The wait is long. The place is noisy. Love the decor. The place is very busy. The spaghetti is…read moregood. Was worth the wait.

We made a reservation for six. At 7 we had still not received our food. They told us another 15-20…read moreminutes but we had to be at a show at 7:30 so we left. I'll never know if the food was any good. They seemed to be prioritizing to go orders over the dining room as many people came in, ordered, and left with their food while we waited. Our server was so nice though. I felt bad for her.

Treated a friend to a very well deserved lunch at this unique Italian Eatery in Burlington Iowa…read more La Tavola Italian Restaurant went out of their way to make the lunch special for us. Especially the waitstaff. Food was amazing!!! I will go back and back again and again when I want to celebrate my friends with a great meal.

The atmosphere was authentic, the service very friendly and the food amazing!! I will go back…read moreagain and again!!

Had the lunch buffet. The taco pizza was horrible. It looked burnt and tasted hard. Very fresh…read moretaco chips. I was very disappointed. I enjoyed the peanut butter sundae. The service was good. Enjoyed seeing the train going around Nice decor.

We came here specifically for the taco pizza and it did not disappoint. We also tried the Canadian…read morebacon and sauerkraut. If you like sauerkraut, you must try it. The employees keep the dining area clean, and the staff was courteous and friendly.

They've been posting about how they need staff, constantly hiring. They post on indeed frequently…read more I applied for every single position. I've been sending my application in for monthes. I've heard nothing back. Here they are hiring again. I apply, nothing. Their phone is shut off so you can't call them to inquire about your applications, so I went inside to ask. "I don't know what to tell you, just wait." She said it in a tone that was annoyed and angry for even asking. It was embarassing. I tried to keep things light and ask about any available positions and was interrupted and told "idk just look at the website I'm not the manager." Yeah, I gathered that. It's sad, really would've been a great employee. ALDI needs to stop posting if they aren't serious.

4 of us tried 4 entrees and each of us agreed it was good. We all came in with little expectation…read moresince it was a backup restaurant on a Monday and sprinkling rain. Elk burger was a novelty order and found it lean and subtly flavored, the fried salmon was tasty mentioned by another, the cheese cauliflower, and the grouper sandwich was satisfying. The service was good, though the river view was a bit of a let down but the history of the building was fascinating.

The service was ok. The person who seated us was somewhat rude. They were very busy so we did…read moreexpect to wait a bit. I ordered Alfredo. Omgoodness. It was horrible!! No sauce just some shredded Parmesan. Then they charged $1.50 for Alfredo sauce. They also charged for open food whatever that is. Not going back!!!

A large, crowded sports bar. Fun vibe. Extensive bar including 8 taps…read more I had some Santa Fe eggrolls which were surprisingly good! I expected "deep fried bar food," but they exceeded that standard. The had a dozen or so TVs, ALL showing the same game (Iowa game - I get it... but seemed a bit overkill).

We come yearly to Burlington for a softball tournament. Every year we have come here and the food…read moreis great. So much so that we look forward to a pizza and nachos each year. I had been talking this place up to our team to let them know it was good food. This year was different, we had 2 hours between games so we thought we would go and order a pizza. We arrived at 5:30 and got our order in at the bar. Sitting and waiting, the bartender never checked on us or our drinks. 6:20, still no pizza. Finally a different bartender comes to check on us and we ask can you find out about our pizza? He comes out and brings the pizza and it's ice cold, he said it's been sitting back there for some time and no one ever brought it out. Now we have no time to wait for another pizza. He apologized even though he was not the bartender who took the order. Then the original bartender comes back over and fails to see the problem and never once apologizes. Just said he got busy. I get it, it happens. But they just left a pizza sit back there for 40 minutes and never thought hey someone might want that? The bartender could not understand why we were upset. And he was so defensive. I told the other guy I understand mistakes can happen but for him not to own up to it and be so rude to me after his mistake. I thought it was unacceptable. I had never felt so disrespected at a restaurant in my life. It really ruined the night, especially since we were looking forward to this for so long. Extremely dissapointed and it really did ruin the weekend. Hopefully this bartender can get it figured out and not be so rude to his next guests.

First time eating here. The food was delicious! The loaded pulled pork Mac bowl was phenomenal. The…read moreMac and cheese was cheesy, the green onions on top added a nice crisp flavor and new texture. The baked beans were the perfect amount of sweetness and pulled pork. The baked potato salad stole the show! Amazingly delicious. The sour cream, the chives, the freshness of the potatoes, they weren't soggy. My fiancé had the heisman sandwich, he said that the brisket was good but cold. He unfortunately didn't like that the meat was mostly baloney. He did enjoy the hot boot kicking bbq! The customer service was amazing. I thought I ordered the baked beans but I must not have. The lady was very kind and quick to get me a baked bean! Would definitely go back! It was nice and quiet. The game was on & it was very inviting!

SUCH good food I love the macaroni it's life changing they season and serve the food pretty…read morepleasantly the smell it amazing and the taste

Stopping in for some excellent sandwiches at McAllister's. Easy access parking and spotless…read moreinterior make for a very welcoming experience. We were pleasantly greeted at the counter, and proceeded to order sandwiches, and salads that all were perfectly done! The salads were enormous, fresh and crisp, and seasoned just perfectly. Sandwiches were hardy and wonderfully dressed. Orders are delivered to the table and all condiments were provided. We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch and would recommend this stop!

Under staffed. Been coming here for a couples for lunch during travel. It has consistently got worseread more

Wednesday March 4 2026, roughly noon, I was there for about 20-25 minutes. The traffic was kind of…read moreheavy and pushed me in this direction so I decided to stop. My only real baseline for comparison in this area is Happy Joes, and I was expecting the buffet price to be about the same price. I was surprised to see the price at around $16 plus expected tip starting at $5? and up. HJ is somewhere around $10 with the option of tipping what you want. I didn't see an option to choose a tip but maybe I missed it. In any case there didn't seem to be a lot of tippable things going on during my visit? Get your own food, sit down, and leave when done, so maybe its the dish clean up that happens later? The tipping is a whole separate debate of its own, so on to the food. I started with the salad bar and got some lettuce without really looking closely. Some olives on top, and then some cole slaw and macaroni salad. I then went to the pizza area and got a slice of what I thought was a margherita pizza, and one that looked like hamburger or sausage? The chicken looked really over cooked and I didn't really want a big piece so i chose a wing. Later on my 'go back' I got a piece of what I thought was sausage pizza but turned out to be chicken bacon ranch, along with another piece of what I think was the hamburger or sausage, since nothing new was brought out in the span of time I was there. I got a mountain dew with ice and found a spot to sit. It seems like the music is more toward country which isn't everyone's cup of tea so maybe diversifying that might appeal to a wider cross section of customers. Bathrooms are very clean. The left sink is motion activated and triggers simply by moving in the room. The paper towel dispenser is hard to trigger and gives you about a 4 inch wide, very thin towel that doesn't get your hands dry, so be prepared to fiddle around with it or have semi-wet hands. I must say the Diet Mtn Dew had a twang I couldn't really put my finger on. I would urge the staff to try their fountain pop, and then try the fountain pop at other restaurants along Roosevelt. I believe there is a noticeable difference, and I realize this is subjective, but there is a lack of freshness or maybe cleanliness of the machine going on? Again, a side by side from other restaurants might be a good way to compare if Pizza Ranch is looking for suggestions. Back to the lettuce, there wasn't a lot in the bowl I got mine from, but what I did get consisted mostly of the harder white parts of the leaves you find down toward the base of the head, along with the more yellow pieces that are likely found near the center of the head. There was one piece I think was the core. Aside from the bitterness of some of this, lettuce is kind of just lettuce one way or the other. I did not see any brown spots which was a plus. The coleslaw and macaroni salad was kind of mid, to me on coleslaw there are some like KFC that have the kind of taste that makes you want more, but both of these left me kind of like 'it's food'. The olives seemed like they were a little rubbery and seem like what you would expect from canned olives. I realize we don't live in the Mediterranean so that is what it is. The overall feeling I had on the salad bar was that it had been sitting and I was getting what was left after a lot of other people went before me. I looked when I left and didn't notice anything new or added since I got there. Pizza: What I am calling the margherita pizza sort of looked like one but had a white sauce that threw me off. The toppings on this came off in one piece, which i think is due to the pizza being cooked hot enough to firm up the toppings a little too much while the sauce below stayed liquid enough that the toppings slid off. My main thing was the pizza had the look of a conventional red sauce pizza but turned out to be something else that I am not in to (white sauce pizzas). The sausage type pizza was a standard type pizza but reminded me of convenience store pizza that has been sitting for some time. I ended up going back and got another piece of that because there just wasn't anything else to choose from except for the piece I thought was another sausage but turned out to be chicken bacon ranch. The chicken bacon ranch was just off to me in a weird way. I can and have been brought up to eat about anything/clean up my plate but my brain just sent the signal "this is not good, just don't eat it" on this one. There seemed to be something about it that just wasn't correct. So I stopped after one bite there. The sausage pizza was the main thing I ate during this visit, and was the pace setter for everything else which I must say is not a compliment. Chicken: This is what turned this trip to sub average to just plain bad for me. The wing was dry but OK so i thought a chicken leg could save the meal. I bit into it and the meat was completely RED all the way through! OMG!

Prices are a little higher than other buffets with more selections but the fried chicken is so…read moredelicious. I think cleaning needs happen more often because families leave a mess and should be cleaned more frequently.