Restaurants Praised for Great Value in Iowa

Guest praise · Iowa

What makes a restaurant the right choice for your next visit to Iowa? For this guide to restaurants praised for great value, the starting point is the guest recommendations that make a restaurant feel like a good find. Give the next Iowa meal a little intention: one promising restaurant can change the character of an otherwise familiar day. Great value follows the places diners specifically praise for the experience they receive, keeping the guest perspective at the heart of the award. Here, a useful starting point is a plate that makes a routine outing feel considered; the right shortlist leaves room to choose for the actual visit. The current list includes restaurants in Shellsburg and Coralville.

To make your shortlist for Iowa personal, build a shortlist around a meal you would happily recommend as well as revisit. Planning around Cedar Rapids, Davenport, or another part of Iowa? Start with where you want to be, then find a table for the occasion. Continue the restaurant discovery through Best Value in Iowa alongside Most Generous Portions in Iowa. For a wider restaurant discovery beyond Iowa, follow Great Value across the United States.

The places guests praise most.

Great Value · Iowa

Top 3 · Great Value in Iowa

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#4

Simon's

Des Moines, Iowa

86.5
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#5

Smash Pizza

Bettendorf, Iowa

81.9
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#6

Masao

Des Moines, Iowa

77.1
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#7

Dinner Dispatch

Windsor Heights, Iowa

80.5
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#8

The KETO Kitchen

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

65.7
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#9

New World Kitchen

Des Moines, Iowa

73.8
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#10

Yummy Banh Mi and Boba Tea, Coffee

Hiawatha, Iowa

82.9
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#11

Nonna’s Pizza & Pasta

Ankeny, Iowa

83.2
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#12

Taco Life Catering

Eldora, Iowa

62.4
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#13

CR Midnight Smoker BBQ

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

79.3
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#14

Verde

Bettendorf, Iowa

76.5
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#15

Cobble Hill

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

82.2
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#16

Dirt Burger

Des Moines, Iowa

60.2
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#17

LUX-Asian Restaurant & Bar

Waukee, Iowa

63.1
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#18

Bar Nico

Des Moines, Iowa

75.7
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#19

Ruth's Chris Steak House

West Des Moines, Iowa

86.1
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#20

Lachele's Fine Foods

Des Moines, Iowa

82.8
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#21

Bubbies BBQ

West Des Moines, Iowa

74.4
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#22

Taste of New York Pizza

West Des Moines, Iowa

76.9
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#23

Whatcha Smokin BBQ & Brew

Luther, Iowa

82.3
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#24

The Sunshine Bliss

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

67.5
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#25

Fat & Sassy Barbeque

Burlington, Iowa

71.9
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