Cute little bar/restaurant! Stopped for lunch on our trip. Beautiful views and great food!…read more Waitresses were great! I will definitely stop again when in the area!

Very good food. I I had the Sandy Point. It's like a hot beef, but instead of roast beef and…read morepotatoes and gravy it's a double hamburger on bread, french fries and a cheese sauce... yummy!

The menu is great and all entrés are wonderful! Service can't be beat. Ambiance is what you want. A…read morevery popular.

We are traveling for work and decided to stop by for dinner. We had their 12 oz steak. It was so…read morejuicy and perfectly cooked with great flavor. We've been having the lunch specials as well and so far they've been good and big portions. Enjoyed the food.

Hey people this is a great little bar/restaurant. Good food good service and good drinks. Even…read morebetter prices. The shrimp basket was perfect and the homemade potato salad was wonderful. Right off hey 20.

Had a family event there. Staff was very accommodating! Had lots of great comments on how good the…read morefood was. And great comments on having our event at Pickles. Highly recommend!

Pickles Pub is central Iowa gem. Hidden on blue Highway D 41 in Kamrar. The building is lovely with…read morea great hometown bar & grill vibe. Always bustling on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Fun Day, Pickles has a great staff of friendly, small-town folks. They hustle! Food comes out timely, and is good quality. We had a combo plate with fried mushrooms, pickles, and corn nuggets. It's all frozen stuff, but good quality. My wife had the French Dip sandwich and loved it (although she never dips her sandwich... wtf). I had the Patty Melt. It was cooked well on marble rye and was delicious. This is the ultimate roadside joint for a beer and bite. Nothing but positive energy for Pickles Pub!

My wife and I stopped in for lunch. I had the hot beef…read morespecial! It was fantastic! My wife had the club sandwich, she was blown away by the quality and the size of the sandwich I would highly recommend this place for lunch!

Fresh, clean, quaint and nice alternative to fast food for sure. Don't forget the desert. A little…read moresmall inside but worth it. It gets busy during the lunch hour

My parents only live about 7 1/2 miles from Unkie's and they'd taken everyone in the family there…read more(multiple times)...but me. It became almost a running joke. They'd rave about the food. Remember how good that was at Unkie's? No. No I don't... Lol We were up there this weekend and it was a couple days before my 55th birthday and mom said... We should take Dan and Owen to Unkie's to my dad... I almost refused... Why ruin a good inside family joke? But I'm glad we went! Don't blink or you'll miss Thor! We arrived at about 430 PM on a Saturday. They open at 300 PM for drinks, seat for dinner at 430 PMish and take orders and start serving at 500PMish. It's seat yourself. The seating is a combination of booths and low top tables and chairs. There is also a small bar with seating at it as well... The place is old school. Mostly dark wood and a classic small town steakhouse vibe. Don't expect a five star atmosphere... The real magic is in the food and the customer service. Unkie's is cash only. They will take a local check. And there is an ATM on site. No card payments. Our server was fantastic. I think she is one of the owners... Took our drink orders first along with an appetizer. We ordered our entrees with her a few minutes later. She checked on us every now and then and our drinks never hit the bottom of the glass. My parents ordered the appetizer sampler (fried pepper rings, cauliflower, cheeseballs, jalapeño cheeseballs, mushrooms, pickles, and onion rings) that they shared with the table and they split a 10 oz fillet meal (medium) with sauteed mushrooms, a baked potato, and a side salad with ranch. Dad ordered three extra jumbo shrimp. The shrimp are $4.50 ea, but they are HUGE. The ranch that comes with the apps (or salad)... It's made in-house and is SO good! If you like ranch it's a must try here. My son ordered the 10 oz ribeye (medium) with fries and a side salad with french. I ordered the 10 oz fillet (medium-rare), the Jojo's potatoes (broasted potato wedges), three jumbo shrimp, and a side salad with blue cheese. We all ordered fountain drinks. All the meals came with Texas toast. Everything was cooked to perfection. Not one thing was not on point! The special the night we were there was two 5 oz lobster tails for $40 and there was a halibut special going on too. I glanced at the receipt. I think the total was $143 before tip... Dad was paying or I'd have been more attentive. Unkie's is a hidden gem of a small town steakhouse who certainly lived up to their reputation! Everything I'd heard was true. Is it worth an almost two hour drive from the Des Moines metro on a date night...? If you don't mind the drive... Yes. Yes it is! And it's most definitely worth the 7 1/2 mile drive from Goldfield to Thor...

Review of Unkie's Entertainment Restaurant & Lounge - Thor, Iowa…read more Unkie's is one of those small-town Iowa restaurants that feels like home the minute you walk in -- the kind of place where you can sit down, relax, and enjoy a good meal without any fuss. It's a real destination spot if you're from the area or just passing through north-central Iowa. I was there celebrating my birthday with my family, and we had a great evening. One thing to note -- they won't seat you until your whole party arrives, which keeps things moving smoothly for the staff and other guests. It's a busy place that draws folks from a wide area, and you can tell it's popular for good reason. The food was solid all around. I had the pork chop -- it was perfectly cooked and full of flavor. My wife ordered the chicken and said it was moist and well-seasoned. A few in our group went for steaks and steak-and-lobster combos. Most of the steaks are market-priced, and while they were just a touch overcooked, everyone agreed they had great flavor. Sides were a mixed bag -- my baked potato was a little overdone, and the hashbrowns leaned a bit greasy, but nothing that spoiled the meal. Between six adults and one child, with drinks, appetizers, entrées, desserts, and a couple of lobster add-ons, our total came out around $50 per person -- fair for the quality and portions. A quick heads-up for anyone planning a visit: Unkie's doesn't accept cards, so bring cash. They do have an ATM on-site if you forget, but it's easier to come prepared. All in all, Unkie's hits the mark for what it is -- a good, small-town Iowa restaurant serving hearty food in a friendly setting. It's one of the best we've found in the area, and we'll definitely be back to try their sandwiches next time

Was taking a trip in Iowa to see the Grotto that was nearby in West Bend and stumbled upon this…read morefood stop. It had a local flair to the restaurant and looked more like a storefront than a restaurant, but certainly a hidden gem! We arrived a little after lunch closing time but were still thankfully accommodated. Service was excellent, lots of great options on the menu, and the bacon cheeseburger was arguably one of the best I've had in quite a while! I'm not sure I'll ever find myself back in West Bend Iowa again being from the NYC area but if I do, I'd certainly make a stop here again!

Wow this place exceeded my expectations. The food was plentiful and very tasty. We ordered the…read moregizzards and they were fried nicely and remained very juicy. The portion size was also extremely large for the price compared to a major city. We also orders the 3 piece chicken and the chicken pieces were great. Very flavorful, crunchy and juicy! The dinner came with a choice of potatoes which we got a baked potato and it came with coleslaw. The coleslaw was good as well. The service was good especially with it being busy at the time. It is a family business and it shows they care. I would definitely like to go back and have more of the food but it is not in a location that is easily accessible unless you have a reason to drive that way. Great food and good service! Thanks for a great dinner.

L and I went to Aunt Maude's for her birthday, on a Wednesday. We did not know ahead of time that…read morethe third Wednesday of the month features the Patio Burger. I went in planning to order salmon, but when our server explained the Patio Burger special, we both chose that. The Patio Burger comprises two patties, totaling 8 oz with cheese, garlic aioli, lettuce and tomato on a brioche bun. I must say that this is one of the best burgers I have had in a long, long time. Toppings aside, the reason I say this is that the patties had a very flavorful grill crust and was well seasoned. This was seriously good. The chefs/cooks here know what they are doing, at least they did on this particular night. Burgers like this have become expensive in recent years but this one is comparatively reasonable at $15. Kudos to Aunt Maude's, always a great place to eat. As an aside, my brother and I had a burger and beer at The Boulder Tap House, three months earlier. That burger was a disappointment at the other end of the spectrum. Skip BTH and go to Aunt Maude's for a great burger.

We stopped in here along our road trip and we're pleasantly surprised. We split a house salad and…read morethe pasta dish to save room for their peanut butter pie. Wow! Everything from the service to the food and the ambience was wonderful. This is definitely one of our favorite restaurants in the area and we plan to come again on our next trip through.

Where do I start? This place recently reopened and it should have stayed closed. The new owners…read morekept the name but not the quality. Service was slow and awful. Both drinks from the bar were gross. (Bloody Mary & blended margarita) we ordered spinach dip as an appetizer and when it came the server didn't bring chips or bread or anything else. So strange. None of the food was worth eating much less paying for, the bill was almost $100 for the four adults and one child. My advice, just drive on by.

Just walked out after sitting in there for 15 minutes without so much as a look by the wait staff…read more Do yourself a favor and drive right past.

Everything was excellent including the service. Worth the drive to Dow city, Ia . The pork…read moretenderloin was delicious. The pepper rings was good too. But what hit the spot was the funnel fries. Drizzled with chocolate powdered sugar and strawberries was over the top.

Honestly, one of the worst experiences we've had. The restaurant was not busy at all, and there…read morewere two people working, yet my family and I sat there for about 10 minutes without anyone acknowledging us. It was seat-yourself, but we weren't given menus, no one came over to take our order, and we weren't even greeted or told that someone would be with us. We sat there watching the employees walk around while completely ignoring us. After 10 minutes of being treated like we weren't even there, we decided to leave. If you can't even acknowledge customers when your restaurant is practically empty, there's really no reason for us to come back. Extremely disappointing and terrible customer service.