All the Dishes You Can Try During Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week

I hope you're hungry! Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week is right around the corner, and we now have the official list of participating restaurants for 2023.

This year, Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week will run from Friday, February 17th through Sunday, February 26th. During that time, each of the 21 featured restaurants will offer some special menu items that they don't typically serve. The event is simply a way to get Iowans to support local restaurants during a time of year where business is usually slower. Here are all the places participating this year and what they'll be offering:

• 30hop - 951 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • BBQ Bacon Grilled Chicken Sandwich
    • Bulgogi Steak Nachos
    • Crispy Avocado Cups

• Black Sheep Social Club - 600 1st Street SE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Steak Carne Asada
    • Churro Cake

• Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery - 1441 Marak Rd NW, Swisher
  • Specials
    • Cherry Bourbon BBQ Pork Pizza
    • B&B Dip
    • Pom Pom Sour (Cocktail)
    • Just Peachy (Cocktail)

• Chophouse Downtown - 411 1st Street SE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Wild Caught Swordfish Chop

• Crosby’s - 1028 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Chicken Pot Pie
    • Champagne Risotto Salmon
    • Pear & Honey Tart
    • Chocolate Raspberry Old Fashioned (Cocktail)

• Dash Coffee Roasters - 120 3rd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Breakfast Enchiladas
    • Cajun Biscuits & Gravy
    • Crunchberry French Toast
    • Southwest Chopped Salad
    • Carnitas Street Tacos

• Groundswell Café - 201 3rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • King Cake Crepes
    • Lousiana-Style Grits
    • Sausage and Chicken Gumbo
    • Southern Pesto Sandwich
    • Fried Fish PoBoy

• La Cantina Bar N Grill - 5400 Edgewood Road NE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Margarita Flight
    • Pineapple Dole Whip
    • Guerita Margarita
    • Elote Locos
    • Cheese Flight
    • Seafood Trio
    • Carnitas Grilled Cheese
    • Cantina Combo
    • ChurriCream

• Lion Bridge Brewing Company - 59 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Pork Chile Verde Poutine with Dan & Debbie Cheese Curds
    • Butternut Squash Chile Verde Poutine with Pepitas
    • Chicken and Waffles
    • Chick’n & Waffles (Vegetarian)
    • Crispy Buffalo Chicken Sandwich with Blue Cheese Coleslaw on a Pretzel Bun
    • Crispy Buffalo Chick’n Sandwich with Blue Cheese Coleslaw on a Pretzel Bun  (Vegetarian)
    • Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

• Lucky’s on 16th - 86 16th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Personal Breakfast Pizza
    • Breakfast Nachos
    • Hand Breaded Pork Tenderloin
    • Seafood Po-Boy

• Midtown Reserve - 319 7th St SE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • 3 Course Dinner
    • Tres Ceviche
    • Down the Rabbit Hole (Cocktail)

• Need Pizza - 207 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Restaurant Weak In The Knees Calzone

• O’s Grill - 3911 Center Point Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Moroccan Meat Lover Gyro Witches
    • O’s Thai Chicken

• Pedalers Fork - 2010 Sylvia Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Sirloin and Shrimp Spectacular
    • Cajun Shrimp and Andouille Pasta
    • Thai Chili Shrimp Asian Salad
    • Buffalo Chicken Nachos
    • Smothered Southwest Chicken
    • Cranberry Champagne Cocktail
    • Z’s Coquito (Cocktail)

• Pub 217 - 217 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids

• Sacred Cow Tavern - 1000 7th St SE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Cajun Elote Chicken Wings
    • Walking Taco Burger
    • Spicy Margarita

• The Class Act Restaurant - 7725 Kirkwood Boulevard SW, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • The Filet Dip
    • The Duck Pie
    • The Crunch Berry (Dessert)

• The Edison Pub and Eatery - 475 Northland Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • 3 Course Meal – Soup/Salad, Main Course & Dessert
      • House Salad or Soup of the Day
      • Mac and Cheese or Buffalo Mac and Cheese, Light Switch Burger with choice of side, BBQ Pork Ribs with freis, cornbread and coleslaw, Corned Beef and Cabbage with mashed potatoes, or Salmon Quinoa Salad with bread
      • Chocolate or Carrot Cake

• the hip-stir - 1120 7th Ave, Marion
  • Specials
    • Okonomiyaki
    • Goat Enchiladas
    • Maiz de la Vida (Cocktail)

• The Map Room - 416 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • First Course
      • Fries topped with white cheddar cheese curds and chicken gumbo gravy, hot water Cajun cornbread with honey, and Classic Hurricane cocktail
    • Second Course
      • Crawfish Boil Burger, Muffuletta pasta salad, and Classic Sazerac Cocktail

• Tic Toc - 600 17th St NE, Cedar Rapids
  • Specials
    • Marinated Chicken Breast
    • Winter Paradise (Cocktail)
    • Drunken Snow-man (Cocktail)

If you do happen to visit any of these restaurants during Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, be sure to post about it on social media! The press release from the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance reads:

"Diners are encouraged to have fun and put their foodie sharing skills to work by posting images and videos of Restaurant Week dishes on social media using #CRRestaurantWeek and tagging the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance."