50 Best American Restaurants near East Dubuque

“They still have the fine dining ambience I remember from 45 years ago. Great staff, great food, clean, well maintained facility, nice lighting. I only wish they had some piano jazz playing, or what they do have playing louder. I also would have preferred to have been escorted to our table, then just pointed to where our table was. But it was nearby. We'll definitely go back.“

“Joe, neighbors, Connie, cook. great experience!“

“Enjoyed a great burger with live Music“

“I had the Western burger with BBQ and onion rings on it. Very good, though a bit messy with all that BBQ sauce. If I had to complain about anything, the bacon could have been cooked better(actually been crispy).

I will definitely be back to try more of your great food. Would recommend anyone to stop for a good burger.“

“Excellent food, excellent drinks! Great atmosphere and quality service/staff. We always have a wonderful experience at Pepper Sprout!“

“Been there 3 times now one being New Years Eve and by far the best steaks we have ever had!!!“

“Fast and friendly service. Roasted chicken was delicious. ribs good but smothered in too much sauce.
Salad bar was small but fresh and always a good supper club staple.
Admired the after dinner cocktail flights but too full to partake. Seemed like a local favorite from conversation around us.“

“the BBQ ribs are the best around very tender and great taste highly recommend . The fish is also very good. Actually everything on the menu is amazing. Great prices also.“

“Kalmes does a phenomenal job with catering! We had them cater both our rehearsal dinner and wedding dinner and it went amazing! Jimmy makes everything so simple during the planning process. There is a reason why so many people use their company for catering such big events! The food was amazing and their staff did an excellent job!“

“Great spot in Dubuque. Great rooms in a very clean hotel next to a casino. The food in the new casino restaurant was very good, try the Hanger steak. I recommended will return.

Nearby activities: Q Casino next door. Good food in new restaurant.“

“Went to Fueral Dinner Yesterday What a wonderful job and very good food I would recommend you to everyone I know“

“The walls by our booth were filthy and a cleaning person walked back and forth numerous times with a wet mop and where she mopped in front of the fireplace the corners have a ton of dark spots. The vents in the ceiling were really dirty too. Isn't my first time there. Thank God the food is good.“

“Great food served hot and fresh Sam is an excellent cook. Michelle was our server, prompt friendly and kept our glasses full, the manager was awesome, showed appreciation to his staff and asked about our service. First time at this Perkins, visited 1/6/24 at 8 pm with a table of four. We live an hour away but will be back. Thanks!“

“nice old fashioned and feel good enviroment“

“Great atmosphere.. Amazing bartender, she was super friendly and on point😁.. definitely be back again.“

“Visited this restaurant for the first time on 9/16/2024 and found it very good in every way. We were seated fairly quickly and given menus and put in drink orders right away. Had the grilled cheese and tomato bisque combo = great choice. The sandwich had cheddar cheese, applewood smoked bacon and tomatoes on whole grain bread, totally delicious, and the soup was good, too. Others in the party had the Baja Tilapia Tacos, the chicken tender salad, and a burger. Everyone was very pleased and our server was very attentive.“

“Lovely place for special occasion dinner! Would have easily been 5 Stars across the board if the Crab Cake had been bigger than a silver dollar, granted I think it was probably the best crab cake in Iowa, but nonetheless it was not a sharing size at all, pretty skimpy for $21. Though on the plus side I could have easily split the fried chicken, huge portion size and was delicious! Would be nice if it came with a veggie. 5 Stars, will be back.“

“We love coming in for the breakfast buffet. Lots of good food choices and my kiddos always leave happy and full.“

“A down to earth, mama's kitchen that serves comfort food. I ordered eggs,bacon and toast along with a half order of biscuits and gravy. The food was as expected (goodly) and it arrived quickly.My son and I ordered the same and our bill was $20 ~.The wait staff was very friendly and made us feel at home.I'd definitely visit again.“

“Excellent Gyro. I seen wings on there menu and took a chance and ordered. Probably best wings I have had in Dubuque! Highly recommend“

“Great food. Had a cheeseburger and fries there. Service was great and very friendly.“

“Went here for our anniversary/new years last night! First time being here, and had Mary as our server. She was one of the best servers we’ve EVER had! Very attentive and knowledgeable about the menu! Definitely our new favorite place! Service, food, atmosphere! 🥂🙌🏻“

“Latest Update: The owner of this Culver's establishment, called me and apologized very professionally, and with understanding. He explained the mix-up, as they had recently started serving smashburgers, the latest trend, I did not know this myself. I told him that the traditional Culver's Burger is what I wanted. In my opinion, sometimes traditional is best. He was very kind in his offer to make up for the mistake.

I mainly work at night, and yesterday I left on a 5-hour trip southwest, not eating any lunch or dinner, as it would make me sluggish for work. I worked overnight and then drove another 6 hours back to Dubuque honestly, looking forward to some Burger King, but when I arrived at 9:45 a.m., they refused to make me a burger and fries, because their policy said they couldn't serve lunch food until 10:30 a.m. So I said to myself, Culver's won't let me down, they'll serve me a burger and fries at any time as long as they're open, and they were, so I ordered a double bacon cheeseburger in the Drive-Thru. The attendant asked me if I wanted anything else on my burger besides cheese and bacon, and I said a light amount of mayo please. They said okay, and please move forward. I then requested an extra small fry at the window, and they added that. They then asked me to move forward after putting my number sticker on my truck mirror. After moving up multiple times, and eventually being the first car in the line, I noticed three people had been served before me, and they were behind me. I called culver's, and they apologized that they had served my food to another party by accident, and didn't bother to tell me, but instead hastily remade my meal. Again I had ordered a double bacon cheeseburger, with a light amount of mayo on it. They provided me a double bacon cheeseburger with pickles, onions, mustard, and ketchup on it, a sloppy, soggy, mess, and they rushed the cooking of the patties, burning them on top, and not cooking them enough on the bottom, and it looks like they smashed the heck out of the patty, as it does not look like the usual thick and Hardy butter burger patty (see the picture). The freeze must have been Doug out of the remnants of the last batch, instead of being made fresh, because they were all stuck together and not the hottest they could have been.
When I got home, 20 minutes later, expecting to be able to sit down, watch an old movie, and finally eat some good food, I opened up my food and put it on a plate, and saw this. I called about it, explain the screw-ups, and that I was allergic to onions (not something like a tiny bit of onion powder in ketchup, but full on onions and their juices), and the manager, Ann, was very bureaucratic about it very robot like, giving me the usual response that you would expect from management. "Oh, I'm so sorry for that. If you come in before 4:00 p.m., we will replace your meal for free, and give you a coupon. If you don't come in before 4:00 p.m., I'll have to mail you a free coupon." So I asked, "a replacement meal, after all these screw ups? How about a couple free meals, or a free family meal?", and she responded, "I'm sorry, I can't do that, but if you come in before 4:00 p.m. I can replace your meal and give you a coupon", her programming responded. It seems like a lot of fast food restaurants, even culver's, are now just a bunch of robots, that have no compassion, no care for their jobs, or the quality of their work, or treating customers with respect, and actually making up for three major mistakes in a row, giving my order to someone else, and not telling me, remaking the order but making it wrong, and cooking the food too fast on the remake, and creating crap, instead of food.

Update: Either a Culver's Bot responded to my post, or again they are shirking their responsibility of truly making up for this, by telling me to go complain somewhere else and give them some feedback; with no mention about ma“

“Very good service and food!!“

“I was looking for a place to easily accommodate my group of 14 for lunch on a Saturday. With short notice they got us set up in the back room, Melissa delivered perfect service, all 14 meals came out at once, all the food was excellent and the price was very reasonable. I've driven past this place a thousand times and never gave it a thought. Now I will definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good meal and friendly staff. Thank you Rhody's. You were yet another part of a memorable weekend.“

“My wife and I had a short trip to Dubuque last week and stayed at the Hotel Julien. We opted to treat ourselves to dinner at Caroline's our last night in town, and I'm so glad we did. I got the Scottish salmon filet with risotto and green beans, and my wife got the chicken and sausage penne. Now, let me tell you, the food was truly phenomenal. I'd give everything an all-around 9.8/10 - the only "issue" we had with anything was that the pasta was the slightest bit overcooked for our liking, but it wasn't enough to be a "send it back" problem. My salmon was perfectly cooked and moist, and the pesto on top was incredible, While the food was excellent, however, the real star of the night was our server Thomas. He was extremely knowledgeable about everything on the menu, was highly attentive without being pushy or annoying, and was just overall an extremely kind and seemed to genuinely care that our experience was the best it could be. Whomever at Caroline's PR team sees this, please make sure Thomas knows that it truly was his service that made our night so memorable and perfect!“

“Definitely check this place out. Awesome salads, sandwiches, and soups. The pork carnitas soup was amazing!“

“Had the breakfast pizza this morning, so good, highly recommend! Crust was out of this world....“

“BEST marina restaurant in the area! Always love coming out here and taking in the view 🤩“

“good service nice workers and a wonderful place to stop and have a drink!“

“The food is amazing & great service!“

“We were en route and we improvised going in for breakfast. In some review I read: if you are not local they look at you. Well, yes, it happened and we loved it ;-) Very good "two for you" and very good attention in explaining everything patiently and naturally. A very authentic place.“

“My adult children and I met at Lina’s for food and drinks and it was fantastic. The food from Lina’s lounge and Thai Bistro was delicious, and we were able to sit outside with the kids and dogs. We highly recommend!!“

“chicken, fries and onion rings were all very good, however they changed the macaroni salad and coleslaw recipes. Both too dry! jacks coleslaw used to be the best in town. You guys need to bring back the original macaroni and coleslaw recipes. I am thinking it’s not made in house anymore.“

“Here for the 1st time for my dinner and checking this place out ! The employees are awesome and serve my dinner in the timely manner ! Will definitely come to this place for more enjoyment !“

“Fast service, good drinks, and good tasting food. I'd recommend stopping here for your city brewery experience. We were surprised the burgers were kind of 'plain' for the price. The Genesis burger was good but it's just a burger patty, two pieces of bacon, and a mix of sauce on a simple bun, for $18 with fries.
We didn't have the opportunity to taste any beer because we drove through and this was our dinner stop but the Brown Cow drink and one of the mocktails were very good.

Kid-friendliness: Highchair, milk, and standard children's menu. There are games in the back for older children.“

“Great place for food drinks beers people.“

“Fat Tuesdays is little New Orleans ,but alot better you have all your family and friends with the best Cajun food just like the bayou so you need some great company or maybe just a Hurricane, you will leave with a smile.“

“So darn good! We were camping in town for an extended weekend, and we tried this establishment for our first meal. We ate here once a day after that, and we tried several things and everything was perfect especially the fries. Drinks and food are both well priced and well portioned.“

“Nice bar inside and outside and a nice outdoor patio overlooking the water. The staff was friendly. The Bloody Mary wasn't great, but the cheese curds with red and black raspberry sauce and the chicken bacon ranch quesadilla were really good.“

“This is one of the best kept secrets in Iowa. The people at Graceland are great. We started stopping here after a golf outing in Galena and only wish we had more time to spend there. They are welcoming and jump in on fun. Can’t wait to visit again this year…“

“Best pizza and baked mostaccioli !!! Been coming here for over 40 years!!“

“They have done an AMAZING rehab of this store - I was mind-boggled! It's gorgeous, bright and opulent inside. I got back to my hotel late at night and all the restaurants were closed. HY Vee has a huge selection of pre-made, delicious food choices. Grab a fork, I forgot!“

“excellent, fast and hot food. great service! the Eggs Benedict was fantastic.“

“Grest place for lunch. Deborsh is an awesomm server....very friendly. Highly recommend.“

“Bobbi was great! From food suggestions to service. Highly recommend!“

“Great food 10 out of 10 on these wings!!“

“Daily specials on drinks & food fantastic!!! Gabby our wait person was personable & very helpful & pleasant. Food came looking attractive & hot. Love our visit❤️

Parking: Many, many spots to park.

Wheelchair accessibility: 👌“

“Most of us had a good meal last night however one hamburger was very overcooked. When the manager came by and we told him about it, he put it back on us for not ordering it correctly. The server never asked how we wanted it prepared so apparently if you don’t specify they will automatically cook it well done. I think this should be a question the servers ask rather than a customer remembering to state that.“