Restaurants

With soups, salads, charcuterie boards and tasty treats, The Hangry lady in the NewBo neighborhood offers lunch at the intersection of art and cuisine.

The event at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center will feature live music, a silent auction, awareness-raising games and samples from more than 20 local and national breweries and cideries.

“We have heard loud and clear from customers that they miss some of their favorites at McDonald’s — the number one request being steak bagels,” said Scott Soifer, operator and owner of locations across Eastern Iowa.

Described as “the perfect blend of a sports bar and nightlife” that “fuses athletics and entertainment,” the new concept’s menu includes an eclectic assortment of food for a bar, including Peruvian chicken tacos, Turkish Cigar Rolls and truffle mushroom flatbread.

Owners of the longtime Vietnamese staple downtown are hoping to keep the business and its recipes alive with the next owners as they take a step toward retirement.

Now 50 years in the making, the International Banquet has offered a space for students to express themselves. But in celebrating their differences, they realized that they’re more alike than they thought.

Signs on site and a social media presence recently popped up for Acapulco Seafood & Grill.

Starting April 12, the restaurant with counter service for breakfast and lunch will offer table service for dinner from 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Reservations are preferred, but walk-ins will be accepted.

Glazed and Infused at 804 Fifth St. SE., adjacent to the recently-opened Oak Hill Tavern, opened March 31 with more than a dozen traditional and cocktail-themed flavors, a self-serve coffee bar and other beverages of choice.

Coe College celebrates its 50th year of diversity from around the world through the annual International Banquet, set for April 7.

Skinny’s Barbeque owner Cord Kleist uses pork butts coated in mustard, salt and a generous helping of black pepper to grow a Texas-style bark cooked over oak wood. Only recently did he start to add a proprietary blend of seasonings.

Iowa’s Texas Roadhouse restaurants invite the public to a fundraiser on Thursday, April 4, as police officers, athletes and volunteers serve guests and collect donations at “Tip-A-Cop” events across the state.