Pickle Palace

101 1st Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
(319) 582-4780

Recent Reviews

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Wish they would allow substitutions in their dishes for meat besides mushrooms- plenty of vegetarians don’t like mushrooms. Also found it disappointing that we couldn’t order an extra side of fries with our meal - they don’t allow you to get sides a la carte ?

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Steven Kadera

Great service/Great food.. playing pickle ball was really

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kristin Neppl

I have gone here a couple of times now for lunch and am impressed! They have some unique menu items and both things I have tried so far are really good. The green goddess bowl with pulled chicken is AMAZING and I will be back for another of those!I have also has a couple of cocktails here too. They are a little pricey, but worth it as they are very good as well.The atmosphere is very open, modern and inviting.Even if you don't go here to play pickleball, the food and drinks are great!(Our server was the same one both times I have been there and could use a personality and check back to the table to see if we needed anything)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Peter Shaw

Great place for food and pickle ball. I don’t play pickleball. The fried cheese and chicken tenders are awesome! The breading is thin, slightly crispy and tasty! Chicken tenders are very meaty unlike Red Robin where theirs is 60% breading. Nice atmosphere during lunch and not too noisy. Probably loud at dinner time is my guess. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Cassandra Chavez

Overall good experience. The food was tasty-- party of 4 and we all loved our food. My husband's order came out wrong but they fixed it quickly. The service downstairs was a little on the slow side. The service upstairs was top notch! We will return for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Adam Harney

The food was average at best, and the service left alot to be desired.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Devin Ganka

We had a great time here! We didn’t get to play the pickle ball, but the indoor and outdoor sections/courts look awesome. Lots of space. The whole space is very clean and inviting. The service was nice and the bar menu is exstensive. Their happy hour is really good as well. We will be back.

Kevin Soxy

Two words. Clay Troson. Absolute gentleman and great to learn pickle ball from. So excited this place moved into the neighborhood. If I could give 6 stars out of 5 I would!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

April Gatefold

Food is a little pricey for what you get. Pickleball was about $30 for an hour. We had a good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Brody Carstens

To start, the service was not good. Took 15 minutes for a server to even acknowledge us to get our drinks. Food came out relatively fast. Fish was good . The fries were cold, and the coleslaw was terrible. Probably the worst I have ever had . Definitely doesn’t call for a second visit.

Eli C.

I was surprised to see the low reviews. I think after being open for a while, they have fixed some of the issues they may have had. My friend and I sat at the bar and ordered happy hour drinks and the pickle dip appetizer. Who knew you could fry saltine crackers? It was really good. They also have a cheap beer option with a rotating beer that you can get $9 pitchers. We had that and then headed upstairs to the third floor bar. Duck pin bowling and various seating areas and a different feel than the first floor. They also have a different menu so we ordered the PB&J Smashburger, which was amazing. I got the jelly on the side. Overall fun experience. I'll be back to play pickleball. It's pretty sectioned off so you forget it's there. Bathrooms were clean and staff were kind. I'll be back especially to see the outdoor area when the weather is nice.

Clayton Dryden

Pretty disappointed with this place. I don’t know why the reviews are so good. We ordered pulled pork and chicken tenders. The pork was underwhelming and the tenders were genuinely bad, as if they forgot to add seasonings to the batter.Pretty pricey, restaurant runs on the loud side of things. Could really only suggest it if you’re going to play pickleball already, but Big Grove is RIGHT next door and far far tastier.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Clayton D.

Pickle Palace certainly isn't bad, but for the steep prices they're asking I really cannot recommend this place. If you're going to indulge in America's newest sport fad, you might as well order a plate. We got the chicken tender plate and the pulled pork sandwich, the former shockingly flavorless. The pulled pork was ok, but for BBQ to be your main thing, the pulled pork was disappointing. Friendly staff can barely be heard at times over loud music, high ceilings with tile and wood, and the noises of pickle court players shouting and laughing. So if you're going to play ball or bowl and get hungry, could certainly do worse, but I'd never suggest going out of your way to eat here. Wish I could do 2.5. Might try this place again in the not so near future because it IS very new, but the bill after already being disappointed left a very bad taste in my mouth.

Zach Graf

We had a group of 5. Nobody ate there food other than 1 person. First time eating here and will definitely be the last.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Andrew Neelans

Food is superb and great atmosphere. Maggie was a lot of help and made the experience a delight!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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