Location: Mason City
Top Restaurants in Mason City
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Top 9 Bar food in Mason City, Iowa, United States
Find out what Bar restaurants to try in Mason City. Mason City is a city in and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 28,079 in the 2010 census, a decline from 29,172 in the 2000 census. The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties. It is commonly referred to as the "River City", as the city grew up centered on the Winnebago River.
Things to do in Mason City
9. Buffalo Wild Wings
Overall Ratings
3 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By Goodscout
Buffalo wild wings is a chain restaurant. I had the grilled chicken salad. It was good and plentiful. I dipped my chicken in a couple of sauces. My associate had wings and shrimp. He liked the items. Service is a bit slow. However friendly
8. Burke's Bar and Grill
Reviewed By Tip P
I'm a construction worker and eat lunch at Burke's when I'm in town. The place is nothing fancy, a bit run down. The food is quite good and the prices are fair. If you looking for a good reasonably priced meal and not interested in a fancy dinning experience Burke's fills the bill.
7. Applebee's
Overall Ratings
3 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By k-and-3j
Figured out how they try to make money on the 1/2 price appetizers after 9:00pm promotion. SLOW SERVICE!! and they want you to drink more while waiting.Stopped by shortly after 9:00pm and was seated right away. Waitress was promptly there to take our drink order and said she would be right back to take our food order. Somebody else delivered our drinks. We waited, and waited and finally she showed back up and we ordered our boneless wings with mild sauce. She asked if we would like another drink and I said I would get another beer when the wings came out and my wife ordered a water. We waited some more (45 minutes maybe?) before our wings came out. They were delivered by someone other than our waitress and they were BBQ wings not mild Buffalo wings. Told the person right away and she looked at me like the BBQ wings would be OK instead of what I ordered. After an awkward moment she said she would be back with the correct order and I ordered another beer. Beer was again delivered by someone other than our waitress. 15 minutes later the correct mild Buffalo wings show up with our waitress delivering them. As we were finishing up our waitress brought the bill and we paid. She was back in a few minutes with our receipt. The was the fastest she had been all night. Almost an hour and a half for 3 drinks and an appetizer. I think they were expecting us to have 5 or 6 drinks between us while we were waiting to make their money off of us.
6. Mulligan's Bar & Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By John316Wisconsin
Don't be fooled by the simple building, good food awaits inside. The special on Tuesday was the deep fried cod, and it was great. Also tried the ribeye steak dinner. Emily our server was friendly and very attentive. Would recommend Mulligans.
5. Lorado's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By 85CarolT
My two friends and I stopped here for lunch after arriving in Mason City. We got there as it opened at 4 and decided to sit outside. It did start to rain but we were comfortable under an umbrella. Fun atmosphere outside and good food and drink!
What to do and see in Mason City, United States: The Best Places and Tips
4. Boulder Tap House - Mason City
Overall Ratings
3 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By JEBtravel2018
Decided to finally eat here. Two people In the group had cheeseburger fries and the shake. They both commented how good everything was. I had the shrimp wraps. Great flavor, good size shrimp but the lettuce was to flimsy. Hard to pick up and eat. Had to use your knife and fork. Also had the fried pickle which were very good. Service was fast but we went around 4:30. Would eat here again.
Mason City Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Mason City
3. Papa's American Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By 318kathieh
This restaurant has quite a varied menu - everything from salads to burgers to pasta to Mexican. Tasty food around the table - seafood Caesar, chicken Philly, bakes cod, and taco salad. Quiet place to visit after the lunch rush. Lots of TVs if you want to watch a game. Full bar. Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Doug
Where to eat Steakhouse food in Mason City: The Best Restaurants and Bars
2. Rib Crib
Overall Ratings
4 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By LaurieBZ
This restaurant was recommended by our hotel, and we could see why. The food was great--ribs and other barbeque options. Everything we had was tasty, and the pricing was competitive for the style of restaurant. The portions were very large, though, and we weren't that hungry that particular evening. I was surprised when my hamburger came with two large patties. But the wait staff was friendly. We would go there again if we were in town. Recommended--but go when you're hungry, or share an entree if you don't want to eat a lot.
Most Popular American food in Mason City, Iowa, United States
1. The Blue Heron Bar and Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By k-and-3j
Service/staff was great. Seemed every employee, even the wait staff that wasn't serving our table, made contact with us asking how things were or removing dirty plates and drink refills.The food- the cheeseballs were recommended by friends that have eaten there before and didn't disappoint! Onion rings were also very good served with my sandwich. Both were cooked to a light golden brown. The tenderloin I had, well, wasn't too impressed. As said before the other fried food was a light golden brown but the tenderloin was a VERY dark brown. Compared to the other food it seemed overcooked. Didn't have much flavor either, maybe I was expecting a Spic-and-Span style tenderloin with more flavor/seasoning.My wife had the Western Burger. Instead of a traditional bun it was served between texas toast. As she squeezed to eat it the BBQ sauce oozed through the toast and made a sticky mess. If we would go there again she said she would ask for a traditional bun.Overall an okay visit with the cheese balls and service being the highlight of the visit and an extra dot for this.
