Sugar's Lounge & Diner

Service super friendly, fast. Cool environment, rustic ...the name fits…read more Food is fresh. If you don't like butter on toast make sure to ask for it "dry". Otherwise you'll get more than you bargained for.

Great service and good. Hash browns are always cooked perfect. I always get a cinnamon roll to go.read more

Dining area

Cinnamon roll as big the plate

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Nice vibe

Main Street Cafe

4.0(38 reviews)

2.5 mi•Council Bluffs

I love this restaurant. The food is excellent and bountiful, the hospitality is like being at…read moregrandma's house. That real down home feeling. Thank you Mainsreet Cafe.

Their breakfast was pretty great, the service is great and very friendly and helpful. The food was…read moredelicious! Made you feel like you were at home, so wholesome.

More dining area leading to the other side of the restaurant

Biscuits and gravy with hashbrowns

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Entrance/ Eating area

Tish's Restaurant

4.2(113 reviews)

5.1 mi•Council Bluffs

Food, service, and atmosphere were all top notch! We shared the steak sandwich and the Granny Smith…read morewrap and both were amazing! Our server was attentive and friendly and had some great recommendations. We are bringing home some homemade carrot cake and cheesecake to eat later. We are confident they will be amazing too. Highly recommend Tish's!!

Offering comfort food and a comfortable atmosphere, Tish's is the place to be! Dedicated parking…read moreand easy access makes it convenient for all. Add great service and good prices and you've got it made. Tish's has a full bar, table service with indoor dining, a separate party room that can be booked for events and a patio, which is really pleasant in summer months. The burgers are handmade, their tenderloin sandwiches are really great, and generous portions on the sides. I had been away for a while and found myself for trying to hear more frequently. Well maintained, super clean, and daily specials that rotate regularly. Check out Tish's !

House Sirloin

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Yummy margarita

Apple Barrel Restaurant

4.1(40 reviews)

4.7 mi•Council Bluffs

It was lunchtime and I had the Reuben sandwich with onion rings. It was the absolute best one I've…read moreever had. And I make really good ones. Karen our server was awesome too. Out 1st time eating there and can't wait to go back.

This was a disappointing experience. We probably should have left early, as it took 20 minutes just…read moreto have order taken. Food was finally delivered one hour after order placed. Food was freshly made and tasted ok (thus the extra star in rating). Had to find our own syrup....no one checked on us after food delivered. Upon leaving we overheard one server telling a customer a cook had walked out that morning-- this is something all customers should have been told upon entering.

Dining Area

House Salad

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BLT

JB Cafe

3.3(21 reviews)

5.0 mi•Council Bluffs

Let me start out by saying that this is a string of subpar reviews, which is out of the ordinary…read morefor me. I prefer to help businesses. I'm not the cruel type (cruel = weakness, only the strong can be kind--I know because I was once cruel). At the same time, underwhelming is underwhelming and I must report the facts. Fortunately, there is something about JB's that is excellent. I'll save the best for last. In the meantime, I'd like to give you a piece of advice. If you ever go to Iowa and people tell you, "This place has great pizza," please remind yourself that Iowa is great for a few things (primarily steakhouses, methheads, and tornados), but pizza isn't one of them. I took this local advice and got the pizza at JB's. If you know pizza, then as you can see from the picture, it's not very appetizing. I struggled to eat the first slice, ate half of the second, and then decided to give away the rest. I figured that would be easy due to 'amazing' pizza but it wasn't. I went up to five people before the sixth person couldn't believe I was giving him a pizza. The Turkey sandwich tasted like something you would pack for a climb up Mt. Washington in NH so you could eat it at the peak. The good news: This place is really an amazing bakery that also serves food. If you're looking for baked goods, go here! I was very impressed. The service was also pretty good. It depended who was working but it's the Midwest and you will mostly find kindness. And while you might find great food in some places in Iowa, it will not be found in Council Bluffs. Even traveling poker dealers say this often (good stop but terrible for food). I'll be posting some food reviews in near future as it's a way of reliving adventures I lived in the poker world for years. In fact, I have very likely lived a more adventurous life than any breathing poker player over the past six years. It had its costs but would I change anything? Hell no! Also, I don't know what the next chapter will be, but it will also involve adventure. I got a little off-topic there. I have written entire books about these adventures and I have no plans on writing any books for years so I might be adding little tidbits here and there on Yelp.

The worst service I've ever had. I really tried with this place. I play poker often across the…read morehall, and they have a monopoly on food here. But the service is so incredibly rude it's impossible to go here. The lady at the cash register openly yells at guests and abuses elderly customers. She's hyper confrontational and thinks it's amusing to provoke conflict. She thinks because she works at a casino she's untouchable because they have guaranteed customers. Buyer beware: mid food with confrontational service.

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Pizza (read review to know what happened with this pizza).

The Salty Dog Bar & Grill

4.2(386 reviews)

4.6 mi•Council Bluffs

Absolutely fabulous Some of the best wings I have had…read moreWeill worth the trip Came in with a group of people and everyone was happy with the meal

You have to get the famous charbuff wings. How can you say you've been here if you haven't had…read moretheir famous charbuff wings? They got the classic causes for their wings but I was a big fan of their buffaque sauce. I also got their cheese curds. The seating is pretty open, mostly tables and chairs, and bar seating at the back. Decent amount of tvs all around the room. Plenty of parking in the front. Overall had a good visit here.

Inside

Wings! Yes, totally awesome!!!

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Buffalo Chicken Poutine

Home Cafe

3.8(26 reviews)

8.7 mi•South Omaha

Great food and awesome staff. We came in on a holiday with 7 people and a wheelchair, and they were…read moreincredibly accommodating. Food was great and reasonably priced, and great variety. One note: they are cash only, so plan for that. Also check out the international bakery next door on your way out!

Our server had been working here for the past 50 years! She was very sweet. You go to this place…read moreif you want to step back in time this place has not changed in many years so throwback establishment. There was still a JFK article hanging behind the counter. My husband loved their homemade salsas.

Interior

Egg sandwich

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Doozies

4.3(75 reviews)

4.9 mi•Council Bluffs

On a warm fall Sunday, Bookguy and I wanted lunch somewhere. After finding our first two choices…read morepacked with people, we spotted Doozie's with a few open slots in the parking lot. The space is clean, bright, colorful and spacious. The menu board above the counter offers lots of choices. Bookguy ordered a mushroom and Swiss combo, while I had a patty melt. Partway through his burger, Bookguy announced that everything was A+ perfection with his sandwich. Mine was great too-- cheesy, gooey dripping with onions and special sauce on grilled rye. The fries I filched from Bookguy were excellent, as well. Our sandwiches were very large so unfortunately we didn't have room for ice cream. We come by this way often, so maybe we'll have ice cream for lunch.

Meh!!! It is what it is! Only had the Ice cream.. kinda…read moreoverpriced in my opinion. The food looked great though.. I'll come back and try it .

Ice cream counter

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Order counter for food and ice cream

Dinkers Bar and Grill

4.0(323 reviews)

8.1 mi•South Omaha

I came in for a burger for lunch. A coworker had recommended this place. It did not disappoint!…read more I sat at the bar. You order at the counter and take a number. I got the burger that was on garlic bread with steak sauce and onion rings. Everything came out hot and tasted great! It was a busy place but staff were very friendly and helpful. A great burger place in Omaha!

Kiddo had a quince in the area, so the better half and I popped into Dinker's. It's definitely a…read moredive spot. Everyone knows everyone, and if you're new, you just figure it out as you go. Nobody takes your order. You read the menu, walk to the back, and tell the kitchen. Drinks are the same deal. And bring cash because they don't take cards. The ATM fee hurts. We tried the bacon cheeseburgers. Mine came with onion strings, which were actually really good. Her fries were bland beyond saving. The burgers themselves were just okay. Not bad, not "best in the city" either. Maybe the wild menu options are where the hype comes from. Service is fine. Not warm, not rude, just efficient. Overall: classic dive vibes, solid onion strings, average burgers. If I ever go back, I'm ordering something with more razzle dazzle.

Very nice big burger cooked to perfection

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Village Inn

3.4(30 reviews)

4.5 mi•Council Bluffs

I don't mind a trip to Village Inn. There, I said it. The service can be a little slow and the…read morecrowd can be a bit iffy, but honestly that just adds to the charm. What keeps me coming back is the consistency. I can get the soup and sandwich combo whenever I want, plus the lemon supreme pie. I truly don't think there is a more elite chain restaurant pie out there. Judge away.

The food is very good at this location..I always ask for the server Nikki,, she is a breath of…read morefresh air,,,she always goes the extra mile,when she smiles her face lights up as well..She always makes me feel like I am the only guest she has,,,she does that with all her guests! Love that woman!!

Pepsi establishment

Club sandwich and soup of the day...chicken noodle

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Lemon Supreme pie slice to-go

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Mike O.

8 years ago

We went there last night for Bingo and had a horrible time. Bartender was drunk, waitress was drunk, bingo announcer was drunk. This is unacceptable behavior for a restaurant or any business. My wife caught the dark haired bartender doing drugs in the bathroom stall, granted she was playing Bingo but still DRUGS. The manager was there also drunk and did not seem to care at all about anything that was going on. Very disappointing since there are not many places to go in Council Bluffs. The last straw was when we received our tab we were over charged and had drinks on our ticket that were not ours. Instead for arguing with the drunk bartender we paid and left and we will never be back. Plus, the way the manager and other patrons and bartender talk about people is pathetic and disgraceful. Do not go if your looking for good service and to have a good time. Very sad read more

Mark S.

9 years ago

Horrible service, bartenders were drunk and talking about other customers calling them uncalled for names. Our food order was never taken. Watched the bartenders drink shots and not care about the business. Horrible attitudes, never in my life have I seen such unprofessional behavior. The way they were bashing a young women yesterday was to say the least ignorant. The brunette bartender was on something and was rude, her jokes were uncalled for. Would like to comment on food but order was never taken, the blonde bartender came and we watched her also down shots and talk about customers. Good thing we learned about this behavior before we brought the family in for dinner. Would never ever want our family to be involved or talked about in this way. read more

Sharon M.

9 years ago

This place is an absolute joke. First off the Bartender was rude, disorganized, and seemed like she was on something. We sat there for 10 minutes before she knew we were there. She could not figure out how to ring 2 drinks but did figure out how to slam 2 shots. She sat in a corner and talked about other people sitting in the bar! By the time she came back we seen enough and left. Good thing we came and seen what this place is really about before trying to rent it out for a party. Not ONE sober employee at all. Horrible service, cannot comment on food because the Bartender was to busy talking about other people and drinking. NEVER EVER GOING BACK read more

Sandy H.

10 years ago

Friends with their children were there on Labor Day & the owner went to their table & slammed her hand on the table, yelled at their children & walked off. When they posted on the website about how rude & unprofessional this was the owner has responded with addition ridiculous comments that make no sense. These are good kids & even if they were loud the appropriate way to handle this is to talk to the parents. This owner is either a complete drunk (based on her incoherent posts) or needs counseling/medication. read more

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