North Side Cafe

quaint little cafe. good food and service. tourist draw

I think this cafe was in 'the bridges of madison county' movie/book. it's a nice little place. It has the 'touristy' draw to it, and serves decent (albeit somewhat greasy) food at a decent price. The taco salad served in a shell is quite good here. The waitstaff service is the bottom end of satisfactory -- which is to say that it's nearly the best service in the city (only the mexican restraunt beats them for service). North Side Cafe has went from a 1.5 star rating to a solid 3-3.5 star rating since iowa no-smoking laws have taken effect. [the front area was smoking, and the stench was horrific -- just passing thru to the non smoking section left your clothes saturated with smoky smell]