I've always enjoyed this place. It's a great place To come and hang out with your friends. It is also a sweet little spot for a date. Just a local , friendly bar. Food is plentiful comma deep fried as deep fried ,finger foods all over the place , expect families and kids, too. They do have different sections though which is nice. read more

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Food was really good but service was so slow. Only go there if you are flexible on time.

We've been going to LJs since they opened and know its changed hands at least once. We did take out tonight and it wasn't great. My spring wrap was full but it was canned chicken and the dressing wasn't good or as it was before. My husband ordered potato skins. He mentioned they had barely any toppings or taste. We were disappointed and not sure we'll go again even though we've went for years. read more

Beer was cold... food still isn't here, been 45 minutes. We literally only ordered an appetizer. Table next to us, sat down moments before us, had their food, ate, and has left. Much brighter than it used to be in here, but the reliable quality, timely service seems to have disappeared with new ownership. We will not be returning. read more

We haven't been to LJ's for awhile so decided to try it out again. The food was ok if you like burned buns for your fish sandwich. My spring chicken wrap and the onion rings and fries were good. It took over 40 minutes to get our food. We wont be trying it out again any time soon. read more

We hadn't been to LJ's for a while, and decided to go last night. We were glad we did! Our server was great, as was our food. I was surprised how fast we received it. Such a wonderful neighborhood spot. read more

Extremely slow, 50% of my tables orders were completely wrong. Waited additional hour to get those corrected. Service is terrible, cooks didn't wear appropriate hair or beard nets or even hats for that matter. This place is a health code violation waiting to happen. read more

Great food, decent prices. Always seems to be busy, which is a good sign! Great service too read more

Sad that they don't have the GM that was hired at the start of the month here anymore. Came in for just some apps an drinks an you could tell that he wasn't there. I asked the server was he in a she was sad to even say he was gone. The owners should reevaluate, the mangers they have there a show them how to treat guest like he did. Needless to say I wasn't happy with tonight's service. read more

Always great food and great service! We're always seated right away. Amazing breakfast! Yummy drinks!

Workers are very nice. Food taste and smell delicious as always. One of my favorite places.

This establishment has gone down hill from our last visit. Rueben Sandwich was served BURNT. It was toasted and not marble rye bread as advertised. Sent it back. Focaccia Club was cold. French Fries tasted like fish. I hate fishy french fries. Service was slow. Enter at own risk. read more

Very good food. We had assorted burgers. All came well done but good. The burgers were thick and fit the buns perfectly...no shortage of meet. The fries were crispy read more

The food and service was great! We are returning again tonight. The tortilla soup was great. Steak and shrimp were cooked to perfection. My colleagues loved their food as well. We will be back. They were highly recommended. It did not look like much from the outside and ambiance inside like a regular sports bar. read more

We were on our way through Waterloo and decided to stop for lunch. The food, drinks and service were great.

The first and most important thing is the fries here are AMAZING. Not sure if they're double fried or a cornmeal batter or what, but these are the best fries ever. The patty melt I had was just a little bland, but my girlfriend's taco salad was well seasoned and delicious. And a huge portion. read more

Was delicious. Service was prompt. It was exactly as I had thought it would be. Very friendly

We were visiting from out of town and based on reviews thought we'd try it. DON'T!! Service was terrible, my burger was very overcooked and very little cheese and fries were cold. After 10 minutes we got waitress attention and sent burger back. After waiting 16 more minutes no burger yet. Second one still overcooked. Very disappointed! I worked as a waitress for many years so I'm not quick to complain! read more

Came here tonight after seeing they're open until 11:30, we set down at 9:40. The woman who set us also was our server, she pretty much tossed out menus and silverware on the table. We were met with obvious disdain and were hurried through the whole meal. Only the bill took awhile to get. The food was a 7 the service a 1. We tip well for good service, she still got more then deserved. We realize people are working extra and are short staffed, that doesn't excuse such bad service. We ate drank and were out of her hair by 10:17. Drove 25 miles for this. read more

Extremely slow with sub-par food. Don't come here if you have plans for the day. Under staffed and lacking cordination.

I would personally give it a 0/5 if I could. the place has gone downhill since the new owners started. my food was cold. staff was beyond rude. the whole atmosphere was just off. bathrooms were also dirty. its not the same LJ's as it used to be. will not be returning. and will NOT recommend to anyone I know. read more

We were frequent customers here since it opened. Not as much now. The original owners sold the place and since then they don't seem as busy. The food is typical pub fare, nothing unique exceptional. The ambiance has been dimished also. Napkins in a dispenser, a fork in a bag for utensils, less menu items. We rarely eat there now. A more upscale pub fare would bring people back. read more

Best neighborhood bar and grill in my area. Go to this place all the time and never got anything that I didn't like. Packed on the weekends so get there early for dinner. The sweet potato fries are a favorite we always have to get and never have had bad service. Love this place and will recommend to anyone! read more

Consistently great food every. Single. Time. I do not have any one favorite meal, when I eat @ L.Js. it's always good. This visit I chose the chicken taco salad. Crispy shell even to the last bite. Seasoned lightly. The mixed berry dessert cake was fantastic & perfect small portion size. read more

We were passing through and because of the reviews we went out of our way to eat there. It was oh so worth it. Great staff great food. Fantastic experience. Thanks for filling our bellies. read more

There combo platter is half the size of when Jan and lyle owned it,$2 m0re,less food

We stopped here after seeing positive reviews and wanting to grab a bite to eat as we were traveling across Highway 20. We arrived around 4:00 on a Saturday afternoon and were seated right away. The hostess seemed thrown off when I told her that I didn't care of we were seated in a booth or a high top table. They appeared to only be seating in the bar area at that time, but that was fine. We ordered our food and literally had it sitting in front of us 4 minutes later. We were very pleasantly surprised. I had the butterfly shrimp basket with fries. The fries were battered and very good & everything was super hot and fresh. My boyfriend had the voodoo chicken sandwich which came with pineapple salsa on the side. This all had great flavor and a kick to it. He also upgraded his side to the sweet potato fries. These sweet potato fries were dusted in cinnamon & sugar and came with a caramel dipping sauce. We had never had them that way and were intrigued to try them. They were very good and sort of reminded us of a state fair food treat. The bar area was clean and spacious. There were plenty of tv's all over to watch the games. The audio and the majority of the screens were on the ISU football game, so we enjoyed getting to catch up on that. Nice place! read more

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Bathrooms disgusting food okay lunch and supper are good here breakfast okay pancakes were chewy. But other than that food was okay they forgot knives in our silverware and they forgot the straws in our drinks how do you even forget that especially if you have covers on the cups. But the people working wet nice and that's what matters when you talk about service so a solid three read more

Service was great food was amazing! this place never disappoints it's a little loud in there but that's because it has a bar in it. Great for families too they give your kids things to do and a treat after their meals Every time you go!!! I also love the servers they are so sweet accommodating and know about there food. I highly recommend this place!!! read more

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We were driving on the road for hours. Google this restaurant checked out the menu. What I liked about this restaurant it has a variety of different kinds of food. I ordered Salmon ,garlic mash potato, and fried broccoli yes it was delicious. I also order the stuff mushrooms. Everything was steaming hot no compliant from anyone. Our waitress was amazing . I recommend this Bar and Grill restaurant read more

I took my mom and brother here based on the other Yelp reviews and was severely mislead. I was hoping to find a new local stop, but I don't think I'll be back. Staff: excellent Atmosphere: great Food: below average My mom ordered the chicken sandwich with pineapple salsa, and her chicken was a 1/3 the size of her bun. I wish I had taken a picture; it was bad. My chicken sandwich was okay. The fries were meh. My brother ordered a burger, which he said was pretty good, but he did say it seemed like they didn't really do anything to season the meat. It was just hamburger. The place was packed, and it's really popular with the locals. Perhaps we just ordered the wrong thing. Who knows! read more

Good bar food. We'd heard good things, and it was time to try it out. Stuffed Portobello mushroom appetizer was really great. Patty melt was good but nothing special. Mushroom and swiss burger good to excellent. Fries have a little too much of whatever the breading is on them, but overall a good solid bar food type of place. read more

it was managed so well by Tyler . Tyler moved on to 378 bar and grill and that is now my favorite place.. better service.. not so crowded. More family friendly! Great food. read more

Really tasty food. Nice large portions and very tasty. I'll definitely stop there again when I'm in town next.

I popped into LJs for dinner and some football games. (Cyclones fans were representing up in LJs!) I had a half order of the Mucho Nachos (chicken) as my started and the sirloin dinner with an Arnold Palmer to wash it all down. First things first- the Arnold Palmer was perfectly mixed! Then came the Mucho Nachos. This was among the best seasoned grilled chicken nachos that I've ever had! (Good job!) The server brought me a side of LJs Salsa which was really good and a side of homemade pineapple chutney (which I had never had before) I was in heaven! I should have made that my dinner and ordered the whole nachos instead of just the half order. When my sirloin arrived, I was disappointed. It didn't have much flavor and was a little tough and chewy. But! I would definitely recommend LJs if you wanna get catch a game and eat some good bar food! read more

Good food and a nice atmosphere. I had to ask for more sauerkraut on my Reuben, but once I got that doled onto the sandwich, it was really good. Really good fries too. The best thing we liked was our server (Megan) she was super-helpful and really friendly. It's definitely a sports bar, but the noon service was nice and quiet, which we really enjoyed. It wasn't too pricey ($25 for two, with sodas and $4 tip). We'll definitely be back again. read more

This is a family favorite of ours! Great food, nice atmosphere & staff! We always recommend people go there if they haven't yet!!

Awesome meal ! Compliments to the chefs !! I had the Louisiana pasta and it was perfect. Enjoying my leftovers as I write this and it is still fantastic. Perfect spice and all ingredients perfectly cooked. I have been in the cedar valley area for 4 years and just found this jewel. Will definitely go back to enjoy the rest of the menu!! read more

The wife and I went to lunch today at LJ'S she had the chicken with the works and I had the grilled salmon. This was our first time and we both thought the food was good.We think that the waitress Summer was the best waitress we have had anywhere for quite awhile.We will go back. read more

I love Ljs!! Service is always great, the food is AMAZING, and is an excellent place! We go all the time.