The only place in town open past noon. No greeter, wander through and find a table and wait for…read moresomeone to notice. Food is slow and just OK for premium prices. Nice view, but it's dirty. Keep your attention on the view!

I cannot rave enough about the thin seasoned fries. The master chef is responsible for the…read moreseasoning. The best I have ever had. The cod is exactly as it should be. The server was attentive and had a very friendly fun personality. She teased me and it went right over my head. I love it. Sitting riverside is the best.

Food is much better and interesting than typical family bar/restaurants in the region. Onion rings…read moreare spectacular. The pork tenderloin sandwich (an Iowa regional dish) was very good - juicy and delicious, not dried out as it is at many places. Enjoyed the dill-pickle slaw, which was unique and interesting. The catfish plate was very good - the fried catfish cooked perfectly. Even the tarter sauce was interesting. All served by friendly waitstaff. Highly recommended.

Service was great, they let us stay in after closing and were very friendly and personable. I…read moreordered the catfish sandwich and thought it was amazing. Would definitely recommend to anyone that eats meat (not really a place for vegetarians).

Today, I stopped by for breakfast/brunch, which was a first for me. I was pleasantly surprised to…read moresee that they had huevos rancheros. The taste was unlike anything I had ever experienced before, which is one of the reasons I enjoy eating at Blazing Star. The ingredients include all my favorites: fried egg on a crispy corn tostada, topped with a local tomatillo and poblano salsa verde, plus black beans, corn salsa, pickled onions, and cotija cheese. Oh my god! It was delicious. I could go back for dinner tonight.

Great fresh food with friendly service. We were looking for a vegetarian restaurant and discovered…read moreBlazing Star. Absolutely no complaints and we would definitely return.

I really like the steak omelet with hash browns and wheat toast very good servings. The service is…read moreright on the spot. I plan on going back thumbs up Bill H

I had passed this place several times while visiting Decorah. We popped in before the Church crowd…read moreand got a booth right away. The staff were very friendly and attentive. The menu wasn't so overwhelming you couldn't decide. I ordered the French toast platter with bacon and hash browns. It was a pretty standard French toast breakfast. I enjoyed it and had more than enough. The code was hot and good. I eyeballed the pies on the way out , next time! My son said his breakfast was really yummy. His pancake was the size of the plate. Very enjoyable famiky friendly place. I will return, as it was tasty and reasonably priced.

Brisket is pot roast style: Sandwich - 3…read moreTacos - 4+ (dry slaw) Also had Mac and cheese: generous helping - 3.5 for taste; 5 for portion. Brisket is $30/lb but sandwich is $12 and 1/3 lb. Pork is $20/lb, $10 sandwich 1/3 lb. You do the math. Great service.

This was the worst BBQ I had in my entire life or even The fries were old and tasted microwaved or…read morecooked in old oil not sure . The bbq sauces were terrible. Best way describe them if you take an okay sauce and make it old and delude it with water and make old bbq water you will get the idea of what it tastes like. The brisket was lukewarm , old, not seasoned, bland and dry, no smoke ring. It was like all the flavour was sucked out of the meat. Bun was okay not stale at least. Cheese curds had gross batter and some were still frozen inside . We ate it because we were traveling and had no other choice but I'm helping next person out passing by to make their choices wisely. I wouldn't not recommend this place. As far as atmosphere, not friendly towards us but seems more friendly to table next us so probably picks and chooses his " politeness " and it was hotter than the sun in there . We had to wait for a while for our food, they were not very busy.

Five stars isn't enough. I would give it 10++++ out of 5!…read more Best food in Decorah. Amazing staff. Fresh and filling. Don't forget to get the Trea Leches Cake. It's the best I've ever had!

The super friendly staff served up amazing food that we enjoyed thoroughly as we picnicked along…read morethe beautiful Upper Iowa River. A must stop for those enjoying the Decorah area.

Every time I travel from California to Iowa to visit family, Mabe's Pizza is a must. It's become a…read morefamily tradition that we look forward to every trip! We always order the cheeseburger pizza and the deluxe, and they're consistently amazing. Everything is cooked perfectly, the service is always friendly, and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. This time they even surprised me with a half-baked cookie for my birthday, which was such a thoughtful touch! Mabe's is the perfect place to bring your family, relax, and enjoy some truly delicious pizza. Can't wait for our next visit!

This was a decent pizza place, they have other foods but we didn't try anything else but garlic…read morebread. We tried the chicken pizza and a meat lovers pizza. Both had plenty of ingredients, they didn't skimp on that part! Service was hit and miss, we had a really friendly and energetic high school student who often checked on us to see if we needed anything. The only issue was our garlic bread appetizer came out after we got our pizzas. We needed to ask about them and could see them on the kitchen counter getting cold. The server apologized saying he never heard his name called to pick them up. It happens. There is plenty of room inside for two people or a larger group. The place was well lit for the evening crowd and I felt it was very clean. We would go back if we were in town.

Was referred by a friend but think they just had beverages on a packed weekend…read more Place was dead. I and a friend had the shrimp tacos...3 frozen shrimp with lettuce. Yuck! Spouse had blue gill which was okay. Definitely not returning.

Service was slow, add another waitress and it would have been 4 stars. Food was bar food, not bad,…read morenot stellar.