Oh no! What happened?! We love your basement pub called the PO Box, but the restaurant upstairs…read morereally blew it! I'm changing to a three star review because these two restaurants are really on both ends of the spectrum. PO Box - 5 stars American Table - 1 star This updated review will be about the "American Table" The Good- Beautiful ambiance. Nice young man doing his best as our server. The food was tasty once we got it. The Bad- It took forever and a day to get our food. Some of our food was piping hot and some was cool at best. They forgot all kinds of extras we had ordered like soup. The staff was just strange and clueless most of the time. The Ugly- two tables around us up and left and never even received their food. The staff was bickering around the customers trying to make order out of the chaos. We had multiple meals brought to our table that we never ordered. It's almost as if they don't have a numbering system for the tables or the expo person gave no instructions. We will come back to the PO Box, but never again to the American Table.

Ambiance: This place is beautiful. Food: My husband had the…read morelamb shank and it was good. My son had the cajun pasta it was not amazing but it was fine. I had the bone-in pork loin and it was extremely dry, like make you want to dunk it in your water glass dry. The side of veggies was clearly frozen vegetables warmed up in the microwave. I had the soup, which the waitress described as "some sort of pork soup". I asked for clarification she said there was some other name for that she couldn't recall, but the chef said basically, its pork soup. The broth in the soup was quite good, but other than a couple chunks of celery, it was a lot of pork, seemed like maybe left over pulled pork. But it was my favorite part of my meal. They are clearly going for fine dining with the prices and the look, and they're almost there, but missing the customer experience touches, details, and execution to pull it off. I'm pulling for them to be successful, so I'm hoping they learn and make the necessary changes to make it work. P.S. I was there for a business catered function, they served 3 kinds of traditional pasta, salad, and dessert and that was fantastic. P.P.S. The downstairs casual restaurant is fantastic

The flat-iron steak was perfectly cooked and tender. I would taste it first because the seasoning…read moreseemed to have some salt. It was excellent. Our waitress checked on us several times even with the restaurant being busy! It was a nice meal out.

I was very excited to try this place. We were seated promptly but from then on it was waiting,…read morewaiting and more waiting. It took a half an hour to get drinks, over an hour to get appetizers and finally our dinner choices. The place was not overly busy, maybe 50% capacity. I have never waited this long for service, clearly the kitchen was understaffed. So disappointed.

This is my favorite restaurant in the region. Don't miss the steak. It's really fantastic…read more Also, it's just a friendly and comfortable place that everyone loves. I almost always get the very robust Cobb salad. Lots of people love the fried chicken and the pizza, but there's really something for everyone on the menu. Don't miss cheese curds dipped in ranch dressing-- Iowa classic!

Four of came here for lunch. We came early which was good because it filled up quickly. And had one…read morevery large party. But service did not suffer. I got a burger and it was good and came as I ordered it.

Good quality food, fast and friendly service, variety of menu options for the whole family. What…read moremore could you ask for?

A place where you are greeted with a warm hug and a smile. My food was served very quickly hot and…read moreexactly what I ordered, and the pricing is very good. I will continue going there as much as I can. Thank you to the waitresses for making my experience the best that it could be.

I definitely recommend this pizza. We thought it was very tasty - we got the Hawaiian, hand tossed,…read moreand it was delicious. They even have dairy free cheese for the dairy allergies. The only reason I had to take a star is that we cannot recommend dining in and want to give that heads up to fellow travelers. We were stopping through town on our way to see family and thought it would be easier to dine in with our toddler than taking it back to our air b n b. It was small but there were a handful of tables set up for dining in so we thought it would work ok. But when we came in and asked about dining in we were given a bugged-eyed look and they echoed, "dine in?!" But they said sure and pick a seat. It takes a bit to make me uncomfortable and doubt a person but this was not welcoming. We sat down and when our 2 year old wanted our menu, we asked for a second one and got an attitude from the same person again. At that point I threw in the towel. I can't enjoy my meal with someone questioning every single thing we did or said, especially with an unpredictable toddler. So we put in our order and left. My husband had to go back to get it. So just a fair warning to other families to be prepared for a possibly awkward dine-in experience. They also do not have high chairs - they do have booster seats but they do not buckle down. We for sure would order here again but would plan to carry-out only.

The pizza is amazing. My husband prefers xtra thin crust but once he tried the square pizza he…read moresold. The staff is friendly and the tables clean. Be sure you get the butter crust

The service was fantastic! I got the crab Rangoon burger and brussels sprouts as an app. Both were…read morereally good!

Back again and just like the last time the food was great and invited others to join us this time…read moreand all enjoyed it, from burgers to the salmon. This is my too go to place to eat when I'm in town. Thank you to Sadie for again being our waitress and being great

I'm originally from Oskaloosa so I know this place, but I brought my boyfriend from Florida and the…read moremoment we walked in we was going on about how cool this place is, how unique and outgoing it is ! And then we have our amazing bartender who was the best to talk to and was all about helping us find the best drinks . The vibe of this place is just a GO TO. I went ahead and tried the Best dressed Bloody Mary and let me tell you...WE HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER AND THIS ! THIS ONE IS THEEEE ONE TO TRY! Should win the best bloody nation wide! My boyfriend hates Bloody Marys and he tried to drink all of mine here I highly recommend this place , always forever will be our go to when coming back to visit family and friends !

Great environment and staff. They make really good drinks and food. Stop by if you're in the area!read more

ambiance was of a small townbar. Parking lot was kind of tight. The entrance is also kind of…read morehidden. More of a local spot. From order to table it was only 20min. Food quality was like bar food. Everything seem to be bought premade the soup taste like powdered concentrate appetizer just wear average size sandwich was average size pasta was a little bit smaller than most other places. The was average but not impressive. The customer service was good in a pinch. I would go back if I had a choice I wouldn't probably.

We had pizza and wings carry out. This is a small town hole in the wall. Pizza was good but the…read moresauce was a little too sweet for us. Crust is thin but not super crunchy. I should have said wings with bones. This was chicken nuggets with buffalos sauce. Ranch was good. We will go back and try something else.

Great little place in downtown area, fast service, breakfast was well portioned for what you pay,…read morehot and good. Definitely heading back again soon.

Well this is absolutely the best place to get a burger in Marion County. Don't even bother going…read moredown the street to that one place or get Wacky and head out of town. This is the best burger and the best diner in town. I recommend the Fancy Burger or a Bacon Cheeseburger.

We read the great reviews and decided to try it out. When we walked in I thought...OK, standard…read moreIowa bar, but boy, it's much more than that. Bar seating and additional high top seats set back from the bar, along with tables and lots of TVs. We grabbed a table and got in our drink orders. They don't have a wide variety of beer and distilled spirits, but it's ample. Our food came out in short order and was fantastic! My wife got a Mushroom Burger and I got the Steak Philly. It was REAL steak, and may heave been the best I've ever had. My wife's burger was also great, and had lots of shrooms. Fries (and sandwiches) were all hot and fresh. Service was great and prices are very reasonable. Definitely recommended.

Continuing on our perpetual vacation, we ended up in Ottumwa Iowa. Searching for a great hamburger…read moreled us up at Uncle Bucks on the south side of town. I had the loaded mushroom burger and my wife had the Swiss burger. Prices were very reasonable, large portions, great taste, pool bar vibe and great service. I highly recommend. Also check out their steak. It looked incredible even though we didn't have it. FYI, they have steak specials, and daily specials that looked great.