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    Lava Lounge

    4.4 (9 reviews)
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    13 years ago

    Awesome, low key, chill place. Fun hole in the wall. They have a large selection of stouts on hand. Great place.

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    11 years ago

    This is a nice little hidden gem. A great low-key place to get drinks. The staff is always friendly.

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    9 years ago

    Unique, awesome variety of beer, best margaritas, and exceptional staff. My favorite Lounge by far in the Cedar Valley.

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    14 years ago

    Great beer/scotch selection, free jukebox, with a 70's retro type feel. Depending on who is bartending the service is kind of slow/lousy.

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    SingleSpeed Brewing - Biscuits & Gravy

    SingleSpeed Brewing

    (193 reviews)

    $$

    Fantastic beer selection. Excellent food. Reasonable prices. Single speed checks all the boxes!…read more I've stopped at Single Speed several times when passing through, and always enjoyed the experience. The flatbread is huge--at least two meals' worth--as are the salads. Beer's available in full pours, half pours, and flights, so it's easy to sample a few in one sitting. And don't miss the specials--especially inventive soups. There's plenty of seating options, too--a nice patio, bar stools, and a couple rooms full of tables and booths. Cheers!

    This property is enormous, and I imagine it would be a really great place for a family reunion or…read moregathering! There is ample space inside and out, and it's all very open and clean, though the inside dining areas are separated into large rooms, which I think would help with noise control when it's busy. We visited around 7:45 on a Friday evening in August and found it remarkably not crowded, but they have another location in Cedar Falls that probably draws a larger crowd. We were at the Waterloo location, which probably caters to a lot of business people and business travelers during the week. We ordered a lot of food for two people, and it was all excellent, but I rate this cool place four stars because all the food came out of the kitchen at once and we were totally overwhelmed. If it had been paced, I think we could have pulled it off, and as travelers, we couldn't really take leftovers with us to have another day. Our server was extremely helpful and patient helping me understand their beverage selections. I enjoy a good cocktail or a glass of good wine, but my beer tastes are even more limited, but SingleSpeed offered up the perfect solution: the SingleSpeed-a-rita. This is made with their Ring Around the Gose, tequila, agave, and lime juice. That hit the spot on a hot Friday night in Iowa!

    Bigfoot Betty's - Popper Burger- I added a shmear of their wonderful strawberry sauce.

    Bigfoot Betty's

    (26 reviews)

    The staff is very friendly. The chicken tenders were amazing best I've found in cedar falls. The…read moreRueben was filled with flavor and tender meat. The potato salad was creamy and fresh. We loved the music and atmosphere was great. Will be coming back to try breakfast. Highly recommend

    I really wanted to like this place because the atmosphere was great and the employees were…read moregenuinely nice and ordering with our server was also a smooth and pleasant experience. However, things quickly went downhill. We were told they were out of funnel cake fries....which, okay, that happens, but then also out of fried pickles? That started to feel a bit questionable. While sitting there, we kept overhearing staff apologizing and saying they were understaffed. I understand that staffing issues happen, but good management should adjust accordingly by limiting capacity, reducing hours, or temporarily closing, rather than letting service suffer this badly. We arrived around 12:50, ordered at 1:00, and didn't get our appetizer until 1:50. Our main food didn't come out until after 2:00. That kind of wait is just not reasonable. To make matters worse, my tenderloin bun was extremely soggy and the food overall was very greasy. If you're going for a tenderloin, you're honestly better off heading to Starbecks, Cindy Lou's, or King Bucks. Great vibe and kind staff, but the long wait times, lack of menu items, and disappointing food quality made for a frustrating experience overall. And let me tell you this..... 2 kids meals, 2 adult meals, and 1 appetizer was $80 DOLLARS BEFORE TIP... I get that things in this world are expensive, but we can go to Sakura Japanese Steak House and get hibachi and sushi and feed the family for about the same cost.

    Amigos Mexican Restaurant

    Amigos Mexican Restaurant

    (61 reviews)

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    It's been awhile since I've updated my review on Amigos…read more.. Update from our latest visit tonight as it's been awhile since I've posted and we've been here a number of times. The Panther Burrito has become my go to as it's packed with steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, rice, and smothered in cheese. The new Birria items were interesting and the Mrs ordered up The Quesabirra which she said were pretty good but she liked other places versions better. The Margaritas always hit the spot too, we had the lime, a raspberry and our friend had a strawberry version. Service was fast and friendly, the place had gotten a mild face-lift since we'd been in last and it looks quite nice!

    We were staying nearby and needed dinner on the Sunday night at the end of a holiday weekend. Not…read moremuch was open nor convenient to this area. We were seated promptly and were served chips and salsa (just ok) but then no one waited on us despite the fact that there were many workers milling around. Actually most of them were transfixed watching the Mexico - USA soccer game on the TVs. Eventually we flagged someone over. I started with a banana daiquiri - not your typical drink at a Mexican joint but it was $3 cheaper than their margaritas... it was quite tasty. I then ordered their two enchiladas combo (one cheese & one ground beef) which was good but nothing special - actually their red sauce was not my favorite. My wife got a platter with an enchilada, a burrito and a tostada - she described it as solid. Prices were typical. I would not rush back.

    Whiskey Road Tavern & Grill - Honey Garlic Edamame

    Whiskey Road Tavern & Grill

    (304 reviews)

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    American Four of us…read morewere working in the area and wanted a decent dinner so we headed over to Whiskey Road. The place was medium full- that is to say, it was not totally jam packed. We got a table with no issue. Waitress arrived with and we got started with some drinks and apps. Honey garlic edamame was different and very good, queso dip was standard fare. For cocktails, we were all over the place: beers, wine and one guy had some whiskey. Frankly, I forgot what the others had but I ended up with a steak, which was fine. A second round of drinks and we were pretty much done with dinner - but we still had a decent amount of drinks left- and that is sort of when we started feeling rushed by the waitress. She asked a few times while we still had our entrees "if we wanted anything else" - which we felt was odd - it did not come across like "are you satisfied", it was more like do you want the bill? Weird vibe. We discussed it among ourselves that maybe she needed to get out and we were her last table but she came round again asking if we wanted the check and my buddy asked her is she was heading out and actually said no- she was there for a few hours more... so the whole thing was perplexing. Anyway, food was good- prices were average. Service was interesting. Maybe your experience will be better. Street parking

    It has been a while since we have been there with our daughter and son in law to celebrate our 2…read moregrandsons birthdays. They are always at work, so celebrating is difficult. We were there a few years ago and the food, service and the well decorated restaurant, clean and happy people there made me feel like coming back. We have a member of the family that has to have a special diet as soon as regains her health, we will be back!

    Lava Lounge - lounges - Updated May 2026

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