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Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week announces 2025 lineup
Jan. 29, 2025 6:15 am, Updated: Jan. 31, 2025 9:28 am
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CEDAR RAPIDS — The wait is over.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has released this year’s restaurant lineup for Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week.
At 19 restaurants, this year’s list is one longer than last year’s. The annual event, running this year from Friday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, March 2, includes two full weekends to enjoy limited-time specialty dishes offered at each restaurant.
“Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week is hands-down one of the tastiest times of the year,” said Jenn Draper, events contractor at the Economic Alliance. “It’s all about celebrating the amazing food scene we have right here in the metro and giving everyone a chance to try something new while supporting our local restaurants. We can’t wait to see the community come out and dig in!”
The four restaurants new to Restaurant Week include:
- Aroma Artisan Pizza, 151 First Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids (at new location)
- CityWalk Eatery, 102 Second St. SE, Cedar Rapids
- Pickle Palace, 101 First Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids
- The District CR, 415 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids
Restaurants returning to Restaurant Week include:
- Big Grove Brewery, 170 First St. SW, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- Black Sheep Social Club, 600 First St. SE, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery, 1441 Marak Rd. NW, Swisher (last featured 2024)
- Cliff’s Dive Bar, 227 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- Crosby’s, 1028 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2023)
- Edison’s Eatery, 475 Northland Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2022)
- Groundswell Cafe, 201 Third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- La Cantina Bar & Grill, 5400 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- Lacayo, 1202 Third St. SE #102, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- Lucky’s on 16th, 86 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- O’s Grill, 3911 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- Pub 217, 217 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- The Class Act Restaurant, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids (last featured 2024)
- The hip-stir, 1120 Seventh Ave., Marion (last featured 2024)
- The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery, 616 Second Ave., Cedar Rapids (last featured 2020)
Restaurants participating in Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week completed an application process where they were chosen based on specific criteria, including being locally owned and operated, by an outside committee. The chosen restaurants offer diverse dining options at different price levels.
Tickets for Fork & Knife Feast, the annual kickoff to Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, are on sale for the event, set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20, 2025. Tickets, which are in very limited supply, can be purchased at cedarrapids.org for $75.
The introduction to Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week will feature previews of menu items from participating restaurants in one spot at the Epic Event Center, 2987 Epic Dr. in Marion.
Comments: Features reporter Elijah Decious can be reached at (319) 398-8340 or elijah.decious@thegazette.com.
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