A&W Restaurant
814 C Ave, Vinton
(319) 472-2668
Recent Reviews
Fantastic A&W restaurant. It's tucked into the corner of their gas station, with probably only about 225 square feet in the seating area, but the gas station is nicely decorated with mostly wood panelled walls, and so looks much nicer than the simple white plaster and tile that 80%+ of gas stations normally use. The staff has always been nice and fast, and their food is fantastic! A great place to go!
If not for nostalgia this would only deserve a 3 star rating. I mean it is inside a gas station in a small rural town... I loved what genuine A&W stuff they did have but I hated that it was 61° out and they had the air-conditioning on (try enjoying an ice cream float when you're already shivering). Apparently they never turn the heat on, fyi. The food was somewhere in the middle. An A&W float is hard to mess up so that was good of course. But they put it in a to...
Used the drive through, and while delays are inevitable, this one seemed excessive given the one car ahead when we arrived and one behind. Our order was 2 meals. Food was put together with little care (burger was quite the pile), and we were missing the ranch for the chicken we ordered. Overall not a super great experience, but the food tasted good.