Busy Friday night but only had to wait a few minutes to get a table. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. The place is very cool with a great vibe and bar covered in pennies. Also have specials everyday, including a grilled cheese of the day. . My Broasted chicken was amazing!!! Loved it! Gf got the bbq pork pizza and said it was good but decided it wouldn't be the best the next day. Word to the wise, the place gets really quiet.....even at 9 pm on a Friday day. Nonetheless, love this quaint spot and their chicken!! read more

Lucky Penny - Broasted chicken w/cole slaw. Bbq pork pizza in the background - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

Today was amazing. Wow. Best beer cheese I've ever had, in Iowa. Hands up, and down. So much volume... if that's even a thing. Far better than, let's say, Culver's. Oh, and their pub mustard... I can actually taste the honey. Try it for yourself.... Juss sayin' read more

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The server was nice but very busy and it was cold and dark inside. I ordered a taco salad, but the greens looked and tasted terrible, and the taco meat didn't taste like tacos at all. I told the server I couldn't eat it, and she offered to bring me something else, so I ordered a cheeseburger. The cheeseburger was fine, but when the bill came, they still charged me for both meals. When I said I couldn't eat the salad, they told me, "Too bad, you already took a bite." I had to argue with them before they finally took it off the bill. It was really rude and uncomfortable. I've never been treated that way before, and I'm not picky or fussy -- but I won't be back. read more

The place is cool looking with all the Abraham Lincoln around. The service was great very attentive. The cheese nugs were great but the pizza was terrible. Seemed like the pizza was from a frozen supermarket and just put toppings on top of it. The crust was not edible. We ate a quarter of it and brought the rest of it home for the dogs. Don't get the pizza! read more

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Went out to the Lucky Penny with my dad, we've been here before and love the sweet and spicy pizza. We tried the popper dip which was really good as well. read more

Lucky Penny - Popper dip - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

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We stopped for a final drink with our group of 6 friends. We were there for about an hour. Didn't realize they closed at 10pm on a Saturday night. The waitress was very pleasant and continued to offer us repeat drinks. The bartender came over and asked if he could take our empty glasses because he didn't want to be there all night!! Mind you, it was 9:40. My friend told him she didn't want him to work overtime. He continued to tell her he didn't appreciate her comment. We left/got pushed out. He followed us out and shoulder checked a member of our group. We told him how unprofessional he was and we wouldn't be back. He tried to pick a fight with us and told one of the males to put his hands on him!! This started as a final drink with friends and ended very poorly. I've never had such poor service and aggressive staff!! Stay away from Lucky Penny!! read more

Great Neighborhood Eatery Staff always NICE FOOD: It's up to your preferences on flair and flavor. Chicken Chili Pizza ( They must be using whatever boneless chicken they serve and cut it into chunks on the pizza.) don't like chunks only in one spot on a slice of pizza, should spread it out. And the chicken seasoned isn't for pizza of my taste. Remind me of California Pizza Kitchen- Chicken Pizza in frozen section. Italian beef could been shaved thinner, and marinated and soaked in the dipping sauce. Dry and tuff. Bread to thick and hard, for dipping to get that famous Midwest Italian Beef Flair. We Chicagoans are picky about food. But overall GREAT. read more

Lucky Penny - Chicken Sweet Chili Pizza - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

Really enjoy the broasted chicken. Daughter thought Funghi pizza was lacking mushrooms. She thought pickle wrap grilled cheese and white chicken chili were both good. Good service! read more

I came here while in town for a basketball tournament. This establishment had plenty of seating for our large group. Our party tried a variety of fares such as salads, wings, pizza, and grilled cheeses. Everyone was more than satisfied with their selection. The service was on point and the decor in this place is creative. Come check it out. read more

Lucky Penny - a portrait of abraham lincoln - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

There was an undisclosed 4% fee for paying by credit card. I hate being nickel and dimed by undisclosed fees and upcharges. This will be my last visit to this restaurant. read more

I love stopping by Lucky Penny to enjoy a beer with friendly faces. Their stuffed mushrooms appetizer and their fungi pizza are very delicious choices at Lucky Penny. Lucky Penny has a wonderful selection of craft beers on tap and in bottles (including some great gluten-free beers). The bartenders are very nice but sometimes not always completely knowledgeable about their beers on tap. I frequently play shuffleboard at Lucky Penny as well. Just give them your ID and they will give you the pieces to the shuffleboard set and when you're done playing just take the pieces back up to the bar to get your ID. Along with shuffleboard, Lucky Penny has a karaoke/photo machine that is fun to use by yourself or with friends. I fun place to stop with friends to enjoy good beer and good food. read more

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I love their broasted chicken ans sweet and spicy pizza!highly recommended:) It was my first time to try their food and cannot wait to go back! read more

Lucky Penny - broasted chicken - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

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Great food and great service! We do our basketball Iowa Club events there and they do a fabulous job!

Really good burgers, and have a pretty decent beer selection that continues to cycle out for variety. Great lunch spot, can get noisy though. read more

Great neighborhood bar/grill/pizzeria with a neat environment: President Lincoln & pennies. Good food and service. My favorite is the BELT (bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato sandwich) with coleslaw. (Although I preferred the previous coleslaw recipe or ingredients.) The pizzas are very good too. Plus, there are usually some excellent beers on tap. There's an outdoor area & and a decent sized private dining room. I wish that they would bring back the unique & tasty walleye reubon. read more

Great bar, great food, great drinks. Really unique place celebrating Abe Lincoln. They have pennies laminated on the bar, tables and walls. A local artist painted pictures of famous people all with Abe's face. Funny stuff. Hailey was our server and a sweetheart. Food is great and reasonably priced. They have a shuffleboard table that is fun to play. Outside seating is nice. Our table had wings, chick tenders, salads and pizzas. All were great! read more

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Disappointed! We consider ourselves regulars. We have been loyal patrons to Lucky Penny since the beginning. We have been recommending this place and brought a lot of friends with us in the past. We are OK if the menu is update and prices are adjusted if things get more expensive. BUT not on the account of quality of the food. The black bean burger was charred, the fish was dripping of oil and seemed a lot less fresh than usual. The salad was 1/2 the size and not as versatile as usual. Service was great as usual. The last straw? Food being brought on a service tray with a thin paper on which food rested. You'll either cut right through or it will soak through. They must have decided to ditch the plastic dishes. It felt like we were eating at a fast food joint - just paying double the price. We'll take a break of coming here for a few months. Sadly. read more

Here is a nice hidden gem located in Hiawatha west of Toyota. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. Great selection of food. Tasty. Try it out. You'll like it! read more

The ambience of the lucky penny was definitely good. I definitely liked the environment. But food up here was below average. Firstly I was going to order wings/buffalo chicken nachos but I couldn't as their oven was broken, I was ok until then. So then I had to order Chicken Salad Sandwich which was way below my expectations. In between 2 plain white slices of bread they had chicken salad stuffing, definitely not paying for that. My colleague order chicken tenders, how can you go wrong in that. It was super breaded & he was complaining of not having any chicken inside. The only positive on our table was the popper melt was good. Also our server wasn't welcoming. Sad to say this but it is over rated & over hyped. Avoid - Chicken salad sandwich & chicken tenders read more

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Returned to the Lucky Penny at lunchtime today, and I was more pleased with everything than my last visit. Was glad to see nice specials on the board, and I chose the Sriracha Bratwurst with grilled onions, swiss cheese and cream cheese. It came on a nice bun, not the store bought buns you sometimes find elsewhere. The server was very helpful, especially with my iced tea drink. On my previous visit the glass was filled with ice, making multiple refills necessary. Today the server explained that the tea was fresh brewed, so made it nicely enough so that it was chilled, but not filled with ice. I've upgraded a star, and will be back. :) read more

Lucky Penny - Sririacha Brat with side of fries - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

Average in every way. I've been here often over the years and it's never been amazing but I still keep going back. I do enjoy their pizza crust. Kind of different for this area. read more

Another great restaurant. Great pizza and all the sandwiches are very good . Beef french dip is really good and lots of meat!

My review is for an early dinner of cocktails and pizza. When my group entered I thought the atmosphere was kind of fun. The penny covered bar was cool and the Abe Lincoln art was interesting. We seated ourselves as no one seemed to notice us. Our server came by after a few minutes to take our drink order. We were one of the only tables inside (it was early dinner) and it took several minutes to get our drinks. We ordered two pizzas from the menu: the BLT and the BBQ pork. I recently had a BLT style wood fired pizza at Red Vespa in Solon that was amazing and knowing this Pub has a giant brick fire oven, I figured they knew how to make a good pizza. The menu makes note the pizzas cook in 5 minutes (due to the high temps). I am not sure how it took nearly 20 minutes for us to get our pizza considering we were one of the only tables and they had a full staff. But I am sorry it came out at all. I've never had pizza oven pizza like this before. The crust looked and tasted like frozen pizza dough covered in seasoning salt. It was like the kind you buy prepackaged from Pillsbury. Awful! The BBQ pork was typical bar food: BBQ pork, smothered in cheese. It is what it is. The BLT was disgusting!! They squirted mayo all over it! There were giant hunks of lettuce and big chunks of tomato top. It was like they were trying to do a taco pizza BLT style but were drunk when they conceptualized it. It was one of the most awful and confusing things I've ever tried to eat. The service started mediocre but then went down hill. We were completely forgotten with empty drink glasses - sitting around trying to catch her eye to get our bill. I might try coming back in awhile because everyone deserves a second chance, but I don't think I would ever order another pizza knowing how awful the crust turned out. read more

Lucky Penny - BLT pizza - yuck. - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

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I've been there a couple of times. First time not impressed, but I went a second time, and food tasted better, and so was the service. Will try it again. read more

I love that there is a casual and fun restaurant in the neighborhood. I love the fish and chips and the soft pretzel is really good, too.

We came in with a large party, food was great and fast. Service was very prompt and handled our large group well.

We stopped in for a late lunch, first time and very glad we stopped. Great service, food got to us really fast. I love a good club sandwich and this one was a ten! I had the Buffalo tots for a side, they were tasty. My spouse had the BLT and loved it! One small issue, the side she ordered was fries, they were outstanding and enough to feed two people. Not really an issue, we will be going back very soon. read more

I need to make it back. I ordered the fish stuffed with crab I feel like it could have been cooked a little longer . But the reason I'm upset is it can with a seasonal vegetable and they served a pea and corn froZen bag combo with no flavor. Soo upseting knowing that I can purchase that at the store for 50- 99 cents. If they were out of something let a person know I would have gladly asked for a salad. read more

The food is good and they have a decent selection of beers. I have to give two stars based on experience approaching the front door. Last time I was there the same trash was on the ground that was there the week before. This time there was a bunch of bird crap on the ground at the front door and the bird nest in the canopy framework overhead was deteriorating and hanging down looking like it was ready to fall on your head. If management isn't paying attention to the customer experience at the front door, I have to wonder if they are paying attention to what's behind the kitchen door. Update 1 month later: Back today and not sure if anyone there is reading this or cares. What do I see on my way to the front door? A glass out by the patio that has been there so long it's growing algae. On the upside, the bird nest over the door is gone - however, at this point given the demonstrated lack of interest in the customer experience I suspect it fell down and was not intentionally cleaned up. 3 hour later update: Here's a photo of the plate we were given to eat the appetizer. My concern is confirmed. Current state of the bar ... You decide! read more

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After a hectic day and no time for food prep, we were searching for a place nearby that, (A) we had never been to before and (B) scored well on Yelp. Off to The Lucky Penny... Interior tastefully decorated, clean and gives you a confident feeling that this might be good. Menu pretty diverse and appealing to the masses. Beer selection is decent enough although I'm not a big craft brew fan. The food...awesome! Service...equally as good! Really enjoyed this experience and can see myself coming back fairly frequently. read more

Lucky Penny - Bartop - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

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Impressive menu all around. All the wood fire pizzas are great as well as the build-your-own. The entrees, apps, and specials all make me want to try each and every one. They even have Sausage Foundry for items which is a plus. Everything is priced decently. First visit we got the buffalo chicken nachos are real good and will be getting again. As well as the chicken pesto pizza and one build-your-own. Good options, and great wood fire crust on the pies. The beer and drink menu is pretty good as well. Good atmosphere and staff was friendly and attentive. I will be returning to try various other menu items (like the grilled cheese and Sausage Foundry meat tubes). read more

Lucky Penny - Buffalo Chicken Nachos - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

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Not a great experience! Served gluten free pizza and tried to pass it off as hand tossed. The steak frites was a joke. Their norm is to cut it up into little pieces, over cooked and under portioned. Shocking that they want 19 bucks for something that looked and tasted like McDonald's version of steak frites. Italians would be applaud by their version of Italian beef. It came out crispy edged dried out chipped beef without any au jus, or cheese on top. I wouldn't have fed it to an abandoned dog. We won't be going back and really wanted to like this place. The manager took care of the situation and waitress was wonderful - too bad the main ingredient is missing, decent food!! Left feeling like we found a very unlucky penny. read more

Sports bar atmosphere. I've only ordered hamburgers here. I was very happy with them. Hamburger came with tater tots. That was fun. I would go back again. read more

Another great experience! This time had the spicy chicken pizza....Loved it! And want to support small local businesses! read more

Lucky Penny - The Lucky Penny - Sports Bars Near Me - Hiawatha, Iowa

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Yelped "full bars near me" and ended up here. What a delight! The food was great. My wine was fresh and above par and the crowd was friendly! Staff went out of their way to make my experience memorable. Cheers to Tuesday! This place made my day!!! read more

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Let some friends here for an outing. The atmosphere is interesting and up beat. Our service was very attentive and good. The food however left a little to be desired. I had the wood fore pizza. There was a nice selection of choices including what type sauce you'd like...tomato, pesto, garlic oil cheese. You can also choose from an assortment of cheeses. I ordered what I like and when it came it looked delicious aside from the fact that the toppings seemed to be concentrated in the middle with some slices having none at all. I found it all rather bland. The tomato sauce was very bland and a little sweet for me. I prefer a nice deep tomato flavor. It was not inedible just lacking. The others in the group had salad and one other had pizza and she felt the same as I did. I would try it again as the place is interesting and I liked it, but not for pizza read more

Really enjoyed their patio this summer and early fall! But now that the cold weather is here I'll be ordering their home made chicken and rice soup more fine. Their pizzas are wonderful, BLT and Carnivore are my favorites. We discovered that the tater tots are the side to order instead of the fries. They make awesome burgers and many of their entrees are winners too. Their salad selection is disappointing and shows little imagination though. My one pet peeve is they don't seem to try for create visually appealing dishes. Check out the blah look of the fettuccini alfredo, spinach salad, and even the chicken and rice soup. C'mon folks. We really like this place and want to see it really do well. read more

Very unexpected gem! The pizza was VERY fresh and tasty. Service was fast and friendly. The menu is small, but good enough for everyone to find something. I had the soup of the day (Chicken and Rice) and it was like my mom used to make. SO GOOD! Their beer list looked impressive, too. I will definitely be coming back! I want to try their very interesting dessert choices! DO NOT come in here expecting to get PIZZA HUT or other chain-style pizza. Theirs is unique and much more fresh! You can create your own with their cool ingredients, as well. read more

Decided to come and try it again. We walked in, greeted warmly, and seated right away. Our server was fast and friendly. I opted for the Jambalaya - it was the soup of the day. Perfect for a cold, windy day. Holy cow was it good! Come on in and get you some great grub! read more

I was really primed to right a harsh review of the most recent "hipster" (Whatever happened to calling them yuppies?) establishment. This is not that review. Because it wasn't pretentious. It wasn't overpriced. The food was good and there were a few quirky things to make this menu different then the Applebee's/Chili's/Knock-offs down the block. So we decided to go out to eat on a Friday. Just the husband and I, the kids were left to fend for themselves. I was worried that a slightly newer spot on a Friday would be to busy to get in. Parked and went in, sure enough, there was a wait. Only 15 minutes they told us, so we grabbed the one available chair at the bar and I sat down. We were instantly waited upon by a sweetheart of a bartender. She was smiling and personable (I failed to get her name) and brought us our drinks in short order. The nice thing about our spot at the bar was we could watch the pizza's baking in the stone oven. Glad to see the prep being done with gloves on. We were offered a table, but since there were only two of us and it was a six-top table, we told them to take the four people behind us. We had another drink and chatted with the bartenders a bit. Our second Guinness had a clover drawn in the foam! Nice touch!! A few minutes later, a table became available and we were seated. Again, very friendly server taking care of us. Ordered the jalapeno poppers as an appetizer and a burger and a pizza for meal. The appetizer came out quickly. Halved jalapenos with cream cheese filling and served with slices of toasted baguette. The baguette seemed a little too toasted and crumbled when you bit into it. The black and blue burger and the chicken pesto pizza were great. The burger was cooked perfectly to a medium rare and the bleu cheese had the perfect creamy bite to it. The pizza had a slightly thin crust and was delicious. There wasn't much in the way of chicken on this pizza and to be quite honest, I was glad. The chicken tasted bland and dry and didn't do a thing to make this a better product. Again, the pizza was very favorable. All in all, this was a great place to visit and my husband has said that this is the best burger he has had in a long time! Great job Lucky Penny. We hope to see you again soon. read more