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Where to eat American food in Humboldt: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Best American restaurants nearby. Discover the best American food in Humboldt. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for American restaurants near you.. Humboldt is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,690 at the 2010 census, gaining 238 people since the 2000 census.
1. Miller's Landing
Overall Ratings
3 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By Joann F
Hubby ordered the bbq chicken with beans, potato salad and cornbread. I had cheeseburger and french fries. Good prices for good food. Server was good, very attentive. Food came out in about 15 minutes, and they were a little busy. Good margarita on the rocks.
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2. Back Seat Diner
Reviewed By PrincessInArmor
Backseat Diner is kitchy, in that there's old timey decorations and an encouragement for vintage cars to come for lunch. The menu consists of standard breakfast fare, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, salads and a handful of entrees. Their food is inconsistent - sometimes it's great, sometimes it's inedible. They seem to do well with breakfast items, but lunch/dinner fare often escapes them. I've had meals arrive with long hairs on them, and mashed potatoes with unidentified scary brown bits (that are not potato skins!) throughout... at least, when they mess up, they usually try to make it up to you... if you're willing to wait AGAIN for your food. The biggest problem we've had with Backseat Diner is the S-L-O-W service. It takes forever to get your food! Even when there isn't anyone else in the diner, it seems to take a very long time. I've been tempted to jump into the kitchen just to get things moving along. If you make it through dinner, there are a nice selection of ice cream treats waiting for you. I really like their milkshakes - they seem to be made from scratch. So, go to the Backseat Diner if you wanna roll the dice and have a lot of time to spare.
3. Back Street Diner
Reviewed By PrincessInArmor
I was staying in Humboldt while waiting to close on my house, living out of a hotel, so I ate at Back Street Diner several times, both with and without my family. I feel as though I've sampled it enough to provide a summary.BREAKFAST: On the weekends, this is the place to go for breakfast - but you might have to wait in line because the service is so slow. They have delicious omelets and pancakes.LUNCH: Their burgers are pretty good. I like the mushroom/Swiss/bacon burger. Their waffle fries are pretty good, too.DINNER: I've had mixed experiences with dinner. The meatloaf arrived coated in ketchup, which wasn't enough to mask the pervasive flavor of liver (or it might have been slightly rancid). The mashed potatoes had curious crunchy brown clumps - so I sent them back to the kitchen to get fresher potatoes. On other nights, I've just ordered a burger - which were pretty good. Around St Patrick's Day, my husband ordered the "Irish stew" - which he said mimicked Hormel canned soup - so he was disappointed.CHILDREN'S MENU: The Back Street Diner presents most of the usual children's meal choices - chicken tenders, cheeseburger, hot dog, etc. But if your child stops eating the chicken tenders, check them yourself to see if they are so overcooked that the ends have become rock-hard inedible nuggets. They offer two drink/ice cream choices: a small root beer with a vanilla cone at the end of the meal, or a mini-milkshake (chocolate, vanilla or strawberry). Every so often, they run children's specials like "pay what you weigh" - which are kind of fun. However, there is nothing to keep smaller children busy - like coloring pages and crayons.DECOR: The décor is centered around 1950's diner/drive-in memorabilia, but it seems sparse. They have scratchy or completely malfunctioning telephones at each table that you're supposed to use to place your order. Inevitably, they end up just sending a waitress out to record it because they can't hear you. There's a counter to the immediate right of the door - with barely enough space to walk past the stools (probably a fire evacuation hazard) - so if you're by yourself, you don't have to take up a whole table. Outside, there are drive-up carports.RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK: The staff responded well to negative feedback. My crunchy mashed potatoes were replaced without question. A dirty fork was replaced quickly. They seem to accept the slow kitchen service and don't apologize for it. I guess I just feel like I have to double-check everything - my food, my daughter's food - to make sure it's cooked and presented cleanly and safely.MANAGEMENT: On Easter Sunday, the sign out front proudly read, "OPEN SUNDAY 7AM to 3PM" but they were closed. Just sayin'. On the busy weekend mornings, you can hear two older women bantering back and forth with the kitchen, trying to get orders out to customers, changing orders, etc. It seems completely chaotic. I used my American Express five times, since I was on a business trip and AmEx is preferred by my company. On the sixth visit, a woman whom I can only guess is the owner or manager screeched that she doesn't participate with AmEx, and she won't get paid if I use it. I explained that I had used it several times already; she repeated that she wouldn't get paid, she doesn't want to pay their service fees, bla-bla-bla. I don't understand how her credit card machine could process my AmEx without some sort of agreement. However, after that unprofessional rant coupled with the compelling need to investigate any dish placed in front of one of my family members, I suspended my trips to Back Street Diner.CONCLUSION: I'm on the edge about Back Street Diner. The breakfasts are pretty good, but you have to beat the crowd and be patient. The burgers are good, but there are equal or better burgers in town (go to the Beach House Bar). I now understand why there is no lunch or dinner rush - because the entrees just aren't very good. It's too bad - this place has a lot of potential.
4. Hardee's
Woke up hungry and craving a quick and tasty, breakfast place near you? From fluffy, hand-rolled Made From Scratch⢠Biscuits⢠to crispy bacon on our classic breakfast platter to breakfast favorites that you can't get anywhere elseâ¦Hardee's® serves food ju
Reviewed By cheesecake2015
This hardees has a burrito shop as well so decided to have 2 hard shell tacos and jalapeno poppers. It took over 10 minutes to get food brought to me after ordering. Tacos came with no taco sauce so I asked for it. Actually was picante sauce. Poppers showed sauce on the menu, had to ask for that too! Final coup de grad, was one of the line cooks came out and got a soda, them stepped back to the line, grabbed a frie out of the tub with now dirty hands to eat himself, and stepped back on the line. I told the mgr and he said he missed that. Considering he was staring at his phone, he couldn't see anything. Two of my poppers were hollow from cooking to long.
5. Vinny's BBQ
Overall Ratings
4 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By Riseup16
Huge portion size and great taste! Ordered the brisket and was fabulous! Typical small town atmosphere. The restaurant definitely needs some updates as it shows its age. It was hotter then hell inside the place was my only complaint. Will definitely recommend to other people. Great BBQ flavor!!!
