Happy National Mac & Cheese Day! In honor of today's holiday (July 14th), we went on a mission to find some of the BEST mac & cheese across the state of Iowa!

According to a 2024 article from Love Food, the most delicious mac & cheese in the state of Iowa can be found at Cheese Bar in Des Moines. They say that the restaurant's "World Famous Mac," which is served in a hot, cast-iron skillet, is the best of the best.

Unfortunately for me, my two absolute favorite restaurants to order mac & cheese here in the Corridor have both closed in recent years: Vivian's Soul Food and Edison's Eatery. Luckily, there are plenty of other Iowa restaurants that serve good mac & cheese! Here are a few of my personal favorites:

  • Blind Pig, Cedar Rapids
  • Crosby's, Cedar Rapids
  • Raging Ryno's, Cedar Rapids
  • Stadium Bar & Grill, Cedar Rapids
  • Whiskey River Grill, Palo
  • Zombie Burger, Des Moines

Courtesy of reviews and recommendations on Google, here are 30 Iowa restaurants with delicious mac & cheese:

*All included restaurants have a 4.4-star rating or higher and a minimum of 100 reviews*

Iowa Restaurants With Delicious Mac & Cheese

We went on a mission to find the best mac & cheese in Iowa! Courtesy of reviews and recommendations on Google, here are some of the highly-rated Iowa restaurants with great mac & cheese (all included restaurants have a 4.4-star rating or higher and a minimum of 100 reviews):

Gallery Credit: Courtlin

All the Restaurants That Have Won Iowa's Best Pork Tenderloin Contest

The Iowa Pork Producers Association has been hosting their annual Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest since 2003! Here are all of the winning restaurants that are still in business:

Gallery Credit: Courtlin

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