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Marco’s Island now open in Iowa City
Mar. 30, 2022 6:00 am
IOWA CITY — Marco’s Island, a new restaurant from Marco’s Grilled Cheese owner Mark Paterno, brings a tropically-twisted menu to Iowa City.
There, diners can find a mix of Caribbean island-themed cocktails, seafood appetizers like coconut shrimp and lobster quesadillas, and entrees like salmon burgers, jerk chicken and shrimp tacos.
The new restaurant opened Feb. 19 after delays for a number of months — it started posting photos of its new space in February 2021. Paterno took over the space around March 2019, according to the Daily Iowan.
It currently has limited hours from 5:30 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday at 121 N. Linn St.
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Marco's grilled cheese slices and tomato bisque line a tray during Top Chef Iowa City 2020 at the Graduate Hotel in Iowa City. Owner Mark Paterno has opened Marco’s Island next door to Marco’s Grilled Cheese on North Linn Street. (David Harmantas/Freelance)
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