DENNIS' MARSHALLTOWN ALL TIME FAVORITE EATERIES!

     1. TAYLOR'S MAID-RITE-On 3rd Avenue-Still the BEST Maid-Rite in America. Well, that's my opinion!

     2. ZENO'S- still on Main Street-Where I ate my first pizza in a restaurant. Still think it is one of the best! Didn't think pizza would catch on when I had my first one there however!

     3. KIM'S - On North 3rd Avenue. Right out of the movies. The waitress brought your tenderloin in a basket right to your Chevy and placed it in your partially rolled down window. As a teenager, that was where you went  to see and be seen!

     4. A & W Root Beer Drive-In--Another Marshalltown Icon. Those Frosty Mugs on a hot summer night were the best.

     5. LLOYD'S- Out on old highway 30.--In the 1950's, that's where your family went on a special holiday to dine. What a treat!

     6. STONE'S-Under the 3rd Avenue Viaduct by the railroad tracks. Another Marshalltown Institution for decades. An absolute Sunday buffet dining must!

     7. CECIL'S-At the Junction. If you wanted the best and biggest breakfast just about any time!

     8. HALEY'S-North 3rd Avenue. The BEST chicken, ribs, and deli salads for miles around.

     9.  JAX-Lincolnway-The old Jax that was on the south side of the street was the one I remembered being really good as a youth from the 1950's and 60's.

     10. TREMONT-On Main Street--I am making reference to the Tremont of the 1950's era. When you could get the best comfort food-ie, "hot beef sandwich." That was a real treat as a kid, and didn't appreciate it until years later.

     11. SHADY OAKS- just east of Marshalltown. Man many years ago, that was THE place to go for a great steak and just all around good dining.

     12. EV'S-South Center-It won't hurt to throw in Ev's as the best ice-cream place around!

     13. LUNCH COUNTER AT S.S. KRESGE On Main Street. Again, back in the 1960's and for many years before, one of the best places to have lunch while up-town.