was our first…read moretime visiting this establishment. The food (chicken wings, bacon cheese burgers, and fries) was delicious and the service was amazing. The young lady working the bar and the dining room did a fantastic job! She was very busy, had a lot of customers, and she still gave excellent service. We are definitely going back while we are in town. Our meal was better than anything we have had in the area over the past few months.

Now called Brad's Restaurant. Great steaks…read more Good food Excellent service!! Brad has been owner of several restaurants.